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Scheduling tools for coaches and consultants — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for scheduling tools for coaches and consultants, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

Answer archive Methodology Data studies JSON

What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲Paperbell moved #3 → #2
▼Acuity moved #2 → #3
▲Simply Coach moved #6 → #5
▼Cal.com moved #5 → #6
▲Simply Coach +5.8pp (41.7% → 47.5%)
▲Google Meet +5.8pp (29.2% → 35%)
▲Paperbell +5.4pp (52.1% → 57.5%)
▲Outlook +3.7pp (31.3% → 35%)
▲Koalendar +3.7pp (31.3% → 35%)
▲Stripe +2.1pp (47.9% → 50%)
▲Calendly +1.7pp (70.8% → 72.5%)
▼Acuity -1.7pp (54.2% → 52.5%)
▲PayPal +1.7pp (33.3% → 35%)
▼Cal.com -1.3pp (43.8% → 42.5%)

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

▲ INKoalendar entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTGoogle Calendar left the top 10 (#9 → #13)
▲Simply Coach moved #10 → #6
▼Google Calendar moved #9 → #13
▼Outlook moved #6 → #8
▲Koalendar moved #11 → #9
▼Google Meet moved #8 → #10
▲Paperbell moved #4 → #3
▼Stripe moved #3 → #4
▲Simply Coach +12.5pp (29.2% → 41.7%)
▼Outlook -9pp (40.3% → 31.3%)
▼Google Calendar -5.6pp (30.6% → 25%)
▼Stripe -4.9pp (52.8% → 47.9%)
▼Acuity -4.1pp (58.3% → 54.2%)
▼Google Meet -4.1pp (33.3% → 29.2%)
▲Koalendar +3.5pp (27.8% → 31.3%)
▼Calendly -2.8pp (73.6% → 70.8%)
▲Paperbell +2.1pp (50% → 52.1%)
▼PayPal -1.4pp (34.7% → 33.3%)

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

▲ INSimply Coach entered the top 10 (#19 → #10)
▼ OUTSetmore left the top 10 (#8 → #12)
▲Simply Coach moved #19 → #10
▼Setmore moved #8 → #12
▲Google Meet moved #10 → #8
▲Paperbell moved #5 → #4
▼Cal.com moved #4 → #5
▲Outlook moved #7 → #6
▼PayPal moved #6 → #7
▲Simply Coach +10.4pp (18.8% → 29.2%)
▼Stripe -7.2pp (60% → 52.8%)
▼Cal.com -5.6pp (50% → 44.4%)
▼Acuity -5.5pp (63.8% → 58.3%)
▲Outlook +5.3pp (35% → 40.3%)
▲Google Meet +4.5pp (28.8% → 33.3%)
▼PayPal -4.1pp (38.8% → 34.7%)
▼Setmore -2.2pp (30% → 27.8%)
▲Google Calendar +1.8pp (28.8% → 30.6%)
▼Calendly -1.4pp (75% → 73.6%)

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INGoogle Calendar entered the top 10 (#14 → #9)
▲ INGoogle Meet entered the top 10 (#16 → #10)
▼ OUTYouCanBook.me left the top 10 (#7 → #14)
▼ OUTSquarespace left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▼YouCanBook.me moved #7 → #14
▲Google Meet moved #16 → #10
▲Google Calendar moved #14 → #9
▼Squarespace moved #9 → #12
▲Setmore moved #10 → #8
▲Outlook moved #8 → #7
▲Google Meet +8pp (20.8% → 28.8%)
▼YouCanBook.me -7.9pp (35.4% → 27.5%)
▲Google Calendar +5.9pp (22.9% → 28.8%)
▲Paperbell +4.2pp (45.8% → 50%)
▼Squarespace -3.8pp (31.3% → 27.5%)
▼Acuity -2.9pp (66.7% → 63.8%)
▲Setmore +2.9pp (27.1% → 30%)
▲Calendly +2.1pp (72.9% → 75%)
▼Cal.com -2.1pp (52.1% → 50%)
▲Outlook +1.7pp (33.3% → 35%)
▲PayPal +1.3pp (37.5% → 38.8%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲Squarespace moved #10 → #9
▼Setmore moved #9 → #10
▲Squarespace +4.5pp (26.8% → 31.3%)
▼Paperbell -4.2pp (50% → 45.8%)
▲YouCanBook.me +3.3pp (32.1% → 35.4%)
▲Outlook +2.9pp (30.4% → 33.3%)
▼Calendly -2.1pp (75% → 72.9%)
▲Cal.com +2.1pp (50% → 52.1%)
▲PayPal +1.8pp (35.7% → 37.5%)
▼Setmore -1.5pp (28.6% → 27.1%)
▼Acuity -1.2pp (67.9% → 66.7%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲ INOutlook entered the top 10 (#14 → #8)
▲ INSquarespace entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTKoalendar left the top 10 (#8 → #13)
▼ OUTSimply Coach left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Outlook moved #14 → #8
▼Koalendar moved #8 → #13
▲Squarespace moved #13 → #10
▲Cal.com moved #5 → #4
▼Paperbell moved #4 → #5
▼Simply Coach moved #10 → #11
▼Koalendar -7.4pp (30.6% → 23.2%)
▲Outlook +6.8pp (23.6% → 30.4%)
▲Stripe +5.1pp (55.6% → 60.7%)
▼Paperbell -4.2pp (54.2% → 50%)
▼Cal.com -2.8pp (52.8% → 50%)
▼Simply Coach -2.8pp (27.8% → 25%)
▼YouCanBook.me -2.6pp (34.7% → 32.1%)
▲Squarespace +1.8pp (25% → 26.8%)
▼Acuity -1.5pp (69.4% → 67.9%)
▼Calendly -1.4pp (76.4% → 75%)
▲PayPal +1pp (34.7% → 35.7%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Sep 7, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Sep 6, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Sep 5, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Sep 4, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Sep 3, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Sep 2, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Sep 1, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Aug 31, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Aug 30, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Calendly72.5%
#2Paperbell57.5%
#3Acuity52.5%
#4Stripe50%
#5Simply Coach47.5%
#6Cal.com42.5%
#7PayPal35%
#8Outlook35%
#9Koalendar35%
#10Google Meet35%

Aug 29, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v4-7

#1Calendly70.8%
#2Acuity54.2%
#3Paperbell52.1%
#4Stripe47.9%
#5Cal.com43.8%
#6Simply Coach41.7%
#7PayPal33.3%
#8Outlook31.3%
#9Koalendar31.3%
#10Google Meet29.2%

Aug 28, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v4-7

#1Calendly73.6%
#2Acuity58.3%
#3Stripe52.8%
#4Paperbell50%
#5Cal.com44.4%
#6Outlook40.3%
#7PayPal34.7%
#8Google Meet33.3%
#9Google Calendar30.6%
#10Simply Coach29.2%

Aug 27, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v4-7

#1Calendly73.6%
#2Acuity58.3%
#3Stripe52.8%
#4Paperbell50%
#5Cal.com44.4%
#6Outlook40.3%
#7PayPal34.7%
#8Google Meet33.3%
#9Google Calendar30.6%
#10Simply Coach29.2%

Aug 26, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v4-7

#1Calendly73.6%
#2Acuity58.3%
#3Stripe52.8%
#4Paperbell50%
#5Cal.com44.4%
#6Outlook40.3%
#7PayPal34.7%
#8Google Meet33.3%
#9Google Calendar30.6%
#10Simply Coach29.2%

Aug 25, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v4-7

#1Calendly73.6%
#2Acuity58.3%
#3Stripe52.8%
#4Paperbell50%
#5Cal.com44.4%
#6Outlook40.3%
#7PayPal34.7%
#8Google Meet33.3%
#9Google Calendar30.6%
#10Simply Coach29.2%

Aug 24, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Calendly73.6%
#2Acuity58.3%
#3Stripe52.8%
#4Paperbell50%
#5Cal.com44.4%
#6Outlook40.3%
#7PayPal34.7%
#8Google Meet33.3%
#9Google Calendar30.6%
#10Simply Coach29.2%

Aug 23, 202680 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Calendly75%
#2Acuity63.8%
#3Stripe60%
#4Cal.com50%
#5Paperbell50%
#6PayPal38.8%
#7Outlook35%
#8Setmore30%
#9Google Calendar28.8%
#10Google Meet28.8%

Aug 22, 202648 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4

#1Calendly72.9%
#2Acuity66.7%
#3Stripe60.4%
#4Cal.com52.1%
#5Paperbell45.8%
#6PayPal37.5%
#7YouCanBook.me35.4%
#8Outlook33.3%
#9Squarespace31.3%
#10Setmore27.1%

Aug 21, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4

#1Calendly75%
#2Acuity67.9%
#3Stripe60.7%
#4Cal.com50%
#5Paperbell50%
#6PayPal35.7%
#7YouCanBook.me32.1%
#8Outlook30.4%
#9Setmore28.6%
#10Squarespace26.8%

Aug 20, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Calendly75%
#2Acuity67.9%
#3Stripe60.7%
#4Cal.com50%
#5Paperbell50%
#6PayPal35.7%
#7YouCanBook.me32.1%
#8Outlook30.4%
#9Setmore28.6%
#10Squarespace26.8%

Aug 19, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Calendly76.4%
#2Acuity69.4%
#3Stripe55.6%
#4Paperbell54.2%
#5Cal.com52.8%
#6PayPal34.7%
#7YouCanBook.me34.7%
#8Koalendar30.6%
#9Setmore29.2%
#10Simply Coach27.8%

Aug 18, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Calendly76.4%
#2Acuity69.4%
#3Stripe55.6%
#4Paperbell54.2%
#5Cal.com52.8%
#6PayPal34.7%
#7YouCanBook.me34.7%
#8Koalendar30.6%
#9Setmore29.2%
#10Simply Coach27.8%

Aug 17, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Calendly76.4%
#2Acuity69.4%
#3Stripe55.6%
#4Paperbell54.2%
#5Cal.com52.8%
#6PayPal34.7%
#7YouCanBook.me34.7%
#8Koalendar30.6%
#9Setmore29.2%
#10Simply Coach27.8%

Aug 16, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Calendly76.4%
#2Acuity69.4%
#3Stripe55.6%
#4Paperbell54.2%
#5Cal.com52.8%
#6PayPal34.7%
#7YouCanBook.me34.7%
#8Koalendar30.6%
#9Setmore29.2%
#10Simply Coach27.8%

Aug 15, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Calendly76.4%
#2Acuity69.4%
#3Stripe55.6%
#4Paperbell54.2%
#5Cal.com52.8%
#6PayPal34.7%
#7YouCanBook.me34.7%
#8Koalendar30.6%
#9Setmore29.2%
#10Simply Coach27.8%

Aug 14, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Calendly76.4%
#2Acuity69.4%
#3Stripe55.6%
#4Paperbell54.2%
#5Cal.com52.8%
#6PayPal34.7%
#7YouCanBook.me34.7%
#8Koalendar30.6%
#9Setmore29.2%
#10Simply Coach27.8%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/scheduling-tools-for-coaches/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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