Google Calendar vs Slack for Gmail™ — Slack

Slack for Gmail™ vs Google Calendar

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Tagline	“From viewing your daily schedule or receiving up-to-the-minute reminders, keep your calendar top of mind without leaving Slack. Use Google Calendar in Slack to:”160 chars	“Keep conversations moving forward by bringing context from an email into a Slack channel or direct message with the Slack for Gmail™ Add-On available in the G Suite Marketplace. You can choose to add a message and include attachments along with the email as well.”263 chars
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Metric	Google Calendar	Slack for Gmail™
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Free	Free

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Google Calendar

From viewing your daily schedule or receiving up-to-the-minute reminders, keep your calendar top of mind without leaving Slack. Use Google Calendar in Slack to: • Automatically sync your calendar to your Slack status to let your team know when you are in a meeting. • See a holistic view of your daily schedule from Slack. • Get notified when an event is starting soon, and join a Hangout, Zoom, Webex, or Microsoft Teams meeting directly from the calendar reminder in Slack. • Respond directly to event invitations. • Get updated when an event's details change, and change your response as needed. • Configure channel notifications for shared calendar events. Here are some details to bear in mind about status sync: • Your status will not include the name of the meeting that you're attending. • You can remove or update your Slack status at any time – the Google Calendar app won't override any status that you've set yourself. • Only events that you accept will trigger a status update in Slack. • Slack will only sync with the primary calendar for the Google account that you've connected. • If there are overlapping events on your calendar, Slack will set your status to match the event that's longer or that starts earlier.More ways to use Google Calendar in SlackAutomate with Workflow BuilderWorkflow Builder&ast; lets you transform everyday processes into automations, without writing a single line of code. Add third-party tools like Google Calendar to workflows to manage work and processes from Slack, and use templates to get started quickly.&emsp13;Learn more about automations Templates available for Google Calendar: New Google Calendar eventUse Slack to create a Google Calendar event Emoji reaction adds meeting to Google CalendarLet people add themselves to your meeting using an emoji reaction &ast;Workflow Builder is only available on paid subscriptions

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Slack for Gmail™

Keep conversations moving forward by bringing context from an email into a Slack channel or direct message with the Slack for Gmail™ Add-On available in the G Suite Marketplace. You can choose to add a message and include attachments along with the email as well. When to send email into Slack: • Email chain getting too noisy? Send it into Slack where you can discuss quickly and move forward. • Have an idea you want to share with your team? Send it along to a relevant channel with a note about your insights. • Need to coordinate a response to a customer question? Flag your teammates in Slack and use the email content to set context. How the Add-On works: • Start by installing the Slack for Gmail™ Add-On from the G Suite Marketplace • Open any email and click on the Slack icon in the right-hand side of your inbox • Choose the channel or person you’d like to forward the email to inside of Slack • Add a message and include attachments if you’d like • Voilà! The email is forwarded into Slack where anyone in the channel or direct message you shared it to can see the email content and open attachments. Please note that the following limits apply to emails shared via this app: • The combined headers and body of an email cannot be larger than 1MB. • When combined with attachments, an email cannot be larger than 30 MB. • There is a maximum of 20 attachments per email.More ways to use Gmail in SlackAutomate with Workflow BuilderWorkflow Builder&ast; lets you transform everyday processes into automations, without writing a single line of code. Add third-party tools like Gmail to workflows to manage work and processes from Slack, and use templates to get started quickly.&emsp13;Learn more about automations Templates available for Gmail: New Gmail messageFill out a form in Slack to send a Gmail message &ast;Workflow Builder is only available on paid subscriptions

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Is Google Calendar or Slack for Gmail™ cheaper?

Both Google Calendar and Slack for Gmail™ offer paid plans only. Google Calendar starts at Free; Slack for Gmail™ starts at Free. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.

Should I choose Google Calendar or Slack for Gmail™?

AppRanks cannot recommend one over the other from published marketplace data: the Slack Marketplace does not expose a rating or review base that separates them. Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown, and compare against your own requirements rather than a headline number.

Which is faster to set up, Google Calendar or Slack for Gmail™?

Both apps are one-click installs from the Slack Marketplace. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly, and the Slack Marketplace publishes no review base that would let us infer it for these two — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large Slack Marketplace teams?

Google Calendar typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). Slack for Gmail™ typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (0 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Google Calendar and Slack for Gmail™?

Migration support varies by app and category. Google Calendar and Slack for Gmail™ both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Slack for Gmail™" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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