I've used gcalcli for a couple of years, to send SMS reminders before client appointments. At some point I started providing this service to other offices that needed SMS reminders for their clients. I've never actually charged money for gcalcli, but I did charge for the server I stood up to run the bash scripts I wrote, and for the SMS service I was paying. But I've always had this nagging feeling that if google changed something and this project was no longer developed, I would leave all my clients exposed.
And unfortunately this actually happened. And this was a wake up call for me to be more cautious when using open source projects for my clients, as opposed to using a paid service. Paid services have actual income, so there's less chance of closing their doors and leaving everyone out cold.
So for anyone looking for a paid solution to replace gcalcli, I've used Zapier, Pabbly Connect, and Integrately. They are basically software integration platforms that will allow communication between platforms that normally don't talk to each other. Like sending an SMS reminder, before an appointment starts.
I've used gcalcli for a couple of years, to send SMS reminders before client appointments. At some point I started providing this service to other offices that needed SMS reminders for their clients. I've never actually charged money for gcalcli, but I did charge for the server I stood up to run the bash scripts I wrote, and for the SMS service I was paying. But I've always had this nagging feeling that if google changed something and this project was no longer developed, I would leave all my clients exposed.
And unfortunately this actually happened. And this was a wake up call for me to be more cautious when using open source projects for my clients, as opposed to using a paid service. Paid services have actual income, so there's less chance of closing their doors and leaving everyone out cold.
So for anyone looking for a paid solution to replace gcalcli, I've used Zapier, Pabbly Connect, and Integrately. They are basically software integration platforms that will allow communication between platforms that normally don't talk to each other. Like sending an SMS reminder, before an appointment starts.
I hope this helps someone.