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Acuity meters its plans by how many calendars you run — $20/month for one, $34 for six, $69 for thirty-six — and gift certificates start on the $34 tier. On Shopolo, appointment booking, gift cards, ordering and reservations are free core with nothing metered by calendar, and loyalty and email campaigns are the optional Plus addon.
Acuity figures from acuityscheduling.com/pricing at monthly billing; annual billing is lower. On Shopolo, core has no monthly fee and a flat 1.9% platform fee applies to payments you process. Subject to change.
Acuity meters its plans by how many calendars you run: one on Starter at $20/month, six on Standard at $34, thirty-six on Premium at $69. Because a staff member is a calendar, the bill steps up as you hire. On Shopolo, appointment booking is free core and nothing is metered by calendar — two staff accounts are included and the Plus addon lifts that to unlimited.
Acuity does sell gift certificates, along with packages and subscriptions, so this is not a gap in the product — it is a gap in the cheaper plan. Gift certificates appear on Standard and Premium, not on the $20 Starter tier. On Shopolo, digital gift cards are free core from the first day, sold from the same storefront link as your bookings, with a flat 1.9% platform fee on the sale.
Acuity is the better scheduler: custom intake forms, Google, iCloud and Outlook sync, and booking rules Shopolo does not match. What it does not do is online ordering, table reservations, or sending a marketing campaign — mass email has to go through an integrated tool such as Mailchimp or Squarespace Email Campaigns. On Shopolo, ordering and reservations are free core beside the booking, with email campaigns on the Plus addon.
Acuity is the stronger choice if scheduling is the job and you need it done properly: custom intake forms, deep calendar integrations with Google, iCloud and Outlook, SMS reminders, packages and subscriptions, and a wide range of booking rules. Shopolo has none of the intake-form or calendar-sync depth. Shopolo is the better fit if you want booking and gift cards without a monthly fee, if a growing team would keep pushing you up Acuity's calendar tiers, or if you also need online ordering and table reservations in the same place.
Acuity is metered by calendars — $20/month for one, $34 for six, $69 for thirty-six — so the bill steps up as staff join. On Shopolo, appointment booking is free core with two staff accounts included and nothing metered by calendar; unlimited accounts come with the Plus addon, and the only charge on a booking is the flat 1.9% platform fee when you take payment online.
No. Acuity is the deeper scheduler — Google, iCloud and Outlook sync, custom intake forms and SMS reminders are things Shopolo does not match. Shopolo covers the rest of a local shopfront instead: gift cards, online ordering and table reservations are free core beside the booking.
Yes, from the $34 Standard tier up — gift certificates are not on the $20 Starter plan. On Shopolo, digital gift cards are free core from day one, sold from the same storefront link as your bookings, with a flat 1.9% platform fee on the sale.
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