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    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

    Vagaro

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AVagaro in Dublin, California built their flagship club management platform around the needs of spas and salons, and can help business owners manage their business with online bookings and integrations with channels of importance to small businesses (Facebook, Yelp, etc) as well as back office software (Quickbooks, Xero) commonly used among small businesses.

    $23.99

    per month one location

    Pricing
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyVagaro
    Editions & Modules
    Emerging
    $14
    per month
    Growing
    $23
    per month
    Powerhouse
    $45
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyVagaro
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyVagaro
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    Squarespace
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    Vagaro
    Chose Vagaro
    StyleSeat is a scheduling platform for the end user. It also allows you to pay directly in the app, along with tipping. StyleSeat is also a well-known product used in the service industry that offers more bells and whistles. Although, you can sometimes get bombarded with ads …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
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    Implementation went as expected
    96%
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    User Ratings
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyVagaro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (48 ratings)
    5.9
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
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    Usability
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.7
    (16 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyVagaro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Vagaro
    We have been working in IT for many years and we can say that the software fulfills what it promises but mostly I would say that it is oriented for businesses that are just starting out and if that is your case, friend, let me tell you that the software will save you many organizational problems.
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    Pros
    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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    Vagaro
    • Online scheduling.
    • Displaying pricing.
    • Full service description.
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    Cons
    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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    Vagaro
    • Interface is quite clunky, not the most friendly UI
    • Says they attract new customers but it doesn't happen that often unless you have a really cheap offer
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Vagaro
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    Usability
    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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    Vagaro
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    Support Rating
    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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    Vagaro
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Vagaro
    Vagro has lot of listing listing from nearby places and one can really walk up to the place using and understanding the map which can be very helpful in terms of getting into the spa or the saloon the best part is the timings and the payment feature that can be seen.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Vagaro
    • The complexity of canceling an appointment.
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