Google Calendar vs One Calendar

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

One Calendar

• People who mix Google, Microsoft, iCloud and CalDAV calendars
• Households or workers split between Android, iPhone and Windows
• Buyers who want a one-time payment and no subscription

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.

One Calendar

• A Premium license is needed per platform group: Android, iOS and Windows are each bought separately, because the stores do not allow cross-platform licensing.
• The free version syncs 6 months of past appointments and leaves out search, theming and appointment colors.
• The Microsoft Store page lists the Windows app as free with in-app purchases but does not show the Premium price.
• No web or Linux version is listed. Printing and automatic day rollover are Windows-only Premium features.

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.

One Calendar

Many calendar services in one app

Connects to Google Calendar, Outlook, Office 365, Exchange, iCloud, Yahoo, GMX, Synology, Nextcloud, ownCloud, Mailbox.org and other CalDAV servers, and shows them together.

Five views with week numbers

Day, week, month, year and list or agenda views, all with week numbers. A quick filter narrows what is shown by calendar color.

Appointments and invitations

Add, change and delete appointments, set up recurrences, invite people to a meeting and accept incoming invitations. Appointments can be shared through apps such as WhatsApp.

Works offline

Appointments can be viewed and managed without an internet connection, according to the vendor's feature list.

Widgets and live tiles

Several widgets are available depending on the operating system, including live tiles on Windows. Choosing which calendars, birthdays and tasks a widget shows is a Premium feature.

Theming and colors

Premium unlocks 170 color options, a background picture, a custom text color and predefined themes, plus a separate color for any single appointment. A dark theme is supported.

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.

One Calendar

• Free$0

  Day, week, month, year and list views across all connected calendars, with invitations and recurrences and 6 months of past appointments.

• Premium$5.99

  one-time payment per platform group (App Store or Google Play)

  Appointment colors, theming, search, 3 years of history, widget configuration, immediate sync and navigation. Windows needs its own license.

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.

One Calendar

No public discounts listed.