Zcal alternative
A Zcal alternative made for paid sessions
Zcal is a free scheduling tool with a generous free plan, meeting polls and a clean booking page. If you sell sessions to clients, CushyCal puts booking, payments and reminders in one place.
Free forever plan. 14 days of Pro included, no card needed.
Why switch
What you get by switching from Zcal
- Deposits, pay-later links with payment reminders, and no-show fees, with refund rules your clients see before they pay.
- Packages of sessions and paid group classes, with what's left counted for you.
- A client list with every client's sessions, payments, notes and tags.
- A Lifetime plan, so you can pay once instead of every month.
On every plan
Everything you get
Checked against your calendar
Your Google calendar is checked live just before each booking is confirmed, so something you added a minute ago still blocks that time. Outlook is coming soon.
Time zones by name
Clients see times in their own zone, labelled by city (“New York time”), with your time alongside if they want it.
Payment at booking
Full payment or a deposit at booking, pay-later links with automatic reminders, refund rules you set, and an optional no-show fee.
Reminders before every session
Email reminders with one-tap confirm, reschedule and cancel, and clients never need to log in. Text and WhatsApp reminders are coming soon on paid plans.
When nothing fits
Send hand-picked times as one link, or let clients propose a time you approve.
Your clients, organised
Every client's sessions, payments, attendance, notes and tags in one place, with reviews you can show on your page.
Moving over from Zcal
Export your clients from Zcal as a spreadsheet and import them here, add your session types, then swap the link on your website.
Free forever plan. 14 days of Pro included, no card needed.
Zcal is a trademark of its owner; we're not affiliated. Descriptions of other products are general and were last checked in October 2026. Check their site for current plans and prices.