Acuity Scheduling is a genuinely good scheduler: clients pick a slot from your availability, pay or leave a deposit, and get reminders. That's perfect for lessons and fixed-length appointments. But a wedding isn't a slot. It starts as an enquiry, becomes a quote for a bride and her party, then a deposit, a trial and a balance. That's the shape Booked & Busy is built around.
| Acuity Scheduling | Booked & Busy | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Appointment-based businesses: clients book a time from your calendar | Freelance makeup and hair artists - bridal, events, shoots, lessons |
| How work arrives | Clients self-schedule into the slots you open | Enquiries from your email, your enquiry link and your DMs land in one inbox, and the date, venue and party size are read for you |
| Quoting | You set a price per appointment type or package | Branded quotes built from your own price list, per booking and per party, which the client accepts on a link |
| Deposits & balances | Payments and deposits at booking via Stripe, Square, PayPal or Venmo | Deposit and balance tracked on every job, with your bank details on the quote and invoice. Optional card payments through your own Stripe account, with no fee from us |
| Contracts | Intake forms clients fill in when they book | Your contract templates, signed by the client on their booking link |
| The wedding morning | A single appointment | A schedule that works back from the ready-by time, so you know who is in the chair and when |
| Reminders | Email reminders on every plan; text reminders from the Standard plan | Chasers for quotes, deposits and balances drafted in your voice for you to send. No text messages |
| Price | From $16/mo billed annually ($20 monthly), listed in US dollars. 7-day free trial, no free plan | Free plan: 1 client and 1 live job, no card · Pro £15/mo, or £132/yr (£11/mo) |
Acuity Scheduling pricing and features taken from acuityscheduling.com/pricing as of October 2026. Acuity lists prices in US dollars; prices exclude tax and may change, so check their site before deciding.
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