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Cal.com is the best alternative to Chili Piper. We’ll also explore other options you can consider.

A very real and common issue we’ve heard while visiting for a checkup is, “Sorry, we’ll need to take your details again, because we don’t have your previous records”. When health records are not available, trust is slightly dented on the patient’s side, care slows down, and work increases for the clinic staff. When records are not carried over, every visit risks starting from scratch. Cal.com reduces the friction early on by making sure appointments are created correctly, before clinical care begins.

Chili Piper vs. Cal.com? In this article, we put these 2 scheduling platforms head-to-head so you know which is best for you.

Our clear stance: Cal.com is the best scheduling software overall because it works for more use cases, costs less, and gives you complete control over your scheduling workflows.

One of the most reported operational issues in US medical spas is double booking. In fact, double bookings are so common that staff are used to asking patients to wait, or to move rooms, or rushing the documentation later. However, this doesn’t have to be.

Slow CI is one of those things that grinds engineering team’s gears. Engineers wait longer for feedback, context-switching increases, and the temptation to batch changes grows, which only makes things worse. We spent a few weeks optimizing our GitHub Actions workflows and cut our PR checks from 30 minutes to 5 minutes. That’s an 83% reduction in wait time, achieved without sacrificing any test coverage or quality gates.

There wasn’t a single magic fix. We looked at where time was actually going and applied three principles: smart job dependencies, aggressive caching, and test sharding. Here’s what we learned.

Cal.com is the best software for small businesses that rely on client bookings, managing service-based workflows, coordinating team availability, and more.

An online booking system is a game-changer for businesses in 2026. It allows you to consolidate several business expenses, such as infrastructure and personnel, into one subscription cost. Additionally, your customers and clients get the autonomy to book an appointment or meeting without having to set up a call.

Learn about how Peer and team shipped a native app in under 3 weeks.