Head to head
Acuity Scheduling vs Square Online
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
63/100 | 68/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #3 | #1 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 95 | 77 |
| AI Authority | 53 | 40 |
| Web Authority | 27 | 86 |
| Expert Assessment | 64 | 72 |
| 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 | Not published — Square Plus is paid per active location; exact per-location dollar figure not confirmed on the vendor plans page · free tier: Square Free — no monthly subscription cost; you only pay processing fees when you take a payment, with all POS modes and Square Banking included |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Freemium |
| 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. | Single-location or few-location retail, food and service sellers who already use or want Square in person, need one catalogue and one payout account, and want to launch a store at zero subscription risk. |
| 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 run many locations (per-location billing multiplies the cost of one website), you need deep template and brand control for a design-led DTC store, you take heavy international card volume, or you want payments decoupled from your site platform. |
| Markets | Solo practitioners, SMB, Service businesses, Healthcare providers (Premium), Education | SMB, Retail, Food & Beverage, Services |
| 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.