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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    YouCanBookMe

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/AYouCanBook.me is appointment scheduling software from the UK company of the same name.

    $0

    (free with one calendar connection and one booking page)

    Pricing
    Google CalendarYouCanBookMe
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Individual
    $9
    per month
    Professional
    $13
    per month
    Teams
    $18
    per month per member
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google CalendarYouCanBookMe
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details10% discount available for annual pricing, and 20% discount for 2-year pricing. Special discounts available for educators.
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    Google CalendarYouCanBookMe
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    31 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    27 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    19 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Google CalendarYouCanBookMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.7
    (30 ratings)
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google CalendarYouCanBookMe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    YouCanBookMe
    Youcanbook.me is great for small businesses or for self-employed professionals who need an easy-to-use and cost-effective solution for handling large numbers of clients. It's great for eliminating inconvenient miscommunication and tedious back-to-back emails in order to set a proper date and/or meeting details. However, if you need a more sophisticated system that fits into your company's IT procedures and carries sensitive data, an in house solution would fit best.
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    Pros
    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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    YouCanBookMe
    • One really helpful feature of YouCanBook.Me for our organization is that everyone can see appointment times in their own time zone. We frequently schedule interviews with applicants nationwide, as well as communicating with team members located in 32 different countries, so this has really simplified scheduling.
    • We rely heavily on Google Calendar for staff scheduling, so it is great that YouCanBook.Me can sync your availability straight from your calendar as well as automatically adding meetings to your calendar when they are booked.
    • We use YouCanBook.Me to schedule follow-up calls with people we meet at conferences and other recruiting events. It's really simple to have someone sign up for a call, and this has been a really effective tool for us to stay in communication with prospects.
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    Cons
    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
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    YouCanBookMe
    • I don't like the generic email invite to a Zoom meeting it sends out. Once I get the date sent to me in my email, I have to cancel the meeting and re-set the meeting with my own personalized Zoom Invite. Sometimes that is confusing for the prospect. However, now that I write this...I see an article on the web site about creating a unique Zoom meeting invite. I will have to check that out.
    • I set my work days as 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. but on the calendar it shows a time available at 6 p.m. My last appointment should be listed as 5 p.m., as my appointments are in 30-minute increments and I leave at 5:30 p.m. So that is confusing and resulted in a few appointments booked when I am not actually working.
    • I book demos for a coworker, and if he is busy in another meeting, I have to block it off in my calendar as "Jack is Busy" so that prospects won't pick a time that is not available for Jack. I wish there was a way I could link his Outlook calendar to my YouCanBook.Me. Perhaps there is, but I am unaware of it.
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    Usability
    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
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    YouCanBookMe
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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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    YouCanBookMe
    YouCanBook.Me allows fuller messaging in addition to appointments. Calendly is more minimalist than YouCanBook.Me. I prefer having more control over the look and feel, and functionality than it offers.
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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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    YouCanBookMe
    • It's helped our Professional Services Team immensely. Although we don't have numbers as far as an ROI, we use it daily across our whole team of 8 project managers.
    • We also use youcanbook.me to schedule in interviews with our 20+ researchers who are moderating sessions. Our admin team also uses youcanbook.me to allow our employees to schedule our weekly massages.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    YouCanBookMe Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example appointment, in YouCanBookMe.Screenshot of A customized booking page. Users can create a unique scheduling experience with multiple display options and customizable notifications.Screenshot of YouCanBookMe's security features.Screenshot of an example of YouCanBookMe's automations, including automated video links, CRM updates, reminders, follow-ups and no-show tracking.Screenshot of an example booking experience, on a mobile device.Screenshot of YouCanBookMe's customer support team.