Acuity Scheduling vs Doodle
Acuity Scheduling and Doodle are both scheduling & calendar tools. Acuity Scheduling is aimed at freelancers and small businesses, while Doodle is aimed at small businesses and freelancers. Doodle costs less, from $15/mo versus $20/mo for Acuity Scheduling. Only Doodle has a free plan.
Appointment scheduling for service businesses
Group meeting polls, booking pages and sign-up sheets
| Pricing | Paid · $20 | Freemium · $15 |
| Starting price | $20/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | 7 days | — |
| Built for | Freelancers, Small businesses | Small businesses, Freelancers, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, ios, android | web, ios, android |
| Country | US · 2006 | CH |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Acuity Scheduling if
Service businesses booking clients.
- Built for service businesses
- Payments and packages
- Customizable forms
Look elsewhere if: B2B sales scheduling (Calendly).
Choose Doodle if
Organizers who regularly coordinate meetings with many external people who should not need an account.
- Simplest group polling on the market
- Participants do not need an account
- SOC 2, GDPR and HIPAA options from a Swiss company
Look elsewhere if: Sales teams that need routing and CRM workflows, or budget teams wanting open source (Calendly, Cal.com).
Acuity Scheduling vs Doodle pricing
Acuity Scheduling
- Starter$20/mo$16/mo billed annually; 1 calendar
- Standard$34/mo$27/mo billed annually; up to 6 calendars
- Premium$69/mo$55/mo billed annually; up to 36 calendars, HIPAA BAA
Doodle
- Free$01 group poll, 1 booking page, 1 1:1, 3 sign-up sheets; ads
- Pro$15/mo$11/mo billed annually; unlimited polls and pages, no ads
- Team$21/seat/mo$16/seat billed annually; min 2 seats; admin console, Stripe
- EnterpriseFrom $15,000/yrSSO, 99.9% SLA, analytics; for 50+ employees
Acuity Scheduling · Key features
- Client self-booking
- Intake forms
- Packages, gift certificates, memberships
- Payments and deposits
- Reminders via email and SMS
- Multi-staff and locations
Cons
- Interface dated
- Team features cost more
- Less suited to sales routing
Doodle · Key features
- Group polls where invitees vote on time slots without an account
- Booking pages synced with Google and Microsoft calendars
- 1:1 links that offer a shortlist of times to one person
- Sign-up sheets for workshops, sessions and volunteer shifts
- Deadlines, automatic reminders and hidden participant lists on Pro
- Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Webex links added automatically
Cons
- Free plan limited to one poll, one booking page and one 1:1
- Ads on the free tier
- Fewer routing and workflow features than Calendly
Acuity Scheduling vs Doodle: FAQ
Which is cheaper, Acuity Scheduling or Doodle?
Doodle starts at $15/mo and Acuity Scheduling at $20/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.
Do Acuity Scheduling and Doodle have a free plan?
Acuity Scheduling has no free plan, a 7-day free trial. Doodle has a free plan.