What is Google Calendar used for?

Google Calendar is Google's web and mobile calendar for events, reminders and scheduling, used with personal Google accounts or Google Workspace. It is a good fit for personal event and reminder tracking, team calendars within Google Workspace, and sharing availability for meetings.

Is Google Calendar free?

Yes. Google Calendar is free to use.

Is Google Calendar open source?

No. Google Calendar is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Google Calendar include Radicale, Baïkal and DAVx⁵.

What are some alternatives to Google Calendar?

Google Calendar competes with Fantastical, BusyCal and Morgen. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Google Calendar alternatives.

Google Calendar: features, pricing and alternatives

About Google Calendar

Google Calendar is Google's calendar service, available on the web and through mobile apps. People use it to create events, set reminders, invite others and share calendars, with access through a personal Google account or a Google Workspace account for business use.

It connects with other Google services and with many third-party tools, and it includes scheduling features such as finding times that suit several attendees and sharing availability for bookings. Google also supports adding video meeting links to events. The page captured for this entry was a sign-in screen, so detailed capabilities are described from general knowledge of the product.

Google Calendar is a proprietary, cloud-hosted service run by Google and cannot be self-hosted. Personal use is free with a Google account, while business use comes through paid Google Workspace plans.

Key features

Event creation with invitations and reminders
Shared and team calendars
Web and mobile apps
Availability sharing for scheduling
Video meeting links on events
Integration with Google Workspace apps

Good fit for

→Personal event and reminder tracking
→Team calendars within Google Workspace
→Sharing availability for meetings

Tags: calendar; scheduling; reminders; google; workspace; events

Google Calendar: questions and answers

What is Google Calendar used for?: Google Calendar is Google's web and mobile calendar for events, reminders and scheduling, used with personal Google accounts or Google Workspace. It is a good fit for personal event and reminder tracking, team calendars within Google Workspace, and sharing availability for meetings.
Is Google Calendar free?: Yes. Google Calendar is free to use.
Is Google Calendar open source?: No. Google Calendar is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Google Calendar include Radicale, Baïkal and DAVx⁵.
What are some alternatives to Google Calendar?: Google Calendar competes with Fantastical, BusyCal and Morgen. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Google Calendar alternatives.