Calendly vs Google Workspace
Pricing
Calendly: Free tier, paid from $10/mo
Google Workspace: From $7 per user/mo on an annual plan ($8.40 month to month); 14-day trial
Description
Calendly: The scheduling link everyone knows
Google Workspace: Google's business suite: Gmail on your own domain, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Meet, with Gemini built in
Pros
- Universal recognition
- Solid free tier
- Just works
- Professional email at your own domain on every plan
- Business Starter includes 30 GB of storage per user, video meetings for up to 100 people and Gemini in Gmail
- The Flexible plan bills monthly for the users you have, and you can cancel at any time
Cons
- Basic customization
- Feels corporate
- Business Starter leaves out Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive; those start on Business Standard at $14 per user a month on an annual plan
- Recording Meet calls needs Business Standard or higher
- Introductory discounts apply to new customers for the first 12 months only
Details
Calendly is THE scheduling link. Tope Awotona bootstrapped it for 8 years with $200k of his own money before taking investment in 2021. Now has 20M+ users. Not the most innovative anymore, but it just works and everyone recognizes it.
Workspace gives you email at your own domain plus Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Meet under one login. Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, is built into Gmail on every plan and into the other apps from Business Standard up.
Business Starter covers the basics for one person: email, 30 GB of pooled storage per user and meetings for up to 100 people. Business Standard ($14 per user a month on an annual plan) adds 2 TB of storage, meeting recordings, appointment booking pages and eSignature in Docs and PDFs.
The prices on the pricing page assume a one-year commitment. Paying month to month on the Flexible plan costs more: $8.40 per user for Business Starter. New customers also get introductory prices for their first 12 months, on up to 20 users.
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