Acuity is a great calendar booking tool — but it's built for solo appointments, not group classes. If you're running classes, memberships, or anything more complex than 1:1 sessions, Class Booking gives you what Acuity simply can't.
Why studios switch
Acuity's "group class" feature is a workaround — it doesn't handle waitlists, late cancellations or class series properly.
Acuity sells appointment packages but has no real recurring membership concept. You can't do "unlimited monthly" without elaborate workarounds.
Acuity assumes you're the only person on the team. Multi-instructor scheduling and payroll just isn't there.
You get an Acuity-branded scheduling page, not a full studio website.
Squarespace bought Acuity. Pricing and features are increasingly tied to a Squarespace subscription you may not want.
Side by side
No spin. Both columns reflect public pricing and published features at the time of writing.
| Class Booking | Acuity Scheduling | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €15 / £12 / $19/month | $20/month + Squarespace |
| Built for | Group classes & studios | 1:1 appointments |
| Group class booking | Native, with waitlists | Workaround, no waitlists |
| Recurring memberships | Yes — drop-ins, packs, monthly, family | No — only packages |
| Instructor portal & shift swaps | Yes | No |
| Built-in payroll | Yes | No |
| Gift cards | Yes — branded | Limited |
| Custom CMS pages | Yes — drag and drop | Squarespace |
| Custom domain | From Pro plan | Squarespace |
| Marketing automation | Built in | Email Campaigns add-on |
| Per-booking fees | None | None |
| GDPR-compliant EU hosting | Yes | No (US-based) |
Honest take
We're not the right fit for everyone. Here's when you should stay with Acuity Scheduling.
Tell us when you want to switch. We export your members, classes, schedules and active subscriptions from Acuity Scheduling, import them to Class Booking, sit on a video call with you to verify everything looks right, and switch your domain over the weekend. Your customers don't notice.
Yes — Class Booking handles both. 1:1 sessions and group classes coexist in the same calendar with proper conflict detection.
Yes, and more. Sell single appointments, multi-session packages, recurring monthly memberships, and family bundles — all with proper credit and expiry handling.
Class Booking gives you your own beautifully branded site, so you may not need Squarespace anymore. If you want to keep Squarespace as your main site, you can embed Class Booking's booking widget into any Squarespace page.
Migration from Acuity is fast — usually 1–3 days because the data model is simpler than other competitors. We import customers, appointment packages, and historical bookings.
Start a 14-day free trial. We'll migrate your data for free. Cancel anytime.