Calendar Sync, Not Scheduling. CalGhost keeps your personal life private on your work calendar. Calendly lets others book meetings with you. Here’s what sets them apart — and which one you actually need.
CalGhost is $3/mo for calendar privacy. Calendly is $10/mo for booking pages. Most people need one, not both.
Feature comparison
| Feature | CalGhost | Calendly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3/mo | $10/mo starter |
| What it does | Syncs personal calendar to work as busy/free blocks | Scheduling links & booking pages for others |
| Use case | ✓ Keep personal life private at work | Let others book time with you |
| Setup time | 60 seconds | 10+ minutes (configure availability, meeting types) |
| Privacy model | ✓ Ghost blocks only — no details shared | Shares availability windows publicly |
| What coworkers see | "Busy" — zero details | Your open slots and meeting types |
| Blocks double-booking | ✓ Yes — personal events block work time | ✓ Yes — prevents overbooking |
| Requires others to use it | ✓ No — works silently in the background | Yes — others use your booking link |
| Calendar integrations | Google Calendar | Google, Outlook, Apple Calendar |
| Cancel anytime | ✓ Yes, no penalty | ✓ Yes |
CalGhost and Calendly aren’t direct competitors — they solve different problems. Calendly is about inbound scheduling: you share a link, someone picks a time, a meeting gets booked. CalGhost is about calendar privacy: your personal events automatically block your work calendar so coworkers never see your personal life.
You have a personal Google Calendar and a work Google Calendar, and you want personal events to block off time at work — without your boss or coworkers seeing what you’re actually doing.
You want to share a booking link so clients, candidates, or collaborators can schedule time with you directly, without the back-and-forth of finding a mutual slot.
60-second setup. Personal calendar stays private. No credit card required to try.
Sign in with Google$3/mo — 70% cheaper than Calendly starter
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