# OGCS alternative: Keeper.sh vs Outlook Google Calendar Sync > OGCS syncs Outlook and Google Calendar from a Windows PC. Keeper.sh is a calendar sync service that does it from the cloud and adds iCloud, Fastmail and CalDAV. Outlook Google Calendar Sync (OGCS) is a free Windows application that syncs an Outlook calendar with a Google calendar, one way or both. Keeper.sh is the OGCS alternative for people without a Windows PC that stays on: Keeper.sh syncs from its own servers, every 30 minutes on the Free plan, with nothing to install. Keeper.sh is a calendar sync service that copies events between Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud, Fastmail and any CalDAV server, so every calendar shows you as busy at the same times. It is free for 2 calendar accounts and 3 connections, and Pro is $5 a month for unlimited calendars. The table compares the two on price, calendars, speed and what a synced event shows, and links each OGCS figure to the OGCS page it comes from. | | Keeper.sh | OGCS | | --- | --- | --- | | Free plan | 2 calendar accounts and 3 connections ([pricing](https://www.keeper.sh/pricing)) | The whole application is free ([OGCS](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/), checked 10 November 2026) | | Entry price | $5/month, or $45/year | $0; donations are optional | | Calendars supported | Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud, Fastmail, any CalDAV server | Outlook and Google Calendar ([OGCS](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/)) | | Update speed, Google and Outlook | Every 30 minutes on Free; within seconds on Pro | Every 15 minutes at the fastest. With push sync on, Outlook changes sync within 2 minutes and the scheduled sync runs at most every 120 minutes ([OGCS sync options](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/guide/syncoptions-when.html), checked 10 November 2026) | | Update speed, iCloud and CalDAV | Every 30 minutes on Free; every minute on Pro | Not supported: OGCS connects Outlook and Google Calendar | | What a synced event shows by default | A busy block named after the source calendar | The event's subject, description, location, attendees and reminders ([OGCS](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/)) | | Trial | Not needed: the Free plan has no time limit | Not needed: the application is free | ## Where each one runs OGCS runs on a Windows PC. Its requirements are "Any version of Windows with .Net Framework 4.5 installed", it "Can run unobtrusively in the system tray" and "can start on login", and it comes as an installer or a portable zip that runs without administrator rights ([OGCS](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/)). Version 2 works through the classic Outlook desktop client, from Outlook 2003 to Microsoft 365. For the new Outlook for Windows, the OGCS site says to use the "Outlook Online" function in version 3, which connects to Microsoft 365 cloud accounts and is listed as an alpha release. Keeper.sh runs on its own servers. You sign in to Google and Microsoft in a browser, on any operating system, and the sync continues while your computer is off. ## Which calendars each one connects OGCS connects Outlook and Google Calendar. It syncs "items in any calendar folder, including those shared with you", from Outlook to Google, from Google to Outlook, or both ways ([OGCS](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/)). Keeper.sh connects Google Calendar, Outlook (Microsoft 365 and Outlook.com), iCloud, Fastmail and any CalDAV server, and reads a pasted `.ics` link as a read-only source. Each connection runs one way, so two-way sync is two connections. ## How often each one syncs OGCS syncs on a schedule you set. "15 minutes is the minimum sync frequency allowed, unless Push Sync is also enabled in which case it is 120 minutes", and the push option has OGCS "detect when calendar items are changed within Outlook and sync them within 2 minutes" ([OGCS sync options](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/guide/syncoptions-when.html)). The same page limits the date range it syncs: "Date ranges greater than a year into the past or future are not allowed". Keeper.sh syncs on its own schedule. On Pro, Google and Outlook changes land within seconds, and iCloud, Fastmail and CalDAV changes land every minute. On Free, changes land every 30 minutes. Keeper.sh copies one month back and two years ahead by default. ## What a synced event shows OGCS copies the event with its details: subject, description, location, attendees, reminders, availability, privacy and categories. It also has privacy options, including obfuscating chosen words and forcing items in the target calendar to private ([OGCS](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/)). That suits one person who wants a full copy of a work calendar on a personal Google account. Keeper.sh writes a copy for availability. Each copy is a busy block named after the source calendar. The title, description and location are hidden by default, Pro can turn them back on per calendar, and guest lists are never copied. ## What OGCS offers beyond busy-block sync - **No cost.** OGCS is free and open source, and donations are optional ([OGCS](https://www.outlookgooglecalendarsync.com/)). - **Full event detail.** Attendees, reminders and categories travel with the event, and recurring items sync as a series. - **A work calendar reached through Outlook.** The OGCS site calls it "Ideal for liberating your corporate Exchange calendar, making it available on any of your devices with access to Google Calendar". Version 2 reads the calendar through the Outlook client already on the PC. - **Fine control on the PC.** It works behind web proxies, can prompt before deleting items, and can merge new events into ones already on the destination calendar. ## When Keeper.sh fits - **You do not use Windows.** Keeper.sh is set up in a browser and syncs from its own servers. - **Your PC is not on all day.** Keeper.sh keeps syncing from its servers. - **A third calendar is involved.** iCloud, Fastmail and CalDAV calendars can join the same set of connections. - **The copy lands on a calendar other people open.** Busy blocks keep event details off that calendar by default. - **You want an assistant to manage sync.** Keeper.sh has a REST API and an MCP server on both plans; the [calendar sync features](https://www.keeper.sh/features) page lists both. A Google account and an Outlook account syncing both ways use 2 accounts and 2 connections, which fits the Free plan with one connection spare. Create an account at [Keeper.sh](https://www.keeper.sh/) to connect them ([sign up](https://www.keeper.sh/register)). Step-by-step setup is in [how to sync Google Calendar and Outlook](https://www.keeper.sh/blog/sync-google-calendar-with-outlook). ## Common questions about OGCS and Keeper.sh No. OGCS is a Windows application that needs .NET Framework 4.5. Keeper.sh runs on its own servers and is set up in a browser, so it works from a Mac. The OGCS site says to use the Outlook Online function in version 3 for the new Outlook, which connects to Microsoft 365 cloud accounts. Version 3 was listed as an alpha release on 10 November 2026, and version 2 needs the classic Outlook client. Yes. Keeper.sh syncs Outlook and Google Calendar from its own servers. The Free plan covers 2 accounts and 3 connections, with changes landing every 30 minutes. No. OGCS syncs Outlook and Google Calendar. 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