Google Calendar Sync vs Don't Double Book Me

Sharing Isn't Blocking

When you share a Google Calendar with a coworker, they can see your events, but their scheduling tools don't treat those events as conflicts. If someone tries to book a meeting with them during your shared event, Google won't stop it. The events are just a visual overlay, not actual busy time on their calendar.

Don't Double Book Me solves this by creating real events on your other calendars. When your work calendar has a meeting at 2 PM, a corresponding busy block appears on your personal calendar, and vice versa. Scheduling tools, booking pages, and coworkers all see that time as unavailable.

Cross-Platform Support

Google's native sharing only works within Google Calendar. If your work uses Microsoft Outlook and your personal calendar is Google (or the reverse), native sharing simply doesn't apply. You'd need to manually check both calendars before accepting any meeting.

Don't Double Book Me works across both platforms seamlessly. Connect your Google and Outlook accounts, set up a sync, and busy blocks flow in both directions, no matter which combination of providers you use.

Privacy Controls

When you share a Google Calendar, the recipient sees your event titles, times, and sometimes descriptions and attendees, depending on your sharing settings. There's no way to share availability without revealing what you're doing.

Don't Double Book Me gives you full control over what others see. Choose to sync events as "Busy" blocks with no details, as private events, or with the original details. You decide how much information crosses between calendars.

Simple Pricing

Personal Plan - $20/year

Google Calendar sharing is free, but it only overlays events. It doesn't prevent conflicts or work with Outlook. Don't Double Book Me costs just $20/year and actually solves the double-booking problem with real busy blocks, privacy controls, and cross-platform support.

Team Plan - $16/seat/year

For teams where everyone needs their calendars synced across platforms, our team plan provides unlimited syncs at $16/seat/year with consolidated billing and priority support.