You don't need an IT manager to book a haircut.
Calendly is powerful — and built for a completely different world. Here's why solo service providers choose Időzíts instead.
Calendly Is Built for a Different World
Calendly is an excellent product — for the problem it solves. It was designed for sales teams, consultants, and corporate professionals who live in Outlook and Google Calendar. It's powerful, it's flexible, and it assumes you have the time and technical comfort to configure it.
That's not you. You're a hairdresser, masseuse, or tutor. You work with your hands. You manage your business from your phone. You don't have a laptop open between appointments. You don't use Salesforce. You've never heard of a webhook.
Setup requires technical knowledge
Calendly has dozens of settings, integrations, and workflow options. Great if you have someone technical to configure it. Overwhelming if you just want to say "I'm available Tuesday 2–6pm."
Desktop-first experience
Calendly was designed for people at desks with big screens. You're checking your schedule between clients on a 6-inch phone screen. The difference matters in every tap.
Email-centric, not SMS
Calendly is built around email confirmations and reminders. They do offer SMS as a workflow add-on on Standard, but it doesn't support Hungarian — only English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. Messages arrive from a US number your clients don't recognise, and the credit system caps you at ~83 messages/month to Hungarian numbers.
Priced and packaged for teams
Calendly's Standard plan unlocks features you need but bundles them with team features you don't. Their free tier limits you to one event type — if you offer cuts and coloring, you've already outgrown it.
How We Compare
| Feature | Időzíts | Calendly Standard (~€10/mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €7.99/mo | ~€10/mo |
| Setup complexity | 4 steps, no traps | Settings that can silently break things |
| Technical skill needed | None | Moderate |
| SMS confirmations | ✓ Included | Add-on, no Hungarian |
| SMS reminders | ✓ Included | Add-on, no Hungarian |
| Push notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile-first design | ✓ | Desktop-first |
| Hungarian interface & support | ✓ Native | ✗ |
| Built for | Solo service providers | Teams & professionals |
| Outlook / Google Calendar sync | Coming soon | ✓ |
| Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoom | ✗ | ✓ |
| How to evaluate | 30-day money-back | 14-day trial |
* Calendly Standard SMS is a credit-based add-on. Hungary costs ~3 credits per message (250 credits/month included). Hungarian is not a supported language.
Setup: Simple Steps vs. Hidden Traps
Here's what setting up Időzíts looks like:
- 1. Create your account
- 2. Add your services — name and duration for each
- 3. Set your weekly hours
- 4. Share your link
That's it. No integrations to configure. No workflows to design. No routing rules. No team settings. No API keys. And no settings that silently break things — like a timezone defaulting to the wrong country and sending your clients reminders at 3am.
The Three Things That Actually Matter
1. Your clients can book without confusion
A clean page. Pick a service, pick a time, enter your name and phone number. Done. No account creation, no app download.
2. Nobody forgets their appointment
SMS confirmation the moment they book. SMS reminder the day before. To their phone. Not an email that goes to spam.
3. You know what's happening — instantly
Your phone buzzes with every new booking. Install Időzíts in one tap from your browser — no App Store needed. Between clients, you glance down and know exactly what's coming.
When Calendly Is the Right Choice
We're not saying Calendly is bad. It's excellent for:
- → Professionals scheduling virtual meetings
- → Teams that need round-robin scheduling or lead routing
- → Businesses that rely on Salesforce, HubSpot, or Zoom integrations
- → Companies with IT support to configure and maintain the setup
If that's you, use Calendly. It's great at what it does.
But if you're a solo service provider who wants booking that just works on your phone, without learning a new platform — that's what we built.
See Időzíts in Action
€7.99/month. Everything included.
No enterprise features you'll never touch. No settings you'll never find. Just booking that works, on your phone.
Start Your Free Trial →No hidden settings. No traps. Just booking that works.