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Doodle vs LettuceMeet

LettuceMeet has everyone paint when they are free on a grid. Doodle is a poll of times the organiser proposes.

Creating an event on Doodle needs an account. On LettuceMeet it does not. Doodle can send a calendar invitation when the time is chosen. LettuceMeet's site does not say it emails the group an invitation.

Side by side

Doodle details checked on 2026-09-18 against their own site; LettuceMeet on 2026-10-19 against theirs. If anything here has gone out of date, tell us and it gets fixed.

1. LettuceMeet: The privacy policy says people may visit anonymously, and an email on a response is described as used only to update you about that meeting. Editing a response that was saved to an account requires being signed in as that user. ↩
2. Doodle: Answering a poll needs no account. Creating one does: Doodle now requires a free account of the organiser. ↩
3. LettuceMeet: The homepage description says the product is 100% free with no account required, and the app offers Continue as guest. An account is optional. The signup page lists a Google or Outlook calendar overlay, editing meetings later, and notifications as the reasons to create one. ↩
4. LettuceMeet: The how-it-works page says you pick dates, fill in your availability, share a link, and LettuceMeet overlays everyone's responses to find the best slot. It is not a poll of times the organiser typed out in advance. ↩
5. Doodle: Doodle sends a calendar invitation once the organiser has connected a calendar, and a confirmation email otherwise. Its pricing page also lists calendar invites among the Pro features, so the free tier may send only the email. ↩
6. LettuceMeet: Linking Google lets LettuceMeet view your events while you fill availability, and add or update events it creates on that calendar. The homepage calls this Google Calendar integration. The how-it-works steps stop once the best slot is visible, and the site does not say LettuceMeet emails the group an invitation. ↩
7. LettuceMeet: The homepage loads Google AdSense, and the cookie notice says marketing cookies are used to provide customized ads. The privacy policy also mentions sharing information with advertisers. ↩
8. Doodle: Pro is $15 a month, or $132 a year. Team is $21 per user per month, or $16 billed annually, with a two-seat minimum. Enterprise starts at $15,000 a year. Figures from Doodle’s help centre, which states them in text; the pricing page renders its amounts in the browser. Third-party listicles still quoting $6.95 are years stale. ↩
9. LettuceMeet: The homepage description says 100% free. On 19 October 2026 the site had no pricing page, and the app had no paid plan in its public copy. ↩

When Doodle is the better choice

You are polling a handful of fixed options rather than open availability, or you want the paid features around branding and reminders that a business account brings.

When LettuceMeet is the better choice

You want your Google or Outlook calendar drawn underneath the grid while you fill availability, and you want an account so you can edit the meeting later and hear when someone responds.

A third option

We make Overlap, so weigh this accordingly. It is a grid like LettuceMeet, with no account for anyone and no advertising. If the organiser connects Google, Overlap emails a calendar invitation with a Meet link to the people who left an email. Anyone can download an .ics file without signing in. People who left no email are not emailed an invitation.

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