Acuity Scheduling vs OnceHub Comparison 2026
Acuity Scheduling takes payment at the moment of booking, with intake forms and deposits built into the flow. It starts at $16 a month and there is no free plan. OnceHub does plain scheduling with a twist: a phone number attached to the booking, free for one calendar and one link before it charges $10 a seat. The decision turns on what the appointment actually is, a paid session that needs paperwork first, or a call that starts on the phone.
At a glance
- OnceHub starts cheaper, at $10.
- Only OnceHub has a free tier.
Side by side
Acuity Scheduling | OnceHub | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $16 | From $10 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free trial, then paid | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier (they differ) | No | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial (they differ) | 7 days | 14 days |
Acuity Scheduling
Booking pages with intake forms
Acuity handles the part of booking that Calendly leaves out: intake forms, packages, deposits and paid appointments, with the money taken before anybody shows up. Squarespace owns it now and the two share an account. There is no free plan, so it is bought by people whose calendar already earns.
Our note
No free plan at all is the clearest difference from everything else here. Setmore and Cal.com take bookings for nothing, so the $16 is worth paying only when the intake form and the payment at booking are the point.
OnceHub
Scheduling with a phone number attached
OnceHub does the booking page and the routing every scheduler does, then hands the booking a dedicated phone number, so a call that was always going to happen on the phone gets booked and dialled from one record. Free covers one link and one calendar. Past that it is priced per seat, and the routing tier costs about twice the basic one.
Our note
Why people weigh these two
- OnceHub instead of Acuity Scheduling
- OnceHub attaches a phone number to the booking flow itself, from $10 a month with a free tier, something Acuity does not offer.
- Acuity Scheduling instead of OnceHub
- Acuity Scheduling adds intake forms before the call at $16, useful when the booking needs answers up front.
Which one should you pick
Acuity Scheduling suits a coach or consultant who gets paid when the slot is booked. The intake form and the deposit happen before anybody shows up. That is worth $16 a month once a calendar already earns. There is no free plan, so this is not the tool for testing whether people will book at all.
OnceHub is the better pick for a team that still gets enquiries by phone, or routes different callers to different people. Basic is free for one user, one calendar and one booking link, and even includes an MCP server so an AI assistant can read availability. Schedule at $10 a seat adds a dedicated phone number. Acuity has nothing like it at any price.
Common questions
- Does Acuity Scheduling have a free plan?
- No. Acuity has no free tier at all, only a 7-day trial that needs no card, then $16 a month. OnceHub's Basic plan is free forever for one user, one calendar and one booking link, which makes it the cheaper start if payment at booking is not the point.
- Can OnceHub take payment when somebody books?
- Yes, once you reach Schedule at $10 a seat a month, which adds Stripe payments alongside the phone number and API. Acuity builds payment and deposits into every paid plan from $16, so collecting money at booking needs no add-on tier.
- Which one is better for a team that gets calls, not just clicks?
- OnceHub. It attaches a dedicated phone number to a booking on Schedule and Route, and Route at $19 a seat adds call screening and distribution across a team. Acuity has no phone number feature at any price.
- Does either tool handle packages or multi-session deals?
- Acuity does, with packages and subscriptions sold as blocks of sessions on every paid tier from $16. OnceHub is built around the single booking and the phone number attached to it. Packages are not a stated feature.
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