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CalendarBridge alternatives for calendar sync (2026)

People look up CalendarBridge alternatives when they want to sync or mirror busy time across several Google Calendars — work and personal, or a few client accounts — without paying a higher plan each time they add a sync connection.

Short answer: if those calendars are Google Calendar, Resync writes hold events titled Busy, with no source titles or attendees. $1.50/month or $9/year after a 30-day free trial, no credit card required. That published price is one monthly amount and one annual amount. It does not add a per-connection tier.

CalendarBridge is a calendar sync product. It writes event copies onto other calendars and also ships booking pages and a unified calendar view. It writes to Google Calendar and Outlook, and can use iCloud or ICS URL feeds as sources. Resync is Google Calendar only. Keep CalendarBridge when you need those other providers or the free Basic fallback.

This is not the OneCal alternatives for calendar sync (2026) guide. That page is about OneCal-style calendar sync versus busy-hold tools. This page compares CalendarBridge with OneCal, Reclaim Calendar Sync, SyncThemCalendars, and Resync.

Compare the options for the sync job

Facts below were checked on each vendor's own public pricing or help page on Oct 31, 2026. Prices change. Treat the numbers as of Oct 2026 and check the vendor site before you buy. If a number was not on the page, it is left out.

CompareCalendarBridgeOneCalReclaim Calendar SyncSyncThemCalendarsResync
Blocks time for othersYes. Each sync connection writes an event copy onto the destination calendar.Yes. Clone events block time on the target calendar.Yes. Calendar Sync writes event copies onto the destination calendar.Yes. It copies upcoming events onto the target calendar so that calendar shows you as busy.Yes. Resync writes Busy holds onto calendars you mark as mirrors.
Calendars it writes toGoogle and Outlook. iCloud and ICS URL feeds can be sources.Google, Outlook, iCloud, and CalDAV such as Fastmail, Nextcloud, or Zoho.Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar. iCloud only if you first share it to Google; Reclaim notes delays.Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook / Office 365, and Apple iCloud.Google Calendar only.
What others seeConfigurable. With every detail toggle off, copies are titled busy with an empty body.Configurable. You can hide titles and show a custom message.Configurable per sync policy. Busy for All shows only Busy with no details.Configurable per field. You can hide title, description, and location behind a Busy block.Hold titled Busy. Description, location, attendees, and conference data stay empty.
How it updatesReal-time for Google and Outlook sources, typically within a minute or two. iCloud and ICS URL sources every 5 to 10 minutes.Real-time for Google and Outlook. About 10 minutes for iCloud.Reclaim's Calendar Sync page says updates happen in real time as source events change.Google and Outlook notify the service when something changes, so copies update in moments. iCloud is checked every few minutes.Resync watches source calendars and updates or removes holds when those events change, move, or are cancelled.
How far aheadThe individual pricing page says unlimited synced events / all future events. No separate window is published.Up to 1 year for Google and iCloud. Up to 3 months for Outlook.Not stated on the Reclaim Calendar Sync pages we checked. The pricing page's 1 / 8 / 12 week range is for automated scheduling, not Calendar Sync.The site says it copies upcoming events and that every plan syncs unlimited events. It does not publish a numbered window.90 days from now.
How plans scaleBy sync connections: 2 on Basic, 20 on Premium, 56 on Pro. A two-way pair counts as 2 connections.By connected calendars per user: 2 on Starter, 5 on Essential, 50 on Premium.By Calendar Sync count: Lite includes 1, Starter includes 3, Business includes unlimited.By number of syncs: Basic includes 5 calendar syncs. Premium is listed for 36. Calendars and events are unlimited on every plan.One published monthly price and one published annual price. No per-connection tier.
What else it doesUnified calendar view and booking pages. Premium and Pro add an AI assistant.Booking links and a unified calendar view.AI scheduling agents including Habits, Focus Time, Tasks, and Smart Meetings, plus scheduling links.Calendar copies only. The pages we checked do not list booking links or an AI planner.Busy-hold sync only. No Focus Time, meeting moves, or scheduling links.
PriceBasic is $5/month or $4/month billed yearly ($48/year) for 2 sync connections. Premium $10/$8 ($96/year) for 20. Pro $40/$32 ($384/year) for 56. Trial; no credit card required to start. If the trial ends without a payment method, the account drops to free Basic.Starter is $5/user/month billed annually ($60/year) for 2 calendars. Essential $10 ($120/year) for 5. Premium $25 ($300/year) for 50. 14-day trial, no credit card. No free plan after the trial.Lite is free forever with 1 Calendar Sync. Starter is $10/seat/month billed yearly or $12 monthly, with 3 Calendar Syncs. Business is $15 yearly or $18 monthly, with unlimited Calendar Syncs.Basic is $3.99/month ($47.88 billed yearly) for 5 calendar syncs. Premium is listed for 36 calendar syncs. 14-day trial, no credit card. No lasting free plan after the trial.$1.50/month or $9/year after a 30-day free trial, no credit card required.

CalendarBridge

Blocks time for others
Yes. Each sync connection writes an event copy onto the destination calendar.
Calendars it writes to
Google and Outlook. iCloud and ICS URL feeds can be sources.
What others see
Configurable. With every detail toggle off, copies are titled busy with an empty body.
How it updates
Real-time for Google and Outlook sources, typically within a minute or two. iCloud and ICS URL sources every 5 to 10 minutes.
How far ahead
The individual pricing page says unlimited synced events / all future events. No separate window is published.
How plans scale
By sync connections: 2 on Basic, 20 on Premium, 56 on Pro. A two-way pair counts as 2 connections.
What else it does
Unified calendar view and booking pages. Premium and Pro add an AI assistant.
Price
Basic is $5/month or $4/month billed yearly ($48/year) for 2 sync connections. Premium $10/$8 ($96/year) for 20. Pro $40/$32 ($384/year) for 56. Trial; no credit card required to start. If the trial ends without a payment method, the account drops to free Basic.

OneCal

Blocks time for others
Yes. Clone events block time on the target calendar.
Calendars it writes to
Google, Outlook, iCloud, and CalDAV such as Fastmail, Nextcloud, or Zoho.
What others see
Configurable. You can hide titles and show a custom message.
How it updates
Real-time for Google and Outlook. About 10 minutes for iCloud.
How far ahead
Up to 1 year for Google and iCloud. Up to 3 months for Outlook.
How plans scale
By connected calendars per user: 2 on Starter, 5 on Essential, 50 on Premium.
What else it does
Booking links and a unified calendar view.
Price
Starter is $5/user/month billed annually ($60/year) for 2 calendars. Essential $10 ($120/year) for 5. Premium $25 ($300/year) for 50. 14-day trial, no credit card. No free plan after the trial.

Reclaim Calendar Sync

Blocks time for others
Yes. Calendar Sync writes event copies onto the destination calendar.
Calendars it writes to
Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar. iCloud only if you first share it to Google; Reclaim notes delays.
What others see
Configurable per sync policy. Busy for All shows only Busy with no details.
How it updates
Reclaim's Calendar Sync page says updates happen in real time as source events change.
How far ahead
Not stated on the Reclaim Calendar Sync pages we checked. The pricing page's 1 / 8 / 12 week range is for automated scheduling, not Calendar Sync.
How plans scale
By Calendar Sync count: Lite includes 1, Starter includes 3, Business includes unlimited.
What else it does
AI scheduling agents including Habits, Focus Time, Tasks, and Smart Meetings, plus scheduling links.
Price
Lite is free forever with 1 Calendar Sync. Starter is $10/seat/month billed yearly or $12 monthly, with 3 Calendar Syncs. Business is $15 yearly or $18 monthly, with unlimited Calendar Syncs.

SyncThemCalendars

Blocks time for others
Yes. It copies upcoming events onto the target calendar so that calendar shows you as busy.
Calendars it writes to
Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook / Office 365, and Apple iCloud.
What others see
Configurable per field. You can hide title, description, and location behind a Busy block.
How it updates
Google and Outlook notify the service when something changes, so copies update in moments. iCloud is checked every few minutes.
How far ahead
The site says it copies upcoming events and that every plan syncs unlimited events. It does not publish a numbered window.
How plans scale
By number of syncs: Basic includes 5 calendar syncs. Premium is listed for 36. Calendars and events are unlimited on every plan.
What else it does
Calendar copies only. The pages we checked do not list booking links or an AI planner.
Price
Basic is $3.99/month ($47.88 billed yearly) for 5 calendar syncs. Premium is listed for 36 calendar syncs. 14-day trial, no credit card. No lasting free plan after the trial.

Resync

Blocks time for others
Yes. Resync writes Busy holds onto calendars you mark as mirrors.
Calendars it writes to
Google Calendar only.
What others see
Hold titled Busy. Description, location, attendees, and conference data stay empty.
How it updates
Resync watches source calendars and updates or removes holds when those events change, move, or are cancelled.
How far ahead
90 days from now.
How plans scale
One published monthly price and one published annual price. No per-connection tier.
What else it does
Busy-hold sync only. No Focus Time, meeting moves, or scheduling links.
Price
$1.50/month or $9/year after a 30-day free trial, no credit card required.

Sources, all CalendarBridge individual pricing, CalendarBridge billing, CalendarBridge about syncing, CalendarBridge hide event details, OneCal pricing, OneCal Calendar Sync, OneCal FAQ, OneCal plans and trial, Reclaim pricing, Reclaim Calendar Sync, Reclaim Calendar Sync overview, Reclaim 2.0 FAQ, Reclaim bidirectional policies, SyncThemCalendars, and SyncThemCalendars Google Calendar sync. Checked Oct 31, 2026.

When CalendarBridge is the better pick

CalendarBridge is the better pick when the job is bigger than Google busy holds. Resync cannot cover those other providers or the extra product.

CalendarBridge prices by sync connections. A two-way pair counts as 2 connections. If you only used it to block work and personal Google Calendars, the options below compare that narrower job.

Who each option fits

  • CalendarBridge. You want a sync-first tool that writes copies onto Google or Outlook, with optional iCloud or ICS URL sources, and you want to turn event details off so copies are titled busy. Basic is $5/month or $4/month billed yearly for 2 sync connections, and the account can fall back to free Basic if a trial ends without a card.
  • OneCal. You need Outlook, iCloud, or CalDAV as a destination, you want to choose how much detail clone events carry, or you also want booking links and a unified calendar view. Plans start at $5/user/month billed annually for 2 calendars. Resync cannot cover those other providers.
  • Reclaim Calendar Sync. You want the AI scheduler — Habits, Focus Time, Tasks, Smart Meetings, scheduling links — and Calendar Sync onto Google or Outlook is one piece of that. Lite is free with 1 Calendar Sync. Paid plans add more syncs and a longer scheduling range.
  • SyncThemCalendars. You want one-way or two-way copies across Google, Outlook, and Apple iCloud, with per-field control to hide titles behind a Busy block. Basic is $3.99/month ($47.88 billed yearly) for 5 calendar syncs. Premium is listed for 36 syncs.
  • Resync. The calendars that get booked are Google calendars, and you want Busy holds with no source titles, attendees, or locations. $1.50/month or $9/year after a 30-day free trial, no credit card required. That price does not add a per-connection tier. Resync does not move meetings, create Focus Time, or offer scheduling links.

How Resync's Busy holds work

Resync does not share calendars with each other. It reads when you are busy on Google calendars you mark as sources and writes hold events onto Google calendars you mark as mirrors.

  • Holds are titled Busy. Description, location, attendees, and conference data are left empty, so source meeting details stay on the source calendar.
  • When you mark calendars as both source and mirror, a booking on either calendar becomes a Busy hold on the others. That is two-way blocking between those Google calendars.
  • If a source event moves, Resync updates the hold. If the event is cancelled, marked free, declined, or is a working-location event, Resync does not keep a hold.
  • Resync looks 90 days ahead when it reads source events. Holds it writes are marked so they are not copied again.
  • If you delete or edit a hold, Resync records that and does not recreate it for the same source event on that mirror.
  • Read-only calendars cannot be mirrors. Resync currently syncs Google calendars only.

Use Resync when the calendars that get booked are Google calendars and you want Busy holds with no source titles. Use CalendarBridge, OneCal, Reclaim, or SyncThemCalendars when you also need Outlook, iCloud, booking pages, or an AI planner.

Set up Resync

  1. Sign in with GoogleOpen Resync and sign in with the Google account you want as your primary account. You land on setup.
  2. Connect another Google accountChoose Connect another Google account and finish Google's permission screen. Resync needs at least two Google accounts before you can start.
  3. Start syncingWhen a second account is connected, setup shows bidirectional mirroring as the intended default: real events on either side become private busy blocks on the other. Choose Start syncing to open the dashboard.
  4. Mark sources and mirrorsIn Sync configuration, turn on Source to read busy time from a calendar and Mirror to receive Busy holds. A calendar can be both. Read-only calendars cannot be mirrors because Resync needs write access to create holds.

FAQ

What is a cheaper CalendarBridge alternative for calendar sync?

If you only need Busy holds between Google calendars, Resync writes holds titled Busy and costs $1.50/month or $9/year after a 30-day free trial, no credit card required. That published price is one monthly or annual amount; it does not add a per-connection tier. CalendarBridge Basic is $5/month or $4/month billed yearly for 2 sync connections, with a free Basic fallback if you do not add a card. OneCal Starter is $5/user/month billed annually for 2 calendars. SyncThemCalendars Basic is $3.99/month ($47.88 billed yearly) for 5 calendar syncs. Those other tools also cover Outlook or iCloud, which Resync does not.

Is there a free CalendarBridge alternative?

CalendarBridge drops to a free Basic tier (2 sync connections) if a trial ends without a payment method. Reclaim Lite is free forever and includes 1 Calendar Sync. OneCal's own pricing page says there is no lasting free plan after the 14-day trial. SyncThemCalendars is a 14-day trial, then paid. Resync is $1.50/month or $9/year after a 30-day free trial, no credit card required. Google Calendar sharing is free, but it is a view, not a hold on the calendar other people book.

CalendarBridge vs OneCal — which should I pick?

Both write event copies so the destination calendar shows you as busy. CalendarBridge prices by sync connections (2 / 20 / 56), writes to Google and Outlook, can use iCloud or ICS URL feeds as sources, and keeps a free Basic fallback. OneCal prices by connected calendars (2 / 5 / 50) and documents Google, Outlook, iCloud, and CalDAV as write targets, plus booking links and a unified calendar view. Pick CalendarBridge when you want connection-based plans or the free Basic fallback. Pick OneCal when you need iCloud or CalDAV as a destination or want booking links in the same product.

Does Resync sync Outlook or iCloud?

No. Resync is a Google Calendar app. It does not write holds into Outlook or iCloud. If you need those providers, CalendarBridge documents Google and Outlook destinations with optional iCloud or ICS URL sources; OneCal documents Google, Outlook, iCloud, and CalDAV; Reclaim documents Google and Outlook Calendar Sync; SyncThemCalendars documents Google, Outlook, and Apple iCloud.

Does Resync charge per sync connection?

No. The public price is $1.50/month or $9/year after a 30-day free trial, no credit card required. That copy comes from a single monthly amount and a single annual amount. There is no per-connection or per-calendar tier in that pricing. You can connect more than two Google accounts and mark calendars as sources, mirrors, or both. Resync does not publish a calendar-count cap on the public site.

What if I delete a Busy hold that Resync created?

Resync records that change and does not recreate a hold for the same source event on that mirror calendar.

Connect the Google calendars you want to keep aligned, then mark sources and mirrors on the dashboard.

Resync will ask Google for permission to:see your list of calendars; see events on the calendars you choose as Sources, to know when you're busy; and create, update and delete events titled "Busy" on calendars you choose as Mirrors. We never store event titles, attendees or locations. Privacy policy

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