Compare MakePlans and Acuity Scheduling - Dec 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - MakePlans or Acuity Scheduling?

MakePlans is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Acuity Scheduling, and Acuity Scheduling is rated higher (93/100) than MakePlans (83/100).

Looking for the right Appointment Scheduling solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

MakePlans Vs. Acuity Scheduling

MakePlans: MakePlans is an online appointment booking system that is easy to use and flexible. It works for most industries such as hairdressers, spas, doctors and more. All features are available via the API and MakePlans is integrated with many other applications such as Highrise, MailChimp and 24SevenOffice. Our biggest client is Nimi which is one of the l...

Acuity Scheduling: Acuity Scheduling was founded in 2006 by Gavin Zuchlinski to solve a problem close to home. His mom, Kim, struggled to balance a successful massage therapy business with the overhead involved in managing it. He knew there was a better way, and Acuity Scheduling sprouted. We love helping small businesses, like Kim's, to become more efficient and...

Who is more expensive? MakePlans or Acuity Scheduling?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Appointment Scheduling software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for MakePlans and Acuity Scheduling.

MakePlans price starts at $9 per resource/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 MakePlans is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Appointment Scheduling software. Acuity Scheduling price starts at $14 per month , When comparing Acuity Scheduling to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Appointment Scheduling software cost.

Bottom line: MakePlans is more expensive than Acuity Scheduling.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared MakePlans Vs. Acuity Scheduling based on some of the most important and required Appointment Scheduling features.

MakePlans: We are still working to collect the list of features for MakePlans.

Acuity Scheduling: We are still working to collect the list of features for Acuity Scheduling.

Target customer size

MakePlans's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Customers of the software mainly include small and medium businesses hailing from a variety of different industries.