--- title: "Cal.com vs Google Calendar appointment schedules: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Cal.com or Google Calendar appointment schedules more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Scheduling tools set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cal-com-vs-google-calendar-appointment-schedules" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Cal.com vs Google Calendar appointment schedules: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Cal.com or Google Calendar appointment schedules more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Scheduling tools set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Cal.com and Google Calendar appointment schedules - **Competitive set**: Scheduling tools - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Cal.com Share of Search**: 1.6% - **Google Calendar appointment schedules Share of Search**: 0.89% ## Is Cal.com or Google Calendar appointment schedules more popular in search? - In September 2026, Cal.com had more branded searches than Google Calendar appointment schedules among scheduling tools in New Zealand. Cal.com had about 70 branded searches, while Google Calendar appointment schedules had 40. Cal.com made up 1.6% of all scheduling tool searches we track, and Google Calendar appointment schedules accounted for 0.89%. - The lead changed hands 2 times in the 12 months ending September 2026: Google Calendar appointment schedules took it in February 2026, Cal.com took it in April 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Cal.com’s share of searches among scheduling tools in New Zealand moved from 1.5% to 1.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 80 to 70. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Google Calendar appointment schedules’ share of searches among scheduling tools in New Zealand moved from 0.38% to 0.89%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 20 to 40. ## Top scheduling tools in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Google Calendar appointment schedules was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Cal.com was mentioned in one out of five: in one of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Google Calendar appointment schedules was listed before Cal.com in every answer. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Calendly | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Google Calendar appointment schedules | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Microsoft Bookings | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Acuity Scheduling | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Cal.com | 5th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | Setmore | 6th | 0 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 2 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about scheduling tools - Asked ChatGPT "Which meeting scheduling tool should I use in New Zealand?": 1. Calendly, 2. Google Calendar appointment schedules, 3. Microsoft Bookings - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best meeting scheduling tools in New Zealand?": 1. Calendly, 2. Microsoft Bookings, 3. Google Calendar appointment schedules, 4. Cal.com, 5. Acuity Scheduling - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best meeting scheduling tool in New Zealand for a small team?": 1. Calendly, 2. Microsoft Bookings, 3. Google Calendar appointment schedules - Searched Google, AI Overview "best scheduling tool": 1. Calendly, 2. Acuity Scheduling, 3. Google Calendar appointment schedules, 4. Setmore - Searched Google, AI Overview "appointment booking software nz": 1. Setmore Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand scheduling tools in September 2026? - In September 2026, Google Calendar appointment schedules lost share of searches among scheduling tools in New Zealand, from 1.5% to 0.89%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Cal.com in New Zealand fell 12.5% over 12 measured months, from 80 to 70 in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Cal.com estimated searches | Cal.com Share of Search | Cal.com rank | Google Calendar appointment schedules estimated searches | Google Calendar appointment schedules Share of Search | Google Calendar appointment schedules rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 80 | 1.5% | 5 | 20 | 0.38% | 6 | | Nov 2025 | 50 | 1.1% | 5 | 30 | 0.66% | 6 | | Dec 2025 | 40 | 1.3% | 5 | 10 | 0.31% | 6 | | Jan 2026 | 40 | 0.87% | 5 | 40 | 0.87% | 6 | | Feb 2026 | 60 | 1.3% | 6 | 90 | 2% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 60 | 1.1% | 6 | 70 | 1.3% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 110 | 2.4% | 5 | 70 | 1.5% | 6 | | May 2026 | 100 | 2.1% | 5 | 70 | 1.5% | 6 | | Jun 2026 | 80 | 1.8% | 5 | 70 | 1.5% | 6 | | Jul 2026 | 70 | 1.6% | 5 | 70 | 1.6% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 70 | 1.5% | 5 | 70 | 1.5% | 6 | | Sep 2026 | 70 | 1.6% | 5 | 40 | 0.89% | 6 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Cal.com’s and Google Calendar appointment schedules’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Cal.com**: Measured on the search terms “cal com”, “cal com booking”, “cal com calendar”, “cal com scheduling” and “calcom”, summed into one figure. - **Google Calendar appointment schedules**: Measured on the search term “google calendar appointment schedules”. - [Cal.com profile](/demand/nz/brands/cal-com) - [Google Calendar appointment schedules profile](/demand/nz/brands/google-calendar-appointment-schedules) - [All scheduling tools in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-scheduling-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Cal.com or Google Calendar appointment schedules more popular in search? In September 2026, Cal.com had more branded searches than Google Calendar appointment schedules among scheduling tools in New Zealand. Cal.com had about 70 branded searches, while Google Calendar appointment schedules had 40. Cal.com made up 1.6% of all scheduling tool searches we track, and Google Calendar appointment schedules accounted for 0.89%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Cal.com vs Google Calendar appointment schedules: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cal-com-vs-google-calendar-appointment-schedules This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/cal-com-vs-google-calendar-appointment-schedules. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.