Head to head
SavvyCal vs Acuity Scheduling
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
52/100 | 63/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #7 | #3 |
| Confidence | Medium confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 71 | 95 |
| AI Authority | 50 | 53 |
| Web Authority | 11 | 27 |
| Expert Assessment | 69 | 64 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | $10/user/mo (Basic, as rendered on the pricing page; Capterra lists $12/user/mo) · free tier: Free meeting polls with no ads; vendor states you can "kick the tires for free and only upgrade when you're ready to activate"; Capterra records both a free trial and a free version, but exact trial length is unverified | 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 |
| Pricing model | Subscription | Subscription |
| Best for | Solo operators and small teams of roughly 2–20 seats who send external scheduling links constantly and care about the recipient's booking experience — founders, consultants, recruiters, podcasters and sales reps, especially those who find Calendly's availability rules too rigid or who take Stripe payments for sessions. | 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. |
| Avoid if | You need to manage bookings from a phone, want appointment-book/resource or staff-rostering style booking rather than meeting links, are buying many seats on price, or are an enterprise procurement team requiring a published enterprise tier, SSO and certification evidence. | 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. |
| Markets | SMB, Solo professionals, Agencies, Professional services | Solo practitioners, SMB, Service businesses, Healthcare providers (Premium), Education |
| 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.