# Google Calendar

> Online calendar from Google, free with a personal account

Google Calendar is Google's online calendar for the web, Android and iOS. It is free with a personal Google Account. The business version is not sold on its own: it comes bundled in Google Workspace together with Gmail, Drive and Meet, and the higher Workspace editions add extras such as multiple appointment booking pages with payments and Gemini features that schedule from Gmail.

- **Category:** Calendar & Scheduling
- **Made by:** Google
- **Website:** https://workspace.google.com/products/calendar/
- **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026

## Pricing

Google Calendar has a free plan. Paid plans start at $7 per user / month with a 1-year commitment (Workspace Business Starter).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free with a personal Google Account on web, Android and iOS, including one appointment booking page. Extra booking pages, payments and automatic email reminders need a paid plan.
- **Free trial:** 14-day Google Workspace trial for new customers, limited to 10 users; billing details required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Enterprise | Custom | For organizations beyond the 300-user limit of the Business editions; priced through Google sales. |

Read from https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Google Calendar before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lower rate with a 1-year commitment** (Annual discount): 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. Source: https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- **Google Workspace for Nonprofits at $0** (Nonprofit): 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. Source: https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- **Education Fundamentals at no charge** (Education): Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals is available at no charge to qualifying institutions. Source: https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- 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

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.5 out of 5 from 132,178 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id909319292

## Works with

Gmail, Google Meet, Google Tasks, Stripe

**Tags:** Calendar, Booking links, Tasks, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Notion Calendar](https://toolgpa.com/tools/notion-calendar): Free calendar app that connects to Notion databases. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-calendar-vs-notion-calendar)
- [Fantastical](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fantastical): Calendar and tasks app for Apple devices and Windows. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fantastical-vs-google-calendar)
- [Vimcal](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vimcal): Fast calendar for people with heavy meeting schedules. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-calendar-vs-vimcal)
- [Calendly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/calendly): Booking links and team scheduling for external meetings. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/calendly-vs-google-calendar)
- [Morgen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/morgen): Calendar and daily planner with AI-suggested time blocking. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-calendar-vs-morgen)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026:

- https://workspace.google.com/products/calendar/
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/compare-flexible-and-annual-fixed-term-payment-plans
- https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/getting-started/editions/business-editions
- https://workspace.google.com/pricing
- https://workspace.google.com/faq/
- https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/16287038?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/2465776?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/10738043?hl=en
- https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/7638168?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
- https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/
- https://edu.google.com/workspace-for-education/editions/compare-editions/

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