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Acuity Scheduling (a Squarespace company) logoAcuity Scheduling

Acuity Scheduling (a Squarespace company)

4.0/5
7shifts logo7shifts

7shifts

4.7/5
ROI categoryops efficiencyops efficiency
Time-to-ValueSame day to 1 week (self-serve) (~3d)Under 30 days (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$588/yr$0/yr
Starting price$192/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiers1 calendar (Starter), up to 6 (Standard), up to 36 (Premium); Enterprise offers unlimited calendars.Free plan for basic scheduling; paid plans priced per user, monthly or annual (no public price list).
Implementation friction1/52/5
Friction meter
Best forSolo practitioners and small teams in appointment-led businesses such as beauty, wellness, fitness and coaching; Businesses that want branded self-scheduling, payments and deposits in one tool; Multi-staff or multi-location operations needing up to 36 calendars and per-staff time zones; Practices that need a signed BAA for HIPAA compliance (Premium plan); Businesses on Squarespace or any other website that want bookings embedded in their siteRestaurant operators who want scheduling, tips, payroll and training connected in one platform instead of four tools; Multi-location restaurant groups and franchisees standardizing labor compliance and labor cost control; Independent restaurants that need free scheduling and team communication to start; Full-service, fast-casual and quick-service teams with hourly staff on smartphones
Not forBuyers who need a free-forever scheduling tier; Acuity has no free plan; Enterprises needing deep custom objects, complex workflow automation or ERP/HRIS integration; Teams that want an MCP server or agent framework to book through their own AI assistants; Large contact centres or field-service dispatch operations; Businesses that need API and CSS access on lower plans; it is Premium-onlyNon-restaurant businesses such as retail, healthcare or professional services; Companies that need a full corporate HRIS for salaried knowledge workers; Buyers needing a published public price list before evaluation, since plan pricing is not shown on the site

Stack fit matrix

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SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

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IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

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Founded2006 (20 yrs)2014 (12 yrs)
HeadquartersNot recordedSaskatoon, Canada
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Dedicated account managerNot listedNot yet recorded
In person / on-siteNot listedNot yet recorded
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AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistantNot yet recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

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Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)

1.0/51.2/51.5/51.8/52.1/54.7/54.5/54.3/54.2/54.0/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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