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Google Calendar VS Microsoft Exchange_

As of 4 November 2026, Microsoft Exchange is named by 1,904 companies and Google Calendar by 386; Google Calendar skews to companies under 200 people (59% vs 39%), Microsoft Exchange to companies over 1,000 (33% vs 15%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Google Calendar's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Microsoft Exchange rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Google Calendar: 2–200 employees
59%
Microsoft Exchange: 2–200 employees
39%
Google Calendar: 1,000+ employees
15%
Microsoft Exchange: 1,000+ employees
33%
Postings per company, 90 days
3.2 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
386companies name Google Calendar
1,904companies name Microsoft Exchange
3name both
1,249 · 3,841postings in 90 days, Google Calendar · Microsoft Exchange
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentGoogle CalendarshareMicrosoft ExchangeshareLeans
Self-employed236%241%Google Calendar
2-10 employees5815%1267%Google Calendar
11-50 employees6918%27014%Google Calendar
51-200 employees10026%34818%Google Calendar
201-500 employees5113%31216%Microsoft Exchange
501-1000 employees277%18810%Microsoft Exchange
1001-5000 employees318%33317%Microsoft Exchange
5001-10000 employees144%1076%even
10,001+ employees133%19610%Microsoft Exchange
By industry
SegmentGoogle CalendarshareMicrosoft ExchangeshareLeans
Business & finance services8522%37820%Google Calendar
Technology & software6417%66335%Microsoft Exchange
Consumer services & leisure6016%724%Google Calendar
Public, community & associations5213%965%Google Calendar
Media & content349%513%Google Calendar
Health care277%1035%even
Property & construction195%704%even
Commerce & trade133%854%even
Manufacturing & industry133%22512%Microsoft Exchange
Hospitality & travel72%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental41%332%even
Utilities & infrastructure41%653%Microsoft Exchange
Automotive––352%outside top 12
By country
SegmentGoogle CalendarshareMicrosoft ExchangeshareLeans
United States30178%95250%Google Calendar
United Kingdom164%1257%Microsoft Exchange
Canada144%684%even
India113%221%even
Australia51%332%even
Spain31%––outside top 12
France31%533%Microsoft Exchange
Poland31%141%even
Singapore31%––outside top 12
Brazil21%––outside top 12
ID21%––outside top 12
NG21%––outside top 12
Germany––30716%outside top 12
Switzerland––332%outside top 12
Netherlands––312%outside top 12
Belgium––281%outside top 12
Austria––201%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGoogle CalendarshareMicrosoft ExchangeshareLeans
Administration & office36022%270%Google Calendar
healthcare clinical32520%90%Google Calendar
Sales775%801%Google Calendar
Education & training553%60%Google Calendar
Human resources493%110%Google Calendar
Customer service & success423%1613%even
social care and community332%30%even
facilities cleaning and security302%70%even
Marketing & communications302%140%even
Product, program & project management262%621%even
Unclassified262%170%even
Finance & accounting231%361%even
Travel, leisure & events191%––outside top 12
hospitality and food service171%30%even
logistics warehouse and transport161%50%even
Business development & strategy151%60%even
Software engineering151%4147%Microsoft Exchange
skilled trades and field service141%351%even
Legal, compliance & risk121%130%even
General management & consulting111%200%even
Retail & store operations101%40%even
research and science80%30%even
construction and civil70%170%even
Data & AI70%471%even
real estate and property70%––outside top 12
IT operations & business systems60%3,55163%Microsoft Exchange
arts media and entertainment50%40%even
agriculture and environment40%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production40%––outside top 12
personal care and wellness40%80%even
Engineering (non-software)––2404%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––50%outside top 12
Design & UX––10%outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment––10%outside top 12
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Microsoft Exchange is named by 1,904 companies in job postings and Google Calendar by 386; 3 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/google-calendar-vs-microsoft-exchange)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Google Calendar vs Microsoft Exchange: questions

Which is more used, Google Calendar or Microsoft Exchange?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Microsoft Exchange (1,904) over Google Calendar (386). By website-and-DNS footprint, Microsoft Exchange (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Google Calendar?

59% of Google Calendar companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 39% for Microsoft Exchange. 15% of Google Calendar companies have over 1,000 employees, against 33% for Microsoft Exchange.

Do companies run both?

3 companies name both in their postings, usually Google Calendar in marketing and Microsoft Exchange in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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