Acuity Scheduling vs SimplyMeet.me

Acuity Scheduling lets businesses offer online appointment booking and manage payments, calendars, and client information. Customers can book, reschedule, or cancel through branded pages that businesses can embed on a site or share by link or QR code. It supports one-to-one appointments, classes, workshops, and events, along with group booking and round-robin scheduling. Payments, including deposits and tips, can be collected through Stripe, Square, PayPal, or Venmo. Two-way calendar sync is available with Google Calendar, Outlook, and iCloud, and automated reminders can notify clients. Client profiles can hold intake-form submissions and appointment history. The iOS and Android admin app manages calendars, availability, clients, invoices, and payments; developer options include an API, OAuth2, and webhooks. Plans start at $16 per user per month with annual billing, and every plan has a seven-day trial without a credit card. There is no free plan, and applicable taxes are extra.

SimplyMeet.me is a meeting-scheduling service for setting up bookings across web, iOS, and Android. It provides booking pages, two-way calendar synchronization, group booking, and round-robin scheduling and routing. Automated reminders and payment collection are also listed. The Free plan covers one user, three meeting types, 50 meetings per user per month, and one external calendar plus an internal calendar per user. Standard costs $5.99 per month and supports up to five users, unlimited meeting types, 100 meetings per user per month, and four external calendars plus an internal calendar per user. Professional costs $9.99 per month and supports up to 30 users, unlimited meeting types, 500 meetings per user per month, and seven external calendars plus an internal calendar per user. Enterprise lists unlimited users, meeting types, and monthly meetings, but no price is given. A 14-day trial is listed. The service was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus.