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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company

    Score8.3 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

    Zoom Workplace

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AZoom Workplace, Zoom’s open collaboration platform with an AI Companion, empowers teams to be more productive, and strengthen customer relationships throughout the customer lifecycle with Zoom’s Business Services for sales, marketing, and customer experience teams, including Zoom Contact Center.

    $16.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyZoom Workplace
    Editions & Modules
    Emerging
    $14
    per month
    Growing
    $23
    per month
    Powerhouse
    $45
    per month
    Add-On Zoom Translated Captions
    $5
    per month per license
    Pro
    $16.99
    per month per user
    Business
    $21.99
    per month per user
    Add-On - Conference Room Connector
    $499
    per year
    Basic
    Free
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Add-On - Zoom Whiteboard
    starting at $2.49
    per month per user
    Add-On - Large Meetings
    starting at $600
    per year
    Add-On - Cloud Storage
    starting at $120
    per year
    Add-On Audio Conferencing
    starting at $1200
    per year
    Add-On Zoom Phone Power Pack
    Starting at $300
    per year per user
    Add-On - Quality of Service Subscription
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyZoom Workplace
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyZoom Workplace
    Considered Both Products
    Squarespace
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Calendly does not play nice with my email provider. As soon as I click the accept button, the email disappears with all information--it isn't in Trash, Spam, the Inbox, or anywhere else. There isn't usually a way to automatically add the appointment to my calendar. If I am not …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Calendly and Acuity Scheduling have a similar feature set and both are user friendly. The reason I selected Acuity Scheduling, ultimately, is that it offers an always free plan that has a robust enough feature set to make the software practical and usable, whereas the free tier …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    The Acuity embedded calendar loads. Fast. That's KEY to everything. I don't like a slow load time because it's representative of my brand. The UI design, while not 100% yet, or as beautiful as Calendly's, is just what I need. They come up with all sorts of new, innovative ways …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Before Acuity I was doing everything on my own. I've selected Acuity because it was recommended by a few colleagues. I did the trial week and honestly, I find it great.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Mixmax is great, but requires some more "upfront" work, and Acuity is more automated. Mixmax is more of an email tool because it has other cool stuff besides scheduling, and would be good if you don't have to schedule a lot of calls in your typical work week.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    I preferred the light-hearted communication from Acuity Scheduling. They are very customer-service oriented and the calendar is easy to set up. I am able to customize using my brand's colors, logo, and documents for clients. I also like the ability to set up purchasing …
    Incentivized
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Acuity Scheduling is the only tool I've used like this other than manually scheduling everything through a notebook or Google Calendar. This has worked out fine for me from the beginning, so I haven't had a need or desire to go shop for anything else yet.
    Incentivized
    Chose Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Acuity is by far more robust and I think it looks more sleek when embedded or even if you give someone the Acuity direct link.
    Incentivized
    Zoom
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    We selected Zoom mostly because of cost and reliability. We liked the features that Zoom provided, we thought it was the easiest interface for ourselves as well as first-time users who have ever used a screen sharing service to be comfortable with. We also liked how we can …
    Incentivized
    Chose Zoom Workplace
    Zoom is simple, streamlined, and easy to access for me and my clients. Zoom is NOT a website based application which means it has a cleaner look and I think the functionality is much smoother and user-friendly. When I have tried other systems there's always too many …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    412 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    386 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    437 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    287 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    26 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    327 Answers
    Features
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyZoom Workplace
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    1004 Ratings
    1% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.8996 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.9996 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1004 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings9.31003 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    1010 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings9.0921 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings9.1984 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings9.2959 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.5
    872 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings9.1854 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.9
    862 Ratings
    11% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.9753 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.7827 Ratings
    Cloud PBX
    Comparison of Cloud PBX features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.1
    234 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Hosted PBX00 Ratings8.3111 Ratings
    Multi-level Interactive Voice Response (IVR)00 Ratings7.8139 Ratings
    Directory of employee names00 Ratings8.2216 Ratings
    Call Management
    Comparison of Call Management features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.2
    262 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Answering rules00 Ratings8.6190 Ratings
    Call recording00 Ratings8.7238 Ratings
    Call park00 Ratings7.9146 Ratings
    Call screening00 Ratings8.1163 Ratings
    Message alerts00 Ratings8.2208 Ratings
    Business SMS/External Messaging00 Ratings8.0134 Ratings
    Voicemail Transcription00 Ratings8.0181 Ratings
    Mobile apps
    Comparison of Mobile apps features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.8
    295 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Mobile app for iOS00 Ratings8.8261 Ratings
    Mobile app for Android00 Ratings8.9180 Ratings
    Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration
    Comparison of Unified Communications Platform and Collaboration features of Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company and Zoom Workplace
    Feature
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    -
    Ratings
    Zoom Workplace
    8.7
    247 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Centralized communications management00 Ratings9.0197 Ratings
    Team messaging00 Ratings8.9213 Ratings
    Team document sharing00 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
    Call and meeting analytics00 Ratings8.4200 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyZoom Workplace
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (48 ratings)
    8.8
    (1068 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    9.4
    (27 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    9.4
    (46 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (16 ratings)
    6.4
    (46 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (11 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace companyZoom Workplace
    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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    Zoom
    In most cases, and I mean almost all, Zoom is vastly superior to Teams in terms of functionality and ease of use. Case in point: I recently tried to join a Teams meeting in the web browser, and it took me multiple attempts to access it. This NEVER happens with a Zoom link.
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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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    Zoom
    • Audio quality of phone calls is spot on. Calls are clear and crisp.
    • Video quality of video meetings are clear and there aren't any pixelization artifacts that some systems can have.
    • Having AI summaries have been life changing for us. We no longer have to concentrate on note taking, like we did in the past. The summaries are accurate and enable us to put our efforts in the meeting or conversation. Plus, we can save them into our practice management system as required.
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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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    Zoom
    • Love notes - allow insertion of table or grid
    • Allow admin to turn off DND
    • Allow a way to group individual people chats - not channels just individual peeps into groups for ease of finding - like how you can group shared calendars into sections in Outlook
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoom
    We're sticking with Zoom for the foreseeable future--given its compelling feature set, ease of use, and advanced technology, there's just no other competition to be excited about. Plus it's a Gartner-recognized industry leader, so it's a rather easy choice.
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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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    Zoom
    Zoom is made for the non tech office. It has features that can be made to do what you need to run things on a day to day basis. Immediately we we able to get meetings going with remote employees. The ability to be able to add smartphone connected people was a big plus. Zoom met our needs at the time.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    There have been less than a handful of outages during our two years with Zoom, and whenever there was one, an email informing us of the outage went out immediately, and they had the issue resolved shortly thereafter.
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    Performance
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Zoom has among the best performance of any video conference platform, as I've mentioned several times. Besides that, their Chat platform works great, and their back end always runs smooth. It's unfortunate that reporting can now only be done by one month at a time, but nonetheless, it only takes a second to run any kind of Zoom report, whether it's an attendee report, Poll results, a user report, a list of meetings from the past month, etc.
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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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    Zoom
    Because I got a response right away, and was assigned one specific individual to work with me from the beginning to the resolution. I had an actual email address and direct contact with this person without having to start over and over every time I contacted Zoom - this singular individual remained attentive and was well informed on the subject matter and quite able to resolve my needs.
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    Implementation Rating
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    If you receive any pushback from higher ups, point to any of the various positive reviews like this one. Or show Zoom's excellent Gartner report, or articles describing Zoom's partnership with Sequoia capital. It's not difficult to show how Zoom is a trustworthy industry leader with best-in-class technology.
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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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    Zoom
    Zoom Workplace is typically on the more expensive end against other options, but it's the industry leader for a reason. It has the most brand credibility by far, but that doesn't mean it's perfect. There are limitations when it comes to technical performance, customization and video/audio quality. I prefer Slack myself for communication apps, but Zoom Workplace is a good alternative.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    The billing and price model is really fair for so many functions that they offer, our remote work requires each of the features that Zoom offers, so accepting payment for a tool like this is the least we can do. I like that billing arrives on time and that they offer opportunities and payment times.
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    Scalability
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Because the Basic licenses are completely free, and because it's very easy to configure and install Zoom, and because anyone can join Zoom from a link without needing an account, scaling is a Breeze. There are absolutely no roadblocks. My company keeps adding more Zoom Pro license every week since it's so in demand. We were able to convert users from several different platforms onto Zoom with no trouble at all.
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    Professional Services
    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Zoom
    Zoom is perfect for our business. We use it to video chat with prospective clients. The name recognition alone gives us credibility and it is very easy to screen share and send content out.
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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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    Zoom
    • We have not lost much productivity in our teamwork during the pandemic because of the ability to have Zoom video calls and keep everyone in touch. This is definitely a positive.
    • We are able to have more people participate in coaching sessions (described earlier) because we don't have room space limitations. This is a big positive.
    • Being able to start a meeting instantly is great when we are doing support and/or training with a client over the phone and need to be able to share a visible
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    ScreenShots

    Zoom Workplace Screenshots

    Screenshot of an example collaboration feature. These are used to:
Transcribe, summarize, and capture action items with AI Companion from your in-person meetings.
Improve visibility and alignment by sharing emails to chats
Elevate a chat to a meeting or phone call to get to resolution faster. 
Continue meeting conversations and easily access shared information in Team Chat.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's productivity features. These features are used to:
Improve productivity across teams, locations, and time zones.
Organize project deliverables and assets in a centralized, collaborative doc.
Collaborate and map out projects visually on a whiteboard.
Jumpstart brainstorming sessions using AI and templates.
Gather valuable team input for well-informed decision-making with surveys and polls.
Stay on top of action items surfaced from across Zoom Workplace.Screenshot of some additional collaboration features. These are used to:
Optimize office experiences and in-person time.
Make sure remote participants feel connected with what is going on in the room.
Collaborate across remote and in-person teams on a virtual whiteboard.
Easily know and identify who is in the room and who is speaking in a Zoom Room with smart name tags and smart speaker tags.Screenshot of an example of Zoom's AI companion. This feature is used to streamline communications, improve productivity, increase employee engagement, and optimize flexible work.Screenshot of additional AI Companion features. The tools is also used to:
Launch internal campaigns.
Deliver visually rich updates with live streams, billboards, and videos.
Ensure critical comms are never missed with read receipts.
Send updates to deskless workers with Workvivo TV and Chat.