Doodle uses polls to find meeting times. TimeLync shows real-time availability—no voting required.
| Feature | TimeLync | Doodle |
|---|---|---|
Real-Time Availability See live availability from calendars | ||
Group Scheduling Find when multiple people are free | ||
Requires Polls Must create polls for each meeting | ||
Calendar Integration Sync with calendar apps | Full sync | Limited |
Booking Links Share availability for 1-on-1 booking | Limited | |
Free Plan Features available free | Generous | Ads + Limited |
Team Calendar View See team's combined availability | ||
No Account to Respond Participate without signing up | ||
Automatic Updates Availability updates when calendar changes | ||
Enterprise Features Advanced admin and security | Available | Available |
Doodle's approach: create a poll, share it, wait for people to vote, hope their votes reflect actual availability. TimeLync's approach: connect calendars, instantly see when everyone is free, pick a time. No polls, no waiting, no votes that become outdated.
TimeLync advantage: Instant availability view eliminates poll creation and voting.
Doodle has basic calendar integration but is fundamentally poll-based. TimeLync's calendar integration is its core feature—aggregating multiple calendars and showing real-time availability automatically.
TimeLync advantage: Deep calendar integration vs basic poll connection.
Poll votes become stale the moment someone's schedule changes. With Doodle, participants vote based on what they think their schedule will be. With TimeLync, availability is always current because it reads directly from calendars.
TimeLync advantage: Always-current availability from live calendar data.
Doodle is only for group scheduling (polls). TimeLync handles group scheduling AND individual booking links, team calendars, and availability sharing. It's a complete scheduling platform.
TimeLync advantage: Complete scheduling platform, not just group polls.
Yes, for most cases. TimeLync shows real-time availability from connected calendars, eliminating the need for polls. You see when everyone is actually free, not when they think they might be free.
Use Doodle when participants won't connect their calendars or prefer manual voting. Some organizations have policies against calendar connections. In these cases, Doodle's poll approach works.
TimeLync doesn't use polls because they're unnecessary when calendars are connected. You see real-time availability directly. If participants can't connect calendars, Doodle's poll approach may be needed.
Doodle has basic booking pages, but it's primarily a poll tool. TimeLync offers full-featured booking links comparable to Calendly, plus group scheduling and calendar aggregation.
TimeLync's real-time availability beats Doodle's poll-based approach in accuracy, speed, and ease of use. Doodle is only preferable when participants refuse to connect calendars.
Use TimeLync for any group scheduling where participants can connect calendars. The time saved vs poll creation and voting is significant.
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