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In our 2026 comparison of Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar, Google Calendar comes out ahead overall (weighted score 92% vs 24% for Outlook Calendar). Google Calendar is rated 4.7/5 from 67 user reviews. Google Calendar has a free plan.
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| At a glance | Google Calendar | Outlook Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Calendar & Scheduling | Calendar & Scheduling |
| User rating | 4.7/5 (67 reviews) | No reviews yet |
| Starting price | Free plan | Not listed |
| Listed features | 13 | 5 |
| Integrations | 6 | — |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, macOS | Web |
| Ease of use | 4.6/5 | — |
| Customer support | 4.6/5 | — |
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Google Calendar wins overall with a weighted score of 92% based on user rating, pricing, features, usability, and support.
Google Calendar has the most accessible pricing ($0/mo (No Free Trial)).
Google Calendar lists the most features (13 features).
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Widest platform availability (5 Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, Windows +1 more).
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Outlook Calendar is a runner-up with a composite score of 24%.
Pricing: SUBSCRIPTION (No Free Trial), a less accessible entry point than the leader.
Offers 5 features (fewer than the category leader).
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Available on 1 Platform: Web, fewer than the leader.

Google Calendar scores higher across 4 of 11 key dimensions with a 68-point lead in our weighted analysis.
Google Calendar scores higher across 4 of 11 key dimensions with a 68-point lead in our weighted analysis. The best choice still depends on your team's workflow, budget and required integrations — use the side-by-side sections above to check the details that matter to you.
Google Calendar is rated 4.7/5 from 67 user reviews. Ratings come from approved user reviews on SoftwareHope.
Google Calendar has a free plan. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor's site, as plans change.
Google Calendar offers a free plan; Outlook Calendar does not list a free plan or trial.
Google Calendar supports Web, iOS, Android, Windows and macOS; Outlook Calendar supports Web.
Community-voted helpful feedback from verified users
Since our distributed Google Workspace team adopted Google Calendar for coordination, overlaying five project and personal calendars simultaneously gave our project manager complete schedule visibility across all active workstreams in one color-coded view.
After our project team set up Google Calendar for cross-functional scheduling, keyboard shortcuts allowed our executive assistant to browse to the correct week create a new event and set invitees in under eight seconds.
After our project team set up Google Calendar for cross-functional scheduling, our Appointment Booking page let fifteen clients schedule sixty-minute consultations across three weeks without a single scheduling email from our coordinator.
After deploying Google Calendar as our team scheduling standard across the organization, shared calendar access eliminated every scheduling email chain with our clients by letting them see our real availability and book slots directly.
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