Sheets2GCal alternatives: choose a Sheets-to-Calendar workflow
A fixed list of dates, a schedule you update from a sheet, and a calendar that must sync while nobody is watching need different tools. Sheets2GCal already supports scheduled syncing and date-range imports; those are good reasons to keep using it.
Public pricing and documentation checked 18 October 2026. Sheets2GCal details below come from its publisher, rather than a hands-on test of its current version. EventFill is the add-on I make.
| Your job | A useful starting point |
|---|---|
| Put a finished schedule on a calendar once | Google’s free CSV import; no add-on needed. |
| Keep sheet and calendar changes synchronized automatically | Sheets2GCal, including its free automatic allowance. |
| Check rows, then create or update events when you choose | EventFill’s starter tab, Check rows and maintained event links. |
| Export a date window for a report | Sheets2GCal or EventFill; a free export script also works. |
When Sheets2GCal already does enough
The publisher’s current help describes imports, exports, scheduled two-way sync, deletion controls and protection against overwriting newer calendar data. It tracks events with IDs and version metadata. If you rely on those features, EventFill’s manual runs would leave useful automation behind.
Its homepage and membership prices advertise a registered free account with up to 5,000 imported events/day, 200 manual event operations/day, 100 automatic operations/day and 10 imports of changes/day. These are separate operation limits; consult the help for how your import/export job is counted. A modest schedule may fit the free account without buying either product.
The same pricing page lists:
| Sheets2GCal account/plan | Advertised price |
|---|---|
| Personal Google account, monthly | €5/month |
| Personal Google account, yearly | €48/year |
| One Google Workspace account, yearly | €59/year |
| Entire Google Workspace domain, yearly | €299/year |
Paid plans remove Sheets2GCal’s usage limits; Google’s quotas still apply. Its publisher describes both whole-calendar and date-range imports. Check the options available for your membership before switching. Rival euro prices and EventFill’s dollar prices are shown without conversion.
When Google’s free CSV import is enough
For a workshop timetable or a finished list of project dates, prepare a CSV and import it on a
computer through Google Calendar > Settings > Import & export. Choose the destination
calendar before importing. Google’s CSV import guide
specifies English headers: Subject and Start Date are required; times, end dates, descriptions
and locations are optional. Download the current sheet through File > Download > Comma Separated
Values (.csv).
Later edits to the sheet do not maintain the imported events. Google also says guests and conference data are not imported, and recurring CSV entries may become separate one-time events. If a fixed calendar copy is all you need, the free import saves an installation and subscription.
When EventFill fits
EventFill is for schedules you maintain deliberately from the sheet. Open Extensions > EventFill > Open EventFill:
- On a blank sheet, Create a new event sheet makes a separate header-only tab with date/time columns formatted. It creates no Calendar events and contains no sample guests.
- Enter events and choose Use the current sheet. Map title/date columns and any times, end dates, descriptions, locations, guests or colors, then choose a calendar.
- Check rows reports date, time and guest-address formatting problems, with row numbers to fix. Checking creates no events and uses none of your allowance. Calendar permissions and service limits are checked when you add.
- Choose Add to Calendar. Keep each sent row’s Calendar event cell and rerun to the same calendar: changed rows update their events, and unchanged ones are skipped. An unlinked row creates a new event. Copying or replacing an event cell reuses its ID, so keep IDs with their original rows.
Dates without times make all-day events; end dates can make them span several days. Times use the spreadsheet’s time zone. Calendar to Sheet imports a chosen date range into a new tab, including duration hours for reporting. Keep event links to send edited rows back to that calendar. See the all-day guide and calendar export guide.
EventFill is free for 50 events a day across both directions, every day. Pro removes its daily cap for $9 once/account for new purchases, with no subscription or automatic renewal; Google quotas still apply. Existing subscriptions and trials keep their billing terms. It accesses the current spreadsheet and your calendars’ events, without changing calendar settings or sharing. It runs when you click, has no scheduled two-way sync, and does not delete events.
When you prefer a script
Create and update events from a sheet includes a free Apps Script that stores event IDs with rows. The export guide includes a date-range export script. Those suit a small workflow you are comfortable configuring and maintaining yourself. For unattended two-way sync, start with Sheets2GCal’s existing automation before building your own.