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Alternatives to Acuity Scheduling
20 scheduling tools sit alongside Acuity Scheduling in this directory. Below is what separates each from Acuity Scheduling on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 12
- Cheaper to start
- 11
- Acuity Scheduling starts at
- Free, then $16/month
Why people look past Acuity Scheduling
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Acuity Scheduling has a free tier, and starts at $16/month against a category median of $19/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Starts $6 a month cheaper, at $10/month.
- 4 tiers to Acuity Scheduling's 3.
Scheduling infrastructure for everyone
- Starts $16 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to Acuity Scheduling's 3.
Your intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you
- No free tier, where Acuity Scheduling has one.
- Starts $3 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- 2 tiers to Acuity Scheduling's 3.
The simple way to schedule meetings
- Starts $6 a month cheaper, at $10/month.
German-hosted scheduling with GDPR positioning and CRM features built into the upper tiers
- Starts $6 a month cheaper, at €10/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than subscription.
- 5 tiers to Acuity Scheduling's 3.
Appointment scheduling priced per calendar rather than per business
- Starts $3 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- Sold on a Per calendar per month model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to Acuity Scheduling's 3.
Every Acuity Scheduling alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acuity Scheduling (this page) | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | |
| CalendlyScheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Cal.comScheduling infrastructure for everyone | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| MotionYour intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| AppointletThe simple way to schedule meetings | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Zeeg | Free, then €10/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Bookedin | Free, then $19/month | Per calendar per month | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Zcal | Free | Per user per month | 3 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Picktime | Free, then $3/month | Per user per month | 3 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Setmore | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| SimplyBook.me | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Schedulicity | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Appointy | Free, then $19.99/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Doodle | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Sawyer | $189/month | Per business per month, plus marketplace commission | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| iClassPro | $139/month | Per location per month | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Amilia SmartRec | $99/month | Per month plus 1% of invoiced items | 3 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Planday | £2.99/user per month | Subscription | 3 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Boulevard | $140/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Chili Piper | $1250/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
| Booker by Mindbody | $129/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Acuity Scheduling |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Acuity Scheduling badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (12)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Acuity Scheduling (11)
Entry price under Acuity Scheduling's $16/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Calendly , Free, then $10/month
- Cal.com , Free
- Appointlet , Free, then $10/month
- Zeeg , Free, then €10/month
- Zcal , Free
- Picktime , Free, then $3/month
- Setmore , Free, then $5/month
- SimplyBook.me , Free
What you would be giving up
Acuity Scheduling is most often brought in for client self-scheduling with automated time zone conversion, hipaa-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitioners, multi-location scheduling with multiple staff members, membership, package sales, and gift certificate management. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Acuity Scheduling is broadly right and the question is cost, the Acuity Scheduling pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Scheduling category lists everything the directory holds, and best scheduling tools ranks them.
Acuity Scheduling runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Acuity Scheduling alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Acuity Scheduling?
- 20 other scheduling tools are listed in this directory, led by Calendly, Cal.com, Motion, Appointlet. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Acuity Scheduling?
- 12 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Calendly, Cal.com, Appointlet, Zeeg, Bookedin.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Acuity Scheduling?
- Yes. 11 of the alternatives below start under Acuity Scheduling's $16/month: Calendly at Free, then $10/month, Cal.com at Free, Appointlet at Free, then $10/month, Zeeg at Free, then €10/month.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Acuity Scheduling?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Acuity Scheduling has a free tier, and starts at $16/month against a category median of $19/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Acuity Scheduling?
- Acuity Scheduling is most often brought in for client self-scheduling with automated time zone conversion, hipaa-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitioners, multi-location scheduling with multiple staff members, membership, package sales, and gift certificate management. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Acuity Scheduling?
- None of the scheduling tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Acuity Scheduling alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Scheduling, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Acuity Scheduling against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Acuity Scheduling covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every scheduling tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Scheduling category, 20 tools beside Acuity Scheduling. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.