Comparison
Acuity (by Squarespace) has no free plan and starts at $16/month. Meetario has a free plan, messenger notifications and paid bookings from $7/month.
Acuity is a strong choice for service businesses that rely on packages, gift certificates and advanced intake forms. For everyone else, Meetario is cheaper to start — free, then $7/month for paid bookings — and adds messenger notifications and built-in video calls.
Acuity Scheduling is one of the original online booking tools, trusted by therapists, coaches and service businesses for over a decade. Squarespace acquired it in 2019, and it remains a strong, feature-rich product.
Acuity has no free plan — after a 7-day trial, plans start at $16/month on annual billing ($20 monthly). Meetario has a permanent free plan, and paid bookings start at $7/month.
Meetario also adds messenger notifications that Acuity does not offer: booking alerts in Telegram, WhatsApp or Viber, and client reminders in a messenger. Acuity, in turn, has deeper service-business features such as packages, gift certificates and advanced intake forms.
A standalone scheduling platform with a free plan, booking alerts in Telegram, WhatsApp, Viber, Slack and Discord, free Jitsi video calls, and paid bookings with 0% platform commission from $7/month.
A mature booking platform for service businesses: intake forms, packages and memberships, gift certificates, recurring appointments and Squarespace integration, refined over more than a decade.
| Feature | Meetario | Acuity Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 7-day trial | |
| Telegram booking alerts | ||
| WhatsApp & Viber booking alerts | Premium+ | |
| Built-in video calls (Jitsi) | ||
| Google Calendar sync | ||
| Zoom integration | Premium+ | |
| Online payments | From $7/mo | From $16/mo |
| Packages, gift certificates, intake forms | ||
| Team scheduling | Business | Standard+ |
| API access | Business |
Acuity offers a 7-day trial and then starts at $16/month. Meetario has a permanent free plan, and online payments start at $7/month.
Acuity has strong, customizable email notifications and SMS reminders. It does not send Telegram, WhatsApp or Viber messages. Meetario sends booking alerts to those messengers and lets clients opt in to their own confirmations and reminders in Telegram, Viber or WhatsApp.
Acuity was built for service businesses: packages and memberships, gift certificates, intake forms with conditional logic and HIPAA-compliant options on higher plans. Meetario does not match these. If you run a practice that depends on them, Acuity is worth the premium.
Acuity integrates with Zoom and other video providers that need their own accounts. Meetario includes free Jitsi video calls on every plan and Zoom on Premium.
Free: 1 event type, Jitsi video and Telegram alerts. Premium $7/month: all messengers, Zoom, paid bookings and custom booking fields. Business $12 per user/month: team scheduling, API and CRM integrations.
No free plan (7-day trial). Starter $16/month, Standard $27/month, Premium $55/month on annual billing; $20, $34 and $69 billed monthly.
Free plan — Acuity has only a 7-day trial
Paid bookings from $7/month instead of $16+
Booking alerts in Telegram, WhatsApp and Viber
Built-in Jitsi video calls at no extra cost
No. Acuity offers a 7-day free trial; plans start at $16/month on annual billing. Meetario has a permanent free plan.
Yes. Meetario works with any website — WordPress, Wix, Webflow or plain HTML — via a booking link or an embeddable widget (Premium).
Meetario has custom booking fields (text, dropdown, checkbox and more) on Premium. It does not have Acuity's conditional-logic forms.
No. Meetario does not sign a BAA. If you need HIPAA-compliant scheduling, choose a provider that offers one.
Not session packages like "10 sessions for $500". Meetario supports per-booking payments, multi-slot bookings and paid group courses.
Free plan available. No credit card required. Set up in 2 minutes.