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Brand report · September 2026

Calendly Calendly: AI Visibility Report

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When buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini about coaching & development platforms, Calendly ranks #14 of 15, a Visibility Score of 7 in Coaching & Development Platforms .

These rankings are measured from what the three models know from training, not a live web search. The live-web grounded surface is rolling out across the index. Methodology.

How AI sees Calendly

Calendly barely registers in its only AI arena.

Where it wins. It does earn mentions in Coaching and Development Platforms, appearing in 14% of relevant prompts, which at least keeps it in contention against a 15-brand field.

Where it loses. A rank of 14 out of 15 and zero first-pick selections tells the real story: AI models reach for Practice, Paperbell, and HoneyBook long before Calendly, and the brand is entirely absent from the prompts that shape buying decisions, including best-overall, enterprise, startup, and use-case fit queries.

AI-generated analysis of the September 2026 measurements.

Positioning

How Calendly positions itself vs how AI ranks it

The pitch

"the modern scheduling platform that makes "finding time" a breeze"

What AI actually says

Homepage self-messaging · September 2026 ranking · the biggest gaps across the index →

Coaching & Development Platforms · #14 of 15

7 / 100 flat vs last month
14%
mention rate (72 answers)
6
avg. position
0%
first pick
2%
share of voice
9.2Jul 2026Jul 2026: 9.27.8Aug 2026Aug 2026: 7.87.1Sep 2026Sep 2026: 7.1
ChatGPT
10
Claude
8
Gemini
4

How the models portray Calendly

Being named is not the same as being recommended. Each mention is graded endorsed (a strong pick), listed (a neutral option), or caveated (named with a reservation).

20% 60% 20%
endorsed · 95% band 6–51% listed caveated graded across 10 mentions in Coaching & Development Platforms answers
Prompt themes Calendly would want to own

Share of each theme's answers that mention Calendly. Hover a row for the exact prompt. Compare shapes on the head-to-head page.

Gaps Best overall · Use-case fit · Top tools in 2026 · Startup & small team · Enterprise pick · Budget & alternatives

Most co-mentioned competitors

Share of Calendly's mentions where the AI models name this brand in the same answer. That is the real competitive set in the AI channel.

Practice
100%
Paperbell
80%
HoneyBook
80%
Dubsado
70%
CoachAccountable
60%
Notion
60%

Scores are measured from real AI answers, refreshed monthly. Methodology.

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