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Cal Pay is Cal.com’s own payment option. It is available on every account by default, so there is nothing to install from the app store and no Stripe or PayPal account to connect before you can charge for a booking. Payments are processed by Whop. Fees are taken out of each payment and each withdrawal, so the booker pays exactly the price you set. See Fees for the full breakdown.
1

Open the Link you want to charge for

Go to your Links and open the one you want to charge for.
2

Open Payments & Seats

In the left menu of the Link, under Booking experience, select Payments & Seats.Cal Pay 01 Payments Seats Tab 2
3

Turn on Paid booking

Switch on Paid booking, then choose Cal Pay under Select a payment app.
4

Set a price and currency

Enter the Price and choose the Currency. The price must be at least the currency’s minimum charge.
5

Choose a refund policy

Pick how refunds are handled: Always, Never, or If cancelled a set number of days or business days before the booking.
6

Save

Select Save. Every new booking on that Link now requires payment.

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What the booker sees

The booker fills in your booking form as usual and pays before the booking is created. Checkout runs inside the booking page itself, so they are never redirected to an external payment page. Once the payment goes through, the booking is confirmed and they receive their confirmation and a receipt.

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Fees

Cal Pay charges a fee at two points: when a booker pays you, and when you withdraw your balance. Both are deducted from the amount, never added to the price the booker sees.

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Fees on each payment

Each payment includes these fees:
  • Fixed card processing fee: $0.30
  • Radar fee: $0.07
  • Payment processing percentage fee: a percentage of the payment amount
  • Application fee: Cal.com’s take rate
  • Orchestration fee
The fixed card processing fee and the Radar fee are the same on every payment, so they make up a much bigger share of very small payments. For example, a 1.00paymenthas1.00 payment has 0.42 in fees:

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Fees on each withdrawal

You can withdraw your balance by card, standard ACH, next day ACH, wire, PayPal, or Cash App. The processing rate depends on the method you choose. PayPal and Cash App withdrawals are instant. ACH and wire transfers take 1 to 3 days to reach your bank. A Cal.com withdrawal fee is also deducted from each withdrawal.

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Example: a $55.00 booking from payment to bank

Here is how fees added up to 6.12ona6.12 on a 55.00 payment that was then withdrawn to a bank account.

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How the money reaches you

1

The booker pays

They choose a payment method and pay for the booking.
2

The amount lands in your Cal Pay wallet

Once the transaction goes through, the money settles into your Cal Pay wallet rather than straight into your bank.
3

You start a withdrawal

Go to Apps > Installed apps > Payment. Under Cal Pay you will find Balance and withdrawals with your Total balance and Available balance. Select WithdrawCal Pay 05 Withdraw
4

You complete identity verification

Identity verification (KYC) happens at your first withdrawal, not when you set Cal Pay up. Do it before you are counting on a payout arriving.
5

You choose where the money goes

Pick your preferred payout method and the funds move from your Cal Pay wallet to that account.

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Cal Pay and Stripe

Both options exist for Links. If you already collect payments through the Stripe app, that keeps working. Cal Pay is the option that needs no external account. For events, Cal Pay is the only option. Stripe and PayPal cannot be used to sell event tickets.