Comparison
Doodle is for groups picking from a list of times. Awase is for one host (or small team) whose availability already lives in Google Calendar and should drive a booking page — without restarting a poll when Tuesday opens up.
Real-world example
A wedding photographer sends a Doodle for a consultation. The couple ticks three options. By the time everyone responds, the photographer already booked a shoot on one of those slots in Google Calendar. With Awase, they publish a bookable link with booking types "Consultation (15 min)" and "Engagement session (2 hr)" — open slots come from synced Google calendars, and each request waits in Pending until they approve.
Manual polls vs synced availability
| Feature | Awase | Doodle |
|---|---|---|
Availability from synced Google Calendar Slots reflect imported calendars, not manually entered poll options. | Yes | Manual options; calendar integrations vary by plan |
One host share link — no group vote Client picks from real open time. | Yes | Poll-first; one-to-one booking is not the core |
Private event titles hidden on share page Per-calendar Private setting on links. | Yes | Not designed for ongoing client booking privacy |
Booking types with duration and weekly hours Consultation vs session, buffers, min notice. | Yes | No |
Group time voting without calendars Eight people, no shared calendar system. | No | Yes |
Participants book without accounts Low friction for external guests. | Yes | Yes |
Doodle still fits a PTA meeting or a cross-company workshop where nobody will connect calendars. Awase fits a services business where you already block time in Google Calendar and want clients to request slots from that truth — not from a poll you typed on Sunday night.
Polls do not know a hold cancelled. Awase recomputes open slots from imported Google events plus your availability rules. When you approve a booking, it blocks time in Awase so you do not double-book while waiting to add the ICS to Google.
Awase advantage: No "actually that time is gone" email after the poll already converged.
Awase does not find when six executives are all free via a poll. It publishes one workspace's availability. For group votes without calendars, Doodle still wins.
Only if everyone’s availability is already in connected Google calendars and one person’s link is enough. For ad-hoc groups without calendars, Doodle is simpler.
No. Clients submit a request; you or an assistant approves it. That is intentional for businesses that want a review step.
Doodle when people need to vote. Awase when one professional's Google Calendar should drive client booking with privacy controls.
If you send Doodle links to paying clients who could use a bookable page, try one Awase link for a month.
Start freeReplace polls and email chains with one synced link.
Read the guideConsultation vs session types — a concrete setup.
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