Calendly vs Workable

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

The short answer

Workable is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 30.1 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 CSA STAR or PCI compliant coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than flat tiers

Choose Workable if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (30.1 vs 1.5)
You need more native integrations (270+ vs 150+)
You need ISO/IEC 27017 or SOC 2 Type II coverage
Flat tiers pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Calendly	Workable
Visibility score	1.5%	30.1%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#47	#2
Share of voice	0.6%	7.2%
Mentions this run	3	38
Positive in AI answers	—	44%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

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

Engine by engine

Workable leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

0.9%

34.1%

AI Mode

2.6%

29.4%

Perplexity

0.9%

26.7%

CalendlyWorkable

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

0Calendly ranked higher

1Workable ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Calendly	Workable
What are the best recruiting tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#15	#4

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Calendly	Workable
Pricing model	Per seat	Flat tiers
Entry price	Free; paid from $10 per seat / mo	$299 / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 15-day trial
Deployment	Cloud-hosted software as a service	Cloud-based SaaS
Integrations	150+	270+
Compliance	SOC 2 (Type 2), SOC 3, CSA STAR, PCI compliant, ISO/IEC 27001	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3
Support	Help Center and Calendly Community, 24/7 email support, 24/7 chat support, Dedicated account support (Enterprise)	Priority support on Premier and Enterprise plans
Founded	2013	2012
Headquarters	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Employees	201–500	201–500
Funding	Series B · $351M raised	Series C, led by Zouk Capital · $84M raised
Best for	People whose work runs on meetings, from solo business owners to teams within large organizations	Companies of any size that care about time-to-value and ease of use and want a system that is fast to implement and easy to adopt, with a focus on small and medium-sized businesses.