Calendly vs Gem

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Gem is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 5.1 versus 1.5 for Calendly, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose Calendly if…

You want a free plan to start
You need SOC 2 (Type 2) or SOC 3 or CSA STAR or PCI compliant or ISO/IEC 27001 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (201–500 employees)

Choose Gem if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (5.1 vs 1.5)
You need SOC 2 Type II coverage
Strong option for recruiting teams in 2026
Startup discount on yearly billing

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Calendly	Gem
Visibility score	1.5%	5.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#47	#19
Share of voice	0.6%	1.7%
Mentions this run	3	10
Positive in AI answers	—	33%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Calendly 0pp · Gem 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Gem leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

0.9%

8.9%

AI Mode

2.6%

0.9%

Perplexity

0.9%

5.6%

CalendlyGem

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Calendly ranked higher

1Gem ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Calendly	Gem
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#15	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Calendly	Gem
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo	$130 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No
Deployment	Cloud-hosted software as a service	Web application and Chrome extension
Integrations	150+	—
Compliance	SOC 2 (Type 2), SOC 3, CSA STAR, PCI compliant, ISO/IEC 27001	SOC 2 Type II
Support	Help Center and Calendly Community, 24/7 email support, 24/7 chat support, Dedicated account support (Enterprise)	Onshore support, success and development team
Founded	2013	2017
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	—
Employees	201–500	51–200
Funding	Series B · $351M raised	Series C · $148M raised
Best for	People whose work runs on meetings, from solo business owners to teams within large organizations	Growing talent acquisition teams, from startups to global enterprises, that want sourcing, ATS and CRM in one platform or AI layered onto an existing ATS.