# Alternative to Acuity (Acuity Scheduling)

Source: https://terminio.ai/en/vergleich/acuity-alternative

Acuity Scheduling or terminio.ai? Prices, features and limits compared honestly, with a switching guide and answers to the most common questions.

As of September 2026 · Sources: Acuity Scheduling's website and pricing page

## Verdict

- Acuity fits if … you work in English, you plan around intake forms, packages and several payment providers, and paying for a year up front suits you.
- terminio.ai fits if … you and your customers speak German, you want reminders to go out by WhatsApp, and people sometimes just ring instead of booking online.
- The biggest difference Language and channel. Acuity is a mature scheduler, but the product, the app and support are English only; terminio.ai is German, with WhatsApp from your own number and a phone assistant.

## Prices

- terminio.ai: €0 – €19.99 a month · Pro Voice with phone assistant €129.99 · cancel monthly
- Acuity Scheduling: from $16 a month billed yearly · no free plan, 7-day trial · 1 to 36 calendars by plan

## Honestly

Acuity Scheduling:
- Cheaper on paper: from $16 a month billed yearly, so around $192 a year against €239.88 for terminio Pro.
- Mature and flexible: intake forms before the appointment, packages and gift certificates, prepayment via Stripe, Square and PayPal.
- A booking page of your own, an app and a smartwatch are all included; the product has been around for years and now belongs to Squarespace.

terminio.ai:
- A German product with a German interface, German support and hosting in the EU — with Acuity everything is in English.
- Reminders by WhatsApp from your own number, unlimited in Pro and with no cost per message; Acuity reminds by email and SMS.
- €0 to start with 50 bookings a month, unlimited staff in every plan and an AI phone assistant with a German number in Pro Voice.

## Switching

1. Set up your services Tap your industry, adjust the prefilled services, set durations and prices. Your appointment types become bookable services, in German; ten minutes, and the page is live.
2. Bring your customers Export your contacts, import them into terminio.ai and confirm existing appointments once by WhatsApp. From then on reminders go out from your number instead of by email and SMS.
3. Swap the link Booking link in your signature, Google profile and website instead of the Acuity link. Because Acuity is billed yearly, the end of your term is the moment to move.

## Common questions

**Is Acuity available in German?** No. Acuity Scheduling belongs to Squarespace, and the product, the app and support are English only. terminio.ai is a German product: German interface, German support, hosted in the EU.

**What does Acuity cost?** From $16 a month billed yearly, so around $192 a year. There is no free plan, only a seven-day trial. terminio.ai starts at €0 with 50 bookings a month; Pro costs €19.99 and can be cancelled monthly. On paper Acuity is the cheaper one — the difference buys you German, WhatsApp and the phone.

**Does Acuity do WhatsApp?** Acuity's website does not confirm WhatsApp; reminders go out by email and SMS. terminio.ai sends confirmations and reminders by WhatsApp from your own number, five a month on the free plan and unlimited in Pro, with no cost per message.

**Does Acuity answer the phone?** An AI phone assistant is not confirmed on Acuity's website. terminio.ai has one in Pro Voice at €129.99 a month, with a German number: it picks up while you are with a customer and books the appointment straight in.

**How many staff can I set up?** With Acuity that depends on the plan: 1 to 36 calendars, depending on the package. With terminio.ai staff are unlimited in every plan, including the free one.

**Can I use Acuity and terminio.ai in parallel?** Yes, for a transition. Many people let Acuity run to the end of the yearly term and already send new bookings to their terminio page. Whatever one hands out, you block in the other.


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terminio.ai is online appointment booking for small businesses with WhatsApp reminders and an AI phone assistant, from €0 a month, hosted in the EU. Provider: terminio.ai UG (haftungsbeschränkt), Großschönau, Saxony, Germany.