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Pulse vs. Calendly

Pulse vs. Calendly

Calendly is excellent for meetings. Pulse is designed for service businesses that need appointment booking, client records, service menus, deposits, reminders, intake forms, payments, and staff/location scheduling.

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Where Pulse wins

  • Full appointment booking for services, not just meeting slots
  • Service menus with durations and pricing
  • Deposits and card-on-file to protect against no-shows
  • Client records with visit history and notes
  • Automated SMS and email reminders
  • Client intake forms before the appointment
  • Payments built in for deposits and services
  • Staff and multi-location scheduling

Where Calendly wins

  • Meeting scheduling and round-robin for sales teams
  • Deep CRM integrations (HubSpot, Salesforce)
  • Video-call integrations (Zoom, Google Meet, Teams)
  • A large third-party integration ecosystem (Zapier, Make)

Pricing — side by side

Pulse

$39/mo

Pro plan — full service-business suite

Flat monthly price · All features included

Calendly

$20/seat/mo

Teams plan

Billed per user

Calendly is priced per seat; Pulse is one flat plan.

Feature
Pulse
Calendly
Online booking page
Service menus
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Deposits at booking
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No-show protection
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Client records and history
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Payments for services
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SMS reminders
Client intake forms
Staff & location scheduling
Google Calendar sync
Gift cards and memberships
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CRM integrations (HubSpot, etc)
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Zapier / Make integration
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Client list, service menu, staff profiles — migrated in 48 hours. No tech skills needed.

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