Practitioner vs Acuity Scheduling
Acuity is a booking tool that you embed in a website you already have. Practitioner gives you the website and the booking together, with payments, a shop and a directory place. Side by side:
- Checked on Acuity Scheduling's own website, 4 November 2026
Side by side
What you get for the money
From each provider's own website on 4 November 2026. Plans change, so check the details with Acuity Scheduling before you decide.
| Feature | Practitioner | Acuity Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £9.99 a month, everything included (£4.99 while training) | £12 a month for Starter (one calendar), £22 Standard, £40 Premium, on Squarespace's UK page; plus whatever your website costs |
| Free trial | Free for a week, no card needed to start | 7 days, no card needed |
| Your own website | Included: your own website in ten designs, on your own domain or a free address | Not included: a booking page to embed in your own website |
| Online booking | Included: in person, video and phone, packages, group sessions and courses | Included: packages, memberships, a waitlist and client forms |
| Payments | Card and PayPal into your own account. No commission on your bookings | Stripe, Square or PayPal |
| Gift vouchers | Included: sold from your site, never expire | Gift certificates on Standard and above |
| Selling recordings and guides | Included: your own recordings and guides, plus our professionally voiced library | Packages and memberships only |
| A directory that sends you clients | Included: your advert in the UK-wide Practitioner directory (more than 10,000 listings) | None |
| UK | UK company, prices in pounds, client information held in the UK | Prices in US dollars on its own site, in pounds on Squarespace's scheduling page |
What Practitioner gives you, for £9.99 a month
- Wanting the website and booking in one place, for one price
- Invoices, gift vouchers and a shop for recordings and guides, all included
- A place in a UK-wide directory of therapists
- Pages and client forms written for your kind of practice
- £100 getting started credit for adverts and stock
Included in the £9.99
Your advert in the UK's directory of therapists
- 10,000+therapists listed
- 1,492towns and cities
- 49counties
- 8kinds of practice
Every member has an advert in the Practitioner directory, on the pages for their own town and for the things they help with, such as "help with sleep in Leeds". Clients find you there and book on your own website, so there is no commission on your bookings. Numbers are live from the directory today.
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Questions
Practitioner or Acuity Scheduling?
What is the difference between Practitioner and Acuity Scheduling?
Acuity Scheduling is a booking tool: you embed it in a website you already have, and it takes appointments, payments and client forms. Practitioner is your website and your booking in one, with invoices, gift vouchers, a shop for recordings and guides, and a place in the UK-wide Practitioner directory, for one monthly price.
How much does Practitioner cost?
One plan with everything included: £9.99 a month, or £4.99 while you are training. It is free for a week with no card needed, no contract, and no commission on your bookings, plus £100 getting started credit for adverts and stock once you are set up.
Can I move from Acuity Scheduling to Practitioner?
Yes. Start the free week, set up your sessions and prices, and point your website address and booking link at your new site when you are happy. You can keep both running until your existing bookings have finished.
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Try Practitioner free for a week
See your own website, booking page and directory advert with your name on them before you decide. Then £9.99 a month, with no contract and no commission on your bookings.