Why you'll find Zoho Bookings a better alternative to Acuity

Easier to work with

We have a clean and intuitive UI. You can set up everything without expert help, in a matter of minutes. Automating your appointment scheduling is faster and easier with Zoho Bookings.

Easier to work
Easier to work

Add-ons for every pricing plan

You can add staff or workspaces (for example, a location or team) without moving to a higher pricing tier. Keep using your favorite plan for as long as it fits your needs.

Add-ons for every pricing plan

Support when you need it most

We provide email support 24 hours a day, Monday through Friday, and are happy to do 1:1 support and troubleshooting via call or screen sharing. Our customers never have to wait for long when there's an issue.

Bookings - Support when you need it most

Best of all? Zoho's got your back

We're known for our commitment to customer privacy, transparency in pricing, and our integrated suite of products. We listen to our customers and continuously provide feature updates, while keeping our prices affordable and our support top-notch.

Bookings - Best of all? Zoho's got your back

Show your best self to customers  

Beautiful booking pages in 3 steps

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Upload a background image and your logo, pick a color theme, and update the page content. There are millions of booking page designs that you can try out in minutes. No need to learn CSS or HTML.

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Beautiful booking pages in 3 steps

Personalize customer emails

Send emails from the email address most familiar to the customer. Use Booking Variables to automatically customize the emails for each appointment. Edit emails as text, or design them as HTML.

Personalize customer emails

Mobile app with native features

Our apps for iOS and Android devices update you about changes to your schedule in real time. Look up customer details, previous bookings, and even share your booking page—all from your phone.

Mobile app with native features

Acuity Scheduling vs Zoho Bookings

This compares Acuity's Emerging and Growing plans with Zoho Bookings' Premium plan.

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  • Cost USD $14 $23 $9
  •   Number of staff members/locations 1 6 1 staff member. 3 locations (workspaces)
  •   Calendar/Staff Add-on      $9 per staff member, per month
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    Comments:
    The Premium plan of Zoho Bookings is the most affordable plan for you. You can add staff in the same plan, and not move to a higher plan just to add staff. Check out Zoho Bookings pricing page. Acuity counts both staff and location as calendars. You have to use them either as six staff at one location, three staff at two locations, or in other such combinations.
  • Appointment types One-on-one      
  •   Group      
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    Comments:
    Both products allow unlimited appointments of any type.
  • Calendars Zoho      
  •   Google      
  •   O365      
  •   iCloud      
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    Comments:
    If you're using Zoho Calendar or Zoho CRM's calendar, Zoho Bookings is the choice for you.
  • Integrations CRM integration   Pipedrive   Pipedrive   Zoho
  •   Online meeting tool      
  •   Online payments      
  •   Email marketing      
  •   SMS gateways      
  •   Zapier      
  •   Zoho Flow      
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    Comments:
    Acuity and Zoho Bookings have integrations with common apps. However, Acuity has direct integrations with email marketing tools. Zoho Bookings integrates with them via Zapier or Zoho Flow.
  • Booking page Brand your booking page with logo, color, and text      
  •   Embed the page on your website      
  •   Automatic time zone and language detection      
  •   Customer portal      
  •   Map your booking page to your domain      
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    Comments:
    Personalizing the booking page is easier and quicker in Zoho Bookings. It allows code-free customization of more elements than Acuity.
  • Notifications Emails for booking confirmation, reschedule, and cancel      
  •   Reminders      
  •   Customize service-level notifications      
  •   SMS notifications and reminders      
  •   In-product notifications      
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    Comments:
    Zoho Bookings have email and SMS notifications and reminders. However, SMS reminders are available in Acuity's Growing plan and Zoho Bookings' Premium plan Check out Zoho Bookings pricing page.
  • Reporting Appointments      
  •   Revenue      
  •   Staff      
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    Comments:
    Acuity and Zoho Bookings both offer good insights in their reporting module.
  • Others Offer appointment packages      
  •   Sell subscriptions, memberships, and gift certificates      
  •   Staff-based custom pricing      
  •   Mobile apps      
  •   APIs      
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    Comments:
    Acuity has some features that help entry-level salon owners to sell memberships. Zoho Bookings supports your custom scheduling requirements better with custom functions and APIs. Acuity only offer those features in their highest plan, Powerhouse, which is not compared here.

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