Cronofy
Business scheduling software
Interview scheduling software
Online appointment scheduling software
Recruiting software
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- Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
- Information technology and software
- Public sector and nonprofit organizations
What is Cronofy
Cronofy is a scheduling infrastructure platform that provides APIs and embedded components to connect applications with users’ calendars and availability. It is used by software teams building scheduling, interview booking, and appointment workflows into their own products, rather than as a standalone scheduling app. The product focuses on real-time calendar sync, availability calculation, and integrations with major calendar providers, with options for white-label/embedded scheduling experiences.
Calendar API-first architecture
Cronofy is designed primarily as an API and embedded scheduling layer for developers. This approach fits SaaS vendors and internal engineering teams that need scheduling inside an existing product or workflow. It reduces the need to build and maintain direct integrations with multiple calendar systems in-house.
Broad calendar provider connectivity
Cronofy connects to common enterprise calendar ecosystems (for example, Google and Microsoft) to read/write events and compute availability. This helps organizations support mixed calendar environments across customers and candidates. It also supports use cases where accurate availability is required across multiple calendars.
Embedded scheduling components
Cronofy provides embeddable scheduling experiences (such as booking and availability views) that can be integrated into other applications. This can speed up delivery compared with building UI and booking logic from scratch. It also supports white-label scenarios where the scheduling experience needs to match the host product.
Not a full scheduling suite
Cronofy is infrastructure for scheduling rather than an end-to-end business scheduling application. Teams typically need to provide their own workflow logic, admin controls, reporting, and user management around it. Organizations seeking an out-of-the-box scheduling tool may find it requires more implementation effort than standalone products.
Engineering effort required
Adopting Cronofy generally involves development work, API integration, and ongoing maintenance. Implementation complexity can increase when supporting multiple calendar providers, permissions models, and edge cases (e.g., recurring events, time zones, and resource calendars). This can be a barrier for smaller teams without dedicated engineering capacity.
Limited recruiting system scope
While it can support interview scheduling workflows, Cronofy does not replace core recruiting system capabilities such as applicant tracking, requisition management, or compliance workflows. Recruiting teams may still need separate systems for candidate pipelines and hiring analytics. The product is best positioned as a scheduling layer integrated into recruiting or HR platforms.
Plan & Pricing
Scheduler (tiered plans):
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Team | $15.00 per assigned seat per month (billed monthly) | Dynamic seat billing (pay only for active seats), unlimited calendar connections, unlimited event bookings, multi-user scheduling, browser extensions (Chrome/Edge/Outlook/Firefox), integrations (Lever, Zoom, Zendesk, HubSpot, Okta). |
| Business | $799 per month (billed annually) | All Team features + Scheduler API access, custom domain/advanced branding, business integrations (Greenhouse, SmartRecruiters), personalized onboarding support, up to 50 assigned seats. Additional seats: $15.00 each per month. |
| Enterprise | $2,999 per month (billed annually) | All Business features + custom reporting, enterprise integrations (e.g., SuccessFactors), dedicated account manager, up to 200 assigned seats. Additional seats: $12.00 each per month. |
API (tiered plans + overage charges):
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Emerging | $819 per month (billed annually) | Unlimited API calls, two-way calendar sync, Availability API, add conferencing to events, choice of 6 data centers, 99.99% uptime guarantee. Includes up to 1,000 Synced Accounts, up to 2,000 Smart Invites, up to 1,000 Application Calendars, up to 200 assigned Embedded Scheduler seats. Overage charges: Synced Accounts $0.69 each per month; Smart Invites $0.06 each (as listed on site); Application Calendars $0.14 each per month; Assigned Embedded Scheduler seats $3.45 each per month. |
| Growth | $2,399 per month (billed annually) | All Emerging features + Enterprise Connect access, meeting rooms, higher volume limits. Includes up to 6,000 Synced Accounts, up to 10,000 Smart Invites, up to 6,000 Application Calendars, up to 1,200 assigned Embedded Scheduler seats. Overage charges: Synced Accounts $0.35 each per month; Enterprise Connect $99.00 each per month; Smart Invites $0.06 each (as listed on site); Application Calendars $0.07 each per month; Assigned Embedded Scheduler seats $1.75 each per month. |
| Strategic | Contact sales / custom pricing | Priority support, integration consultancy, custom enterprise contracts and SLAs. |
Usage-based component (Meeting Agents):
Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (usage-based) Free tier/trial: First 24 hours of Meeting Agents usage are free. Example costs: 25–2,000 hours: $0.79/hour; 2,001–8,000 hours: $0.69/hour; 8,001–16,000 hours: $0.59/hour; 16,001+ hours: $0.59/hour. Minimum monthly commitment: $99 applies for standalone use.
Notes: All pricing and plan feature text taken from Cronofy’s official pricing pages (Cronofy Scheduler pricing and Cronofy API pricing).
Seller details
Cronofy Ltd
Nottingham, United Kingdom
2014
Private
https://www.cronofy.com/
https://x.com/cronofy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cronofy/
