Free alternatives to Rallly
Rallly does one specific job: group date-polling. You propose several dates, share a link, and everyone marks what works, which is a different job from the 1:1 booking most tools here do (as of July 2026). People usually go looking for something else for one of two reasons. Either the free Hobby plan auto-deletes a poll 30 days after its dates pass, and $56 a year for Pro to keep polls feels steep, or they realise they never wanted a poll at all and actually need a booking link. Be honest with yourself about which, because few tools on this list are pure Doodle replacements.
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Cal.com
Best Free Alternative ToRalllyThe only other open-source, self-hostable scheduler here, with group scheduling
Cal.com is the closest match to Rallly on the two things that define it: it is open source and you can self-host it, and it handles group and collective scheduling for multi-person meetings. It also does everything Rallly does not, with unlimited 1:1 booking links, Stripe and PayPal payments, and unlimited connected calendars, all free for one person (as of July 2026). What it is not is a pure date-voting poll; its group features are round-robin and collective events rather than open voting on dates, so treat it as a broader scheduler that overlaps Rallly rather than a like-for-like poll swap.
- Free plan, paid from $12/month (as of July 2026)
- United States
- Open source (AGPL-3.0 (core), commercial license for the /ee enterprise directory)
United States- Best for:
- People who want an open-source scheduler that self-hosts and also does real 1:1 booking
- The catch:
- It is not an open date-poll tool, and self-hosting needs Node.js and a PostgreSQL database rather than Rallly's single Docker image.
Compared to Rallly
- Worth knowing: Open source and self-hostable under AGPLv3, the same ownership model as Rallly
- Advantage: Does the 1:1 booking and payments Rallly cannot do at all
- Advantage: Free plan keeps your data with no 30-day poll auto-deletion
- Advantage: Handles group and collective scheduling for multi-person meetings
- Tradeoff: Not a pure date-poll tool; its group features are round-robin and collective events, not open voting on dates
- Tradeoff: Self-hosting needs Node.js and PostgreSQL, heavier than Rallly's single Docker image
Free built-in meeting polls, the closest hosted stand-in for Rallly's voting
Zcal is the most literal hosted replacement for what Rallly actually does, because meeting polls are part of its free plan (as of July 2026). You send a set of candidate times, people vote, and the winner becomes a real calendar event, all without self-hosting anything. On top of that you get unlimited 1:1 booking links and unlimited connected calendars, so it covers both jobs in one tool. The trade against Rallly is ownership: Zcal is cloud-only, so poll data lives with the vendor rather than on your own server.
- Free plan (as of July 2026)
- United States
- Best for:
- People who want Rallly-style group polls plus booking links without running a server
- The catch:
- It is cloud-only with no self-hosting, and it takes a 3% platform fee on any paid bookings, though Rallly has no payments at all.
Compared to Rallly
- Advantage: Free built-in meeting polls, the closest hosted match to Rallly's date voting
- Advantage: Adds 1:1 booking links, which Rallly does not do
- Advantage: No 30-day auto-deletion of free polls
- Tradeoff: Cloud-only, so you cannot self-host it the way Rallly runs on your own server
- Tradeoff: Poll data lives with the vendor, not on your infrastructure
- Worth knowing: 3% fee on paid bookings, though Rallly has no payments at all
The simplest free 1:1 booking link, if that is what you actually needed
Koalendar is here for the person who tried Rallly, realised the job was really 1:1 booking, and wanted the least fuss getting there. The free plan allows unlimited bookings and unlimited scheduling links, and setup takes about five minutes (as of July 2026). It does no group date polling at all, so it complements Rallly rather than replacing it, and it is cloud-only with a shorter feature list: two calendar syncs and Google Meet only on the free plan.
- Free plan, paid from $6.99/month (as of July 2026)
- France
France- Best for:
- People who discovered they needed a simple booking link, not a group poll
- The catch:
- No group polling at all, cloud-only, and the free plan caps you at two calendar syncs and Google Meet.
Compared to Rallly
- Advantage: A genuinely simple 1:1 booking link, the job Rallly does not do
- Advantage: Unlimited free bookings with a five-minute setup
- Tradeoff: No group date polling at all, so it complements Rallly rather than replacing it
- Tradeoff: Cloud-only with no self-hosting, unlike Rallly
- Tradeoff: Two calendar syncs and Google Meet only on the free plan
The most polished 1:1 booking flow, with the deepest integrations
Calendly is worth naming if your real need turned out to be a booking link with serious integrations behind it. The booking experience is about as smooth as scheduling gets and the catalogue is the largest here. It does not do group date polls on the free plan, so it will not replace Rallly, and its free tier is narrow at one event type and one connected calendar (as of July 2026).
- Free plan, paid from $10/month (as of July 2026)
- United States
- Best for:
- People who need a polished booking link tied to Salesforce or HubSpot, not a poll
- The catch:
- No group date polling on the free plan, a one-event-type free cap, and no self-hosting, unlike Rallly.
Compared to Rallly
- Advantage: The most polished 1:1 booking experience, which Rallly does not offer
- Advantage: Largest integration catalogue here
- Tradeoff: No group date polls on the free plan, so it will not replace Rallly
- Tradeoff: Free plan is one event type and one calendar
- Tradeoff: Cloud-only with no self-hosting, unlike Rallly
Self-hosted and open source like Rallly, but a booking system for a service business
Easy!Appointments shares Rallly's ownership model: it is open source, self-hostable, and takes no commission (as of July 2026). What it does with that is different, modelling services, providers, and working plans for a clinic or salon rather than polling a group on dates. It is completely free under GPL-3.0 with no Pro tier and no poll-retention limit, and version 1.6.0 shipped in May 2026. Consider it only if the job shifted from group polling to running a real booking system on your own server.
- Completely free (as of July 2026)
- Greece
- Open source (GPL-3.0)
Greece- Best for:
- People whose need moved from group polls to a self-hosted booking system for staff
- The catch:
- No open date-voting poll like Rallly's core feature, and it needs PHP 8.2 and MySQL rather than Rallly's Docker image.
Compared to Rallly
- Worth knowing: Open source and self-hostable, the same ownership model as Rallly
- Advantage: Completely free under GPL-3.0 with no Pro tier or poll-retention limit
- Advantage: Books services and providers, a real booking system Rallly is not
- Tradeoff: No open date-voting poll like Rallly's core feature
- Tradeoff: Needs PHP 8.2 and MySQL, heavier than Rallly's single Docker image
- Tradeoff: Dated interface
A cheap one-time 1:1 booking tool, if the job was never a poll
TidyCal fits the person who left Rallly for a plain, cheap booking link. Its free tier allows unlimited bookings and unlimited booking types, and the paid feature set unlocks with a single $29 lifetime purchase on AppSumo, listed against a $144 reference price (as of July 2026). It does no group date polling, so it complements Rallly rather than replacing it, and it is a hosted, functional tool rather than a self-hosted one.
- Free plan, paid from $29 one-time (as of July 2026)
- United States
- Best for:
- People who wanted a cheap booking link, not a group poll
- The catch:
- No group date polling, cloud-only rather than self-hosted, and the lifetime deal is an AppSumo promotion.
Compared to Rallly
- Advantage: A cheap one-time 1:1 booking tool, the job Rallly does not do
- Advantage: Free tier allows unlimited bookings and booking types
- Tradeoff: No group date polling, so it complements rather than replaces Rallly
- Tradeoff: Cloud-only with no self-hosting, unlike Rallly
- Worth knowing: Lifetime pricing lives on AppSumo, so availability can change
How to choose
If you want the closest genuine match, Cal.com is the pick: it is the only other open-source, self-hostable scheduler here, and it handles group and collective scheduling. If what you want is free group polling without running your own server, Zcal has meeting polls built into its free plan, the most literal hosted stand-in for Rallly's voting. If you have realised you actually need 1:1 booking, Koalendar is the simplest free route and Calendly the most polished. Easy!Appointments is the option if you want a self-hosted booking system for a service business rather than a poll.