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Mews vs Acuity Scheduling

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Mews

Scheduling & Booking

One pricing plan should not fit all

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Acuity Scheduling logo

Acuity Scheduling

Scheduling & Booking

Scheduling made simple

From
$16/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Mews no plan prices are shown; Essentials, Advanced and Enterprise tiers all require a quote request and consultation call to get pricing tailored to your property, per mews.com, August 2026; Acuity Scheduling starter tier limited to 1 calendar only

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Mews and Acuity Scheduling differ
AttributeMewsAcuity Scheduling
Starting priceOn request$16/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
FoundedUnknown2003

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Scheduling & Booking).

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 Mews

Nothing recorded that Acuity Scheduling does not also cover.

Only in Acuity Scheduling

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

What people use each for

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

Mews

No use cases recorded yet. See the Mews review.

Acuity Scheduling

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

Where each one falls short

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

Mews

  • No plan prices are shown; Essentials, Advanced and Enterprise tiers all require a quote request and consultation call to get pricing tailored to your property, per mews.com, August 2026

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Mews

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Mews review.

Acuity Scheduling

$16/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Acuity Scheduling review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Mews if

Nothing in the data separates Mews from Acuity Scheduling on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Mews review

Choose Acuity Scheduling if

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

Questions people ask

Is Mews or Acuity Scheduling better?
Neither clearly leads. Mews starts at On request and Acuity Scheduling at $16/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mews or Acuity Scheduling?
Mews starts at On request and Acuity Scheduling at $16/month.
Does Mews or Acuity Scheduling run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What can Mews do that Acuity Scheduling cannot?
Acuity Scheduling covers Online booking, Appointment types, Calendar sync, Payment processing.
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