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Acuity Scheduling vs TidyCal
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 TidyCal if you want a free plan that works, one price for the whole team and the least to set up. TidyCal is cheaper at every size we price.
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 | TidyCal | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 users | $20 | $0 | $20 |
| 2 users | $34 | $12 | $22 |
| 5 users | $34 | $12 | $22 |
| 10 users | $69 | $12 | $57 |
What is actually different
- Acuity Scheduling lists intake questions at booking, a mobile app and follow-up workflows where TidyCal does not, which is their own wording rather than something we verified.
- TidyCal lists group bookings and classes, round-robin across a team 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 TidyCal 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 | TidyCal | |
|---|---|---|
| Free trial | 7 days | None published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Contract | Monthly or annual; cancel any time, no set-up or cancellation fees | Free forever, one-time Lifetime via AppSumo (60-day refund), or Pro monthly or annual; cancel any time and keep Free or any Lifetime plan |
| 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.
People search for this comparison as: tidycal vs acuity, tidycal vs acuity scheduling.
Questions people ask about these two
Is Acuity Scheduling or TidyCal cheaper?
TidyCal is cheaper at every size we price.
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 TidyCal cost a month?
TidyCal is free at 1 user, $12 a month at 2 users and $12 at 10 users, read off their own pricing page and re-checked every week.
Does Acuity Scheduling or TidyCal have a free trial?
Acuity Scheduling publishes a 7-day free trial and a Enterprise plan at $0. TidyCal has 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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