Calendly vs Acuity: Best Booking Tool in 2025?

Calendly and Acuity Scheduling are the top booking tools. Here is the comparison that helps you choose in 2025.

Calendly vs Acuity Scheduling: Best Booking Tool in 2025?

Quick Answer

For individual professionals and simple scheduling: Calendly is easier and often sufficient. For service businesses with complex booking needs, intake forms, and packages: Acuity offers more depth.

Calendly — Best for Professional Scheduling

Pricing: Free (1 event type), Essentials $8/seat/month, Professional $12/seat/month, Teams $16/seat/month
Best for: Sales calls, consulting meetings, interviews, demos

Calendly’s simplicity is its strength. Share a link, client picks a time, it syncs to your calendar. Integrates with Zoom, Google Meet, Salesforce, HubSpot. The free tier works for basic use.

Acuity Scheduling — Best for Service Businesses

Pricing: Emerging $16/month, Growing $27/month, Powerhouse $49/month
Best for: Coaches, consultants, therapists, fitness instructors with complex service offerings

Acuity handles packages, subscriptions, intake forms, and payment collection. Clients can reschedule themselves. Better for businesses where booking is the core product experience rather than just a scheduling convenience.

AI and Automation

Both integrate with Zapier for workflow automation. Claude is excellent for writing booking confirmation emails, follow-up sequences, and intake questionnaire content for either platform.

Try Claude for Email Sequences