Cal.com vs Microsoft Bookings: privacy compared
Cal.com and Microsoft Bookings are both rated in scheduling against the same 9 public criteria. Cal.com is based in the United States (Five Eyes); Microsoft Bookings is based in the United States (Five Eyes).
| Criterion | Cal.com Our pick | Microsoft Bookings |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Grade F F (38/100) | Grade D D (44/100) |
| Jurisdiction | United States Five Eyes | United States Five Eyes |
| Open source Is all the source code needed to run the product public? | No source | No |
| No trackers or telemetry Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default? | No source | No source |
| No ads or data sales Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data? | Yes source | No source |
| Independent audit Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years? | Partial source | Partial source |
| Transparency report Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds? | No | Yes source |
| Tells users about requests Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it? | No | Yes source |
| TLS configuration Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better? | Yes source | Yes source |
| Security headers Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better? | Yes source | Partial source |
| Modern web standards Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test? | Partial source | Yes source |
Which is more private, Cal.com or Microsoft Bookings?
Microsoft Bookings scores higher on the public criteria: 44 out of 100, against 38 for Cal.com. Cal.com does better on no ads or data sales and security headers. Microsoft Bookings does better on transparency report, tells users about requests and modern web standards. How scoring works
Summaries
Cal.com. Cal.com scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the scheduling criteria. It meets 3 of 9 criteria: no ads or data sales, TLS configuration and security headers. It partly meets independent audit and modern web standards. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+ and Internet.nl website score 78%.
Microsoft Bookings. Microsoft Bookings scores 44 out of 100 (grade D) on the scheduling criteria. It meets 4 of 9 criteria: transparency report, tells users about requests, TLS configuration and modern web standards. It partly meets independent audit and security headers. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B+ and Internet.nl website score 96%.