OnceHub

Publish booking pages with routing rules, forms, and reminders

KINDA · partial replacement
price $12/mo per seatsubscription / year $144estimated build time multi-dayreplaced by 0 people

The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For OnceHub, publish booking pages with routing rules, forms, and reminders. The hard boundary is routing depth, calendar integrations, crm workflows, and dependable scheduling, plus calendar integrations and reliability.

Build verification: not recorded. How we judge buildability

What you give up

  • routing depth, calendar integrations, CRM workflows, and dependable scheduling
  • multiple calendar providers
  • team routing and round-robin
  • payments
  • timezone edge-case maturity

Why people still pay

People still pay for OnceHub because people pay because one double booking or missed invite can cost more than years of subscription fees. The recurring cost buys OAuth refresh, webhooks, timezone databases, race conditions, reminders, deliverability, privacy, and uptime, not just the visible interface.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • Google OAuth credentials, a registered HTTPS callback and calendar access granted by the owner. Confirm the provider scopes and publishing requirements before adding guests.
  • Implementation components: Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations. PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace. One Google Calendar OAuth adapter, a timezone-aware date library, and an outbox worker for email/ICS delivery.
  • Scope boundary: routing depth, calendar integrations, CRM workflows, and dependable scheduling; multiple calendar providers
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Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations.
02
PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.
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One Google Calendar OAuth adapter, a timezone-aware date library, and an outbox worker for email/ICS delivery.
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Domain model: intake answers, routing rules, chosen host, availability intervals and confirmed booking receipts
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

1

Phase 1

Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Ask a short intake form, apply explicit deterministic routing and book against one configured host calendar. Explain the routing decision and retain a manual fallback for unmatched requests. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: routing depth, calendar integrations, CRM workflows, and dependable scheduling; multiple calendar providers

2

Phase 2

Durable model. Model intake answers, routing rules, chosen host, availability intervals and confirmed booking receipts Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: Routing decisions cannot reveal private calendars or rely on hidden sensitive traits; the selected host must still pass the normal availability check.

3

Phase 3

Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Store UTC instants plus the intended IANA timezone. Reserve locally in a transaction, recheck provider availability, create with a stable external ID, then reconcile timeouts before retrying.

4

Phase 4

Permissions and integration failure. Encrypt refresh tokens with a separately managed key; expose busy intervals rather than event titles publicly. Hash guest management tokens and bound their lifetime. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results.

5

Phase 5

Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README.

6

Phase 6

Acceptance scenarios. An unmatched intake answer opens a manual request instead of a fake slot; two routed guests cannot reserve the same host interval. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder.

the pro prompt
download AGENTS.md
WORKING SLICE
Ask a short intake form, apply explicit deterministic routing and book against one configured host calendar. Explain the routing decision and retain a manual fallback for unmatched requests.

Build this scoped OnceHub-inspired workflow with a documented data model and visible failure states.

Architecture
- Next.js App Router and TypeScript for server-rendered pages and validated mutations.
- PostgreSQL with Drizzle migrations; Better Auth sessions for a small private workspace.
- One Google Calendar OAuth adapter, a timezone-aware date library, and an outbox worker for email/ICS delivery.

Prerequisites and limits
Google OAuth credentials, a registered HTTPS callback and calendar access granted by the owner. Confirm the provider scopes and publishing requirements before adding guests.
Outside this release: routing depth, calendar integrations, CRM workflows, and dependable scheduling; multiple calendar providers

Data model and correctness
intake answers, routing rules, chosen host, availability intervals and confirmed booking receipts
Invariant: Routing decisions cannot reveal private calendars or rely on hidden sensitive traits; the selected host must still pass the normal availability check.
Store UTC instants plus the intended IANA timezone. Reserve locally in a transaction, recheck provider availability, create with a stable external ID, then reconcile timeouts before retrying.

Security and privacy
Encrypt refresh tokens with a separately managed key; expose busy intervals rather than event titles publicly. Hash guest management tokens and bound their lifetime.

Recovery and export
Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching.

Implementation order
1. Phase 1 — Scope and fixtures. Implement this bounded workflow: Ask a short intake form, apply explicit deterministic routing and book against one configured host calendar. Explain the routing decision and retain a manual fallback for unmatched requests. Record prerequisites, select representative user-owned fixtures and document the unsupported features: routing depth, calendar integrations, CRM workflows, and dependable scheduling; multiple calendar providers
2. Phase 2 — Durable model. Model intake answers, routing rules, chosen host, availability intervals and confirmed booking receipts Add migrations or a versioned document format, explicit validation, stable IDs and a visible import-error report. Preserve this rule: Routing decisions cannot reveal private calendars or rely on hidden sensitive traits; the selected host must still pass the normal availability check.
3. Phase 3 — Complete the first useful path. Implement the workflow's input, review and output interface, with clear controls and explicit empty/error states. Store UTC instants plus the intended IANA timezone. Reserve locally in a transaction, recheck provider availability, create with a stable external ID, then reconcile timeouts before retrying.
4. Phase 4 — Permissions and integration failure. Encrypt refresh tokens with a separately managed key; expose busy intervals rather than event titles publicly. Hash guest management tokens and bound their lifetime. Request integration credentials and permissions only for the enabled feature; show a disconnected state instead of mock results.
5. Phase 5 — Portable handoff. Export versioned JSON plus attachments and a readable CSV summary. Restore into a separate database and compare record IDs and attachment checksums before switching. Include setup, operating limits, fixture walkthrough and shutdown/restart instructions in the README.
6. Phase 6 — Acceptance scenarios. An unmatched intake answer opens a manual request instead of a fake slot; two routed guests cannot reserve the same host interval. Repeat the workflow after restart and with a denied permission or unavailable dependency; show recoverable failure rather than a success placeholder.

Acceptance
An unmatched intake answer opens a manual request instead of a fake slot; two routed guests cannot reserve the same host interval.
Use real source data or clearly labeled fixtures. Explain unsupported input and provider failures; do not fabricate analytics, delivery receipts, accuracy claims or security guarantees.

Optional agent guidance
Optional external skill: [gws-calendar](https://github.com/googleworkspace/cli/blob/main/skills/gws-calendar/SKILL.md) — Use Google Calendar calendars, events, recurrence, free/busy queries and integration discovery through the gws CLI. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: [supabase-postgres-best-practices](https://github.com/supabase/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/supabase-postgres-best-practices/SKILL.md) — Review PostgreSQL schemas, queries, indexes, pooling, concurrency and row-level security. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Optional external skill: [web-design-guidelines](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/blob/main/skills/web-design-guidelines/SKILL.md) — Review web interfaces for accessibility, keyboard focus, forms, navigation and interaction quality. Review its instructions and compatibility before use; it does not grant deployment, data-access or publication permission.
Project rule — data model: intake answers, routing rules, chosen host, availability intervals and confirmed booking receipts
Project rule — preserve this invariant: Routing decisions cannot reveal private calendars or rely on hidden sensitive traits; the selected host must still pass the normal availability check.
Project rule — acceptance evidence: An unmatched intake answer opens a manual request instead of a fake slot; two routed guests cannot reserve the same host interval.

$ open in your agent (prompt prefilled, you press enter), copy the prompt or copy or download AGENTS.md · generated from this app's build plan

prior art · use these instead of building, if you'd ratherCal.comMature open-source scheduling platform with calendar integrations and booking workflows.↗
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OnceHub pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
basic$0/user$0/user1 user; 1 calendar; 1 booking link; 6 weeks of analytics/activity history.
schedule$12/user$10/userUnlimited booking links, calendars, and meetings; 1 phone number.
route$23/user$19/userUnlimited routing forms and responses; 2 phone numbers.
engage$47/user$39/userUnlimited chatbots and conversations; 3 phone numbers.
enterprise——Designed for 30+ users; Security & Compliance add-on included.Custom quote.

free tier1 user; 1 calendar; 1 booking link; 6 weeks of analytics/activity history.

billingmonthly + annual (about -17%); Enterprise custom

hidden costsSecurity & Compliance costs $6/user/month monthly or $5/user/month annually outside Enterprise; extra phone numbers cost $4/month; SMS uses separately purchased credits.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗

Questions about OnceHub

Can you build your own OnceHub with AI?

Partly. The core loop is buildable, but a dependable replacement becomes a real weekend or multi-day project. For OnceHub, publish booking pages with routing rules, forms, and reminders. The hard boundary is routing depth, calendar integrations, crm workflows, and dependable scheduling, plus calendar integrations and reliability.

What does the OnceHub build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Ask a short intake form, apply explicit deterministic routing and book against one configured host calendar. Explain the routing decision and retain a manual fallback for unmatched requests. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: routing depth, calendar integrations, CRM workflows, and dependable scheduling; multiple calendar providers; team routing and round-robin. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the OnceHub prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this OnceHub project take?

The catalogue estimate is multi-day for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing OnceHub?

routing depth, calendar integrations, CRM workflows, and dependable scheduling; multiple calendar providers; team routing and round-robin; payments; timezone edge-case maturity. People still pay for OnceHub because people pay because one double booking or missed invite can cost more than years of subscription fees. The recurring cost buys OAuth refresh, webhooks, timezone databases, race conditions, reminders, deliverability, privacy, and uptime, not just the visible interface.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Schedule plan is $12/mo per seat (monthly per user), checked 2026-07-31. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building OnceHub?

The prior-art section lists Cal.com as starting points. Review their current scope, license and maintenance before adopting one.

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