Acuity Scheduling vs Calendly

Written head to head: Calendly vs Acuity Scheduling, with when to choose each side.

Compared on	Acuity Scheduling Free trial · from $16/mo VisitRemove	Calendly Free plan · from $10/seat/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Client booking for service businesses with intake forms, packages and payments, priced by number of calendars	Booking-link scheduler with routing forms, Stripe and PayPal payments, and AI add-ons for notes and email
Free plan	No	1 event type and 1 calendar connection; one-on-one scheduling, a customizable booking page and the browser extension; no payments
Cheapest paid plan	$16/mo billed annually (Starter)Acuity Scheduling pricing	$10/seat/mo billed annually (Standard)Calendly pricing
What it covers	1 calendar; payments, email reminders, intake forms and automatic time zone conversion. Prices exclude taxes; yearly billing saves 20%.	Unlimited event types, multiple calendar connections, automations and reminders, HubSpot and Mailchimp, Stripe and PayPal payments. Seats are needed only for people who connect calendars and host meetings, not for invitees.
Free trial	7-day free trial, no credit card needed	14-day free trial; the account then moves to the Free plan
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, API	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Calendars, payment processors, marketing, accounting (QuickBooks, FreshBooks) and video apps, plus 500+ apps through Zapier	100+ integrations, including Zoom, Google Calendar, Outlook, Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Stripe, PayPal and Zapier
Open source	No	No
Good for	Service businesses that take deposits or prepayment at booking Selling session packages, memberships and gift certificates Small multi-staff or multi-location businesses sharing one account	Sharing a booking link so clients and prospects pick a free time Taking payment when someone books a session Routing inbound leads to the right sales rep with round robin
Watch out for	No free plan; the free trial lasts 7 days Starter has 1 calendar and Standard up to 6; more staff or locations need Premium (36 calendars) or Enterprise Text reminders, waitlists and packages need Standard; the HIPAA BAA, AI Booking Assistant and removing Acuity branding need Premium	Free plan: 1 event type and 1 calendar connection, with no payments Round robin, team scheduling and routing forms need Teams, from $16 per seat a month billed yearly Notetaker and Callie come only with the Plus plans, are available only in English, and Callie is in beta
Made by	Squarespace	Calendly LLC

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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