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Acuity Scheduling vs Airbase

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Acuity Scheduling

Scheduling & Booking

Scheduling made simple

From
$16/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Airbase logo

Airbase

Accounting & Finance

The first all-in-one spend management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Acuity Scheduling starter tier limited to 1 calendar only; Airbase airbase was acquired by Paylocity; its pricing page now redirects to paylocity.com/pricing and the product is marketed as 'Airbase, a Paylocity Company' within Paylocity's HCM platform rather than as a standalone product.
  • They diverge on capability: Acuity Scheduling covers Online booking, Airbase covers Corporate cards.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Acuity Scheduling and Airbase actually diverge.

Attributes where Acuity Scheduling and Airbase differ
AttributeAcuity SchedulingAirbase
Starting price$16/month$29/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryScheduling & BookingAccounting & Finance
Founded20032017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Acuity Scheduling

  • Online booking
  • Appointment types
  • Calendar sync
  • Payment processing
  • Email reminders
  • Client self-scheduling
  • Packages & memberships
  • Timezone detection

Only in Airbase

  • Corporate cards
  • Bill payments
  • Expense management
  • Procurement
  • Approvals
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • Xero

Both cover

  • QuickBooks
  • PCI DSS

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Acuity Scheduling

  • Client self-scheduling with automated time zone conversionnot Airbase
  • HIPAA-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitionersnot Airbase
  • Multi-location scheduling with multiple staff membersnot Airbase
  • Membership, package sales, and gift certificate managementnot Airbase

Airbase

  • Spend managementnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Expense reportingnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Vendor paymentsnot Acuity Scheduling

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Acuity Scheduling

  • Starter tier limited to 1 calendar only
  • SMS/text reminders, memberships, and gift certificates require Standard or Premium tier
  • HIPAA compliance (BAA signature) exclusive to Premium tier at $49/month
  • Custom API and CSS access, and Acuity branding removal require Premium tier

Airbase

  • Airbase was acquired by Paylocity; its pricing page now redirects to paylocity.com/pricing and the product is marketed as 'Airbase, a Paylocity Company' within Paylocity's HCM platform rather than as a standalone product.

Pricing, plan by plan

Acuity Scheduling

$16/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Acuity Scheduling review.

Airbase

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Corporate cards
    • Expense reports
    • Bill pay
  • Premium$10/month
    • Advanced approvals
    • NetSuite sync
    • Procurement
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom workflows
    • API access
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Acuity Scheduling if

  • You need online booking.
  • You also want appointment types.
Acuity Scheduling review

Choose Airbase if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want bill payments.
Airbase review

Questions people ask

Is Acuity Scheduling or Airbase better?
Neither clearly leads. Acuity Scheduling starts at $16/month and Airbase at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Acuity Scheduling or Airbase?
Acuity Scheduling starts at $16/month and Airbase at $29/month.
Does Acuity Scheduling or Airbase run on more platforms?
Acuity Scheduling runs on Web. Airbase runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Acuity Scheduling best used for?
Acuity Scheduling is most often used 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. Of those, client self-scheduling with automated time zone conversion and hipaa-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitioners are not what Airbase is typically brought in for.
What can Acuity Scheduling do that Airbase cannot?
Acuity Scheduling covers Online booking, Appointment types, Calendar sync, Payment processing. Airbase covers Corporate cards, Bill payments, Expense management, Procurement. Both handle QuickBooks, PCI DSS.
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