Head to head
SimplyBook.me vs Acuity Scheduling
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
43/100 | 63/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #10 | #3 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 83 | 95 |
| AI Authority | 0 | 53 |
| Web Authority | 14 | 27 |
| Expert Assessment | 72 | 64 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Basic $11.90/month billed annually ($13.90 monthly) — 100 bookings, 3 custom features, 5 providers · free tier: Free plan at $0/month: 50 included bookings, 1 custom feature, 1 provider, booking website, booking widget, admin app, WordPress widget. Also a 14-day free trial with most features and 50 bookings, no credit card required (excludes Coupons & Gift Cards, HIPAA, Import Clients, POS). | 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 (tiered) with metered add-ons | Subscription |
| Best for | Multi-staff service businesses — salons, clinics, gyms, driving schools, tutoring centres, public-service counters — that need many staff and resources under one flat fee, deep booking-page customisation, and optionally HIPAA, SAML SSO, data-location choice and a multi-location cluster interface. | 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 | Your core requirement is sophisticated payment handling, you are a solo consultant who just wants a clean meeting link, you run high-volume or SMS-heavy booking and want one predictable invoice, or you have zero tolerance for intermittent bugs. | 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, Mid-market, Enterprise, Multi-location chains and franchises, Healthcare, Education | Solo practitioners, SMB, Service businesses, Healthcare providers (Premium), Education |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | Limassol, Cyprus (address listed on the vendor's Trustpilot business profile; not corroborated against a corporate registry) | 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.