Long live DotCal Appointment Booking & Scheduler. If you’ve been one of the service providers who used DotCal in the past, it was sad news to see it sunset. Due to the probably hundreds of extremely great appointment scheduling software out there to choose from, it was a tough market to compete in.
But, here’s the kicker. 👀
This once-free online appointment scheduling platform boasted modern, simple, elegant, and easy to use user interface. Below is the message that they have on their website.
Despite enthusiastic use of Dotcal by many of you over the past three years, we've found that there hasn't been as much demand for this type of product as we anticipated. With this in mind, we have decided to shut down Dotcal on January 15, 2024.
As of December 9th, 2023, we have refunded the prorated amounts of any yearly plans and will no longer be charging subscriptions of any kind moving forward. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thank you for everything.
What Is DotCal?
DotCal was a free appointment booking app for service providers such as creative designers, coaches, digital creators, lawyers, and business owners.
Think FloDesk (email marketing) but for appointments.
There are probably hundreds of online schedulers out there that pop right into your brain when you hear the word appointments. There are well-known calendar management systems such as Calendly, TidyCal, You Can Book Me, Bookly, and Appointy.
Or if you’re feeling sophisticated, there’s also 💎 Motion.
But the question is: What set Dotcal apart?
DotCal appointment booking & scheduler is elegantly minimalistic.
One thing I adored was its elegant design which is minimal yet sophisticated. If you’re a web designer or a creative freelancer, then this was your perfect match. Guaranteed.
It was a design-first scheduling platform that allowed you to create beautiful booking pages for anyone – even your not-so-tech-savvy person can manage to use it by themselves!
There were plenty of professional-looking templates to choose from. You can go modern, fun, or elegant. Whatever your personality is, you used to be able to customize your booking page effortlessly in just a few clicks!
DotCal Appointment Booking & Scheduling Features
When you book appointments with your clients, you want your scheduler to be straightforward to use. DotCal did just that.
Free Members Got the Perks Too!
👉 Choose 1 calendar to sync your appointment page
👉 Schedule unlimited meetings with clients
👉 Choose 1 meeting template
👉 Add booking information on your custom booking page
👉 Get your own personalized booking link
👉 Embed your booking page to your website seamlessly
On the brightest of sides, if you decide to go Pro like the big girl you are, you got even more benefits!
👉 You get all the free perks (obviously)
👉 Unlock unlimited meeting templates
👉 Integrate 2 calendars (because you’re so busy)
👉 Remove the DotCal branding
👉 Get 24/7 support
Finally, if you’re CEO status already, guess what? Yes, even more options for the VIP in you!
👉 Everything from the Pro plan
👉 Connect 6 calendars (because ya’ busy af)
What excited me the most was since it used to be in its early phase, the price was extremely affordable as compared to its competitors. It was the perfect time to invest and take advantage of the promising scheduling software.
The DotCal Pricing Plans
STARTER
🤩 Lifetime-
Unlimited meetings
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1 meeting template
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1 calendar
PRO
😎 For Movers-
Unlimited meetings
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Unlimited templates
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2 calendars
ENTERPRISE
💎 Enterprise-
Unlimited meetings
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Unlimited templates
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6 calendars
Dotcal Last Sneak Peek
Let’s take a sneak peek at Dotcal’s then intuitive and user-friendly interface. Below is an image of the template varieties you used to be able to choose from.
If you’re looking for that perfect booking app to seamlessly manage meetings with clients (because first impressions last), Google Workspace is your most affordable, yet modern and easy-to-use platform.
DOTCAL FAQ
Dotcal is the perfect online scheduler for graphic & web designers, online creatives, and coaches & consultants. But basically, if you provide services that require your clients to schedule appointments, then this is a great booking app for you!
Yes, you can start using Dotcal for free without those pesky 7-day trials (before they boot you out of their system)!
Definitely! You will have a special iFrame code to paste on your site or you can use your booking link (if it’s easier).
DotCal has been shut down on January 15, 2024.
Yes! You can easily integrate Zoom with Dotcal.
Yes, you can choose Google Meet as your preferred video meeting platform for clients.
Absolutely! You simply need your video link and it sets the video meeting platform for you!
Yep. You can add co-organizers to your Dotcal account and sync their schedule with yours.
According to their website, there wasn’t much demand for the type of product they’ve created.
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