Acuity Scheduling is solid for booking appointments. But it has no coaching packages, no digital product sales, no client vaults, and no built-in coaching website. Swanky Tools™ Booking was built specifically for coaches — with every revenue tool included.
Free plan · No credit card · Setup in 10 minutes
Great scheduling tool. Not a coaching business platform.
Acuity Scheduling was built for service businesses: salons, therapists, fitness studios. It handles appointments well. But coaching is more than appointments — it's packages, recurring clients, digital products, and multiple revenue streams. Acuity doesn't speak coaching.
Your expertise is worth more than just session time. Workbooks, journaling templates, mini-courses, swipe files — these are passive revenue streams that require no additional time from you. Acuity has no mechanism to sell them. Your booking page should be a revenue engine, not just a calendar.
Acuity gives you a branded scheduling page. That's not a website — it's a form. Coaches and consultants need a professional web presence with a hero section, about me, testimonials, and a service menu. Swanky Tools™ builds that website for you, built-in, no extra tools needed.
Since Squarespace acquired Acuity, the platform has been integrated more closely into the Squarespace ecosystem. Coaches who relied on Acuity as a standalone tool may find the product direction and pricing structure has evolved in ways that don't serve them as well. Swanky Tools™ is independently built for coaches — our roadmap is driven by what coaches need, not a platform consolidation strategy.
A side-by-side comparison for independent coaches and consultants.
This comparison reflects our honest assessment based on publicly available information as of 2026. Features, pricing, and capabilities may have changed. We recommend verifying current details directly with each provider before making a decision. All product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Sell a 10-session coaching package. Each client gets a personal vault showing remaining sessions. They book one at a time from their vault — no spreadsheets needed.
Sell your workbooks, templates, e-books, and mini-courses directly from your booking page. Automated delivery, secure download links, zero extra platforms.
A professional website with hero section, about, testimonials, service menu, and contact form. No Wix, no WordPress, no hosting fees. Built in under 10 minutes.
Sign up free — no card required. Recreate your services, set pricing and availability.
Link your payment processor — same one you use now. Payment at booking is on by default.
Swap your Acuity link for your Swanky link in your bio, email signature, and website. Done.
Yes. Acuity Scheduling was acquired by Squarespace in 2019 and rebranded as Squarespace Scheduling. If you don't already use Squarespace, you're paying for a platform ecosystem you don't need.
No. Acuity supports Stripe, Square, and PayPal only. Indian coaches who need UPI and net banking through Razorpay cannot use Acuity for domestic client payments.
Yes — Acuity has basic package support. However, there's no client vault (clients can't see how many sessions remain), no digital product sales, and no coaching website builder. It's a scheduling tool with some extras.
Acuity's paid plans start at around $16/month with no permanent free plan — only a trial. Swanky Tools™ Booking has a permanently free plan with 1 service and 5 bookings/month, no time limit.
Swanky Tools™ adds what coaches need that Acuity lacks: Razorpay for Indian clients, digital product sales, a full coaching website (not just a booking page), dual INR/USD auto-detection, and 0% platform fees. If your coaching practice has outgrown "just scheduling," Swanky is the natural next step.
Free to start. Takes 10 minutes to set up. No platform fees. Built specifically for coaches who want to grow beyond just booking sessions.
