CalendarForm vs Acuity Scheduling

Acuity Scheduling has no free plan: Starter is $20 a month for one calendar. CalendarForm is free for 100 bookings and 250 form submissions a month, with intake forms, classes and staff calendars included, then $5 packs.

Start free See a live booking page

What Acuity Scheduling users complain about

And how CalendarForm handles it

Real reviews, linked to the source. Collected 2026-10-31.

Price increases

Prices raised repeatedly.

“Not only have prices increased multiple times over the last year”Source

CalendarForm

No subscription at all: you buy $5 packs only when you pass the free allowance, and they never expire. Nothing renews, nothing to cancel.

Side by side

Acuity Scheduling and CalendarForm compared

	Acuity Scheduling	CalendarForm
Free plan	No free plan (7-day trial)	Unlimited services and forms; 250 form submissions + 100 bookings / month
Paid	Starter $20 / month ($16 billed yearly), 1 calendar	$5 per 2,000 submissions, $5 per 500 bookings (packs never expire)
Intake forms	Yes	Yes, per service
Payments at booking	Yes	Planned

Competitor details as of October 2026, from Acuity Scheduling pricing. Check their site for current terms. Logos belong to their owners and are shown only to identify the product.

Acuity Scheduling

Pick Acuity Scheduling if

You need card payments at booking today.
You already run your site on Squarespace.

Where it shines: Mature intake forms, packages and payments; Calendar-based (not seat-based) pricing; Squarespace integration.

CalendarForm

Pick CalendarForm if

You want to start free, not on a trial.
You run group classes with spot limits.
You want to pay per booking, not a monthly plan.

FAQ

Questions

Is CalendarForm cheaper than Acuity Scheduling?

CalendarForm is free for 250 form submissions and 100 bookings every month. Past that you buy $5 packs that never expire, with no monthly plan or per-seat fee.

Can I move from Acuity Scheduling to CalendarForm?

Yes. Paste your website and CalendarForm pulls in your services and hours, or add them by hand in a few minutes.

Does CalendarForm sync with Google Calendar?

Not yet. It is on the roadmap. Use time off to block busy periods today.