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Alternatives to Notion Calendar
21 calendars tools sit alongside Notion Calendar in this directory. Below is what separates each from Notion Calendar on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Notion Calendar starts at
- Free
Why people look past Notion Calendar
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Notion Calendar entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
Notion Calendar publishes a single plan, Notion Calendar at Free. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Subscription calendar and task time-blocking app that dropped its free plan in March 2026
- No free tier, where Notion Calendar has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $15/month, where Notion Calendar does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Free product, no licence fee.
- 2 tiers to Notion Calendar's 1.
All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases
- Publishes an entry price of $10/month, where Notion Calendar does not.
- 4 tiers to Notion Calendar's 1.
Native Mac email client built specifically for Gmail and Google Workspace accounts, and nothing else
- No free tier, where Notion Calendar has one.
- Publishes an entry price of $4.99/month, where Notion Calendar does not.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Free product, no licence fee.
Simple calendar management and booking
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Notion Calendar does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Free product, no licence fee.
- 5 tiers to Notion Calendar's 1.
Free time clock and time tracking app
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Free product, no licence fee.
Smart scheduling for the modern workforce
- 2 tiers to Notion Calendar's 1.
Every Notion Calendar alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notion Calendar (this page) | Free | Free product, no licence fee | 1 | |
| MorgenIf you want to connect a wider range of calendar and task sources and are willing to pay a subscription | $15/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Notion Calendar |
| NotionIf you want the broader Notion workspace rather than just the standalone calendar | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Notion Calendar |
| MimestreamIf your scheduling need is really email triage on Gmail rather than calendar events | $4.99/month | Per user per month | 1 | vs Notion Calendar |
| TidyCal | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Jibble | Free | Freemium | - | vs Notion Calendar |
| Google Calendar | Free | - | 2 | vs Notion Calendar |
| SavvyCal | Free, then $12/month | - | 3 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Skedda | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 6 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Apple Calendar | Free | - | - | vs Notion Calendar |
| Clockify | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Harvest Forecast | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Notion Calendar |
| BusyCal | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 3 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Kronologic | Free, then $15/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Cron Calendar | Free, then $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Microsoft To Do | Free | Free | 1 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Resource Guru | $5/month | - | 3 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Practice | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Float | $6/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Rise Calendar | $16/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Notion Calendar |
| OmniFocus | $99.99/year | - | 3 | vs Notion Calendar |
| Google Tasks | Free | - | - | vs Notion Calendar |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Notion Calendar badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (14)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Notion , Free, then $10/month
- TidyCal , Free
- Jibble , Free
- Google Calendar , Free
- SavvyCal , Free, then $12/month
- Skedda , Free, then $99/month
- Apple Calendar , Free
- Clockify , Free
What you would be giving up
Notion Calendar is most often brought in for a google calendar user who wants a faster, keyboard-driven interface without paying anything, a notion workspace user who wants calendar events linked directly to project pages and tasks, someone who wants a menu bar countdown to their next meeting without opening a browser tab, a user comparing calendar apps who does not want an ongoing subscription like morgen now requires. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Notion Calendar is broadly right and the question is cost, the Notion Calendar pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Calendars category lists everything the directory holds, and best calendars tools ranks them.
Notion Calendar runs on mac, windows, web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Notion Calendar alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Notion Calendar?
- 21 other calendars tools are listed in this directory, led by Morgen, Notion, Mimestream, TidyCal. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Notion Calendar?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Notion, TidyCal, Jibble, Google Calendar, SavvyCal.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Notion Calendar?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Notion Calendar?
- Notion Calendar is most often brought in for a google calendar user who wants a faster, keyboard-driven interface without paying anything, a notion workspace user who wants calendar events linked directly to project pages and tasks, someone who wants a menu bar countdown to their next meeting without opening a browser tab, a user comparing calendar apps who does not want an ongoing subscription like morgen now requires. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Notion Calendar?
- None of the calendars tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Notion Calendar alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Calendars, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Notion Calendar against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Notion Calendar covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every calendars tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Calendars category, 21 tools beside Notion Calendar. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.