Nylas alternative

The Nylas alternative built for scheduling, and AI agents

Done with Nylas v3 migrations and per-connected-account bills? Meet.bot is complete scheduling, with pages, availability, booking, and calendar sync over a REST API and a native MCP server. Billed per meeting booked, live the same day, no Google or Microsoft app review.

Pay per meeting, not per account Unlimited users free Same-day launch

Works with the calendars your users already use

Gmail Google Workspace Microsoft 365 Outlook

Why developers leave Nylas

The same three reasons come up again and again. Meet.bot removes all three.

Forced version migrations

Nylas has deprecated two API versions. Each v2 to v3 jump means weeks of rewrites that break integrations and delay your roadmap, for no new functionality. Meet.bot has one stable v1 API.

Per-account pricing that compounds

At about $3 to $5 per connected account, a product with 500 customers spends $18k to $30k a year on the API layer, growing with every connection, not every booking. Meet.bot bills per meeting booked.

OAuth app setup and review

Every Nylas customer registers and maintains their own Google or Microsoft OAuth app and survives verification. Meet.bot Partner Connect needs none of it. Users connect in two clicks.

Meet.bot vs Nylas

Nylas is a broad calendar and email API you build scheduling on top of. Meet.bot is the scheduling product, finished, and AI-native.

 Meet.botNylas
What it isComplete scheduling solutionRaw calendar + email API
Scheduling pagesIncluded, ready to shareBuild your own
Availability engineBuilt in (buffers, hours, limits)Build your own logic
Booking & confirmationsAutomatic events + emailsBuild your own
AI agentsNative MCP server + REST APIREST API only
OAuth app setupNot requiredRequired per provider
Time to launchSame dayWeeks to months
Forced version migrationsNone, one stable APIv1 to v2 to v3
Pricing modelPer meeting bookedPer connected account
Free tierYes, no card requiredLimited sandbox
Calendar coverageGoogle, Microsoft OutlookGoogle, Microsoft, Apple, more
Email APINot includedIncluded
Raw calendar CRUDVia scheduling abstractionFull CRUD access

Honest take: if you need raw calendar CRUD, Apple or CalDAV, or an email API, Nylas covers more ground. For scheduling, Meet.bot is faster, cheaper to run, and AI-native. More below.

Privacy-first by architecture

A sync-engine API copies your users' calendars onto its servers. Meet.bot does not. We read availability live from Google and Microsoft only when a request needs it, so your users' calendar data stays with their provider, not in our database.

We don't copy your calendar

We never download your users' calendars into our system. Free/busy and events are read on demand from Google or Microsoft when a request needs them, then discarded, never mirrored into our database.

Least-privilege OAuth

We request the minimum calendar scopes to read availability and write the meetings you book. No mailbox access, no broad data grants.

GDPR, encrypted in transit

GDPR-compliant data handling, TLS encryption in transit, and JWT-signed webhooks so your systems can trust every event. Details in our privacy policy.

Two calls to book a meeting. Or one MCP server.

Read live availability and create a real booking, calendar invites and confirmations included. Wire it to your backend, or drop in the MCP server and let an AI agent do it.

REST API
// check availability
const slots = await fetch(
  "https://meet.bot/v1/slots?slug=demo",
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + token } }
).then(r => r.json());

// book the first open slot
await fetch("https://meet.bot/v1/book", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + token },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    slug: "demo", slot: slots[0].start,
    name: "Jane", email: "jane@acme.com"
  })
});
MCP server for claude, chatgpt, cursor
// add to your MCP client config
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meetbot": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@meetbot/mcp"],
      "env": { "MEETBOT_AUTH_TOKEN": "<token>" }
    }
  }
}

// then just ask:
"Book a 30-min demo with jane@acme.com next Tue PM"
Read the API docs See the MCP server

The only Nylas alternative with a native MCP server

Most stacks nail the conversation, then hand off finding a time to a clunky link. Meet.bot closes that loop. Your AI agent checks real availability and books on the user's Google or Outlook calendar, in the conversation.

AI SDRs and sales agents

Turn a yes into a booked demo without leaving the chat. Slots in alongside your outbound stack via API or MCP.

Support and voice agents

Schedule callbacks and escalations mid-conversation, with ticket context passed straight to the booking.

Embed in your product

Give your own users scheduling via the partner program. No Google or Microsoft setup, billed per meeting as you grow.

Teams building on Meet.bot

Works great, I use it almost every day!

A Ariadna Founder, SANNO

We added a calendar integration for our AI agent in less than 30 minutes.

V Vincent CEO, Scopy

Choose the right tool

Choose Meet.bot if

  • You need scheduling inside your product: pages, availability, booking, confirmations
  • You are building an AI agent that books meetings
  • You want to launch in a day, not build calendar infrastructure
  • You would rather pay per meeting than per connected account
  • You do not want to maintain Google or Microsoft OAuth apps

Choose Nylas if

  • You need raw calendar CRUD access beyond scheduling
  • You need an email API alongside calendar
  • You require Apple Calendar or CalDAV support
  • You have the team to build scheduling logic on a calendar API

Migrate from Nylas in a day

If you use Nylas for scheduling, the mapping is direct.

1

Availability queries to GET /v1/slots

Swap Nylas free/busy and availability calls for a single slots endpoint that already applies buffers, working hours, and limits.

2

Event creation to POST /v1/book

One call books the meeting and sends calendar events and confirmation emails to both sides.

3

Your OAuth app to Partner Connect

Drop the OAuth app registration and verification entirely. Users connect with two clicks, you get their API token by webhook.

4

Event webhooks to booking webhooks

Receive booked, rescheduled, and cancelled events, JWT-signed, to keep your system in sync.

Not ready to dive into the API?

Tell us what you are building and grab 15 minutes. We will map it to Meet.bot and answer pricing and migration questions directly.

No spam. We will only use this to prep your call.

Pick a time that works

Booked straight on our calendar. Yes, with Meet.bot.

Frequently asked questions

Is Meet.bot a drop-in Nylas alternative?

For scheduling, yes: availability, booking, and calendar events, usually migrated in a day. For raw calendar CRUD or an email API, Nylas covers a broader scope.

How does the pricing compare?

Nylas bills per connected account (about $3 to $5 per account per month). Meet.bot bills per meeting booked, unlimited users free, so cost tracks bookings, not connections.

Do users need a Google or Microsoft app?

No. Partner Connect lets users link a calendar in seconds, with no OAuth app registration, no verification, no app review wait.

Is it good for AI agents?

It is the differentiator: a native MCP server (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Windsurf) plus REST API, so an agent books real meetings in conversation.

How long does migration take?

About a day for scheduling. Slots, book, and Partner Connect map directly. Email hello@meet.bot and we will map your calls.

Can I embed or white-label?

Yes. Embed pages with ?show_background=0&primary_color=hex, or build your own UI on the Slots and Book endpoints.