2sync vs Notion Calendar: more than a view
Notion Calendar shows Google, Outlook, and iCloud events next to your Notion databases, but it only displays them; it cannot turn those events into Notion database rows or sync them back. 2sync does both, plus tasks, contacts, and email.
Which one fits you?
Notion Calendar is free and enough if you only need to see Google, Outlook, or iCloud events beside Notion. Pick 2sync when you need those events as two-way Notion database rows, including Outlook, plus tasks and contacts.
Calendar viewing layer
- View Google, Outlook, and iCloud events
- Edit Notion database items from the calendar
- Scheduling links and Google Meet/Zoom shortcuts
- External events never become database rows
- No two-way Outlook Calendar sync
- No field mapping or filters
True two-way sync
- Events automatically create database items
- Database items become calendar events
- Google Calendar and Outlook support
- Per-field mapping and direction control
- Filters to sync only what matters
- Syncs every 2 to 5 minutes
Why choose 2sync over Notion Calendar?
Actual data sync, not just a view
Notion Calendar puts calendars and databases in one interface, but external events stay in your calendar. 2sync writes every Google Calendar or Outlook event into a Notion database row with title, date, attendees, location, and conference link.
Populate databases automatically
Every calendar event becomes a Notion database item. Build meeting logs, time-tracking tables, and project timelines without manual entry, then query and filter them like any other database.
Database items become calendar events
Create a task or page in Notion with a due date, and it appears on Google Calendar or Outlook. Notion Calendar cannot push Notion data out to your calendar. 2sync does it automatically.
Full property control
Map calendar fields to any Notion property: attendees to a people or relation field, location to text, descriptions to rich text. Set each field as two-way, one-way to Notion, or one-way to the calendar.
Eight services, not just calendars
2sync syncs Google Calendar, Outlook Calendar, Todoist, Google Tasks, Google Contacts, Outlook Contacts, Gmail, and Outlook Mail. Notion Calendar only views Google, Outlook, and iCloud calendars; it does not sync them into Notion databases.
Feature comparison
The key differences between viewing and syncing
External events sync to Notion database
Google Calendar and Outlook events become Notion database rows
Database items sync to calendar
Notion items with dates appear on your external calendar
Two-way Outlook Calendar sync
Sync Outlook events into Notion databases both ways
Custom property mapping
Map calendar fields to specific Notion properties
Per-field sync direction
Control sync direction for each field independently
Filters and conditions
Choose which events sync based on rules you define
Recurring event support
Sync recurring series and individual exceptions
Attendees linked to a contacts database
Match attendee emails to Notion contact records
Sync frequency
How often changes flow between apps
View calendars in one place
See multiple calendars in a unified interface
Scheduling availability links
Share a link for others to book meetings
Ready for actual calendar sync?
Notion Calendar shows you both views side by side. 2sync makes them work together. Start a 14-day free trial of every plan.
Frequently asked questions
Notion Calendar is a free app that shows your Google, Outlook, and iCloud events next to your Notion databases, and since Notion 3.1 you can edit Notion database items from the calendar view. What it does not do is turn external events into Notion database rows or sync them back. 2sync is a two-way sync engine that writes every Google Calendar and Outlook event into a Notion database and pushes Notion items back out as events, with field mapping, filters, and support for tasks, contacts, and email.
Notion Calendar is free, and if all you need is to see your calendar beside your Notion databases, it is the right choice. You would pick 2sync when you need those events as real Notion database rows that stay in sync both ways, when you work in Outlook, or when you also want tasks, contacts, and email flowing into Notion. One is a viewing layer, the other is an actual sync engine, so they solve different problems.
No. Notion Calendar can display Outlook events, but it only views them; it does not sync Outlook into a Notion database. To keep Outlook Calendar in sync with Notion, both ways and field by field, you need 2sync, which supports Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar alongside Todoist, Google Tasks, contacts, and email.
No. Notion Calendar shows your events beside your databases but keeps them in your calendar, so they never become database rows. 2sync writes each Google Calendar or Outlook event into a Notion database with its title, date, attendees, location, and conference link, so you can build meeting logs and timelines and query them like any other database.
Yes, and many people do. Notion Calendar gives you the calendar view, while 2sync keeps the underlying Notion databases in two-way sync with Google Calendar and Outlook. Notion Calendar shapes how you see your schedule, and 2sync moves the data between your calendar and Notion.
2sync starts at $7 per month on the Solo plan billed yearly, or $9 billed monthly, and every plan comes with a 14-day free trial and all integrations, field mapping, and filters. Notion Calendar is free but does not sync your events into Notion databases.