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Swift Galleries vs Acuity Scheduling: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 26th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Photography Studio
13
44
  • Meeting Management
  • Order Management
  • Photo Proofing
28
Best performer
44
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
User satisfaction
4.7
User reviews145
Ease of use
4.4
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.9
4.8
User reviews5,703
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

We help shoot-and-burn photographers make the switch to In-Person Sales.

Professional services and appointment-focused businesses looking to automate client bookings, cancellations, reminders, and payments by using the online scheduling tool.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Marc S
Owner
5.0

Mark: My name is Mark, and I am an owner in the photography industry, and I give Swift Galleries a five out of five. So I used a number of different products prior to Swift Galleries, one of them was Infolio, and one of the problems that I had with other software is that it wasn't as comprehensive as Swift Galleries. It didn't allow me to bring in some of the frames and allow the different templates to be able to effectively do in person sales, and to make sure that I had a comprehensive product for my clients. So that would be the biggest thing. I chose Swift Galleries because it is a super comprehensive program that allows me to effectively do in-person sales. Especially in the season that we're in with COVID-19 and all the measures that we're taking, it allows me to get in front of my clients remotely, it allows me to effectively sell my products, show them exactly what it's going to look like on their walls, and it's a win-win for me and my clients. So I'm extremely pleased with what I have and love the product and love the support as well. Integrating Swift was pretty easy. I think the biggest piece of it was actually going in and making sure that I had all the templates I had to upload, the templates from the labs to make sure that I had the correct product sizes, the templates, all of the things that would be, and what I needed to show my clients. And then I did a few tutorials to learn and make sure that I understood it. But other than that, it was really simple and easy to use, and very effective. And I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to share with my clients. So if you're a photographer, I highly recommend Swift Galleries. It's a great software, it's a great tool to make sure that you're doing in-person sales, which again, is another thing that I feel, as photographers, we should be doing. Making recommendations, showing clients what it would look like on your walls, but it's a must have. I love it, I use it, and I think it'll be a great tool for you as well. Thank you.

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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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Swift Galleries

13/44
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Management
  • Booking Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Client Portal
  • Contract/License Management
  • CRM Integration
  • Customer Database
  • Digital Signature
  • Discount Management
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • File Management
  • Gift Card Management
  • Lead Management
  • Marketing Automation
  • Point of Sale (POS) Integration
  • Project Management
  • Proposal Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Reminders
  • SMS Messaging
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Appointment Management
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Client Management
  • Data Import/Export
  • Electronic Payments
  • For Photography Studios
  • Meeting Management
  • Order Management
  • Photo Proofing
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Social Media Integration
  • Template Management
  • Workflow Management
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Acuity Scheduling

Top Features
28/44
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Swift Galleries
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
Swift Galleries
  • By Swift Galleries
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2014
Acuity Scheduling
  • By Squarespace
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2007
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