Acuity Scheduling vs Radicale
Thinking of swapping Acuity Scheduling for the open-source Radicale? Here’s the honest trade-off.
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What you give up vs Acuity Scheduling
- No web-based calendar UI; clients must use a CalDAV-compatible app (Thunderbird, Apple Calendar, etc.)
- Not a booking/scheduling tool; no public booking pages or availability sharing like Calendly
- Scaling beyond a handful of users is not a design goal
- Lacks push notifications; relies on client polling
What you gain
- • Full data ownership — self-host Radicale 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).