Acuity Scheduling vs Calendly vs Zoho Bookings

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	Zoho Bookings Free plan · from $6/user/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	Zoho's appointment scheduler with a free one-user plan, round-robin algorithms and resource booking
Free plan	No	1 event type and 1 calendar connection; one-on-one scheduling, a customizable booking page and the browser extension; no payments	1 user; online meetings; email notifications and reminders; two-way calendar sync with Zoho, Google and Microsoft 365/Outlook.com
Cheapest paid plan	$16/mo billed annually (Starter)Acuity Scheduling pricing	$10/seat/mo billed annually (Standard)Calendly pricing	$6/user/mo billed annually (Basic)Zoho Bookings 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.	1 workspace; round robin, collective bookings and email workflows. Payments, routing forms and SMS workflows need Premium.
Free trial	7-day free trial, no credit card needed	14-day free trial; the account then moves to the Free plan	15-day Premium trial, no credit card needed; the account can then continue on the Free plan
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, API	Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension, API	Web, iOS, Android, Browser 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	75+ Zoho and third-party apps, and 850+ apps through Zapier or Zoho Flow
Open source	No	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	Teams already using Zoho CRM or Zoho One Booking rooms and equipment alongside staff Distributing appointments across staff by workload or priority
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	The free plan is limited to 1 user Payments, routing forms, group and resource bookings, SMS workflows and white labelling need Premium Basic includes 1 workspace and Premium 3; extra workspaces and resources are paid add-ons
Made by	Squarespace	Calendly LLC	Zoho Corporation

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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