Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal) vs. Zoho Calendar

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
iCal
Score 8.6 out of 10
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The Apple iCloud Calendar (formerly iCal), is the calendar tool associated to Apple's productivity product suite.N/A
Zoho Calendar
Score 7.8 out of 10
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Zoho Calendar is an online business calendar designed to make scheduling easy. It can be used to stay on top of a schedule, or to share scheduled events with peers.N/A
Pricing
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iCalZoho Calendar
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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iCal

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Zoho Calendar
Chose Zoho Calendar
The other software I used when Zoho Calendar was having issues was by far a much better option. The business I was working for at the time chose Zoho Calendar because it was a cheaper alternative and served basic functions that were useful to my superiors. After using the …
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Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal)Zoho Calendar
Small Businesses
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Score 9.1 out of 10
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Score 9.1 out of 10
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Score 9.1 out of 10
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal)Zoho Calendar
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(11 ratings)
8.2
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal)Zoho Calendar
Likelihood to Recommend
Apple
Especially if they use apple devices, I would recommend this over other cloud based calendars for its tight integration with apple devices. You can generally add events by simply highlighting the relevant information and adding to the calendar. Or Apple mail will often automatically detect an event and give to the option to add it to your iCal with a single click of a button.
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Zoho
It is good for office use for keeping track of meetings and various important events. It is very nice to share a calendar with the whole team and the whole team has access to it, everyone can modify and update events. Furthermore, it is less appropriate when you use it on mobile, and it also cannot record the meetings.
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Pros
Apple
  • share calendar with other people
  • creating events and task alerts works great
  • inviting more people to the scheduled task is very useful for scheduling a meeting
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Zoho
  • I can see that Zoho Calendar allows for multiple tab use which seemed to be a rare and useful function to have.
  • I like how the search function is advanced and you can put specific info to find what you require.
  • I like the visual freedom the app gives in terms of the day, month, and workdays, 2-month views, and selecting colours as well, etc.
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Cons
Apple
  • I would love it to have more visualizations and not just the classic one in a common calendar and that it could be customized
  • You have the possibility to have a face-to-face call by sharing a link that, in my opinion, could be improved by creating groups of only contacts and limiting access to the meeting.
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Zoho
  • It needs better software integration for use with other services and programs
  • It needs a better source code so that it doesn't crash or lock up as often
  • It should incorporate better customer service for dealing with the issues it creates.
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Alternatives Considered
Apple
For our Mac and IOS users, the use of the native iOS calendar and the cloud associated with it was an obvious choice for us, especially with the distribution of Apple products to our teams out in the field. For android users, it is easy to access the same services using the web-based client, and iCal allows various account types to be added to calendar invites. The iCal application allows the addition of 3rd party email and calendar accounts allow to be seamlessly integrated. All of the calendar accounts can be overlayed along with the native iCloud accounts. Google Calendar by comparison struggled to do all of these things as well, preferring their google Meet as the conference software and preferring Gmail accounts over all other types.
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Zoho
Zoho calendar allows us to schedule, manage and track your appointment, meetings, birthdays, and other important dates. And also collaborate, share and publish your daily activities. Zoho Calendar also provides you to make it more creative by changing the themes. Event reminders are also available on Zoho Calendar, so we can be reminded either via email or through a pop-up about appointments, dates, milestones, and events. Reminders can pop up as early as 30 days before an event.
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Return on Investment
Apple
  • Before, I used other apps to remind and schedule events like Evernote, but ical has improved a lot and now I can bring all my schedule here, including those from other emails, since it allows me to synchronize my tasks.
  • it is easy to create meetings very quickly without paying licenses like in other applications
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Zoho
  • Once the meeting is created on the Zoho calendar, you don't need to remind invitees to join the meeting at a particular time or day. Zoho calendar does that for you.
  • If any invitees are unable to join the meeting, they can ask for a different time prior to that meeting.
  • Sometimes if many meetings are in the pipeline then there can be overlap.
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ScreenShots

Zoho Calendar Screenshots

Screenshot of A bird's eye view of your scheduleScreenshot of Click on a grid, add your event, and get goingScreenshot of Skip the steps, one click is all it takesScreenshot of Book resources in advance for a smooth meetingScreenshot of Know what's available and what's not