Compare emclient and DAViCal on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Calendar tools, Freemium: free tier available, paid Pro licenses from…
At a Glance
emclient
DAViCal
Primary category
Calendar
Calendar
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
Freemium: free tier available, paid Pro licenses from $39.95-$79.95, with a free trial.
Free / Open Source
Starting price
$0
Free
Free plan
Not documented
Yes
Free trial
Not documented
Not documented
Platforms
Mac, Windows
Not documented
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Not documented
Not documented
Public API
Not documented
Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
emclient
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
DAViCal
Open Source — Free N/A
Pros & Cons
emclient
Pros
Free tier available — the pricing page shows a $0 starting price
Native desktop apps for both Windows and Mac, per the product's own 'Email Client for Windows and Mac' positioning
Combines email, calendar, and notes (with note sync, tags, and an advanced notes editor) in one client
Free trial offered on the pricing page for evaluating paid Pro licenses before purchase
Cons
Raw pricing evidence lists several price points ($39.95, $49.95, $59.95, $79.95) without clear plan-tier labels in the crawl, making it hard to know what's included at each level without visiting the live pricing page
No evidence of third-party integrations (e.g., other apps, services, or APIs) was found anywhere in the crawled pages
Mobile platform support (iOS/Android) is only confirmed via homepage keyword matches, not a dedicated mobile features page in the evidence
DAViCal
Pros
Completely free and open source under the GPLv2 license
Full control and ownership over calendar and contact data via self-hosting
Implements open CalDAV/CardDAV standards, ensuring broad client compatibility
Mature, long-standing project with a stable feature set for group calendaring
Cons
Requires manual setup and maintenance of a PHP and PostgreSQL server stack
Administrative interface is functional but visually dated compared to newer alternatives
No official commercial support channel; relies on community and third-party providers
Less actively developed than some newer self-hosted alternatives like Baikal or Nextcloud
Use Cases
emclient
DAViCal
Self-Hosted Organizational Calendaring — Running a private, self-hosted shared calendar and scheduling server for a small business or non-profit.
Privacy-Focused Calendar Hosting — Keeping calendar and contact data fully in-house to meet data-residency or privacy requirements.
Group Meeting Scheduling — Using free/busy lookups and shared calendar delegation to coordinate meetings across a team.