Short answer: yes, Doodle still has a free plan, but it now allows just one group poll. If you're asking this question, you've probably noticed that the free plan doesn't do what it used to. You're not imagining it.
What Doodle's free plan includes in 2026
As of September 2026, Doodle's pricing page lists these limits on the free plan:
- One group poll
- One booking page
- One 1:1
- Basic sign-up sheets
Everything else requires a paid plan, including features that used to be part of the core experience:
- No ads is a paid feature. On the free plan, both you and the people you invite see ads.
- Deadlines and reminders are paid.
- Hiding participant details is paid.
- Unlimited polls start at Pro, which costs $15 per month, or $11 per month if you pay for a year upfront.
What changed
Doodle built its reputation as the free way to find a time that works for a group. Over the past few years, the focus has shifted. The free plan shrank step by step, ads became more prominent, and the product is now aimed at teams and organizations. Their plans today run from Pro at $11 per seat per month up to an Enterprise tier that starts at $15,000 per year.
That's a legitimate business choice, and if your company schedules client meetings all day, Doodle's paid plans may serve you well. But if you're the person who occasionally needs to find a time for a book club, a committee, a rehearsal, or a team catch-up, you're no longer who Doodle is building for.
If you just need a scheduling poll
That's the gap Rallly fills. It does one thing: you suggest some times, share a link, and everyone votes on what works. The things Doodle now charges for are free here:
- Unlimited polls. Create as many as you need.
- No ads. Not for you, not for your participants.
- No account required. Participants vote with just the link, and you can create a poll without signing up.
- Unlimited participants. No caps on how many people can vote.
- Automatic time zone conversion. Everyone sees the options in their own time zone.
Rallly is also open source, so you can inspect exactly how it works and even host it on your own server.
To be equally transparent about our model: Rallly makes money from Rallly Pro, which adds features you'd want if you use it professionally, like custom branding and polls that stay around indefinitely. That's what keeps the free plan free, without ads, for everyone else.
If you want a feature-by-feature comparison, see how Rallly compares to Doodle.
Or skip the reading and create a poll right now. It takes about a minute, and nobody has to sign up for anything.