8 Best Schej Alternatives in 2026 (Schej Is Now Timeful)
If you are looking for Schej, the URL still works but the product is called Timeful now. It is the same calendar-connected availability grid the founders launched as “a better When2Meet,” with one change that matters: the free plan is capped at 3 events a month, every free event shows ads, and sending the calendar invite once the group picks a time is a Premium feature.
The quick answer: Carly does what Schej did, with no event cap and no ads. Participants connect Google Calendar or Outlook, busy times fill in automatically, and once the overlap is clear Carly sends the invites. It also runs free Zapier-style workflows, with AI agents from $35/month, so the same tool that finds the time can handle the follow-up.
Schej alternatives compared
| Tool | Best for | Calendar sync | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carly | Grid plus invites, booking pages, and an AI assistant | Google, Outlook (auto-fill) | Free group scheduling; AI agents from $35/mo |
| When2Meet | The bare original | None | Free |
| LettuceMeet | A modern grid with no signup | Google (view only) | Free |
| Crab.fit | Open source with live updates and timezones | None | Free |
| Rallly | Voting on a shortlist of times | None | Free, self-hostable |
| WhenIsGood | Quick grids with no account | None | Free with ads; paid Premium |
| Doodle | Teams that already pay for Doodle | Google, Outlook | Limited free; Pro from $6.95/user/mo |
| Cal.com | Developer teams that want scheduling infrastructure | Google, Outlook, Apple | Free tier; Teams from $15/user/mo |
What changed at Schej
Schej started as an open-source college project: a When2Meet grid where you could see your own Google Calendar events while you painted availability. It added Outlook and Apple calendar sync, “if needed” times, subsets of participants, and email reminders, and it has since renamed itself Timeful.
The current free plan, read from the live app on September 30, 2026:
- 3 events per month, then an upgrade prompt.
- Ads on every free event, shown to your participants too.
- Scheduling the event (turning the winning slot into a calendar invite) requires Premium.
Timeful Premium is $8.99 a month, $47.99 a year, or $99 for a lifetime licence, with student pricing at roughly half. That is fair money for an indie tool, but it is a paywall in exactly the place a group scheduler earns its keep: the moment you have found the time and want it on everyone’s calendar. The self-hosted version on GitHub stays free if you want to run it yourself.
1. Carly
Same grid, same calendar auto-fill, no cap. Share a link, participants connect Google Calendar or Outlook, and the grid arrives with their busy times already greyed out. Your actual events stay private. Everyone else sees free or busy and nothing more.
Grey cells are auto-filled from connected calendars. Teal intensity shows where the group overlaps.
Where Timeful stops at the heatmap unless you pay, Carly closes the loop. Pick the winning slot and Carly sends the calendar invites, adds the video link, and chases anyone who has not answered. People who will not open a poll link can reply by email instead, and Carly folds their answer into the grid.
For one-to-one meetings, Carly has free booking pages, so Josh can send a client one link that shows his real availability. And because Carly is an AI assistant rather than a poll widget, scheduling can start from an email thread: forward a “when can we all meet?” message to Carly and it proposes times from everyone’s calendars, collects replies, and books the slot. Workflows cover the recurring cases, such as a monthly board meeting that polls the same five people. Carly connects to thousands of apps, so the booked meeting lands in your CRM or task tool without a second step.
Best for: Groups that want the Schej grid without the event cap, and anyone who wants the meeting booked, not just found.
Pricing: Group scheduling and booking pages are free. Free Zapier-style workflows, with AI agents from $35/month. Get started.
2. When2Meet
The original. Share a link, drag across a grid, watch the heatmap. No account, no calendar sync, no ads, no cap, and an interface that has not changed since 2008. It barely works on a phone, but for a one-off poll with a group of five, it still does the job. Our guide to using When2Meet covers the quirks.
Best for: A quick, free grid where nobody minds the look.
Pricing: Free.
3. LettuceMeet
The closest cosmetic upgrade to When2Meet. Same drag-select grid, clean design, works on mobile, and you can show your Google Calendar next to the grid while you fill it in. No auto-fill, no reminders, no invite step. See LettuceMeet alternatives if you outgrow it.
Best for: People who want When2Meet with a 2026 interface.
Pricing: Free.
4. Crab.fit
Open source, no account, no tracking. The heatmap updates live as people respond, and every participant sees the grid in their own timezone, which fixes the “did you mean Eastern or Pacific?” problem for distributed groups. There is an Android app. No calendar sync and no invite step.
Best for: Distributed groups that want open source and correct timezones.
Pricing: Free.
5. Rallly
A voting model rather than a grid: propose a shortlist of times, participants answer yes, no, or if needed. Open source, ad-free, self-hostable, and the cleanest interface in this list. It works best when the organiser already has candidate times in mind. More in Rallly alternatives.
Best for: Confirming one of three or four proposed times.
Pricing: Free. Self-hostable.
6. WhenIsGood
An older no-account grid with a “click to paint” interface. Faster than When2Meet to set up, with a paid tier that removes ads and keeps results longer. No calendar sync. We compare it in WhenIsGood alternatives.
Best for: Throwaway polls where speed beats polish.
Pricing: Free with ads. A paid Premium tier removes them.
7. Doodle
The polling incumbent. Propose times, collect yes, no, and if-need-be votes, and see your own calendar while you vote. The free plan has been trimmed hard: one active poll at a time, ads, and constant upgrade prompts. If your company already pays for Doodle, use it. If not, see Doodle alternatives.
Best for: Teams already on a Doodle plan.
Pricing: Limited free tier. Pro from $6.95 per user per month.
8. Cal.com
Open-source scheduling infrastructure rather than a poll. Collective availability finds when a whole team is free, round-robin routes bookings, and there is a full API. It is heavier than a Schej replacement needs to be, but it is the right pick if you also want embeddable booking pages and self-hosting. See Cal.com alternatives.
Best for: Developer teams that want to own their scheduling stack.
Pricing: Free for individuals. Teams from $15 per user per month.
How to pick a Schej replacement
Ask two questions. First, does anyone need to sync a calendar? If not, When2Meet, Crab.fit, or LettuceMeet are free and good enough. Second, what happens after the vote? Every free grid above hands you back a heatmap and leaves you to create the event by hand, which is the exact step Timeful now charges for.
If you want the invite sent, the holdouts chased, and the meeting connected to the rest of your tools, go with Carly. It keeps the calendar-connected grid Schej was known for, adds no cap and no ads, and books the meeting when the group is done.
Schej alternatives: FAQ
Is Schej still free? Timeful, the renamed Schej, has a free plan of 3 events a month with ads. More events and scheduling the invite need Premium at $8.99 a month. Carly’s group scheduling is free with no event cap.
Is Schej the same as Timeful? Yes. Schej rebranded to Timeful. schej.it and betterwhen2meet.com now open the Timeful app, and the open-source code lives under the Timeful name.
Which Schej alternative sends the calendar invite? Carly and Cal.com book the meeting once a time is chosen. Doodle can create the event on paid plans. When2Meet, LettuceMeet, Crab.fit, Rallly, and WhenIsGood stop at the poll result.
More on group scheduling: Timeful alternatives · When2Meet alternatives · Group scheduling tools
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