Acuity Scheduling vs SuperSaaS (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SuperSaaS grades higher than Acuity Scheduling: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
SuperSaaS grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Acuity Scheduling
Appointment booking, payments and reminders for service businesses
SuperSaaS
Booking system priced by upcoming appointments, not seats
Which one is for you
Pick Acuity Scheduling if
- Fits if you run a salon, studio, tutoring or coaching business and want clients to book and pay themselves
- Works for businesses that take a deposit or the full fee at booking to cut no-shows
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to start free: there's no free plan, and the trial lasts 7 days
- Pricey if you're one person who just needs a booking link, at $16 a month ($20 monthly) for one calendar
- Tight if you have staff or locations: Starter has 1 calendar, Standard 6 and Premium 36
- Watch out: text reminders, the waitlist, packages, memberships and gift certificates start on Standard at $27
- Pricey if you need a HIPAA BAA, the Acuity footer removed, or the custom API: all Premium only, at $49
Pick SuperSaaS if
- Fits if you have many customers but few bookings at a time
- Works for rentals, classes and lessons where seats are not the point
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 50 future appointments and 50 registered users
- Pricey if bookings pile up: $48 a month for 1,500 future appointments, and more beyond
- Watch out: VAT is added for residents of the EU
- Watch out: web only, with no mobile or desktop apps listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAcuity SchedulingFair | 2.6GPASuperSaaSGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DStarter is $16 a month billed annually, $20 monthly, and buys exactly one calendar. The dear end of this category is $10. Then the things a real business needs climb further: text reminders, packages and memberships on Standard at $27, and the HIPAA agreement and logo removal on Premium at $49, against a $6 middle. | C$9 a month for up to 100 future appointments, above the category's $6.99 middle but not by much. Plans climb to $180 a month for 15,000. |
| Free plan and trial | CNothing free to keep. There's a 7-day trial of any plan with no card asked, and a week is short to build a booking page, set your availability and test a payment before the bill starts. | BFree covers 50 future appointments, 50 registered users and every feature, with no ads, which one small business could live on. |
| Features | BCovers the whole booking job: a branded page, intake forms, deposits or full payment through Stripe, Square or PayPal, invoices, email reminders, buffers and daily limits, group classes, and tap-to-pay in the phone app. Text reminders, packages and the AI assistant wait on higher plans. | BAppointments, classes, rentals, waiting lists, payments, pricing rules, calendar and meeting links, an API, webhooks and an MCP server. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record, and the work falls on you before any client sees it: services to define, availability rules, buffers, daily limits, intake forms, a payment processor and a calendar to sync. Clients booking themselves from a link is the easy half. | CNo store rating on record. It needs resources, schedules and payment rules built, and the login can be wired into a site. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus iPhone and Android, with no desktop app of its own. It does sync with Google Calendar, Outlook and iCloud so busy time is blocked, and connects out to Stripe, Square, PayPal, Zoom and Squarespace, with the custom API Premium only. | BWeb only, with Google Calendar, Outlook, Zoom, Meet, PayPal, Stripe, Zapier and Twilio, plus an API. |
| Best for | taking bookings and payment in one go | booking priced by upcoming appointments |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Acuity Scheduling and SuperSaaS. How we grade
Price against what you get
Acuity Scheduling starts at $16 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SuperSaaS starts at $9 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and SuperSaaS starts $7 a month lower. Of the other calendar and scheduling apps on the chart, 17 score higher than Acuity Scheduling for less, and 11 score higher than SuperSaaS for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- SuperSaaS also covers calendar, appointment booking and class booking.
At a glance
| Acuity Scheduling | SuperSaaS | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | $9 per month for up to 100 future appointments |
| Free plan | None | Free: 50 future appointments, 50 registered users, 500 past reservations kept; ad free, calendar sync and payments included. |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial of any plan, no credit card needed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Squarespace, Inc. | SuperSaaS |
| Price read from | acuityscheduling.com | supersaas.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Acuity Scheduling
- There is no free plan. When the 7-day trial ends, a paid plan is needed to keep using the account.
- Plans are capped by calendars, which map to staff or locations: 1 on Starter, 6 on Standard and 36 on Premium.
- Text reminders, the waitlist, memberships, packages and gift certificates need Standard or Premium.
- Hiding the "Powered by Acuity Scheduling" footer, signing a HIPAA BAA, and custom API and CSS are Premium-only.
SuperSaaS
- Price follows the total of future appointments; past ones stop counting once they take place.
- The free plan is capped at 50 future appointments and 50 registered users.
- VAT is added for residents of the European Union, per the pricing page footnote.
- Plans above $48 a month run in steps such as $70 for 3,000 and $98 for 6,000 appointments.
Key features
Acuity Scheduling
- Branded booking page
- Clients self-schedule, reschedule or cancel on a page with your logo and colors. Share it as a link or QR code, or embed it in a Squarespace site or another website.
- Payments, deposits and invoicing
- Take full payment, a deposit or a card on file at booking through Stripe, Square or PayPal, and send invoices. The mobile app accepts in-person payments, including tap-to-pay.
- Reminders and intake forms
- Automated email confirmations, updates and reminders on every plan, with custom intake forms at booking. Text message reminders start on Standard.
- Calendar sync and availability rules
- Syncs with Google Calendar, Outlook and iCloud to block busy times. Set daily appointment limits, buffers between bookings and room or resource restrictions.
- Classes, packages and memberships
- Offer one-to-one services or group classes and workshops. Standard and Premium can sell appointment packages, subscriptions, memberships and gift certificates.
- AI Booking Assistant
- An AI chat bot that helps clients get booked on the scheduling page. It is available on the Premium plan only.
SuperSaaS
- Appointments, classes and rentals
- Handles multiple resources, group bookings with slot capacity, services with their own price and duration, events and recurring bookings.
- Waiting lists
- Queues people when a slot is full and sends a notification when a spot opens up.
- Online payments and pricing rules
- Takes payment through PayPal, Stripe, Mollie, Square and others, with pricing rules, coupons and a credit system for packages.
- Calendar and meeting links
- Two-way sync with Google Calendar, Outlook availability, and automatic Zoom or Google Meet links on appointments.
- Website and login integration
- Embeds a booking widget or button, offers a WordPress, Joomla and Drupal sign-on widget, and logs users in through the API.
- API, webhooks and MCP
- Webhooks and an API connect to other systems, and an MCP integration lets Claude or ChatGPT check availability and book.
Plans
Acuity Scheduling
Starter$16
per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
1 calendar, payments through Stripe, Square, PayPal or Venmo, email reminders, custom client forms and automatic time zone conversion.
Standard$27
per month, billed annually ($34 billed monthly)
Up to 6 calendars, plus text reminders, an appointment waitlist, memberships, packages and gift certificates.
Premium$49
per month, billed annually ($61 billed monthly)
Up to 36 calendars, plus the AI Booking Assistant, a BAA for HIPAA compliance, logo removal, per-staff time zones, and custom API and CSS.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited calendars and scheduling instances, VIP account management, additional APIs and a central dashboard; priced through sales.
SuperSaaS
Free$0
50 future appointments, 50 registered users and 500 past reservations kept, with every feature.
100 appointments$9
per month for up to 100 future appointments
Unlimited registered users and 1,000 past reservations kept, with every feature.
300 appointments$18
per month for up to 300 future appointments
Unlimited registered users and 3,000 past reservations kept.
600 appointments$28
per month for up to 600 future appointments
Unlimited registered users and 6,000 past reservations kept.
1,500 appointments$48
per month for up to 1,500 future appointments
Unlimited registered users and 15,000 past reservations kept.
15,000 appointments$180
per month for up to 15,000 future appointments
Top listed step: unlimited registered users and 150,000 past reservations kept.
Ways to pay less
Acuity Scheduling
- Annual discount
Save 20% by paying annually
Acuity's pricing page lists a 20% saving on annual billing: Starter is $16 instead of $20 per month, Standard $27 instead of $34 and Premium $49 instead of $61.
SuperSaaS
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Acuity Scheduling or SuperSaaS?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SuperSaaS is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $16 a month for Acuity Scheduling. Acuity Scheduling starts at $16 per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly), and SuperSaaS starts at $9 per month for up to 100 future appointments.
Which has a free plan, Acuity Scheduling or SuperSaaS?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only SuperSaaS has a free plan. Acuity Scheduling does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Acuity Scheduling and SuperSaaS run on?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Acuity Scheduling lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.