Doodle made group polls famous, while Calenix pairs date polls with booking pages, reminders and a wider professional toolkit. Here is how the two compare when you need to get several people into the same meeting.
Quick answer
If your main job is finding one time that suits a group of people who do not share a calendar, Doodle is a proven, focused choice built around group polls. If you also run client bookings, want reminders and paid sessions, or need a booking page, digital business card and email signature in the same place, Calenix covers group polls as part of a broader workspace.
In short: Doodle for poll-first coordination across large or informal groups; Calenix for professionals and small teams who coordinate groups and take one-to-one bookings.
What each tool is built for
Doodle is best known for its group poll: you propose several times, participants vote on the ones that work, and you pick the winner. It has since added booking pages, one-to-one scheduling and sign-up sheets, and it targets groups, educators and organisations that regularly coordinate multi-person meetings.
Calenix is a scheduling and professional presence platform. Date polls sit alongside booking pages, event types, reminders and workflows, group bookings and team routing. The same account also includes digital business cards, LinkDock (a link-in-bio page), email signatures and business-card scanning, so the tools around a meeting live in one place.
Feature comparison
The table below summarises what each vendor lists on its official pages at the time of writing. Plan limits change, so treat it as a starting point rather than a final word.
| Feature | Calenix | Doodle |
|---|---|---|
| Group polls | Date polls on every plan, including Free | Core feature; 1 group poll on Free, unlimited on Pro |
| Booking pages | 1 on Free; unlimited event types on Individual | 1 on Free; unlimited on Pro |
| Reminders | Basic on Free; advanced reminders and workflows on paid plans | Deadlines and reminders on Pro |
| Calendar connections | Google, Outlook and Apple iCloud | Check Doodle's current plan page |
| Video conferencing | Zoom and Microsoft Teams | Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex on Pro |
| Payments | Stripe paid bookings and deposits from Individual | Stripe payments on Team |
| Custom branding | From Individual (A$12/month annually) | From Team |
| Digital cards, link-in-bio, email signatures | Included | Not listed |
Group polls: where the two overlap
Both tools solve the same basic problem. Instead of an email thread where ten people reply with different preferences, you send one link, people mark the options that suit them and the best time becomes obvious.
Doodle has spent years refining this flow, and many participants will already recognise it. That familiarity matters when you are polling people outside your organisation, such as a parents' committee, a volunteer board or a cross-company working group.
Calenix includes date polls on every plan, including Free. We explain how they work in our article on group scheduling with Date Polls. The practical difference is what happens next: once a time is chosen, the meeting sits in the same workspace as your bookings, reminders and contacts, rather than in a standalone poll tool.
When a poll is the wrong tool
Polls work best for one-off meetings where everyone's attendance matters equally. They are less suited to recurring client work. If a Brisbane bookkeeper asks every new client to vote on times for an onboarding call, that is an extra step for both sides. A booking page that shows real availability lets the client choose and confirm in one go.
This is where the two products diverge. Doodle's paid plans add booking pages and one-to-one scheduling, and they are useful. Calenix starts from the booking page and treats polls as one tool among several, which suits people whose week is mostly client appointments with the occasional group decision.
If your group includes people in different countries, both tools need clear time-zone handling. Our guide to scheduling meetings across time zones covers the checks worth running before you send a poll or booking link.
Team coordination and admin
Doodle's Team plan adds an admin console, roles, co-hosting, booking on behalf of others, activity reports, custom branding and Stripe payments. Enterprise adds SSO, MFA, branded emails and URLs and a 99.9% SLA.
Calenix's Professionals plan covers team scheduling with shared availability, round robin and collective (multi-host) meetings, admin controls and team templates. Each team member can also have a digital business card and a managed email signature, which matters if consistent branding across the team is part of the brief. Enterprise adds SSO/SAML, SCIM provisioning and audit controls by scope.
Pricing compared
Prices below are taken from each vendor's official pages at the time of writing (October 2026). Check the current pricing pages before you buy, as both change.
Doodle (USD)
- Free: US$0, including 1 group poll, 1 booking page and 1 one-to-one.
- Pro (1 user): Doodle's help centre lists US$15/month or US$132/year (local currency may vary).
- Team (2–100 users): US$16 per user per month billed annually, or US$21 billed monthly, with volume discounts for larger teams.
- Enterprise: custom pricing, starting at US$15k billed annually.
Calenix (AUD)
- Free: A$0 forever, including date polls, 1 booking page and unlimited one-to-one bookings.
- Individual: A$12/month billed annually (A$144/year) or A$15 month to month.
- Professionals: from A$29/month billed annually, with unlimited hosts and configurable usage.
- Enterprise: custom quote.
The two price in different currencies, so compare on what you would actually use rather than headline numbers.
Where Doodle is the stronger choice
Doodle is the better fit if group polls are the centre of your scheduling and most people you invite are outside your organisation. Its poll flow is mature and widely recognised, and sign-up sheets are handy for workshops, school events and volunteer rosters. Large organisations that need a formal SLA and SSO also get a clearly defined Enterprise tier.
Where Calenix is the stronger choice
Calenix suits consultants, advisers and small teams who coordinate the occasional group meeting but spend most of their time on client bookings. Date polls are free, paid bookings and custom branding start on the Individual plan, and you get digital business cards, LinkDock and email signatures without adding more subscriptions. Calenix is a newer platform than Doodle, so test the specific workflows you rely on before switching fully.
Frequently asked questions
Does Calenix have group polls like Doodle?
Yes. Calenix Date Polls let you propose several times, collect availability from participants and confirm the best option. They are included on every plan, including Free.
Is Doodle free to use?
Doodle has a free plan that includes one group poll, one booking page and one one-to-one at the time of writing. Unlimited polls and booking pages need a paid plan.
Which is better for client appointments rather than group meetings?
Calenix is built around booking pages, event types, reminders and paid bookings, so it is generally the closer fit for recurring client appointments. Doodle is strongest when you need a group to agree on a time.
Try Calenix
If you want group polls and client bookings in one place, create a free Calenix account and send your first date poll. No card is needed, and you can compare plans on the pricing page when you are ready to add paid bookings or team features.