Instead of Fantastical, try one of these 3.
Every alternative is lined up against Fantastical on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Fantastical sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.
How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. Our pick, marked in lime, is the option we would point most people leaving Fantastical to first. How we compare.
Fantastical alternatives at a glance
Fantastical is a paid calendar app (from $7/mo). We compared 3 alternatives: 1 is open source, 1 is completely free, 1 can be self-hosted and 0 work fully offline. The most popular is Cal.com, with 560 likes, while our pick is Notion Calendar.
Open-source scheduling infrastructure, Calendly-style.
Freemium · Open source · Self‑hostable