Discover why groups prefer scheduling with Boomerang, the best Doodle alternative
Looking for a Doodle alternative without ads? You’ve come to the right place. Send Meeting Polls right from your email with Boomerang and get more responses, faster.
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Feature
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Unlimited meeting polls
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Invite via link
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Invite via email with an always up-to-date Magic Live Poll image
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Check conflicts on multiple calendars during poll creation
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Choose which calendar to book to during poll creation
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Manage polls from email without switching apps
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No ads
Requires paid subscription
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Set a poll deadline
Requires paid subscription
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Email support
Requires paid subscription
Plus, you get access to these amazing email productivity features:
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Send Later
Schedule when emails get sent
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Reminders
Never let anything slip through the cracks
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Response Tracking
Know if and when they’ve opened your email
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Click Tracking
Boomerang can track which links have been clicked in your email
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Respondable
A real-time AI writing assistant to help you write better, more actionable emails
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Insights
A personalized report on your writing style, inbox management habits, and more
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Integrated inside the tools you already use
Boomerang is part of your Inbox, not a separate app you have to log into like Doodle. That makes it more convenient to create polls from an email and receive live updates as participants vote.
Participants are your guests, not an ad audience
Boomerang offers a convenient, respectful experience for your guests. Unlike Doodle, we don’t bombard them with ads when they respond to your poll, helping you get more responses and leave a more professional impression.
Magic Live Poll means more responses, more quickly
Boomerang’s Meeting Poll is designed to help you get more responses from participants more quickly. No account, login, or email is required to vote. When you send invites via email, participants receive a Magic Live Poll that updates with the latest responses, which research shows will encourage them to respond more quickly.
Watch how easy it is to schedule a meeting with Meeting Poll
No endless back and forth. No links to external tools to manage.
Just smooth, simple scheduling,
right from your email.
Schedule every type of meeting with Boomerang
Boomerang has convenient meeting scheduling features built into your inbox for any type of event.
Suggest Times
A lightweight way to share general availability when you have flexibility for when you can meet. Only shows free or busy so you don’t ever risk losing privacy.
Share Free/Busy
A lightweight way to share general availability when you have flexibility for when you can meet. Only shows free or busy so you don’t ever risk losing privacy.
Bookable Schedule
The perfect solution if you find you need to share availability with a lot of different people. Set up a schedule of availability once, then share that schedule anytime you want, as often as you want. Think of it as the world’s easiest way to have office hours. And thanks to the Magic Live Calendar you’ll never be double booked.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Boomerang's Meeting Poll feature?
Meeting Poll is a simple, efficient way to schedule meetings with multiple people, without the hassle of emailing or texting back and forth. Instead of asking “When works for everyone?” and hoping for the best, you can send a poll with multiple time slots straight from your email (or text a link, if that’s how you roll). Participants vote on the options that work for them, and when you’re ready to lock in a time, Boomerang will create a calendar invite and send it to your guests in one click. It’s designed to make group scheduling faster, less frustrating, and completely integrated with Gmail or Outlook.
How is Boomerang Meeting Poll different from Doodle?
Boomerang Meeting Poll is built directly into your email inbox, so you can schedule meetings without switching tabs, learning a new platform, or logging in somewhere else. Doodle, on the other hand, is a standalone scheduling website that requires users to navigate away from their email and often create an account. Boomerang is designed to provide the best recipient experience possible, allowing you to send a Magic Live Poll to participants that will show the most up-to-date options and responses directly in their email. When you use Boomerang’s Meeting Poll, recipients don’t need to create an account, log in, or even enter their email address — they can simply click to respond. Doodle requires your guests to enter their email address to vote. Boomerang also offers support for multiple calendars, including allowing you to choose which calendar to book the meeting to while creating the poll (great for assistants supporting one or multiple executives) and allowing you to preview multiple calendars for conflicts.
Is Boomerang Meeting Poll free to use like Doodle?
Yes, Boomerang Meeting Polls are available on the free Basic plan, with no ads. When you use Doodle, your participants will see ads when they respond to your poll unless you pay for a subscription. Boomerang does not monetize any of its features with ads, and never will.