Google Calendar Pricing, Features, Reviews & Comparison of Alternatives

Pros
I love the layout of Google Calendar the most. It's easy to understand and it really keeps me organized and helped me get through my first job. While I was in school, I rarely had meetings. But once I started working, I had to plan my days around meetings - especially since I often worked with people in different time zones. Google Calendar is one of the tools that really helped me get through this transition. It alerts you when you have a meeting coming up so, it saved my life several times when I was so deeply focused on a project that I didn't realize hours had passed and it was time for my meeting. It also has better features than other calendars when it comes to invitations. If I'm inviting someone to a meeting who may be interested in the discussion, but is not needed for the meeting to go on, I can invite them as optional. This also relieved me when it came the other way around because my work load was heavy. This made it easier to understand whether I could skip a meeting or not when I'm really busy.

Cons
The only con I have is that when you're being alerted for a meeting, Google pops up in your entire browser window and stops you from seeing what you were looking at in your current tab. It can be annoying if you're working on something important.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Easy to setup for multiple calendars for different functions. Now when a friend/associate also uses Google calendar you can see what time would work for both of you when scheduling a meeting. Still has some kinks to work out but very useful. Integrates with just about everything.

Cons
Does not update quickly. pretty inconsistent I have noticed Google Calendar finally pushing an update to event in a 6-12 hour window. Sometimes longer.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Google Calendar integrates well with most software and is super user friendly. The calendar is so easy to use and navigate that everything stays organized. I've used my Google Calendar for years now and I've always appreciated the simplicity.

Cons
There could have been more resources on how exactly to utilize all of the tools that the Google Calendar has to offer.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
Compatible with Mac and iPhone, intuitive to use, ability to set out of office with auto decline, mobile and desktop reminders, easy to set up recurring events and editing them individually, color changing, sharing calendars and scheduling large groups. Ohhh and reminders feature!

Cons
Sometimes editing an event can be a bit confusing on whether or not people got the notification? Also, proposing a new time can also get confusing. I've had issues in the past with people not receiving the invitation in the right time zone.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
It has all the functions that you would expect from a calendar. And some more - reminders via text message (which is wonderful for some events), push notifications on mobile and desktop, recurring events etc.

Cons
I am using both Google Cal, iCal and Oulook calendar. The cross-ontegration between those 3 doesn not always work properly - some data tends to be missing and sometimes I get too many notifications at the same time. I know that it is all possible for editing and setting it up right, but there is never enough time to manage it properly. That's why I feel like it could be more user friendly and help me manage it so I don't get 4 same push messages at the same time.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 6/10