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Basic calendar features for individuals.
Full unlocking of all Fantastical features.
Free calendar included with Microsoft accounts.
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Fantastical wins overall with a weighted score of 92% based on user rating, pricing, features, usability, and support.
Offers a Paid model, starting higher than the winner.
Tied with a solid set of 17 features.
Satisfactory usability with a user rating of 4.8/5 stars.
Decent support with a user rating of 4.8/5 stars.
Dimension scorecard
Microsoft Outlook Calendar is a runner-up with a composite score of 95%.
Tied for pricing value with Freemium.
Tied with a solid set of 17 features.
Strong usability with a user rating of 5.0/5 stars.
Reliable support with a user rating of 5.0/5 stars.

Composite scores are within 5 points. Fantastical edges ahead on raw user satisfaction rating.
Composite scores are within 5 points. Fantastical edges ahead on raw user satisfaction rating.
Community-voted helpful feedback from verified users
Setting this up in our environment was very straightforward, as Calendar Sets automatically hides my personal medical and family appointments when I arrive at the office, keeping my schedule strictly work-focused.
In our daily production workflow, the time zone slider made finding a reasonable 3-way meeting window across New York, London, and Singapore painless without timezone confusion, which resolved our previous operational bottlenecks.
After testing multiple competing tools, subscribing to German and Japanese holiday calendars prevented us from scheduling critical engineering sprints on national holiday dates, giving our team total confidence in daily use.
For our primary team operations, sending three proposed time slots allowed our executive board to vote on their preferred time and confirmed the winning slot automatically, saving our team valuable preparation time.
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