Acuity Scheduling vs Easy!Appointments
Thinking of swapping Acuity Scheduling for the open-source Easy!Appointments? Here’s the honest trade-off.
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What you give up vs Acuity Scheduling
- No built-in payment collection at booking time, unlike Acuity/Calendly paid tiers.
- Calendar sync is limited to Google Calendar; no native Outlook/Office 365 or CalDAV support.
- The UI and admin experience feel dated compared to commercial products.
- Lacks advanced features like automated reminder workflows, packages/memberships, and intake form logic found in Acuity.
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host Easy!Appointments on your own infrastructure.
- • No per-seat SaaS bill (Acuity Scheduling: monthly subscriptions per calendar).
- • Open-source code you can audit and extend (GPL-3.0).