Scheduling · Reviewed 27 Oct 2026

Doodle

Online scheduling tool for polls, 1:1s, booking pages, and sign-up sheets.

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Doodle at a glance

Overview

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Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

Doodle is an online scheduling tool that helps individuals and teams coordinate meetings, appointments, and events through group polls, 1:1 schedulers, booking pages, and sign-up sheets S1. It is used by professionals in education, healthcare, professional services, and technology to reduce the time spent on scheduling coordination S8 S10 S11 S13. The main practical value is automating the process of finding mutually agreeable times, allowing users to focus on their core work S1.

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Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: Doodle is an online scheduling tool for meetings and appointments S1.
  • Core purpose: It solves the problem of coordinating schedules across multiple people and time zones S1.
  • Intended users: Teams and individuals in education, healthcare, professional services, and technology S8 S10 S11 S13.
  • Product scope: A web-based application offering group polls, 1:1 scheduling, booking pages, and sign-up sheets S5 S4 S26 S6.
  • Positioning: Doodle positions itself as a tool that protects time for deep work and makes coordination effortless S1 S11.
  • Claimed distinction: It claims to be built in Switzerland and trusted everywhere, with a focus on privacy and security S1.
03

Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
Educators and studentsBook advising sessions and office hours in seconds S8.
Healthcare professionalsLet patients book appointments easily and securely S10.
Professional services firmsSet up client intake, consultations, and case reviews without endless email threads S11.
Technology teamsCoordinate roadmap reviews, stakeholder alignment, and sprint planning S11.
Non-profitsKeep teams and volunteers aligned with scheduling that’s quick and clear S165.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Group PollsCreate a poll with a set of times and let participants choose the best option S5.
1:1 SchedulingShare availability so others can book a meeting without needing to sign up S4.
Booking PageDefine availability and share a link for others to book time, with options for branding and payment S26 S1.
Sign-up SheetsCreate event registration pages with attendee limits and custom URLs S6.
Calendar IntegrationConnect calendars from Outlook, Google, and Apple to show real-time availability S25.
Payment CollectionIntegrate with Stripe to charge customers when they book time S16.
Video Conferencing LinksAutomatically add video conference links to events via Zoom, Google Meet, or Webex S14.
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Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
StripeIntegrationAllows you to set a price and require payment to book time S16.
Zoom, Google Meet, WebexIntegrationAutomatically adds video conference links to every event S14.
ZapierIntegrationBuild custom workflows with 3,000+ connected apps S14.
Outlook, Google, Apple calendarsIntegrationReads across calendars to show availability S25.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
FreeUSD 0 S1One group poll, one booking page, one 1:1, and 3 basic sign-up sheets S1Ads shown S1
ProNot shown when read S1Unlimited polls, booking pages, and 1:1s, no ads S1Not established
TeamUSD 16 per seat per month, billed annually S1Admin console, roles, custom branding, Stripe S1Not established
EnterpriseStarts at USD 15k, custom pricing, billed annually S1SSO, MFA, branded pages and URLs, SLA S1Not established

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
whenavailable.com214.5available time slots
surveymonkey.com111available time slots
rallly.co113available time slots
marketplace.microsoft.com114calendar doodle
routine.co114available time slots
facebook.com115calendar doodle
stackoverflow.com115available time slots
calendar.com116calendar doodle
usecarly.com116available time slots
whenwemeet.xyz118available time slots

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

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AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 0.5%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

Page typeEvidenceSource
featuresHuman-first. Backed by AI.https://doodle.com/en/product-overview/

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

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Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gap2 first-page appearances across available time slots

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • pricing: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Trust and proof

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Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
CapterraDoodle Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons / CapterraGrounded web searchDoodle Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons / Capterra Doodle Last updated October 19th, 2026 # Reviews of Doodle Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews ... - 50 employees Used the software for: More than 2
TrustpilotDoodle Reviews / Read Customer Service Reviews of www.doodle.comGrounded web search### Poor 180 reviews 5-star 4-star 3-star 2-star ... ## All reviews 180 total ## Write a review 5-star 5% 4-star 1% 3-star 0% 2-star 3% 1-star 91% ... , the current pricing feels high for the relatively narrow range of use cases the
Gartner Peer InsightsDoodle Reviews & Ratings 2026 / Gartner Peer InsightsGrounded web search#### “ Reliable scheduling tool with some great features, but ad interruptions persist ” ... ## Doodle Reviews and Ratings #### 4.5 ##### ( 96 Ratings) ### Rating Distribution 5 Star 55 % 4 Star 36 % 3 Star 7 % 2 Star 1 % 1 Star 0 %
ProspeoDoodle Pricing, Reviews, Pros & Cons (2026)Grounded web searchCapterra reviewers give it 4.6/5. Trustpilot reviewers give it 2.1/5 across 179 reviews. That gap isn't random. Capterra captures a lot of "it worked for my first poll" experiences, while Trustpilot captures long-term users who've lived through redesigns, pricing changes, and free-tier cuts. The consensus on Reddit threads echoes Trustpilot more than Capterra - people who used Doodle for years feel like the product got worse while the price went up. ... Here's the thing: the product has gotten w
Product HuntDoodle Competitors & Alternatives (2026) / Product HuntGrounded web searchweb app(21)calendars(25)free(10)tech(35)saas(24)multi-calendar support(12)calendar integration(16)google calendar integration(8)integrated payment processing(4)appointment scheduling(9)sales(9)meeting polls(2)open source(2)marketing(7)chrome extensions(7) 4.6 (28 reviews) meeting pollsweb appchrome extensionsmarketingsaas
toolradar.comDoodle Reviews, Pricing & Alternatives (2026) - 3.2/5Grounded web search3.2(2,265 reviews) Doodle holds an aggregate rating of 3.2 out of 5 from 2,265 reviews across Trustpilot and G2, last checked September 17, 2026. ... Trustpilot 195 reviews ... G2 2,070 reviews ... 4.4/5 ... Ratings aggregated from independent review platforms. Learn more
capterra.ieDoodle Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Ireland 2026Grounded web search### Overall rating Based on 1,838 reviews 4.6 ### Reviews sentiment Positive 94% Neutral 5% Negative 1% ... ### Doodle 4.6 (1,838) Reviews US$6.95 month Free version Free trial 4.6 (1,838)
oryndex.coDoodle / OryndexGrounded web search## Ratings across the web 4.4 (4,098 reviews) G2 2,081 reviews Open on G2 4.4/5 Capterra 1,837 reviews Open on Capterra 4.6/5 Trustpilot 180 reviews Open on Trustpilot 2.0/5 Ratings aggregated from independent review
pipeline.zoominfo.comDoodle Review 2026: Is This Scheduling Platform Right for Your Team?Grounded web search/ Setup takes under 15 minutes with no IT involvement / Microsoft Teams and ... locked behind paid plans / / Swiss-built with EU data hosting / No built ... polls / / Automatic timezone conversion for global teams / Time OS (most-

Customer proof

Proof typeNamed customer or sourceEvidence
TestimonialExecutive Directortestimonial — , Board members, partners, and donors across the country, I am frequently trying to coordinate many schedules and time zones. (Free online meeting scheduling tool / Doodle)

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipMichael D, Owner and Leadership Coachsource
Contact and supportNot published on the collected pages.—
Legal and privacyThis website uses tracking technologies to enable our website functionalities, to enhance user experience or to analyze performance and traffic. We may also share or sell information about your use of our site with our ssource
Security and compliancePrivacy is not a feature. It is architecture. From SOC 2 to HIPAA, Doodle meets the standard your organization demands, because ambient intelligence requires absolute data trust.source
Uptime and status pageCritical areas of our cloud service operations, including data privacy, network security, availability and uptime, disaster recovery plans, scalability and compliance have been audited and deemed to meet industry regulatsource
Domain registered1995-12-06—
Domain expires2026-12-05—

Not found on the collected pages: contact and support. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

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Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Sign up Sheet I Event planning and scheduling made easy / DoodleRoadmapPublic product roadmap. (source)Not dated
Appointment booking software for client-based services / DoodleRoadmapPublic product roadmap. (source)Not dated
Developer & Tech Teams Scheduling Software / DoodleProduct updateProduct update is publicly available. (source)Not dated
Developer & Tech Teams Scheduling Software / DoodleRoadmapPublic product roadmap. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Cloud-based web application S1.S1
Platforms and appsWeb platform S1.S1
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Integrates with Zapier, Stripe, and video conferencing tools S14 S16.S14 S16
Data ownership and exportNot published on the collected pages.—
Performance and reliability claimsHosted on AWS with secure data centers in the EU S28.S28
Release activityNot published on the collected pages.—
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered1995-12-06 — COREhub, S.R.L.
Domain expires2026-12-05
TLS certificateGoogle Trust Services, valid, expires 2026-12-28
Security headersHSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy
Headers not servedX-Frame-Options
Server headercloudflare
Mail handled bymxa-00a97201.gslb.pphosted.com, mxb-00a97201.gslb.pphosted.com
Nameserversjonah.ns.cloudflare.com, mira.ns.cloudflare.com

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

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Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 97/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 9
  • Notices: 2

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
noticePage is marked noindex—https://doodle.com/en/offers/weekend-20-yearly/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://doodle.com/en/product/sign-up-sheet/
warningTitle length should be reviewed93https://doodle.com/en/product/1-1/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://doodle.com/en/product/1-1/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://doodle.com/en/features/booking-page/
noticeMeta description length should be reviewed49https://doodle.com/en/integrations/stripe/
warningPage should have one primary H10https://doodle.com/en/integrations/stripe/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://doodle.com/en/
warningDuplicate title in audit sample2https://doodle.com/en/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://doodle.com/en/
warningDuplicate meta description in audit sample2https://doodle.com/en/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200Free online meeting scheduling tool \Doodle11075672 ms
200Free online meeting scheduling tool \Doodle11075764 ms
20020% off Doodle Pro yearly with code WEEKEND20 \Doodle1979983 ms
200Product Features: Advanced Scheduling Tools \Doodle1731778 ms
200Create a free group poll \Doodle1655908 ms
200Sign up Sheet I Event planning and scheduling made easy \Doodle0577563 ms
2001:1 meeting scheduler. Schedule appointments, meetings and 1:1s quickly with Doodle. \Doodle0737423 ms
200Booking Page \Automate and boost organization \Doodle0664
200Integrations \Doodle1463241 ms
200Doodle + Stripe Payment Integration \Doodle0610566 ms
200Security \Doodle1830259 ms
200Scheduling tool for teachers, educators and students \Doodle11094217 ms
200Secure Online Scheduling for Healthcare Professionals \Doodle1712240 ms
200Appointment booking software for client-based services \Doodle11064244 ms
200Developer & Tech Teams Scheduling Software \Doodle1986248 ms

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

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Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct61.5%
search19.9%
search organic18.8%
search paid1.1%
social2.2%
social organic1.8%
social paid0.4%
referrals4.0%
paid referrals0.1%
mail11.7%
gen ai0.5%
affiliate0.1%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention any competitors by name. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed pricing for the Pro plan, no specific customer names beyond a single testimonial, and no information on data export or API documentation. Open questions remain about the full feature set of the upcoming "Doodle Time OS" S1.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 15 collected pages from doodle.com, including product, feature, solution, and integration pages. The evidence catalog includes 180 items, with pricing data from an authoritative pricing page. External proof search was used but did not verify any additional customer claims. Limitations include the lack of first-party customer reviews and incomplete pricing information for some plans.

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