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2 stories · open in the command center
Cal.diy is a fully open-source, MIT-licensed scheduling platform that enables organizations to self-host scheduling infrastructure without enterprise dependencies or licensing fees, offering complete control over sensitive meeting and calendar data. This represents a strategic alternative for IT leaders seeking to reduce vendor lock-in, avoid SaaS recurring costs, and maintain full data sovereignty while managing scheduling workflows internally. Technology organizations should evaluate Cal.diy for scenarios where calendar and scheduling data sensitivity, compliance requirements, or cost optimization justify the operational overhead of self-hosting and infrastructure management.
Cal.com is transitioning from open source to closed source, citing AI-powered security threats that can systematically scan open codebases to identify and exploit vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed. The company argues that AI tools have fundamentally changed the risk calculus, making open source code essentially a blueprint for attackers, forcing them to prioritize customer data protection over transparency. They will maintain Cal.diy as an MIT-licensed open source version for hobbyists, while moving production systems to private repositories.