Fantastical vs. Google Calendar

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Fantastical
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
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$5.49
per month
Google Calendar
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar service, from Google, available as part of its productivity tool suite.N/A
Pricing
FantasticalGoogle Calendar
Editions & Modules
Basic
$5.49
per month
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FantasticalGoogle Calendar
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
FantasticalGoogle Calendar
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.4
(26 ratings)
Usability
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9.0
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User Testimonials
FantasticalGoogle Calendar
Likelihood to Recommend
Flexibits
Fantastical is excellent for someone who appreciates the ease of data entry without having to tick boxes and use drop-down menus. Fantastical also provides a number of different view options based on how the user prefers to see their calendar and tasks.
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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
Flexibits
  • Manage multiple calendars.
  • Data entry for events and tasks.
  • Connection between all my devices.
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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
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Cons
Flexibits
  • Sometimes there are issues in syncing calendars between devices.
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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
Flexibits
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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
Flexibits
Fantastical provides a visual experience that I appreciate more than the simplified Apple iCal design. It also provides a lot of options that help with the more detailed events.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Flexibits
  • Ability to quickly and easily enter events and tasks.
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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).
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