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An Acuity alternative when you sell time, not a shop.
Acuity Scheduling, part of Squarespace, is built for businesses that live in appointments: classes, packages, intake and a client list. BookMyTime is the lighter page for people whose product is the hour itself.
Updated 22 October 2026
They are not the same category, even though both book time
Product details below were reviewed in October 2026. Competitors change their plans. Check their pricing page before you buy, and check ours. Acuity is at its best when you need a client database, packages, classes, intake forms and a tight relationship with a Squarespace site. Many salons, studios and clinics are right to stay.
BookMyTime is at its best when you need a link, calendar sync across Google, Outlook and iCloud, and payment at booking, including a price that changes by slot. It is not a point of sale and it does not try to be your client CRM.
Stay on Acuity if these are the job
You sell memberships, retail, or a class timetable that is the business. You want Squarespace to be the system the front desk already knows. You need a deep client record inside the scheduler. None of that is a reason to migrate for the sake of a new booking link.
Salons and personal trainers who need deposits, seats and a calendar they already use should try BookMyTime before assuming they need a suite.
Move, or start here, if these are the job
You are a lawyer, accountant or consultant. You are a coach with two or three session types. You are a personal trainer selling sessions, packs and peak-hour slots. You want per-slot pricing more than you want a client directory. You want the page embedded, not a second website.
Therapists should be careful either way: neither product is a clinical record. Pick the one with the calmer booking flow and the cancellation rule you can enforce.
A practical comparison, not a winner
Compare the live Acuity price for the features you use with BookMyTime's Free plan, and with Pro once a price is published. If Acuity is already running your front desk, the switching cost is the client history, not the embed code.
If you are starting from nothing, publish a BookMyTime page this week and only adopt a heavier tool when you hit a feature BookMyTime does not have. The getting started guide is the short path.
| Job | BookMyTime | Acuity |
|---|---|---|
| Paid scheduling link | Core product | Capable, suite-shaped |
| Per-slot pricing | Pro | Check current plans |
| Client database and packages | Packages yes, CRM no | Strong |
| Squarespace-native | Embed anywhere | Native |
| iCloud and Outlook sync | Yes | Confirm current connectors |
| Retail and memberships | No | Closer fit |