Calendly vs Acuity 2026: cost by team size and fit
Calendly suits meetings and sales teams. Acuity suits service businesses with payments, packages and intake. See the cost for 1 to 10 users.
Choose Calendly for meetings: sales calls, demos and consulting. Choose Acuity if you sell appointments, classes or packages. Calendly has a free plan and charges per user, which it calls a seat. Acuity has no free plan and charges per account, by number of calendars. So Calendly is cheaper for one person, and Acuity is cheaper from 3 users.
Side by side
| Fact | Calendly | Acuity |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Meetings, sales | Services, classes |
| Pricing | Per user | Per account |
| Payments | Stripe, PayPal | Stripe, Square, PayPal, Venmo |
| Owner | Independent | Squarespace |
Features
| Feature | Calendly | Acuity |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Deposits | Not listed | Yes, all plans |
| Packages | Not listed | Yes, Standard |
| Waitlist | Not listed | Yes, Standard |
| Text reminders | Yes, Standard | Yes, Standard |
| Round robin | Yes, Teams | Yes, Standard |
| Routing forms | Yes, Teams | Not listed |
| File upload | No | Yes, all plans |
| Remove logo | Yes, Standard | Yes, Premium |
| HIPAA BAA | Not listed | Yes, Premium |
A plan name means from that plan up. Packages include memberships and gift certificates. "Not listed" means not on the vendor's pricing page. Sources: Calendly, Calendly help, Acuity.
Calendly vs Acuity pricing
| Plan | Yearly | Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Calendly Standard | $10 | $12 |
| Calendly Teams | $16 | $20 |
| Acuity Starter | $16 | $20 |
| Acuity Standard | $27 | $34 |
| Acuity Premium | $55 | $69 |
Price a month, in USD. Calendly charges per user and Acuity per account. Acuity calendars: Starter 1, Standard 6, Premium 36.
Calendly Enterprise starts at $15,000 a year. Acuity's old plan names were Emerging, Growing and Powerhouse.
What a team pays in a year
| Team | Calendly Standard | Calendly Teams | Acuity | Sprintful |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 user | $120 | $192 | $192 | $90 |
| 3 users | $360 | $576 | $324 | $270 |
| 6 users | $720 | $1,152 | $324 | $540 |
| 10 users | $1,200 | $1,920 | $660 | $900 |
Cost for a year, billed yearly, before tax and fees. Acuity plan: Starter for 1 user, Standard for 3 and 6, Premium for 10. Sprintful is Basic.
Why is Acuity so expensive?
For one person it is: $16 a month with no free plan, $27 for text reminders and $55 to hide the logo. For a team it is the opposite: 6 users share one $27 plan, while 6 users on Calendly Teams pay $96 a month.
Who should choose Calendly
- You book calls and do not sell a service through the booking page.
- One person needs it for free, with one kind of meeting.
- You need round robin with routing forms, Salesforce or HubSpot.
- Your clients already know the Calendly link.
Who should choose Acuity
- You sell appointments or classes, and you take payment at booking.
- You sell packages, memberships or gift certificates.
- You need intake forms with files.
- You run 3 to 36 users or rooms from one account.
- You need a signed HIPAA BAA, and you can pay for Premium.
Downsides of each
Calendly: the cost per user rises fast, team features need Teams, and it has no file upload or own domain.
Acuity: no free plan, fewer team tools and no own domain, only an embed. One user in a 2025 Reddit thread wrote that "Acuity support is basically worthless at this point". That is one view, and we did not test support.
Is there anything better?
It depends on the job. See Calendly alternatives for teams and Acuity Scheduling alternatives. Before you choose Calendly, read what Calendly costs by team size.
Where Sprintful fits
Every Sprintful plan has your own domain, email from your own address and round robin. Basic is $9 a user a month, or $90 a year. Business takes payment at booking through Stripe. See branding and pricing.
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