Doodle alternatives: a comparison of scheduling poll tools
Doodle remains the benchmark for scheduling polls, but its free version shows ads and now requires an account. Here are the main alternatives, compared on verifiable criteria: free of charge, ads, account, open source and hosting location.
Comparison compiled on 4 October 2026 from each publisher's official pages (pricing, help center, privacy policy, code repository). Offers change: check the current terms on their website. Calenoo is the tool we publish.
The criteria that matter
- What the free version actually allows, and what it reserves for paid plans.
- Ads, shown to the organizer and participants alike.
- A mandatory account, to create a poll or to respond to one.
- Open source code, if open-source software matters to you.
- The publisher and where the data is hosted.
The comparison in one table
| Tool | Free version | Ads (free version) | Account to create | Open source | Paid plan | Publisher | Data hosting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calenoo | Yes, no restrictions | No | No: an email address is enough | No | None | Ekylibr SA, Switzerland | Switzerland (Zurich) |
| Doodle | Yes: 10 slots per group poll | Yes | Yes, since August 2025 | No | Pro and Team | Doodle AG, Switzerland | Germany and Ireland |
| Framadate | Yes (funded by donations) | No | No | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | None | Framasoft, France | Not specified |
| Rallly | Yes: polls kept for 30 days after the last activity | No | No | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | Pro: 6 USD per seat per month (annual) | Stack Snap Ltd, United Kingdom | United States |
| Nuudel | Yes (association) | No tracking or advertising banners declared | No: email requested | Yes (Framadate software) | None | Digitalcourage e.V., Germany | The association's own server |
| DuD-Poll (formerly Dudle) | Yes (research service) | Not specified | No | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | None | TU Dresden, Germany | University servers |
| Xoyondo | Yes: unlimited polls and participants | “Ad-free” reserved for Premium | No | Not stated | Premium: 29 EUR per year | Veit Technologies, United States | Frankfurt (2023 policy) |
| When2meet | Yes | Yes (Google advertising declared) | No | Not specified | None (donations) | Not specified | Not specified |
| Outlook scheduling poll | Included in professional Microsoft 365 | Not applicable | Yes: professional Exchange Online mailbox | No | Microsoft 365 subscription | Microsoft, United States | Depending on the Microsoft 365 organization |
Doodle
Doodle is published in Zurich by Doodle AG, a TX Group subsidiary. Its free version shows ads to organizers and participants alike, limits a group poll to 10 slots and, since August 2025, requires an account to finalize a poll. Participants respond without an account, by entering their name and email. According to its list of subprocessors (September 2026), data is hosted with Amazon Web Services and MongoDB Atlas, in Germany and Ireland.
Framadate and Rallly
Framadate, from the French association Framasoft, is free, ad-free and open source (Pollaris software, AGPL-3.0). It moved to a new version on 24 September 2026. A poll lasts 180 days by default.
Rallly is open source (AGPL-3.0) and ad-free; you create and respond to a poll without an account. In the free version, polls are deleted once the dates have passed, after 30 days without activity. According to its privacy policy, the database is hosted in the United States.
Nuudel and DuD-Poll
Nuudel, from the German association Digitalcourage, runs on the Framadate software. Its privacy statement excludes cookies, tracking and advertising banners; an email address is requested to create a poll.
DuD-Poll, formerly Dudle, is a research service of TU Dresden. It is open source (AGPL-3.0), but comes with no support or guarantee, and deletes polls after two months without being viewed.
Xoyondo, When2meet and Outlook
Xoyondo is free and requires no sign-up; the absence of ads is part of its Premium plan, at 29 EUR per year. When2meet, free and without an account, displays a declared Google ad in its footer.
The Outlook scheduling poll (formerly FindTime) is included in professional Microsoft 365 plans with Exchange Online. The organizer must have a professional mailbox; participants respond with any email address.
Calenoo
Calenoo is free and unrestricted, ad-free, and you create a poll without an account: an email address is enough to receive your links. Guests respond without an account, in French, German, English or Italian.
Its distinctive strengths: a visual calendar view, your linked calendars in the background so you don't propose a slot that is already taken, and a booking page in the same tool. Calenoo is published in Neuchâtel and hosts its data in Switzerland. Its code is not open source.
Which tool should you choose?
- Free, with no ads or account, in four languages and published in Switzerland: Calenoo.
- Open source matters to you: Framadate, Rallly or DuD-Poll.
- Your organization works in Microsoft 365: the Outlook scheduling poll is already included.
- You want the most widely used tool and accept ads or a subscription: Doodle.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Doodle free?
- Doodle has a free version. It shows ads, limits a group poll to 10 slots and requires an account to finalize a poll (Doodle help center, 2025-2026).
- What is the best free alternative to Doodle?
- It depends on the criterion. No ads or account: Calenoo, Framadate or Rallly. Open source: Framadate, Rallly or DuD-Poll. In French, German, Italian and English, with a Swiss publisher and data in Switzerland: Calenoo.
- Is there a Swiss alternative to Doodle?
- Doodle itself is published in Switzerland, by Doodle AG in Zurich. Calenoo, published in Neuchâtel, is a free, ad-free Swiss alternative, with data hosted in Switzerland.
- Can you make a scheduling poll without signing up?
- Yes. Calenoo, Framadate, Rallly, Xoyondo and When2meet let you create a poll without an account. Doodle has required an account to finalize one since August 2025.
- Where does Doodle host its data?
- According to its list of subprocessors (September 2026), with Amazon Web Services and MongoDB Atlas, in Germany and Ireland.