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Acuity Scheduling vs Calendly
Priced at four team sizes, the features checked against both pricing pages.
Take Acuity Scheduling if you want service bookings with staff and deposits, payment at booking and classes and groups. Take Calendly if you want the one everybody knows, a free plan that works and booking sales calls. Calendly is cheaper at a small user count and Acuity Scheduling is cheaper by 5 users, so the answer changes with your size.
What each one actually costs
The real monthly figure at four team sizes with the add-ons each platform forces on you included, from the same engine the shortlist quiz uses. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
| Acuity Scheduling | Calendly | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 users | $20 | $0 | $20 |
| 2 users | $34 | $24 | $10 |
| 5 users | $34 | $60 | $26 |
| 10 users | $69 | $120 | $51 |
What is actually different
- Acuity Scheduling lists SMS reminders where Calendly does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
- Calendly lists embedding on your site, group bookings and classes, round-robin across a team, routing forms and team booking pages where Acuity Scheduling does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
No verdict from me yet
I have not used Acuity Scheduling or Calendly on camera, so everything on this page comes from their own pricing pages, re-read weekly, and nothing from my own experience. When I review either, it will be here.
Before you sign up to either
| Acuity Scheduling | Calendly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly or annual; cancel any time, no set-up or cancellation fees | Monthly or annual per seat; Enterprise is annual only |
| Payment fee | None on top | None on top |
Reading further
The full price ladder, every plan and the add-ons charged on top are on each platform's own page. If neither of these two is quite it, each page also has the alternatives ranked against it.
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Questions people ask about these two
Is Acuity Scheduling or Calendly cheaper?
Calendly is cheaper at a small user count and Acuity Scheduling is cheaper by 5 users, so the answer changes with your size.
How much does Acuity Scheduling cost a month?
Acuity Scheduling is $20 a month at 1 user and $69 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
How much does Calendly cost a month?
Calendly is free at 1 user, $24 a month at 2 users and $120 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Does Acuity Scheduling or Calendly have a free trial?
Acuity Scheduling publishes a 7-day free trial and a Enterprise plan at $0. Calendly publishes a 14-day free trial and a Free plan at $0.
Make a third option? If you make scheduling and appointment booking tools and it is missing from this list, ask to be shortlisted. Listings are free and cannot be bought.
Neither, or not sure?
A head to head only helps once you have picked the two. The shortlist asks 6 questions about what people book with you and how many calendars there are, and gives you four picks priced at your own team size, from all 17.
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