Google Calendar vs Zoho Calendar

March 07, 2025 | Author: Adam Levine
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Google Calendar
Google Calendar is a free time-management web application offered by Google. The Ajax-driven interface enables users to view, add, and drag-and-drop events from one date to another without reloading the page. It supports view modes such as weekly, monthly, and agenda. Google Calendar allows multiple calendars to be created and shown in the same view. Each can be shared, either read-only or with full edit control, and either with specified people or with everyone (public calendars).
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Zoho Calendar
Zoho Calendar allows you schedule, manage and track your meetings and events. Groups and teams can easily share their planned activities so everyone is on the same page, and with Zoho Calendar's powerful sharing controls, you can share only what you want to. In addition, Zoho Calendar also gives you an unified view across many Zoho Apps, from Zoho CRM appointments to Zoho Projects deadlines.
Both Google Calendar and Zoho Calendar are, in many ways, remarkably similar: they let you keep track of your appointments, notify you of upcoming events with a cheery beep or buzz and let you share your schedule with anyone willing to suffer through the seemingly endless, "Are you free at 3?" exchange. They both live in the cloud, meaning they exist somewhere up there in the ether where your calendar can be accessed from any device that doesn’t require you to sign away your firstborn child. They both make it easier to coordinate your life – as long as you're not trying to figure out where all those hours between "meeting" and "appointment" went.

Then there's Google Calendar, which, if we're being honest, has been around since the dinosaurs roamed the internet. Born in 2006, it’s based in the land of Google, where everything is interconnected like a massive, slightly neurotic, digital organism. It’s got the seamless integration with Gmail and a tendency to pop up helpful reminders like a well-meaning but slightly irritating friend who knows you better than you know yourself. You can easily schedule meetings, video calls via Google Meet and juggle a dozen different calendars while feeling entirely too important for your own good.

And then there’s Zoho Calendar, which arrived a bit later, in 2009, from India and has since become the trusted companion of small to medium-sized businesses everywhere. While Google Calendar is all about personal convenience, Zoho Calendar is more like that hardworking assistant who knows exactly when your next CRM update is due and can wrangle your project timelines with a flourish. It integrates beautifully with Zoho’s suite of apps, making it perfect for anyone who's grown tired of the wild west of spreadsheets and email chains and is ready to organize their professional life without resorting to bribing the office assistant with coffee.

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Author: Adam Levine
Adam is an expert in project management, collaboration and productivity technologies, team management, and motivation. With an extensive background working at prestigious companies such as Microsoft and Accenture, Adam's in-depth knowledge and experience in the field make him a sought-after professional. Currently, he has ventured into entrepreneurship, owning a thriving consulting and training agency where he imparts invaluable insights and practical strategies to individuals and organizations, empowering them to achieve their goals and maximize their potential. You can contact Adam via email adam@liventerprise.com