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Cal.com (cal.com): user feedback gathered from public sources.
8 themes · 8 reports · 2 older · 5 source threads · 1 source type · updated 2026-04
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Pain points 3 themes · 3 reports
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| Self-hosted edition is losing features A current self-hoster says Cal.com is stripping additional features from the self-hosted offering, which they view as a bait-and-switch. Affects: Self-hosters |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Blocks work | 1 source | 2026-04 |
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| Self-hosting requires building Cal.com instead of using Docker images The self-hosting instructions do not provide Docker images, requiring users to build the app themselves; the author says a hardcoded frontend hostname contributes to the limitation. Affects: Self-hosters |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Blocks work | 1 source | 2023-01 |
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| An older self-hosted version stopped working and could not be updated The author says an older Cal.com version stopped working and they could neither fix nor update it. Affects: Self-hosters |
Reliability & bugs | Blocks work | 1 source | 2023-01 |
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| Cal.com codebase feels unnecessarily complex and bug-prone The author describes Cal.com’s codebase as unnecessarily complex and prone to bugs. |
Reliability & bugs | Annoyance | 1 source | 2022-05 |
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Feature requests 0 themes · 0 reports
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Workarounds 0 themes · 0 reports
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Switching reasons 5 themes · 5 reports
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| Companies cancel subscriptions over open-source changes A former Cal.com advocate plans to move two companies to Cal.diy or a similar alternative and cancel their Cal.com subscriptions, citing the move toward proprietary software. Affects: Two companies |
Pricing & plans | Causes churn | 1 source | 2026-04 |
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| Companies plan to leave Cal.com over its licensing direction A former advocate says they plan to move two companies to cal.diy or a similar alternative and cancel their Cal.com subscriptions, objecting to the move from open source toward proprietary software. Affects: Two companies |
Pricing & plans | Causes churn | 1 source | 2026-04 |
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| Replacing an overcomplicated self-hosted Cal.com instance The author found self-hosted Cal.com excessive for a single-person use case and annoying to maintain, so they are building a simpler replacement. Affects: A single-person user |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Causes churn | 1 source | 2026-03 |
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| Self-hosted Cal.com is overkill and burdensome to maintain The author is building a simpler scheduling app to replace their self-hosted Cal.com instance because it is more than they need and annoying to maintain. Affects: A solo user self-hosting a scheduling app |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Causes churn | 1 source | 2026-03 |
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| Switched from Cal.com to a simpler scheduling tool The author tried Cal.com while looking for a lower-cost Calendly alternative, then switched to zcal. They found scheduling tools overly complex and expensive. |
UI & usability | Causes churn | 1 source | 2023-01 |
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| Booking bugs cause wrong-hour appointments and reset event settings | Reliability & bugs | Causes churn | 1 source | 2022-02 |