Google Calendar vs Zoho 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

Zoho Calendar

• Teams already using Zoho Mail or Zoho Workplace
• Individuals who want a free web calendar with one booking page
• Organizations that need free/busy lookups across Zoho, Exchange and Google

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.

Zoho Calendar

• Free users can create 1 appointment booking link; paid Zoho Mail or Workplace users can create up to 10.
• Resource booking for meeting rooms is available only with a paid Zoho Mail plan.
• There is no standalone paid Calendar plan: upgrades are Zoho Mail or Workplace subscriptions, and Mail Lite and Mail Premium are billed annually only.
• Calendar's own apps are for the web, iOS and Android; Zoho's Trident desktop app for macOS and Windows is listed on paid plans.

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.

Zoho Calendar

Events with Smart Add

Type a phrase such as "Meeting with John tomorrow at 2pm" and the event is created. Views switch between day, week, month and agenda, and events move by drag and drop.

Appointment booking pages

Share a booking page with set durations, buffer times and a daily cap, and require guests to verify their email. Free users get 1 booking link; paid users get up to 10.

Shared and group calendars

Share a calendar publicly or with chosen people, create group calendars for a team, and subscribe to holiday, public or colleagues' calendars.

Sync with other calendars

Two-way sync with Google Calendar and Outlook lets you add, edit and delete their events in Zoho Calendar. Calendly events can be viewed, and CalDAV and Exchange ActiveSync connect other apps and devices.

Resource booking

Check the availability of meeting rooms and other resources in your organization and book them in advance. Available only on paid Zoho Mail plans.

Interoperability and API

Admins can let Zoho users and Microsoft Exchange or Google Calendar users see each other's free/busy status. A REST API and a Zapier integration are available.

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.

Zoho Calendar

• Free$0

  The calendar with events, sharing, subscriptions, sync and 1 booking link. Zoho's Mail Free plan covers up to 5 users.

• Mail Lite$1

  per user / month, billed annually; no monthly plan

  Zoho Mail with 5 GB of mail storage per user ($1.25 for 10 GB) and shared calendars. Paid users can create up to 10 booking links.

• Workplace Standard$3

  per user / month, billed annually ($4 billed monthly)

  30 GB of mail storage per user, plus WorkDrive file storage, the office apps, Cliq chat and Zoho Meeting next to Calendar.

• Mail Premium$4

  per user / month, billed annually; no monthly plan

  50 GB of mail storage per user plus 50 GB of retention storage, with email retention and eDiscovery, S/MIME and shared calendars.

• Workplace Professional$6

  per user / month, billed annually ($7 billed monthly)

  100 GB of mail storage per user, 1 TB of team file storage, and the full Workplace suite including Meeting, Vault and Connect.

• Workplace EnterpriseCustom

  The highest plans and custom limits of the included Workplace products, priced through sales.

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.

• By country

  Lower price shown to buyers in India

  On 9 October 2026 Google's Workspace pricing page showed Starter at ₹270 per user a month to a reader in India. Google's help page gives the US rate for Business Starter as $7, or $8.40 without a 1-year commitment.

Zoho Calendar

• Annual discount

  Lower Workplace rates with annual billing

  Zoho's pricing lists Workplace Standard at $3 per user a month billed annually against $4 billed monthly, and Workplace Professional at $6 against $7.