Comparison
clickTarot Calendar vs Calendly
Calendly is a great generic tool for meetings of any kind. clickTarot Calendar is built specifically for people selling paid consultations.
| Feature | clickTarot Calendar | Calendly |
|---|---|---|
| Invoice data collection (Tax ID/VAT number, address) | Automatic, built into the form | Not available |
| Multi-session prepaid packages | Included | Not available |
| Form color & branding | Customizable in one click | Limited to higher-priced plans |
| Built for | A single consultation practitioner | Teams and companies of every kind |
| Where it runs | On your own WordPress site, your data stays yours | External platform |
| Pricing model | Single license, no per-seat cost | Monthly subscription, often per seat |
What solo practitioners run into with Calendly
Calendly is a solid tool; it just isn’t built for someone selling paid, single-provider consultations.
- Free and Standard plans cap you at a small number of event types and keep Calendly’s own branding on your booking page; removing it means moving up to a paid tier built around teams, not solo practitioners.
- There’s no native field for a tax ID, VAT number, or billing address, and no way to generate an invoice from a booking; you’d need to bolt on a separate invoicing tool and copy the data over by hand.
- Selling a bundle of sessions with one payment isn’t supported: every booking is a separate transaction, so a returning client pays, and you invoice, one appointment at a time.
Is clickTarot Calendar really more affordable than Calendly for a single consultant?
clickTarot Calendar is one plan with every feature included, however you choose to pay: monthly, annual, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Calendly’s paid plans bill monthly and gate features like custom branding behind higher tiers, so for one practitioner the cost usually adds up to more over time than clickTarot Calendar’s annual or lifetime option.
Can I collect a client’s Tax ID or VAT number when they book, like I can with clickTarot Calendar?
Not natively. Calendly doesn’t have a built-in billing/invoicing field, so you’d need a separate form or manual follow-up to collect that information before you can issue an invoice.
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