Acuity Scheduling alternative

An Acuity Scheduling alternative with a free trial and an AI receptionist

Acuity is a solid appointment tool for service businesses, with payments, packages and intake forms. Calendeur adds a 14-day free trial with no card, an AI receptionist that books appointments by phone, routing forms, e-signatures and a CRM.

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Comparison reviewed October 2026.

Calendeur vs Acuity Scheduling at a glance

Feature	Calendeur	Acuity Scheduling
Free plan	14-day trial
Booking pages and calendar sync
Round robin and team scheduling	Growth
Routing forms	Growth
AI phone agent that answers calls and books	Growth (250 min/mo)
Outbound AI calls to a list	Growth
E-signatures	Starter
Invoices and quotes	Starter
Built-in video rooms	Starter
Built-in CRM
Paid bookings	Starter

Based on each company's public pricing and product pages, reviewed October 2026. "—" means we couldn't confirm it. Plan names show where a feature starts. Check Acuity Scheduling's site for their latest details.

Pricing

Acuity Scheduling

No free plan; a 7-day free trial.
Starter: $16 a month billed yearly, $20 monthly (1 calendar).
Standard: $27 yearly, $34 monthly (up to 6 calendars).
Premium: $49 yearly, $61 monthly (up to 36 calendars). Prices are per account.

Acuity Scheduling pricing page

Calendeur

Calendeur: 14-day free trial of Growth, no card; Starter $29/mo ($24 billed yearly); Growth $79/mo ($63 yearly) with 5 seats and 250 AI call minutes; Enterprise $199/mo ($159 yearly). Prices are per workspace, not per seat.

Full Calendeur pricing

Where Acuity Scheduling is strong

Every tool has things it does well. Here's what stood out.

Payments and deposits through Stripe, Square or PayPal.
Packages, memberships and gift certificates on Standard and up.
Custom intake forms.
HIPAA BAA available on Premium.

Where Calendeur is different

A 14-day free trial

Try every Growth feature free for 14 days, no credit card, then pick the plan that fits.

An AI receptionist that books by phone

Acuity's AI assistant is a chat bot. Calendeur's agent answers phone calls and books into your calendar.

Routing forms and round robin

Send each client to the right person based on their answers.

Contracts and invoices

E-signatures, quotes and invoices are built in.

When Acuity Scheduling may be the better choice

We'd rather you pick the right tool.

You sell packages, memberships or gift certificates through your booking page.
You need a signed HIPAA BAA today.
Your site runs on Squarespace and you want it all in one place.

Questions

Does Acuity have a free plan?

No. As of October 2026, Acuity offers a 7-day trial; plans start at $16 a month billed yearly.

Can Calendeur take deposits?

Yes. Put a price on an event type to take payment when it's booked.

Does Calendeur have intake forms?

Yes. Routing forms collect answers before booking and can send clients to different team members.

Can I keep my Google Calendar?

Yes. Calendeur syncs with Google Calendar and Outlook.

Try Calendeur as your Acuity Scheduling alternative

Try it free for 14 days, no credit card. Set up your booking page and AI receptionist.

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AI receptionist

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