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Comms & scheduling

10 paid apps in Comms & scheduling — Calendly, Doodle, Fastmail and 7 more — each with a ranked open-source replacement and the prompt that installs it.

Setup spread: 3 ONE EVENING5 ONE WEEKEND2 ONGOING OPS

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Same rows as the Rack, filtered to Comms & scheduling. The number is the directory's own editorial rank, not a ranking within this shelf.

Calendlycalendly.comCal.com — Send someone a link, they pick a slot, the in…$12/mo$144/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4Doodledoodle.comRallly — Send a group a link, let them tick the times…$10.95/mo$131.40/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4Fastmailfastmail.comStalwart — The mail server itself: SMTP, IMAP, JMAP, Cal…$6/mo$72/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Intercomintercom.comChatwoot — A website chat widget feeding a shared agent…$195/mo$2,340/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4Slackslack.comMattermost — Channels, threads and file sharing for a team…$87.50/mo$1,050/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Twisttwist.comZulip — Threaded team chat where every message belong…$80/mo$960/yrONGOING OPS— setup effort 4 of 4Zendeskzendesk.comZammad — A shared support desk with agents, groups, es…$275/mo$3,300/yrONGOING OPS— setup effort 4 of 4Zoomzoom.comJitsi Meet — Video meetings on your own hostname, with no…$84.95/mo$1,019.40/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4Acuity Schedulingacuityscheduling.comEasy!Appointments — A front-desk diary on your own domain: servic…$34/mo$408/yrONE EVENING— setup effort 2 of 4Freshdeskfreshworks.comOTOBO — A classic service desk with queues, SLA clock…$275/mo$3,300/yrONE WEEKEND— setup effort 3 of 4

Rank is editorial, and the basis is written down on /methodology. Prices are vendor list prices in USD; the plan and the seat assumption behind each figure are on the app's own page.

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