Google Calendar vs. Zoho Calendar

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Calendar
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar service, from Google, available as part of its productivity tool suite.N/A
Zoho Calendar
Score 7.9 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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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Google Calendar
Chose Google Calendar
Google Calendar is more ubiquitous. So many people use it, and it integrates with other calendar apps so easily that it was the obvious choice. We use it for everything, and it's never a problem for people using other calendar apps. Because it doesn't cause any headaches for …
Chose Google Calendar
The user interface of Microsoft feels a lot more outdated than Google. I don't think it's as user friendly and it's not intuitive. I find myself needing to search up where to find things a lot more often than Google Calendar. I like that Google calendar easily integrates with …
Chose Google Calendar
Apple Calendar is a lot harder to use and is much less collaborative. It's harder to set up multiple calendars and invite guests, let alone add on a video conferencing link. It doesn't mesh well with mail apps the way Google does, too. I can add an event to my calendar on …
Chose Google Calendar
Google is available across different platforms and is also very user-friendly. If your colleagues use a Google service, Google Calendar will be very easy to implement and use.
Chose Google Calendar
I've used Apple Calendar before, and it's ok for my phone, but for doing things on my computer, I trust google calendar much more.
Chose Google Calendar
I have used iCal for apple. I like this better because I don’t always have to put in the dates when things are due. It die that for me.
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 …
Chose Google Calendar
I haven't extensively used any other products similar to Google Calendar, but I do prefer the interface more than Calendly
Chose Google Calendar
Aside from being easier to use, Google Calendar appears to be more organized. To avoid having to move between daily, weekly, and monthly views, I prefer that numerous views are available at a time. Because it syncs with Google Meet, it's really simple not just to schedule …
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.
Chose Google Calendar
Google Calendar is more user-friendly. ClickUp is more for professionals and those who have the computer knowledge to add detailed information. Google Calendar is more versatile and more commonly used among individuals and businesses. Easily connect with other applications.
Chose Google Calendar
There are a lot of overlapping similarities between iCal and Google Calendar, which made it difficult to land on one at first. Ultimately, since we have some folks in Apple environments and some in Microsoft environments, Google was the best option to bridge those workspaces. …
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.
Chose Google Calendar
Notion is great for organizing personal tasks, which Google Calendar isn't the best for. However, Google Calendar is the best for co-working due to its direct Google Meets links, simplicity, and ability to view other people's schedules. Google Calendar is also better to access …
Chose Google Calendar
Google Calendar is much easier to use than iCal in my experience simply because it is more reliable. It particularly seems to work better with the Microsoft suite of products as some of my coworkers who lean on iCal occasionally miss meeting invites as they don't sync correctly …
Chose Google Calendar
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 …
Chose Google Calendar
outlook is more cumbersome and kind of sucks on mobile in my experience
Chose Google Calendar
Google Calendar is easy to use & so convenient. I find other calendars clunky.
Chose Google Calendar
Google Calendar seems much cleaner and easily syncs to multiple devices. I like that there are multiple views available at a time so as to not have to switch back and forth between daily/weekly/monthly views. The fact that it syncs with Google Meet makes it very easy to not …
Chose Google Calendar
As mentioned, Google Calendar is connected with other Google products. It is a great environment (workspace) which makes our work easier. It is available on desktop and mobile phones. Other time management tools might be outstanding in terms of feature or design but no one beat …
Zoho Calendar
Chose Zoho Calendar
Since we use the full suite of Zoho modules, I'm not really sure how to answer this one, but we do occasionally use Zoho Bookings, which is like Calendarly but integrates with our Zoho Calendar when sending booking/appointment links to clients or vendors. For us, we always want …
Chose Zoho Calendar
It's almost the same. Both are wonderful applications. I have been using Zoho for quite a long time that's why much familiar with the features and functionalities. I find it a bit easy to use and sync up.
Chose Zoho Calendar
It as easy access, it provides platform for every member to collaborate, and it makes event management easier It sends invitations easily. It helps to schedule meetings easily with SMART ADD. We can set the reminder for events each and every member of team has access to Zoho …
Chose Zoho Calendar
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 …
Chose Zoho Calendar
Zoho Calendar has easy-to-use interface. It can be used by anybody and everybody for event scheduling, event tracking, sending/receiving invitations and setting reminders. Zoho Calendar can easily integrate with Google Calendar, outlook, and Zoho Apps, which CloudApp can't. …
Chose Zoho Calendar
As a team leader, Zoho Calendar is the greatest option for scheduling meetings quickly, effortlessly sharing a calendar with your team, syncing your calendars, and much more. Zoho Calendar is on the same level as other solutions and, more significantly, offers a free tier so …
Chose Zoho Calendar
Using Zoho Calendar, I am able to keep track of my appointments and meetings, issue invites and manage RSVPs, and market our calendars to friends and co-workers for free. The Zoho Calendar app is now available on my phone. Sending and receiving invites is easy with 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 …
Chose Zoho Calendar
Zoho Calendar is a free online calendar that allows me to keep track of my appointments and meetings, send invitations and track RSVPs, and share and advertise our calendars. I can also use my phone to access the Zoho Calendar. With Zoho Calendar, it's simple to send and accept …
Chose Zoho Calendar
Prior to the Zoho calendar, we were using google calendar. And don't find anything different except for the user interface both products are very good. My organization has purchased Zoho product for internal communication from Zoho after that we are using Zoho calendar to keep …
Chose Zoho Calendar
It is at the same level, Zoho Calendar has everything other solutions have and more importantly provide a free tier to start working with them immediately.
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Small Businesses
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
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Enterprises
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Score 8.6 out of 10
Google Calendar
Google Calendar
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Renew
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Usability
9.5
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
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.
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Zoho Calendar is appropriate for every scenario because it reminds you of your upcoming meetings. I am using the product to manage my team meetings in my current project and also in the past projects as well. It integrates well with other applications well and cross functional tool to manage your schedule.
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Pros
  • 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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  • 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
  • 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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  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
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I subscribe to Zoho One so I use many of the modules that come with that single subscription. I've had intermittent issues with scheduled Zoho Meetings through Zoho CRM not appearing in my Zoho Calendar. Zoho has been working on the issue but it will be fixed for a while and then I'll miss a meeting because it wasn't appearing.
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Usability
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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Since there are lots of preference options, it can be a little confusing when setting up. It does integrate with other calendars where you can choose one or two way syncing which is helpful if you keep separate personal and work calendars. You can set your start day of the week which for me I have it set to Monday. There are also time zone options which are great but still a bit confusing to me.
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Support Rating
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Support has been excellent. As always, they are quickly responsive, and I feel they genuinely wish to address and fix any issues. It's unfortunate that my issues with meetings created in Zoho CRM don't always appear in my Zoho Calendar. While they mostly appear, my confidence level on any given week that I can see what is on my schedule is decidedly lacking.
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Alternatives Considered
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 many grievances with Microsoft 365).
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It as easy access, it provides platform for every member to collaborate, and it makes event management easier It sends invitations easily. It helps to schedule meetings easily with SMART ADD. We can set the reminder for events each and every member of team has access to Zoho Calendar It is easy to understand and use it is not that complicated .
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Efficient and time saving and within minutes we can create events and meetings.
  • No paperwork and time saving which results in saving money and overhead cost spent on this.
  • No booking of any rooms of places we can now do visual meetings.
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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