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    Google Calendar

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar service, from Google, available as part of its productivity tool suite.N/A
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    Google Calendar
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    Google Calendar
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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    Google Calendar
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google Calendar
    I've used Apple Calendar before, and it's ok for my phone, but for doing things on my computer, I trust google calendar much more.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    I have used iCal for apple. I like this better because I don’t always have to put in the dates when things are due. It die that for me.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar is a close competitor and I think wins in certain categories like general appearance and enabling focus hours & working hours. However, Microsft 365's calendar just seems like it has been built out more with a focus on business use case (despite still having …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    I haven't extensively used any other products similar to Google Calendar, but I do prefer the interface more than Calendly
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Aside from being easier to use, Google Calendar appears to be more organized. To avoid having to move between daily, weekly, and monthly views, I prefer that numerous views are available at a time. Because it syncs with Google Meet, it's really simple not just to schedule …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar is better than Microsoft 365 in pretty much every aspect of the product. Microsoft Outlook's user interface is slow, non-intuitive, and even stressful to use in the long term, while Google Calendar is fast, responsive, and intuitive.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar is more user-friendly. ClickUp is more for professionals and those who have the computer knowledge to add detailed information. Google Calendar is more versatile and more commonly used among individuals and businesses. Easily connect with other applications.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    There are a lot of overlapping similarities between iCal and Google Calendar, which made it difficult to land on one at first. Ultimately, since we have some folks in Apple environments and some in Microsoft environments, Google was the best option to bridge those workspaces. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Compared to Microsoft 365 Outlook calendar, Google Calendar is much fresher and vibrant and easy on the eye.
    It feels much less cumbersome than 365 products.
    It is easier to add & schedule events and invite colleagues and clients.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Notion is great for organizing personal tasks, which Google Calendar isn't the best for. However, Google Calendar is the best for co-working due to its direct Google Meets links, simplicity, and ability to view other people's schedules. Google Calendar is also better to access …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar is much easier to use than iCal in my experience simply because it is more reliable. It particularly seems to work better with the Microsoft suite of products as some of my coworkers who lean on iCal occasionally miss meeting invites as they don't sync correctly …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Most of the other services we would use don't have the same integration with other Google services that Google Calendar has. The ability to view and set things from your email is very convenient. So is the ability to have your notifications automatically show up on an Android …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    outlook is more cumbersome and kind of sucks on mobile in my experience
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar is easy to use & so convenient. I find other calendars clunky.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    Google Calendar seems much cleaner and easily syncs to multiple devices. I like that there are multiple views available at a time so as to not have to switch back and forth between daily/weekly/monthly views. The fact that it syncs with Google Meet makes it very easy to not …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
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    Incentivized
    Chose Google Calendar
    As mentioned, Google Calendar is connected with other Google products. It is a great environment (workspace) which makes our work easier. It is available on desktop and mobile phones. Other time management tools might be outstanding in terms of feature or design but no one beat …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Google Calendar
    Small Businesses
    iCal
    Score3.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    iCal
    Score3.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Google Calendar
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Calendar
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Google Calendar is well suited for scheduling 1:1 and smaller group meetings and recurring meetings. It's also well suited to connect with scheduling software. However, there is still a lot of opportunity for improvement when you want to make a very well-organized calendar (for example, limitations with the meeting tagging & categories). It's also not as well suited for helping with scheduling for bigger groups.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Makes it easy to schedule meetings and block off time
    • I can see everyone in my org's calendar's as well which makes it convenient when scheduling calls with multiple people so I can see when they have overlapping availabilities.
    • Integration with Zoom and Microsoft Teams for video calls that can be added from the calendar invite itself
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Google
    • Being able to group a team much easier so I don't have to add the same people over and over again without having to have access right to create a Google group
    • Room or space management, because of repeating events the rooms of the office tend to be always "occupied" but not everyone is there due to how the new hybrid way of working is
    • Better way of working together in the calendar events where it's easier for the team to prepare if I give a clearer better UI of all the documents/presentations they might need to look over
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    Usability
    Google
    It's a bit outdated on how things should be working, the UI per say hasn't changed much and I believe there is still a lot more room for improvement in how the calendar shows, the creating process, the parameters on setting up an event and it could be better integrated with the g-suite and other tools
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Most of the other services we would use don't have the same integration with other Google services that Google Calendar has. The ability to view and set things from your email is very convenient. So is the ability to have your notifications automatically show up on an Android phone as a reminder.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Very significant improvement in employee productivity (more than 10%), because people spend much less time arranging meetings.
    • Essential tool to develop remote work within the company during Covid.
    • No need to build an email infrastructure (significant cost reduction in IT infrastructure).
    Incentivized
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