iCloud calendar sync no longer possible?

Truly unfortunate to find out Calendly no longer supports iCloud calendar. One of the primary reasons I looked at Calendly in the first place. I am a consultant and I am TRULY FRUSTRATED at Microsoft and Apple for not being able to work together to merge ANY calendar! How hard can this be!

I have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to make this work. I am a consultant who has to manage multiple calendars but still cannot merge my personal iCloud calendar with my business.

Considering what AI can do, why on earth can’t this be done!

Although I appreciate the gesture, this is currently just a frontend fix and will not change how scheduling works at all.
I unlinked a Google account in order to connect iCloud through the provided link, but not only none of the already scheduled events didn't migrate between them, new events are still being sent to Google calendar instead of iCloud. *Even way after unlinking it from my calendar syncs*

Please check with the backend guys, because for now it's just a fancy button that changes icons on the calendar sync page.

what alternatives to Calendly are people looking at? 

This is unbelievable. This out-of-the-blue dysfunction is damaging whole businesses relying on the iCloud sync functionality. Calendly is worthless without that iCloud integration. We recently set up a large scale campaign with exclusive booking via calendly - it will simply end up in desaster if conflicting iCloud calendar events aren’t recognized. Restore functionality immediately or get sued many, many times.

Well this just sucks. After hearing supposedly good things about Calendly, I was looking forward to using it on my three websites for consulting appointments. But now I see that Calendly has told all us Apple users to essentially go take a hike.
Nice.
See ya later Calendly, and good luck with that approach to doing business.

FYI to all - I asked ChatGPT to find me the best alternatives, that must
meet all the following requirements -
1 - they can be integrated into a website,  
2 - they have a free plan option that is not time-limited, and
3 - they also integrate into Apple iCal and Yahoo Calendar?

This is what I got back. Have yet to go through them, but I imagine that they are a good place to start.
 

Here are five alternative scheduling apps that meet your requirements:

1. Zoho Bookings

   • Website Integration: Provides embeddable booking widgets for websites.
   • Free Plan: Yes, with essential features for a single user.
   • Apple iCal and Yahoo Integration: Integrates with Apple iCal; you can also use calendar links to sync with Yahoo.

2. SimplyBook.me

   • Website Integration: Offers various website plugins, including embeddable booking pages.
   • Free Plan: Includes a limited, non-expiring free tier.
   • Apple iCal and Yahoo Integration: Provides calendar feed links that can be added to both Apple iCal and Yahoo.

3. 10to8 Scheduling

   • Website Integration: Embeddable booking widget available.
   • Free Plan: Offers a generous free tier for small businesses.
   • Apple iCal and Yahoo Integration: Syncs with iCal via a calendar feed, which can be added to Yahoo Calendar as well.

4. Setmore

   • Website Integration: Customizable booking widget and embeddable on websites.
   • Free Plan: Yes, supports a free version for individuals and small teams.
   • Apple iCal and Yahoo Integration: Allows integration with iCal, and calendar feeds can be used to add events to Yahoo.

5. Appointlet

   • Website Integration: Provides a link for direct scheduling and embeddable booking widgets.
   • Free Plan: Free version is available.
   • Apple iCal and Yahoo Integration: Syncs with iCal; events can be exported to Yahoo through a calendar link.

These apps are all excellent alternatives to Calendly, and each offers features specifically geared towards a range of business needs and scheduling options.

When or is this going to be fixed? I switched fro Acuity to Calendly because it some useful features, but is no use to be if it cannot operate with my primary calendar! Secondly why might my clients and myselff not be getting the text and email reminders that I set up in Calendly, again this is causing issues with my reputation.

Hi @Ian82837 - Sorry that you’re running into this!

At this time, iCloud will not be able to sync with Calendly directly - my apologies. But I’ll get your feedback over to our product team regarding this.

In regards to your email/text reminders - I recommend reaching out to our support team at support@calendly.com, they’ll be able to look into the specifics of why those reminders might not be sending. Just include the event details for the invitees you’d like to look into and they can handle it from there! 🙂

This is very unfortunate.  I recently sold my wife (who mostly uses iCloud calendar) on getting a Calendly account for her work and iCloud calendar support is a deal breaker for her, I guess she will have to use one of your competitors.  

This is a showstopper for us. Heard nothing about this massive change until clients couldn’t book meetings and I had to dig around to find that, at Calendly, it’s back to the 1990s where developers treated Apple users as something they stepped in. We’re going elsewhere.

I have bought  a yearly subscription to calendal based on my ability to sync to ical. Now the program is of no use to me. Am I going to get my money back? This is a scam!