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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Microsoft 365

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.

    $5

    Per User Per Month

    Pricing
    Google CalendarMicrosoft 365
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per User Per Month
    Individual
    $5.84
    *Per Month
    Business - Apps
    $8.25
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - F3
    $10.00
    Per User Per Month
    Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per User Per Month
    Business Premium
    $20.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E3
    $32.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E5
    $57.00
    Per User Per Month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google CalendarMicrosoft 365
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—*When billed annually.
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    Community Pulse
    Google CalendarMicrosoft 365
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    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
    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
    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
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft 365
    I used to like Google more than Microsoft because I used it more, but now I think they are very similar. I am able to use both on my phone, both have Clouds, and both have synced calendars, documents, and sheets. The reason I use Microsoft is [that] my company uses it, and I …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Because 365 connects most of my work apps such as OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Microsoft 360 felt more professional and had fewer bugs than Google. The storage function felt more secure. We also needed to utilize Microsoft because it was HIPPA compliant. I feel like the apps are more intuitive on 360 although, I have recently used Google as it has been a …
    Incentivized
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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
    100%
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    94%
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
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    Best Alternatives
    Google CalendarMicrosoft 365
    Small Businesses
    iCal
    Score3.6 out of 10
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    iCal
    Score3.6 out of 10
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google CalendarMicrosoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (26 ratings)
    7.8
    (240 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    7.2
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (54 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google CalendarMicrosoft 365
    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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    Microsoft
    Office everyday things since time immemorial. It's hard for Google Suite or any other to compete with Microsoft. They have everything, and it all works great, with incredible tools and capabilities. The new integrations work seamlessly most of the time, such as embedding a Power BI in a PPT. Expecting too much AI, like note taking, or LLM-based PPT, is not available in my tier at least, so depending on the budget, you won't get all you may expect from an AI leader. For diagramming and process maps, you're better off with other tools like those above.
    Incentivized
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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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    Microsoft
    • It allows us to keep our email organized. I like the fact that I can create folders in Outlook, and they replicate on my mail server.
    • Excellent for drafting and saving those documents as PDFs without needing PDF editing software.
    • Spreadsheets - what more is there to say?
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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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    Microsoft
    • Microsoft 365 really needs to work on protection part. In complex environment it is not reliable as compared to its competitors like Proofpoint. There are many instances where it fails to perform effectively.
    • In SharePoint Online the versioning feature of the document needs to be improved by Microsoft. Sometimes when we have to roll back to the previous version it does not work as expected.
    • In Teams messaging and app permission policies can be improved. There are some settings where we have to add a lot of things manually.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    There are many features of Office that we cannot replicate in any other tool. Plus people know it already. It's not going away anytime soon.
    Incentivized
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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
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    It being the default office suite means it's user experience and idioms are things that everyone is generally very used to and fluent with.
    The sharing is relatively simple, being directly hooked into Entra AD, and expiry being a first class concern.
    It's usability decreases at scale, with multiple people simultaneously making edits can make documents unusable.
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    Support Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Over the past 8 years of using Microsoft 365, I have noticed that they change vendors often. This always leads to a poor experience in the beginning, then levels out after some time for the company to get things worked out. As a customer, it is really frustrating because I don't have time when something isn't working to have them "look into my issue" and get back with me. They have even closed a ticket I specifically told them to keep open. Your applications are only as good as the support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Everything works and I use it all the time.
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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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    Microsoft
    Its very user-friendly, collaborative and efficient that boosts productivity using cloud tools. their security is strong and it provides data protection. There are regular updates that shields us from attackers too. It offers a wealth of learning resources, including tutorials, help articles and video guide to help users make the most of the application and personally upgrade their skills.
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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).
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    Microsoft
    • It has helped keep the high-energy culture my company has since it allows easy communication and calls.
    • Positively impacts responses from clients, since we can see how many times they have been contacted. (the more someone is contacted, the less likely they are to respond. Microsoft helps make sure we all know who and who not to contact)
    • positively impacts my ability to focus, since you can mute notifications. Since I look at my computer all day, it is helpful to lock in and not get distracted by the many emails I receive a day. You can also change preferences, so emails with high urgency are still seen.
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