The Zoho Calendar Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Zoho Calendar in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Zoho Calendar
The Insider’s Guide
Free online calendar for teams, part of Zoho Mail and Workplace
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among calendar and scheduling apps, read from Zoho Calendar’s own pages.
Made by Zoho Corporation · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Zoho Calendar’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Zoho Calendar’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.0
GPA, above 57 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade
Zoho Calendar is a free online calendar from the team behind Zoho Mail, with apps for the web, iOS and Android. It covers events and reminders, shared and group calendars, appointment booking pages and sync with Google and Outlook calendars. It has no paid plan of its own: more booking links and meeting-room booking come with a paid Zoho Mail or Zoho Workplace subscription.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Zoho Calendar, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No rating on record, and getting going means a Zoho account, then connecting Google or Outlook and setting up sharing.
- 1
Best for a free shared calendar, above all for Zoho Mail teams
Zoho Calendar is a free online calendar: type "Meeting with John tomorrow at 2pm" and it's booked, share calendars with your team, and sync both ways with Google and Outlook.
- 2
Paid plans start at $1 a month for each person
As its pricing page puts it: $1 per user / month, billed annually (Zoho Mail Lite).
- 3
There is a free plan
Zoho Calendar is a free web application with mobile apps: events, shared calendars, subscriptions, sync and 1 appointment booking link. Resource booking needs a paid Zoho Mail plan.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
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.
- 6
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.
- 7
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.
- 8
A 3.0 GPA, above 57 of 74
That is against the other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Zoho Calendar you could make: calendar and natural-language input. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Zoho Calendar at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $1 per user / month, billed annually (Zoho Mail Lite)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- 15-day free trial of the highest edition, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Zoho Corporation
- Category
- Calendar & Scheduling
- Our grade
- 3.0 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for a free shared calendar, above all for Zoho Mail teams
Zoho Calendar is a free online calendar: type "Meeting with John tomorrow at 2pm" and it's booked, share calendars with your team, and sync both ways with Google and Outlook. But there's no paid Calendar plan of its own, so upgrades mean Zoho Mail or Workplace, free users get 1 booking link and paid users 10, meeting-room booking is paid, and the Trident desktop app is on paid plans only.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | The calendar itself is free, in a category where paid tools start around $6 a month, and it has no paid plan of its own. The step up is Zoho Mail Lite at $1 a user a month billed annually, which has no monthly option. |
| Free plan and trial | B | Events, shared calendars, subscriptions, two-way sync with Google and Outlook, the phone apps and 1 appointment booking link, all free, and Zoho's Mail Free plan covers up to 5 users. A person could really live on that. The caps you'll meet are the single booking link and paid-only meeting rooms. |
| Features | B | Events added by typing a sentence, day, week, month and agenda views, group calendars, two-way sync with Google and Outlook, booking pages with buffers and a daily cap, free/busy lookups across Exchange and Google, and a REST API. That covers the calendar job; booking links stop at 10 even when you pay. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record, and getting going means a Zoho account, then connecting Google or Outlook and setting up sharing. The calendar itself holds no surprises, with familiar views and drag and drop. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with CalDAV and Exchange ActiveSync for other apps and devices, Google, Outlook, Calendly, Zoom, Teams, Slack and Zapier, and a REST API. But Trident, Zoho's desktop app, is listed on paid plans only. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Zoho Calendar is for
- Fits if your team already uses Zoho Mail or Zoho Workplace
- Works for anyone who wants a free web calendar with one booking page
Who it is not for
- Tight if you want lots of booking links, as free users get 1 and paid users top out at 10
- Skip it if you book meeting rooms and won't pay, because resource booking needs a paid Zoho Mail plan
- Not for you if you want a desktop app for free, since Trident is listed on paid plans
- Watch out: there's no Calendar plan to buy, and Mail Lite and Mail Premium are billed yearly only
Good to know
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$1
A month to start, for each person. There is a free plan too
Zoho Calendar has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1 per user / month, billed annually (Zoho Mail Lite).
The caps you'll meet are the single booking link and paid-only meeting rooms.
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 Enterprise
Custom
The highest plans and custom limits of the included Workplace products, priced through sales.
The free plan
Zoho Calendar is a free web application with mobile apps: events, shared calendars, subscriptions, sync and 1 appointment booking link. Resource booking needs a paid Zoho Mail plan.
Trying it first
15-day free trial of the highest edition, no credit card required
Read from zoho.com on Oct 5, 2026.
Ways to pay less
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.
Stated on zoho.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Free online calendar for teams, part of Zoho Mail and Workplace. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, natural-language input, calendar, booking links.
But Trident, Zoho's desktop app, is listed on paid plans only.
- 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.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Calendly
- Zoho Meeting
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- Zapier
Zoho Calendar is made by Zoho Corporation.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
57/74
Other calendar and scheduling apps it is graded above
Zoho Calendar's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 57 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 45 of 74) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $1 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 3 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 75 calendar and scheduling apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zoho Calendar’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 45 of 74
- BFree plan and trialAbove 41 of 74
- BFeaturesAbove 47 of 74
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 74
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 25 of 74
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 67 calendar and scheduling apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Zoho Calendar is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Zoho Calendar you could make: calendar and natural-language input. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 57 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade. It costs $12 a year.
What you could make
- Calendar and natural-language input: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Booking pages that read and write other people's calendars and send the emails.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Zoho Calendar’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Google Calendar, Proton Calendar, Apple Calendar, Teamup and Notion Calendar
The 5 tools Zoho Calendar is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.4GPA
Google Calendar
Free plan · from $7/mo
Online calendar from Google, free with a personal account.
- Zoho Calendar also covers natural-language input.
- Google Calendar also covers tasks.
- 2.6GPA
Proton Calendar
Free plan · from $3.99/mo
End-to-end encrypted calendar from the maker of Proton Mail.
- Only Proton Calendar lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Proton Calendar is open source and end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Zoho Calendar also covers natural-language input.
- 3.2GPA
Apple Calendar
Free
Free built-in calendar for iPhone, iPad, Mac and iCloud.com.
- Only Zoho Calendar lists an Android app.
- Only Apple Calendar lists a macOS app.
- Zoho Calendar also covers booking links.
- 2.8GPA
Teamup
Free plan · from $12/mo
Shared group calendar with sub-calendars and nine access levels.
- Zoho Calendar also covers natural-language input and booking links.
- 3.6GPA
Notion Calendar
Free
Free calendar app that connects to Notion databases.
- Only Notion Calendar lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Zoho Calendar also covers natural-language input.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Zoho Calendar free?
Zoho Calendar has a free plan. Zoho Calendar is a free web application with mobile apps: events, shared calendars, subscriptions, sync and 1 appointment booking link.
How much does Zoho Calendar cost?
Zoho Calendar lists 6 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Zoho Calendar work on?
Zoho Calendar is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zoho Calendar offer any discounts?
Zoho Calendar publicly lists the following: Lower Workplace rates with annual billing.
Does Zoho Calendar have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Zoho Calendar is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zoho Calendar have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. Zoho Calendar is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Zoho Calendar open source?
Zoho Calendar is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does Zoho Calendar have an API?
Yes. Zoho Calendar offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Zoho Calendar integrate with?
Zoho Calendar's listing names Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Zoho Meeting, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Zapier.
Does Zoho Calendar have a free trial?
Yes. 15-day free trial of the highest edition, no credit card required.
Who makes Zoho Calendar?
Zoho Calendar is made by Zoho Corporation.
What are the alternatives to Zoho Calendar?
The closest alternatives to Zoho Calendar in our directory are Google Calendar, Proton Calendar, Apple Calendar, Teamup and Notion Calendar.
How does Zoho Calendar compare with other calendar and scheduling apps?
Zoho Calendar's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 57 of the 74 other calendar and scheduling apps we grade, and level with 8.
Is Zoho Calendar good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Zoho Calendar A for value for money. Its paid plans start at $1 a month for each person, against a middle price of $6 for the category: 3 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Zoho Calendar?
The plain part of Zoho Calendar you could make: calendar and natural-language input.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Zoho Calendar’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zoho's own pages on 5 October 2026. Zoho's pricing page was served to us for India on 9 October 2026, with the same plans but no prices to compare. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-02-11.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Zoho Corporation. Prices change, so check zoho.com before you buy.
- zoho.com/calendar/
- zoho.com/mail/zohomail-pricing.html
- zoho.com/sites/zweb/json/pricing/mail-pricing-val.json
- zoho.com/calendar/appointment-booking.html
- zoho.com/calendar/help/appointment-booking.html
- zoho.com/calendar/help/resource-booking-setup.html
- zoho.com/calendar/help/getting-started.html
- zoho.com/calendar/help/sync-other-calendars.html
- zoho.com/calendar/help/adminconsole/calendar-interoperability.html
- zoho.com/calendar/help/api/introduction.html
- zoho.com/calendar/help/zohocalendar-zapier-integration.html
- zoho.com/aboutus.html
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Zoho Calendar, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/zoho-calendar
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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