Head to head
Acuity Scheduling vs Cal.com
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
63/100Higher score | 58/100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #3 | #5 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 95 | 81 |
| AI Authority | 53 | 51 |
| Web Authority | 27 | 18 |
| Expert Assessment | 64 | 74 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | USD $16/month billed annually ($20/month monthly) — Starter, 1 calendar · free tier: 7-day free trial on every plan, no credit card required; no free-forever plan listed | $12 per user/month billed yearly (Teams, 14-day free trial) · free tier: Individuals — Free forever: 1 user, unlimited event types and calendars, email & SMS notifications, 100+ app integrations, mobile app, browser extension, Stripe & PayPal payments, two-way Salesforce & HubSpot sync, 1-click Calendly import |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Freemium subscription (per user, annual billing shown) |
| Best for | Solo operators and small service teams — salons, coaches, trainers, tutors — that take payment at booking, need one to six calendars, SMS reminders and packages or memberships; a natural fit at the $27/month annual Standard tier, and especially strong for businesses already running a Squarespace website. | Developer-led teams and startups embedding scheduling into their own product via API or React atoms, individuals wanting a genuinely free Calendly replacement, and privacy-conscious organisations that value open-source and self-hosting. |
| Avoid if | You are a healthcare practice unwilling to pay for Premium (no BAA below it), need more than 36 calendars, require API/CSS access or white-labelled branding on a lower tier, have staff spread across multiple time zones, or run your operation primarily from a phone without first stress-testing the mobile app. | You need guaranteed fast support without an Enterprise contract, need month-to-month billing at the advertised price, are a small non-technical team that would pay per seat for features bundled free elsewhere, or are HIPAA-covered but unwilling to buy the Organizations tier. |
| Markets | Solo practitioners, SMB, Service businesses, Healthcare providers (Premium), Education | SMB, Startups, Developer-led teams, Enterprise, Individuals |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | 225 Varick Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10014, United States | — |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.