Cal.com vs Google Calendar

Cal.com

• Solo users who want unlimited event types without paying
• Developers adding scheduling to their own product
• Organizations that need SAML SSO, SCIM and compliance attestations

Google Calendar

• Anyone who already has a Google Account and wants a free calendar
• Organizations standardizing on Google Workspace for mail, files and meetings
• Taking bookings through a single free appointment page

Cal.com

• The free plan is limited to 1 user; shared team availability and round-robin scheduling need the Teams plan.
• Cal.com announced in April 2026 that its production code was going closed source. The open-source edition is now Cal.diy, without Teams, Organizations, Workflows or SSO.
• Cal.com recommends Cal.diy for personal, non-production use only; self-hosting the commercial product requires an enterprise license from sales.
• SAML SSO, SCIM and sub-teams start on the Organizations plan at $28 per user / month, billed yearly.

Google Calendar

• The paid version is only sold as part of Google Workspace, which also includes Gmail, Drive and Meet.
• Personal accounts and Business Starter get one booking page; extra schedules, payments and reminders need Business Standard or higher, or an eligible Google One plan.
• Time Insights and working hours and location are limited to work or school accounts, and Time Insights can only be viewed on a computer.
• No desktop app is listed; Google offers it on the web and as Android and iOS apps.

Cal.com

Unlimited event types on the free plan

A single user can create unlimited event types, connect unlimited calendars and send email and SMS notifications without paying.

Team scheduling

The Teams plan adds shared availability, round-robin assignment, managed and collective event types, routing forms and booking analytics.

Payments and CRM sync

Stripe and PayPal payments and Salesforce and HubSpot sync are listed on the free plan, alongside 100+ app integrations.

Cal Video

Cal.com's own video conferencing service can host booked meetings as an alternative to Zoom, Google Meet or Microsoft Teams.

API and embeds

Cal.com is also aimed at developers building scheduling into their own products, with an API, embeds and workflow automation.

Cal.diy community edition

An MIT-licensed, self-hosted fork of Cal.com with the commercial code removed. It has no hosted version and needs no license key.

Google Calendar

Appointment booking pages

Publish a page where others pick a time on your calendar. Eligible paid plans allow several schedules, Stripe payments, email verification and up to 20 co-hosts.

Shared and layered calendars

Create calendars shared with a team or a whole organization, and view several calendars together, color-coded by category.

Scheduling from Gmail with Gemini

On Workspace plans, Gemini in Gmail can suggest meeting times and add events detected in an email with one click.

Google Meet and attachments

Events can carry a Google Meet video link and attached files, so the call and its documents open from the invitation.

Time Insights and working location

Work and school accounts can see how much time goes to meetings and who they meet most, and can share working hours and location.

Tasks on the calendar

Items from Google Tasks appear on the calendar next to events.

Cal.com

• Free$0

  One user with unlimited event types and calendars, payments, and Salesforce and HubSpot sync.

• Teams$12

  per user / month, billed yearly ($16 monthly)

  Shared team availability, round-robin, managed and collective event types, routing forms, analytics and branding removal.

• Organizations$28

  per user / month, billed yearly ($37 monthly)

  Unlimited sub-teams, company subdomain, SAML SSO, SCIM, role-based permissions, and SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 compliance.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Annual contracts with dedicated onboarding and engineering support, SLA and uptime guarantees, and a dedicated database.

Google Calendar

• Personal Google Account$0

  Calendar for personal use with a single appointment booking page and no premium booking features.

• Business Starter$7

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($8.40 flexible)

  Google Workspace with 30 GB pooled storage per user. Calendar is still limited to one booking page.

• Business Standard$14

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($16.80 flexible)

  2 TB pooled storage per user, plus premium appointment schedules: multiple booking pages, payments and reminders.

• Business Plus$22

  per user / month, 1-year commitment ($26.40 flexible)

  5 TB pooled storage per user, with the same premium appointment schedule features as Business Standard.

• EnterpriseCustom

  For organizations beyond the 300-user limit of the Business editions; priced through Google sales.

Cal.com

• Annual discount

  Save 25% with yearly billing

  Cal.com's pricing page marks yearly billing as saving 25%: Teams is $12 and Organizations $28 per user per month billed yearly, against the $16 and $37 rates quoted on its homepage.

Google Calendar

• Annual discount

  Lower rate with a 1-year commitment

  Business Starter costs $7 per user per month on the Annual/Fixed-Term Plan versus $8.40 on the Flexible Plan. Standard drops from $16.80 to $14 and Plus from $26.40 to $22.

• Nonprofit

  Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0

  Verified nonprofits get Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0 per user, or Business Standard at $3.50 and Business Plus at $6.16 per user per month on a 1-year commitment.

• Education

  Education Fundamentals at no charge

  Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is available at no charge to qualifying institutions.