Cal.com vs TidyCal: privacy compared
Cal.com and TidyCal are both rated in scheduling against the same 9 public criteria. Cal.com is based in the United States (Five Eyes); TidyCal is based in the United States (Five Eyes).
| Criterion | Cal.com Our pick | TidyCal |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | Grade F F (38/100) | Grade F F (9/100) |
| 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 | No |
| Transparency report Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds? | No | No |
| Tells users about requests Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it? | No | No |
| TLS configuration Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better? | Yes source | Partial source |
| Security headers Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better? | Yes source | No source |
| Modern web standards Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test? | Partial source | Partial source |
Which is more private, Cal.com or TidyCal?
Cal.com scores higher on the public criteria: 38 out of 100, against 9 for TidyCal. Cal.com does better on no ads or data sales, independent audit, TLS configuration and security headers. 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%.
TidyCal. TidyCal scores 9 out of 100 (grade F) on the scheduling criteria. It partly meets TLS configuration and modern web standards. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C- and Internet.nl website score 71%.