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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Calendar

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACalendar (Calendar.com) is a productivity tool from the company of the same name headquartered in Draper that helps users solve calendar problems by helping to save time, be more productive, and focus on the things that matter most.

    $6

    per month

    Google Calendar

    Score9.2 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 Office 2016 (discontinued)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Office 2016 is the familiar suite of Office products including applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. The 2016 is no longer available for sale from Microsoft, and support is at an end since 2020.N/A
    Pricing
    CalendarGoogle CalendarMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $8 ($6)
    per month (billed annually)
    Pro
    $10 ($8)
    per month (billed annually)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CalendarGoogle CalendarMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CalendarGoogle CalendarMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Considered Multiple Products
    Calendar, Inc
    Chose Calendar
    I think Calendar is inferior to Calendly.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendar
    Calendar has some very unique and useful features that other apps and software don’t have for scheduling multiple people and teams. Calendar also is easy to share and use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendar
    Better User interface.
    Everything you need to manage your appointments is here, on a site with modern design and full support for collaboration.
    You can also connect Calendar to your other favorite apps.
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendar
    The calendar application's user interface is first-rate. It simplifies scheduling, which is a problem that most individuals face on a regular basis. As a result, it challenges the idea that giving a calendar link to someone represents a lack of personalization. You may set up a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Calendar
    Calendar has a fantastic user interface. It makes scheduling simple, which is something that most I people deal with on a daily basis. It also turns the notion that "sending someone a calendar link is impersonal" on its head. You may schedule a meeting in any of a person's …
    Incentivized
    Google
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    31 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    CalendarGoogle CalendarMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Google Calendar
    Score9.2 out of 10
    iCal
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Calendar
    Score9.2 out of 10
    iCal
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Calendar
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CalendarGoogle CalendarMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.3
    (9 ratings)
    9.7
    (30 ratings)
    7.5
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CalendarGoogle CalendarMicrosoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Calendar, Inc
    I believe Calendar is the de-facto standard for scheduling and meeting these days. If you want to use it in an enterprise environment, it has a cost per user so I consider it to be a professional tool. If you have a very small business or personal matters, Calendar outside of Workspace is a better option, although it's almost the same tool.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    I think it's appropriate for everyone that meets with customers, meets with people within their businesses. I even put my personal calendar on my work calendar. I'm just looking at it every day, so I think everyone could use it.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I'd recommend [Microsoft] Office2016 for any business that has more than a couple of users, as the software is very scalable from just a small business to a large enterprise corporation. I don't know of any case where it might not be appropriate, as even home users and students use the software suite as well.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Calendar, Inc
    • Makes Scheduling Easy and Better
    • Keeps Calendars organized in one place
    • Analytics of how much time we have spent on it
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    Google
    • Enables the creation of designated Focus Hours
    • Enables users to set their "working hours" and others can see if they are setting up a meetings a moon symbol next to their name to show it is outside of that invitees working hours
    • Allows you to easily create scheduled tasks directly on your Google Calendar
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    Discontinued Products
    • Data manipulation. Excel takes the raw data we receive and allows us to digest it in ways that are useful to our business processes.
    • Communication. Outlook serves as our primary means of communication and setting up appointments.
    • Documentation. Word is the default standard when it comes to using a word processor and we are no different in this regard. Nearly every user has to use the application on a regular basis in order to accomplish their work.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Calendar, Inc
    • The user interface may be made better.
    • Integration with other services might be improved.
    • Occasionally puzzling, but nothing a quick internet search can't sort out.
    Incentivized
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    Google
    • The booking page is really helpful for external people who want to chat with me, but so few people use it, that it makes it more frustrating. The solution exists but nobody is using it. It needs to be highlighted more
    • You have to switch between email accounts or set up additional calendars to schedule work events vs personal events
    • integrations with other calendars don't update quickly, so sometimes a coworkers vacation doesn't show up in the calendar until much later
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Discontinued Products
    • Office 2016 professional edition can be priced for a single user license, it would be nice to see a drop in the pricing.
    • Office 2016 home edition is a better price but does not include outlook 2016, so it is not a good fit for the workplace environments.
    • Office 2016 can run slowly on older systems, so you need to make sure you have a machine that is 4 years old or less for it to run smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Calendar, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    We believe that office 2016 offers the best value when it comes to features included out of the box. The software is used in its entirety by our organization and is easily supported by our staff of IT technicians. Users find this software to be easy to learn and easy to use with minimal learning curve.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Calendar, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    The platform itself is pretty user friendly even if you don't have a technical background. You can easily schedule meetings, block out focus time, update your time off, and add meeting notes. The settings are easily mapped out in terms of functionality and if you need help you can easily search for an answer on Google search
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    It's fairly easy to use, but the automatic formatting or capturing of formatting when pasting is wonky - especially when there are outlines or other bullets/numbered lists. Fixing and sizing up tables can be annoying, and there are sometimes formatting issues that we just absolutely cannot fix for some reason
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Calendar, Inc
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    I am an MS feedback hub participant and they certainly don't pay enough attention to several bugs several people raise it in the portal. For the enterprise, it seems to me based on my prior experience that yes, they have a dedicated team to support operations. For mid to small companies or single users, it has been a struggle. So, you are pretty much with MS Blogs and others.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Calendar, Inc
    Better User interface. Everything you need to manage your appointments is here, on a site with modern design and full support for collaboration. You can also connect Calendar to your other favorite apps. For both personal as well as professional
    Incentivized
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We use Microsoft Office 2016 because at the time it was the best tool for us, but now with full attention to cloud products, we may be thinking of migrating our solution to a cloud service.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Calendar, Inc
    • Minimized wasted time on arranging meeting schedules back & forth
    • Given structure to the meeting formats and how to distribute them
    Incentivized
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    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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    Discontinued Products
    • Microsoft Office 2016 saves me a lot of time daily. I have functions and macros set up that calculate and show me a lot of things just from a couple of my inputs. This would take full days sometimes if not for that.
    • Apart from time, it saves me money, I manage data in Excel, I don't have to buy software specifically for that.
    • Sooner or later my company will have to switch to new edition, which will hurt revenues because of a subscription model.
    Incentivized
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