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Alternatives to Outlook Calendar
20 calendar & time management tools sit alongside Outlook Calendar in this directory. Below is what separates each from Outlook Calendar on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 14
- Cheaper to start
- 8
- Outlook Calendar starts at
- Free, then $6/month
Why people look past Outlook Calendar
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Outlook Calendar entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Outlook Calendar publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $99.99/year. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Outlook Calendar pricing page breaks each one down.
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.
Smart scheduling for the modern workforce
- 2 tiers to Outlook Calendar's 4.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Starts $4 a month dearer, at $10/month.
The calendar app you'll love to use
- Starts $50.99 a year dearer, at $56.99/year.
- 3 tiers to Outlook Calendar's 4.
The calendar app built into every Apple device
Priced and rated the same as Outlook Calendar on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Free time clock and time tracking app
Priced and rated the same as Outlook Calendar on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
Online booking and scheduling for spaces
- Starts $6 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 2 tiers to Outlook Calendar's 4.
Every Outlook 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlook Calendar (this page) | Free, then $6/month | - | 4 | |
| Google CalendarFree, cross-platform web-based calendar with real-time collaboration and synchronization across all devices. | Free | - | 2 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| CalendlyScheduling and meeting booking tool with automated availability detection and meeting coordination features. | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| FantasticalPremium calendar app for macOS and iOS with natural language event entry and fast scheduling interface. | Free, then $56.99/year | - | 3 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Apple CalendarNative macOS and iOS calendar integrated with Apple ecosystem, free with iCloud. | Free | - | - | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Jibble | Free | Freemium | - | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Skedda | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Cron Calendar | Free | Free | 1 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Google Tasks | Free | - | - | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Teamup | Free, then $12/month | - | 5 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Microsoft To Do | Free | Free | 1 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| SavvyCal | Free, then $12/month | - | 3 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| BusyCal | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 3 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Amie | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Assistant.to | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| TidyCal | On request | One-time | - | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Kronologic | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Rise Calendar | $16/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| OmniFocus | $99.99/year | - | 3 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Resource Guru | $5/month | - | 3 | vs Outlook Calendar |
| Harvest Forecast | $5/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Outlook 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 Outlook 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.
- Google Calendar , Free
- Calendly , Free, then $10/month
- Fantastical , Free, then $56.99/year
- Apple Calendar , Free
- Jibble , Free
- Skedda , Free
- Cron Calendar , Free
- Google Tasks , Free
Cheaper than Outlook Calendar (8)
Entry price under Outlook Calendar's $6/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Skedda , Free
- Cron Calendar , Free
- Microsoft To Do , Free
- BusyCal , Free, then $4.99/month
- Amie , Free
- Assistant.to , Free
- Resource Guru , $5/month
- Harvest Forecast , $5/month
What you would be giving up
Outlook Calendar is most often brought in for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management, team coordination. 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 Outlook Calendar is broadly right and the question is cost, the Outlook Calendar pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Calendar & Time Management category lists everything the directory holds, and best calendar & time management tools ranks them.
Outlook Calendar runs on web, windows, macos, 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 Outlook Calendar alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Outlook Calendar?
- 20 other calendar & time management tools are listed in this directory, led by Google Calendar, Calendly, Fantastical, Apple Calendar. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Outlook Calendar?
- 14 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Calendar, Calendly, Fantastical, Apple Calendar, Jibble.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Outlook Calendar?
- Yes. 8 of the alternatives below start under Outlook Calendar's $6/month: Skedda at Free, Cron Calendar at Free, Microsoft To Do at Free, BusyCal at Free, then $4.99/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Outlook Calendar?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Outlook Calendar?
- Outlook Calendar is most often brought in for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management, team coordination. 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 Outlook Calendar?
- None of the calendar & time management 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 Outlook Calendar alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Calendar & Time Management, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Outlook Calendar against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Outlook 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 calendar & time management tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Calendar & Time Management category, 20 tools beside Outlook Calendar. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.