Acuity Scheduling vs SavvyCal

Compared on	Acuity Scheduling Free trial · from $16/mo VisitRemove	SavvyCal From $10/user/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Client booking for service businesses with intake forms, packages and payments, priced by number of calendars	Scheduling links that invitees can overlay with their own calendar, priced per host with an MCP server included
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$16/mo billed annually (Starter)Acuity Scheduling pricing	$10/user/mo billed annually (Basic)SavvyCal pricing
What it covers	1 calendar; payments, email reminders, intake forms and automatic time zone conversion. Prices exclude taxes; yearly billing saves 20%.	$120 per user a year on yearly billing. Every host needs a seat, including each host in a round-robin pool. Students, educators and nonprofits get 25% off, on top of yearly savings.
Free trial	7-day free trial, no credit card needed	None stated
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, API	Web, Chrome extension, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Calendars, payment processors, marketing, accounting (QuickBooks, FreshBooks) and video apps, plus 500+ apps through Zapier	Calendars, video conferencing, CRMs, Stripe and Zapier, plus webhooks, an API and an MCP server
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	Booking meetings with people who want to compare times against their own calendar Small teams sharing round-robin and collective links without paying for add-ons Scheduling from an AI assistant through the MCP server
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	No free plan for bookings: people can only book from your links on Basic or Premium No self-serve free trial; a 30-day money-back guarantee instead Stripe payments, custom domains and removing SavvyCal branding need Premium
Made by	Squarespace	SavvyCal, Inc.

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