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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Shopify Plus

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AShopify Plus is an eCommerce solution built for enterprise-level companies that enables them to sell online and offline across social channels like Facebook , Pinterest, and marketplaces like Amazon and eBay.

    $2,300

    per month with a 3-year commitment

    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAcuity Scheduling is an appointment management platform developed by the company of the same name in New York and acquired by Squarespace in 2019.

    $14

    per month

    Pricing
    Shopify PlusAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Editions & Modules
    3-year term
    $2300
    per month
    1-year term
    $2500
    per month
    Emerging
    $14
    per month
    Growing
    $23
    per month
    Powerhouse
    $45
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Shopify PlusAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Shopify PlusAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Shopify
    No answer on this topic
    Squarespace
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    25 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    25 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    22 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    Features
    Shopify PlusAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shopify Plus and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.4
    45 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings8.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management8.644 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload8.540 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding8.442 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.643 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations7.443 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration8.339 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization8.343 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS8.940 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Shopify Plus and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.8
    44 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery8.842 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience8.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Shopify Plus and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    42 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security8.642 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shopify Plus and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.6
    44 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts8.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations8.638 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO8.643 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Shopify Plus and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Shopify Plus
    8.2
    43 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Order processing8.743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management8.242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality8.142 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Shopify PlusAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Square Appointments
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Chili Piper
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    Doodle
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Shopify PlusAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.8
    (45 ratings)
    9.3
    (48 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    8.8
    (12 ratings)
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.7
    (16 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Shopify PlusAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Shopify
    Shopify Plus makes order management simple and less error prone. Connecting our ERP allows us to seamlessly manage our product listings, fulfill orders, and sync customer data. Limitations to the number of product variants requires attention from our staff to make sure our products sync without issue. Other than being arbitrary, there's really no need to limit the number of product variants.
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    Squarespace
    I think any business can benefit from Acuity Scheduling. In my experience, however, and maybe I just haven’t found the correct settings yet, it’s been difficult to manage 4 business schedules with multiple employees and varying hours that change day-to-day and week-to-week. So I definitely would recommend it to more simple business models with set hours, as it seems like it would have all the functions one might need. I still would recommend to more complex businesses like mine as well, but also include discussion of some of the potential drawbacks.
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    Pros
    Shopify
    • Syncs directly with ShipBob WMS.
    • Shopify Scripts and the Script Editors allows us to tailor our checkout screen.
    • Gives us advanced sales reporting, showing trends, performance, year to year, and even projections.
    • Scalable for high volume, handles spikes in traffic without downtime.
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    Squarespace
    • Clicking on the link opens up my calendar, which has an uncluttered look, making it easy for my prospects and clients to review their options and make their choice.
    • I am able to customize my schedule, the types of appointments I want to offer, and even decide how many appointments I want in a day. There are so many details that I can customize.
    • I can customize how my calendar and emails look for my prospects and clients so that I come across professional and coordinated. I want the look of my business, website, etc. to have a polished, cohesive, and interesting presence.
    • I love that there is a workshop/class/series option for my workshops. My attendees reserve their place and pay upfront. I can duplicate these events or add future dates. It's wonderful. This saves us a lot of time and is so convenient.
    • I haven't had any trouble with my scheduler. It works flawlessly, so I don't have to take time out of my day to fix, troubleshoot or call customer service.
    • I love that I can add questions for my prospects to answer right away before booking a call. This means 3 fewer steps for me. 1. They answer these questions without an email from me. 2. They make their reservation and get a follow-up email, right away. 3. I customized the follow-up email with more details and actions to take to prepare for our call.
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    Cons
    Shopify
    • When linking to our communication service some customers have several emails with orders and only one email generates orders. It would be nice if we could combine all of this information into one account.
    • If a customer has multiple accounts you are also unable to edit the email address as it is already used, another reason merging accounts would be helpful.
    • Some of the processes in Shopify are too easy to complete. I’m certain scenarios a peony of “are you sure you would like to complete(this action)” would be extremely helpful and avoid mistakes that are not reversible.
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    Squarespace
    • Administrator interface is tricky to use. It is not easy to add new types of meetings or edit the settings on the current types of meetings we have
    • I'd like to see them send out more reminder emails leading up to the meeting scheduled to reduce the number of no-shows and reschedules
    • Make it easier to customize the confirmation emails-- easier ability to add videos and customizable text
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Shopify
    No answers on this topic
    Squarespace
    Acuity Scheduling has been very reliable. If you don't believe me, check out their status page here. They do a pretty decent job maintaining their app. To be fair, it's a pretty simple tool so they shouldn't run into too many hiccups given it doesn't feature near as many options as other applications on the market run.
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    Usability
    Shopify
    It is extremely easy for merchants to get to know how Shopify Plus works. Comparitive to other platforms such as Magento and WooCommerce it is extremely lean and easy to operate, meaning clients who migrate over to it find it very intuitive to use. There is also a lot of guides and up to date information online
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    Squarespace
    It is very easy to use once you get to know the program but with years of working with the program I am still finding new things that I had wished I knew about earlier. I feel like aspects of the website become hidden that would help productivity a lot if I knew they existed beforehand.
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    Support Rating
    Shopify
    Always are quick to answer our questions and help us find a solution
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    Squarespace
    Every time I had a question on how to do something or had any issues with Acuity Scheduling, mainly in the very beginning, when I was learning the platform, customer service was excellent. They were prompt to respond, friendly, and very helpful until I had the right solution.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Shopify
    Shopify had the quickest go-to-market and most robust API among the products we compared. CommerceCloud required a VERY LONG integration phase that we just didn't have time for. BigCommerce fell short on the number of features and API coverage that we needed. Overall Shopify gave us the most bang for the buck.
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    Squarespace
    In the case of Schedulicity, the system was awesome (very easy to set up and had some nice features) but did not offer the functionality and flexibility that AcuityScheduling does. In the case of SimplyBook.me, they offer lots of functionality but the interface is extremely complex and you pay a la carte for features so you're going to pay exponentially more for the same set of features as compared to AcuityScheduling. Their customer service was also lacking, in my opinion.
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    Return on Investment
    Shopify
    • The pricing of Shopify Plus over the regular Shopify Account solution is about 10x if not 20x the cost. But with this cost comes the increased reliability and trust you have in your eCommerce Software solution/website. We still have a great ROI with the Shopify Plus Pricing.
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to drill deeper into a more robust eCommerce experience for our customers
    • With Shopify Plus, we have been able to customize our Website further with recommended apps, features, and customizations based on our Dedicated Account Reps expertise.
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    Squarespace
    • Minimizing no shows
    • Giving me back time by taking tasks off my mind/to-do list to focus on bigger more important things
    • Payment management (it helps me make sure I receive my payments/recurring payments and follow up with clients if a payment has failed)
    • Honestly just saving me from scheduling nightmares and headaches
    • Timezones! It does it for you! (I work internationally)
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    ScreenShots

    Shopify Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of The home screen of your Shopify admin, including proactive home cards and reporting and live view insights.Screenshot of Your Shopify Plus store is ready for mobile commerce. Customers can browse and buy from your store with an optimized experience on device.Screenshot of Editing products across sales channels.Screenshot of Easily edit colours, typography, settings, and drag and drop sections for each of your store's templates with the theme editor.