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Alternatives to Vimcal
21 calendars tools sit alongside Vimcal in this directory. Below is what separates each from Vimcal 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
- 15
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Vimcal starts at
- Free
Why people look past Vimcal
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Vimcal has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $15/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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
Priced and rated the same as Vimcal on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The calendar app built into every Apple device
Priced and rated the same as Vimcal on the figures we hold. The difference, if there is one, is in the feature records.
The calendar app you'll love to use
- Starts $56.99 a year dearer, at $56.99/year.
- 3 tiers to Vimcal's 2.
Free standalone calendar app from Notion, formerly Cron, usable without a paid Notion subscription
- Sold on a Free product, no licence fee model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Vimcal's 2.
Simple calendar management and booking
- 5 tiers to Vimcal's 2.
Every Vimcal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vimcal (this page) | Free | Freemium | 2 | |
| Google CalendarSmart scheduling for the modern workforce | Free | - | 2 | vs Vimcal |
| Apple CalendarThe calendar app built into every Apple device | Free | - | - | vs Vimcal |
| FantasticalThe calendar app you'll love to use | Free, then $56.99/year | - | 3 | vs Vimcal |
| ClockifyFree time tracker for teams | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Vimcal |
| Notion Calendar | Free | Free product, no licence fee | 1 | vs Vimcal |
| TidyCal | Free | Freemium | 5 | vs Vimcal |
| Jibble | Free | Freemium | - | vs Vimcal |
| SavvyCal | Free, then $12/month | - | 3 | vs Vimcal |
| Skedda | Free, then $99/month | Subscription | 6 | vs Vimcal |
| Harvest Forecast | Free, then $5/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Vimcal |
| BusyCal | Free, then $4.99/month | - | 3 | vs Vimcal |
| Kronologic | Free, then $15/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Vimcal |
| Cron Calendar | Free, then $10/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Vimcal |
| Microsoft To Do | Free | Free | 1 | vs Vimcal |
| Morgen | $15/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Vimcal |
| Resource Guru | $5/month | - | 3 | vs Vimcal |
| Practice | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Vimcal |
| Float | $6/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Vimcal |
| Rise Calendar | $16/year | Subscription | 1 | vs Vimcal |
| OmniFocus | $99.99/year | - | 3 | vs Vimcal |
| Google Tasks | Free | - | - | vs Vimcal |
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 Vimcal badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (15)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Google Calendar , Free
- Apple Calendar , Free
- Fantastical , Free, then $56.99/year
- Clockify , Free
- Notion Calendar , Free
- TidyCal , Free
- Jibble , Free
- SavvyCal , Free, then $12/month
What you would be giving up
Vimcal is most often brought in for fast keyboard-driven calendar management for executives with heavy meeting loads, delegated scheduling by executive assistants across multiple executives, sharing availability and booking links across time zones. 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 Vimcal is broadly right and the question is cost, the Vimcal 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.
Vimcal runs on macos, windows, 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 Vimcal alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Vimcal?
- 21 other calendars tools are listed in this directory, led by Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Fantastical, Clockify. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Vimcal?
- 15 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Fantastical, Clockify, Notion Calendar.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Vimcal?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Vimcal has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $15/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Vimcal?
- Vimcal is most often brought in for fast keyboard-driven calendar management for executives with heavy meeting loads, delegated scheduling by executive assistants across multiple executives, sharing availability and booking links across time zones. 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 Vimcal?
- 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 Vimcal 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 Vimcal against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Vimcal 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 Vimcal. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.