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SimplyBook.me vs Acuity Scheduling: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 17th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 16,493 reviews from Appointment Scheduling users.
% Fit
Feature ratings
Appointment Management
4.7
Online Booking
4.6
Calendar Management
4.5
Confirmations/Reminders
4.5
Client Management
4.4
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Appointment Management
4.6
Online Booking
4.7
Calendar Management
4.6
Confirmations/Reminders
4.7
Client Management
4.5
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews1,256
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.5
4.8
User reviews5,699
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.7
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.7
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

SimplyBook.me suits all small & med sized companies accepting bookings like beauty salons, schools, consultants etc. The Enterprise solution allows to manage all subsystems within the admin interface.

Professional services and appointment-focused businesses looking to automate client bookings, cancellations, reminders, and payments by using the world's friendliest online scheduling software.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Video reviews
Temiloluwa A
Tutor, Musician
3.0

Speaker 1: My name is Temiloluwa or Temi. I am from Music with Temikeys and we are a music services provider. My rating for SimplyBook.me is 3 stars. I tried out SimplyBook.me and I also tried out Wix, those are the only two I've tried out so far. I loved SimplyBook.me because it had certain features I needed, like being able to book services and automated mails. To help me stay organized basically in the way I scheduled my services. Those are the main reasons I loved SimplyBook.me. Using SimplyBook.me was quite straight forward actually. Everything was easy to navigate, all the features you needed, you can just use them. It was quite straight forward actually and then whenever you get confused there are guides and videos to help you. SO it is quite straight forward. Yeah, if you planning on using SimplyBook.me, I would say just go for it. I mean depending on the plan you're paying for their features are quite useful. They come in handy. Depending on the service you're offering anyway. For me it was quite handy.

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Matthew S
CPA
5.0

Matthew: My name is Matthew. I'm a CPA from Strat Associates, and I give Acuity five out of five. We use Bookedin first, and we switched away from that because they kept increasing the price and it got a little too expensive, and I researched probably 10 other options before I went with Acuity. I chose Acuity because it had capabilities to connect with my Outlook calendar, so I could have everything show up in both spots, and then I could also have our clients schedule appointments directly from our website. Onboarding is very easy to get going. It was a little bit of hiccup with some of the app integrations that they had, but we were able to get going with their customer support agents. I would say for what we use it for, it works perfectly and I'd highly recommend giving it a try at least.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

SimplyBook.me

Top Features
29/30
  • Employee Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Appointment Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Client Database
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Group Scheduling
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • Recurring Appointments
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • SMS Messaging
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Integration
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Acuity Scheduling

24/30
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SimplyBook.me
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Acuity Scheduling
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
SimplyBook.me
  • By SimplyBook.me
  • Located in Cyprus
  • Founded in 2008
Acuity Scheduling
  • By Squarespace
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2007
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