The Microsoft Bookings alternative for recruiting
Microsoft Bookings does something most schedulers don't: it genuinely reads your team's availability. The wall arrives the moment the person you need to schedule isn't in your company.
Why look beyond Microsoft Bookings?
Bookings reads the free/busy of licensed staff inside YOUR Microsoft 365 tenant. An agency's hiring manager is almost always at the client, in another tenant — you'd have to create them an account and a licence on your side, which nobody does for three interviews. SyncHire asks them for a read-only connection from a link: no account, no licence, and it works with Outlook and Google alike.
| SyncHire | Microsoft Bookings | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Interviews with a client's hiring manager | Appointment booking for a team already on Microsoft 365 |
| Shows the hiring manager's live availability | Yes | — |
| Hiring manager connects without an account or seat | Yes | No |
| Named link per candidate | Yes | No |
| Recruiting-focused link tracking | Yes | — |
| Automatic Google Meet / Teams link | Yes | Yes |
| French-native + RGPD (read-only free/busy) | Yes | — |
| Integrations (ATS, Zapier, etc.) | No | Yes |
| Typical price | Free (early access) | Included with Microsoft 365 Business plans |
Why choose SyncHire for recruiting?
SyncHire reads the hiring manager's real free/busy from a read-only calendar connection (no account, no seat) and shows the candidate only genuinely-free times, on a link that carries their name. The interview lands on your calendar with a Google Meet or Teams link. It's French-native and RGPD-first.
When is Microsoft Bookings still the better choice?
If you schedule with internal colleagues who are already licensed on Microsoft 365, Bookings is included in your subscription and tightly integrated with Teams. No need to pay for another tool.
Frequently asked questions
Does SyncHire work with Outlook and Teams?
Yes. Recruiters and hiring managers can connect Google or Microsoft, and a booked interview automatically gets a Teams link (or Google Meet, depending on the organiser's calendar).
Why not just use Bookings?
If all your interviewers are in your Microsoft 365 tenant, do. Bookings can't read the calendar of someone who has no licence with you — which is exactly a client-side hiring manager.
Does the hiring manager have to install anything?
No. They open a link, allow read-only access to their free/busy, and that's it. No SyncHire account, no licence.
Last checked 26 July 2026. Competitors' features and prices change — check their own sites. Comparison made in good faith; tell us if anything is out of date.