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Pulse vs. Acuity Scheduling

Pulse vs. Acuity Scheduling

Acuity is a flexible scheduling tool. Pulse focuses on giving service businesses a modern booking experience with payments, reminders, client intake, staff management, and business-ready workflows.

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Where Pulse wins

  • A modern, branded booking experience for service businesses
  • Payments built in — deposits and service checkout
  • Automated SMS and email reminders
  • Client intake forms collected before the appointment
  • Client profiles with visit history and notes
  • Staff management and multi-location scheduling
  • Gift cards, packages, and memberships
  • English and French-ready workflows

Where Acuity Scheduling wins

  • Highly flexible scheduling customization
  • Squarespace website integration
  • A large library of third-party app integrations
  • An established brand and user community

Pricing — side by side

Pulse

$39/mo

Pro plan — everything included

Flat monthly price · No contracts

Acuity Scheduling

$61/mo

Premium plan

Billed in USD

Acuity offers lower tiers with fewer features.

Feature
Pulse
Acuity Scheduling
Online booking page
Deposits at booking
No-show protection
Payments for services
SMS reminders
Client intake forms
Client profiles and history
Staff & location scheduling
Multi-location support
Google Calendar sync
Gift cards
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Memberships and packages
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English / French workflows
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Squarespace website integration
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