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Acuity Scheduling
Appointment booking, now built into the calendar you already have.
KINDA
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Google Calendar appointments and Cal.com cover the headline feature free, so the $20/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- Free scheduling in Google and Microsoft calendars. Google, February 21, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 2 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Google Calendar appointments and Cal.com.
- What the call is worth $240/yr
- $20/mo at the entry paid tier — $240 a year per seat.
Reason composed from the fields above missing: announcement linked recorded: free replacement listed recorded: two or more escape hatches
- Threatened by
- Since
- February 21, 2024
- List price
- $20/mo
- Per year
- $240
The backstory
Acuity handles appointment booking with intake forms, packages and payments for service businesses. Google Calendar appointment schedules and Microsoft Bookings are free with accounts those businesses already hold. Acuity's depth around packages and payments keeps it alive.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $240/yr G 
Google Calendar appointments Free booking pages.
calendar.google.com open_in_new C 
Cal.com Open-source scheduling.
cal.com open_in_new2 of 2 replacements have a usable free tier.