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Acuity Scheduling vs Brex

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Acuity Scheduling

Scheduling & Booking

Scheduling made simple

From
$16/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Brex

Scheduling & Booking

The financial stack for growing businesses

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Acuity Scheduling starter tier limited to 1 calendar only; Brex the free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
  • They diverge on capability: Acuity Scheduling covers Online booking, Brex covers Corporate cards.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Acuity Scheduling and Brex differ
AttributeAcuity SchedulingBrex
Starting price$16/month$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryScheduling & BookingUnknown
Founded20032017

Identical on both: 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 Brex

  • Corporate cards
  • Business accounts
  • Expense management
  • Bill pay
  • Travel
  • NetSuite
  • Xero
  • SOC 2

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 Brex
  • HIPAA-compliant scheduling for healthcare practitionersnot Brex
  • Multi-location scheduling with multiple staff membersnot Brex
  • Membership, package sales, and gift certificate managementnot Brex

Brex

  • Corporate cards with spend controls for startupsnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Expense management and reimbursementsnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Travel booking inside the spend platformnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Bill pay and accounting system syncnot Acuity Scheduling
  • Multi-entity spend management on the paid tiersnot 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

Brex

  • The free Essentials tier is limited to two legal entities
  • Premium is $12 per user per month, so cost scales with headcount using the card
  • Enterprise and Smart Card pricing is not published
  • Eligibility criteria are not stated anywhere on the pricing page, which matters for a product that extends credit

Pricing, plan by plan

Acuity Scheduling

$16/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Acuity Scheduling review.

Brex

$29/month
  • EssentialsFree
    • Corporate cards
    • Expense management
    • Bill pay
  • Premium$12/month
    • Advanced controls
    • Custom approvals
    • Travel booking

Which should you pick?

Choose Acuity Scheduling if

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

Choose Brex if

  • You need corporate cards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business accounts.
Brex review

Questions people ask

Is Acuity Scheduling or Brex better?
Neither clearly leads. Acuity Scheduling starts at $16/month and Brex at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Acuity Scheduling or Brex?
Acuity Scheduling starts at $16/month and Brex at $29/month.
Does Acuity Scheduling or Brex run on more platforms?
Acuity Scheduling runs on Web. Brex 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 Brex is typically brought in for.
What can Acuity Scheduling do that Brex cannot?
Acuity Scheduling covers Online booking, Appointment types, Calendar sync, Payment processing. Brex covers Corporate cards, Business accounts, Expense management, Bill pay. Both handle QuickBooks, PCI DSS.
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