CalGet: The Best AddEvent Alternative in 2026
*Last updated: June 2026
AddEvent's Small Business plan costs $36 a month. For that, you get 50 events and 2,500 calendar-adds per month. CalGet's Starter plan costs $21 a month for unlimited events. If you're paying for an add-to-calendar tool and wondering whether you're overpaying, the short answer is probably yes, and the rest of this post is the long answer.
Both platforms do the same core job: they get your events into your guests' calendars, collect RSVPs, and keep subscribers synced with your schedule. The difference is who each one was built for. AddEvent has positioned itself as the enterprise option, with SOC 2 compliance and pricing to match. CalGet.com was built for everyone who doesn't need that, which is most event organizers.
Here's an honest comparison, including the places where AddEvent still wins.
What Is an AddEvent Alternative Actually Replacing?
Before comparing prices, it's worth being clear about what these tools do, because "event software" covers everything from ticketing platforms to seating chart builders. Neither AddEvent nor CalGet.com is that.
Both are calendar engagement platforms. They handle four things:
- Add-to-calendar links and buttons that let a guest save your event to Google, Apple, Outlook, or Yahoo Calendar in one click
- RSVP collection with custom forms and guest list exports
- Subscription calendars that sync your entire event schedule to subscribers' calendars automatically
- Embeddable calendars that display your upcoming events on your website
The reason these tools exist at all comes down to a simple problem: an RSVP is not attendance. Someone who says yes to your webinar but never puts it in their calendar is relying on memory, and memory loses to a busy Tuesday every time. An event sitting in someone's calendar generates its own reminders. That's the whole pitch, for both platforms.
So the question isn't which tool does the job. Both do. The question is what you pay for it and where the limits sit.
CalGet.com vs AddEvent Pricing: The Numbers That Matter
Pricing verified June 2026 against both companies' live pages. Always check calget.com/pricing for current numbers.
| | CalGet Free | AddEvent Hobby (Free) | CalGet Starter | AddEvent Small Business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price (monthly billing) | $0 | $0 | $21/mo | $36/mo |
| Price (annual billing) | $0 | $0 | $16/mo | $29/mo |
| Calendar-adds | 50/event | 100 | 1,000/event | 2,500/month |
| RSVPs | 25/event | 20 | 500/event | 1,000/month |
| Calendars | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
| Subscribers | 25/calendar | 20 | 500/calendar | 1,000/account |
Two things stand out.
First, the free tiers are roughly equal. AddEvent's free plan gives you more calendar-adds; CalGet's gives you more RSVPs and an extra calendar, plus recurring events, custom RSVP forms, and your own branding, none of which require a paid plan. If you run a handful of small events a year, either free plan might be all you ever need. We'd be lying if we said otherwise.
Second, the gap opens the moment you pay. CalGet's Starter plan is 42% cheaper month to month and 45% cheaper on annual billing. One tier up, the gap gets wider: AddEvent's Professional plan runs $129 a month ($99 annual), while CalGet's Standard plan, which covers a similar workload for most organizers, is $28 a month ($21 annual). Over a year on entry plans alone, that's $432 for AddEvent versus $252 for CalGet. For a nonprofit running ten events a year, $180 is not a rounding error.
There's one more line worth noting if you are a nonprofit: CalGet offers 20% off Standard and 40% off Professional on annual billing. AddEvent handles nonprofit discounts case by case through support, with no published rate.
Where the Limits Work Differently
Look closely at that table and you'll spot something structural: AddEvent caps usage per month, while CalGet caps it per event.
This matters more than it first appears. On AddEvent's Small Business plan, your 2,500 calendar-adds are shared across everything you run that month. One successful campaign can eat the whole allowance, and your other events split what's left. On CalGet's Starter plan, every event gets its own 1,000 calendar-adds and 500 RSVPs. Run three events or thirty; each one starts fresh.
For organizers running a single big monthly event, AddEvent's pooled limit can stretch further. For anyone running recurring classes, multi-event campaigns, or an unpredictable schedule, per-event limits are easier to plan around and much harder to blow through by accident. You can generate an add-to-calendar link for your next event and see how the per-event model works without creating an account.
Where AddEvent Still Wins
A comparison that claims CalGet is better at everything would be marketing, not analysis. So here's the other side.
Enterprise requirements. AddEvent is SOC 2 compliant and offers procurement and implementation support. If your security team requires SOC 2 before approving a vendor, AddEvent is the option. Companies like Uber and IKEA use it for a reason.
Raw volume at the entry tier. 2,500 monthly calendar-adds beats 1,000 per event if you run one high-volume event a month and nothing else.
Dynamic events. AddEvent can generate personalized calendar events programmatically from your system data. CalGet doesn't have an equivalent yet.
Brand recognition. AddEvent has been around longer. If you need to justify a tool to a cautious manager, the older name carries weight.
If none of those four points describes your situation, you're paying enterprise prices for features you'll never touch. That's the honest dividing line.
Where CalGet Wins for Everyone Else
Price, obviously. 40% to 80% cheaper at every paid tier, plus a published nonprofit discount you can actually plan a budget around.
RSVPs that scale. CalGet's Professional plan handles 10,000 RSVPs per event. AddEvent's $129/month Professional plan caps at 5,000 per month, pooled. If you run large webinars or conferences, CalGet's RSVP tool gives you double the headroom at a quarter of the price, with custom form fields, branding, multi-language support, and CSV export included.
Subscription calendars with real subscriber data. When someone subscribes to your CalGet subscription calendar, you collect their name, email, and any custom fields you set, and you can see which calendar app each subscriber uses. Export the list to CSV and it drops straight into your email tool or CRM. One link covers every future event you create, synced automatically.
A WordPress plugin, not just embed code. CalGet has a native WordPress block editor plugin. AddEvent relies on pasting embed code, which works but is one more thing for a volunteer or a non-technical team member to get wrong.
Human support on every plan. CalGet includes live chat and email support, with an actual person answering, on every tier including free. AddEvent's free and entry plans route support questions through documentation and email. Several AddEvent user reviews mention the interface being hard to navigate, and a support gap makes that worse. Trustpilot reviewers of CalGet repeatedly call out two things: the setup is genuinely simple, and support answers fast. One UK events organizer wrote that after finding other add-to-calendar platforms "both limiting and expensive," the switch was straightforward and the platform intuitive enough to recommend.
Start free, then decide. Create an event, generate your link, collect up to 25 RSVPs and 50 calendar-adds. No credit card: calget.com/register
Who Should Switch, Honestly
Switch to CalGet if you're a small business, nonprofit, community organization, or independent organizer paying for AddEvent's Small Business plan. You will get the same core toolset for roughly half the price, with better support and limits that reset per event. Nonprofits get a further published discount on top.
Switch if you run lots of events. Unlimited events on every CalGet paid plan, with per-event limits, fits recurring classes, multi-track schedules, and busy seasons far better than a shared monthly pool.
Stay on AddEvent if you have SOC 2 requirements, need programmatic dynamic events, or run a single very high-volume monthly campaign that fits neatly inside the 2,500-add pool.
Either free plan works if your needs are small and stable. Try both. They cost nothing, and you'll know within one event which interface you'd rather live in.
Switching itself is light. There's no data migration problem because the events live in your guests' calendars, not in the platform. You recreate your upcoming events in CalGet, swap the links in your emails and website, and the old tool can expire quietly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CalGet really free?
Yes. The free plan includes 50 calendar-adds per event, 25 RSVPs per event, 2 calendars with 25 subscribers each, recurring events, custom RSVP forms, an embeddable calendar, and your own logo and brand colors. No credit card required, no trial expiry.
How much cheaper is CalGet than AddEvent?
On annual billing, CalGet's Starter plan is $16/month versus AddEvent's Small Business at $29/month, about 45% less. At the next tier the gap widens to roughly 79% ($21 vs $99). All prices verified June 2026; check both pricing pages before deciding, since plans change.
Does CalGet work with Google, Apple, and Outlook calendars?
Yes. Add-to-calendar links, subscription calendars, and embedded calendars all support Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, Office 365, and Yahoo Calendar, with full timezone support.
Can I move my AddEvent events to CalGet?
There's no one-click import, but there's also nothing to migrate in the usual sense. Events already saved in your guests' calendars stay there. You recreate upcoming events in CalGet and update your links going forward, which for most organizers takes under an hour.
Does CalGet integrate with email and marketing tools?
CalGet connects to 7,000+ apps through Zapier on paid plans, and links and buttons can be dropped into any email platform, including Mailchimp, HubSpot, and Constant Contact, with HTML embed codes and QR codes generated alongside every event.
