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Koalendar vs Acuity Scheduling: A side by side comparison of free and paid plans
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| Unlimited bookings | | |
| Unlimited booking pages | | |
| Connect calendars | 2 calendars Google, Outlook, or iCloud | |
| Allow booker to choose duration | | |
| Allow booker to choose location | | |
| 30+ languages supported | | |
| Auto detect timezone and language | | |
| Most affordable annual plan | $6.99/seat/mo | $16/mo |
| Unlimited calendar sync | | |
| Multi-hosts scheduling | | |
| Remove "Powered by" branding | | |
| Approval workflow | | |
| Rooms & resources scheduling | | |
| Set availability from your calendar | | |
| Look busy | | |
| Let invitee select provider / resource | | |
| Single use private links | | |
| Send emails directly from your Gmail | | |
| Google Analytics & Meta Pixel tracking | | |
| Hold group sessions or classes | | |
| Enable multiple bookings at once | | |
| Enable recurring bookings | | |
| Multiple services / appointment types | | |
| Accept payments | | |
| Accept file uploads in your booking form | | |
| Automate appointment reminders | | |
| Customizable notifications | | |
| Follow-up email | | |
| Take bookings directly on your website (embed) | | |
| Webhooks / Zapier integrations | | |
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This comparison focuses on paid-plan capabilities and advanced scheduling workflows for Acuity Scheduling.
Acuity Scheduling is a feature-rich appointment booking tool popular with service-based businesses. It offers customizable booking forms, payment collection, and Zapier integrations. However, it has no free plan — you must pay from day one after a 7-day trial — and team features require more expensive plans.
Koalendar is a great Acuity Scheduling alternative because it offers a clean, modern, and intuitive interface, for free.
Your invitees get a delightful booking experience with customizable questionnaires, and you'll enjoy live customer service directly from the developer.
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Koalendar offers a free forever plan with unlimited bookings, while Acuity has no free option. Koalendar's paid plans also start at $6.99/seat/month compared to Acuity's $16/month for just one user, and Koalendar includes booking approval workflows and multi-host scheduling that Acuity doesn't offer on its entry plan.
No. Acuity Scheduling does not offer a free plan. After a 7-day free trial, you must choose a paid plan starting at $16/month (billed annually). Koalendar, by contrast, offers a free forever plan with no time limit.
Acuity Scheduling's Starter plan starts at $16/month (billed annually) for a single user. The Standard plan is $27/month for up to 6 calendars, and the Premium plan is $49/month for up to 36 calendars. Koalendar starts at $6.99/seat/month with a free plan available.
Yes, Acuity Scheduling supports recurring bookings. However, Acuity still lacks key features like booking approval workflows and multi-host scheduling on its entry plan, which are included in Koalendar's paid tier.
Yes, Acuity includes group sessions and classes on all its paid plans. However, Acuity still lacks recurring bookings and booking approval workflows that are available in Koalendar.
Yes. Koalendar starts with a free forever plan, and its paid tier starts at $6.99/seat/month — significantly less than Acuity's $16/month entry price for a single user. Plus, Koalendar includes more features at every level without forcing upgrades.
Koalendar integrates with Google Calendar, Outlook, iCloud, Zoom, Google Meet, Stripe, and 8,000+ apps via Zapier. It also supports Google Analytics and Meta Pixel tracking, and lets you send booking emails directly from your Gmail account.
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