Compare Acuity Scheduling and Microsoft 365

At a Glance
Acuity Scheduling
Acuity Scheduling
Star Rating
(407)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (90.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$16.00 1 Staff/Locations
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Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Star Rating
(5,752)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (35.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User Per Month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Microsoft 365 excels in overall user satisfaction, boasting a significantly higher G2 Score compared to Acuity Scheduling. Users appreciate its ease of use and the ability to seamlessly switch between applications like OneNote, Excel, and Word, which enhances productivity.
  • Users say that Acuity Scheduling shines in its appointment management features, with many praising its user-friendly interface that allows for easy adjustments and updates to appointments. Reviewers highlight the ability to manage multiple instructors scheduling simultaneously, making it a great choice for businesses with diverse scheduling needs.
  • According to verified reviews, Microsoft 365 offers a robust suite of tools that integrate well, which is particularly beneficial for teams needing to collaborate on documents and projects. Users mention the convenience of sharing files directly from the application, which saves time and streamlines workflows.
  • Reviewers mention that while Acuity Scheduling is highly customizable and easy to integrate, it may not provide the same breadth of features as Microsoft 365. However, users appreciate its focus on appointment scheduling, with features like confirmations and reminders receiving high praise for enhancing client communication.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Microsoft 365 has a larger market presence, which translates to a wealth of resources and community support. Users find the implementation process straightforward, with many noting the intuitive onboarding experience that helps new users get up to speed quickly.
  • Users report that Acuity Scheduling excels in customer support, with many reviewers noting its responsiveness and helpfulness. This is particularly important for small businesses that rely on timely assistance to manage their scheduling needs effectively.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Acuity Scheduling
Emerging
$16.00
1 Staff/Locations
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Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Business Basic
$6.00
1 User Per Month
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Free Trial
Acuity Scheduling
Free Trial is available
Microsoft 365
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
306
9.3
4,750
Ease of Use
9.1
309
9.0
4,804
Ease of Setup
8.8
185
8.9
1,360
Ease of Admin
9.1
181
8.7
998
Quality of Support
9.3
227
8.5
4,015
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
177
8.8
971
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
300
8.8
4,684
Features by Category
Cloud Content CollaborationHide 22 FeaturesShow 22 Features
Not enough data
9.1
246
File Management
Not enough data
9.3
183
Not enough data
9.3
180
Not enough data
9.4
178
Not enough data
9.0
172
Not enough data
8.9
174
Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration
Not enough data
8.6
78
Not enough data
8.7
77
Not enough data
8.8
78
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
178
Not enough data
9.5
180
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
8.8
174
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.2
173
Not enough data
9.1
170
Not enough data
8.9
169
Not enough data
8.8
164
Not enough data
9.4
175
Platform
Not enough data
9.3
187
Not enough data
8.8
181
Not enough data
9.0
181
Not enough data
8.8
182
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Productivity Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Instant MessagingHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
Not enough data
8.9
211
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.5
182
Not enough data
9.3
181
Not enough data
8.8
178
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
181
Not enough data
9.2
182
Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
9.1
179
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.0
177
Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.7
131
AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
131
Not enough data
8.6
132
Not enough data
8.5
132
Not enough data
8.7
135
Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging
Not enough data
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.5
85
Not enough data
8.7
161
Presenter Tools
Not enough data
8.9
125
Not enough data
8.5
126
Not enough data
8.2
123
Not enough data
8.6
124
Conferencing Options
Not enough data
9.0
130
Not enough data
9.0
131
Not enough data
9.0
135
Application Tools
Not enough data
8.8
123
Not enough data
8.7
124
Not enough data
8.8
125
Agentic AI - Screen Sharing
Not enough data
8.2
39
Not enough data
8.4
233
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
166
Not enough data
8.8
165
Not enough data
9.1
167
Platform Content
Not enough data
8.8
166
Not enough data
8.3
164
Not enough data
8.6
156
Not enough data
9.1
166
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
161
Not enough data
8.9
159
Not enough data
9.1
169
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.2
109
Not enough data
8.0
105
Not enough data
7.3
104
Not enough data
8.0
106
Not enough data
7.2
103
Not enough data
7.9
104
Not enough data
7.6
102
Not enough data
8.9
269
Inbox Tools
Not enough data
8.9
214
Not enough data
9.0
212
Not enough data
9.0
213
Not enough data
9.1
212
Coordination Tools
Not enough data
9.2
219
Not enough data
9.0
213
Not enough data
8.7
209
Software Options
Not enough data
9.3
218
Not enough data
8.8
216
Email Client - Agentic AI
Not enough data
8.3
79
Not enough data
8.2
80
Not enough data
8.9
247
Calculating
Not enough data
9.2
184
Not enough data
9.1
182
Insights
Not enough data
8.7
180
Not enough data
9.1
179
Editing
Not enough data
8.8
180
Not enough data
8.8
181
Not enough data
8.9
176
Functionality
Not enough data
8.5
177
Not enough data
8.9
181
Not enough data
9.0
175
Not enough data
9.1
179
Spa and Salon ManagementHide 9 FeaturesShow 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Administration - Spa Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Marketing - Spa Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Guest Experience - Spa Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.8
1,540
Applications
Not enough data
9.3
1324
Not enough data
9.0
1235
Not enough data
8.8
1202
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.0
1219
Not enough data
8.8
1096
Not enough data
8.7
1170
Management
Not enough data
8.9
1191
Not enough data
9.2
1232
Not enough data
9.2
1266
Agentic AI - Office Suites
Not enough data
8.1
129
Not enough data
8.2
135
Not enough data
9.0
235
Collaboration Tools
Not enough data
9.1
194
Not enough data
9.1
193
Not enough data
8.6
188
Not enough data
9.2
191
Not enough data
9.2
189
Meeting Coordination
Not enough data
9.2
197
Not enough data
9.0
190
Not enough data
9.1
190
Not enough data
9.1
185
Software Type
Not enough data
9.0
195
Not enough data
9.1
191
Not enough data
9.2
193
Agentic AI - Video Conferencing
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.4
76
Not enough data
8.3
76
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Coaching
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Coaching
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.9
60
Survey Management
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
46
Survey Customization
Not enough data
8.6
46
Not enough data
8.8
47
Not enough data
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.8
45
Survey Insights
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.0
47
Agentic AI - Survey
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.6
253
Calendar View
Not enough data
9.0
203
Not enough data
8.9
206
Shared Calendar
Not enough data
9.0
206
Not enough data
8.9
203
Accessibility
Not enough data
8.8
194
Not enough data
8.7
195
Integration
Not enough data
8.9
196
Not enough data
8.7
199
Not enough data
8.8
197
Notifications
Not enough data
9.0
199
Not enough data
8.6
196
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.8
138
Not enough data
8.0
134
Not enough data
7.9
133
Agentic AI - Calendar
Not enough data
7.7
74
Online Appointment SchedulingHide 21 FeaturesShow 21 Features
9.3
30
8.7
134
Notifications
9.4
27
9.0
112
9.6
24
8.7
110
9.7
28
8.9
109
Settings
9.2
28
9.1
114
9.4
27
9.1
110
9.3
27
9.0
110
Personalization
8.8
26
8.6
109
9.2
27
8.8
108
Integrations
9.4
24
8.9
111
9.5
23
8.9
105
9.3
19
8.3
105
9.2
20
9.0
108
9.0
24
8.7
105
Generative AI
Feature Not Available
8.5
80
Feature Not Available
8.5
79
Feature Not Available
8.2
79
Feature Not Available
8.4
80
Feature Not Available
8.3
80
Agentic AI - Online Appointment Scheduling
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
8.8
304
Design
Not enough data
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.9
237
Not enough data
8.7
235
Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
239
Not enough data
9.2
240
File Types
Not enough data
9.4
244
Not enough data
9.1
241
Not enough data
8.6
232
Edit & Revise
Not enough data
8.9
241
Not enough data
8.8
235
Not enough data
9.2
242
Integrate & Embed
Not enough data
8.8
234
Not enough data
8.6
234
Not enough data
8.9
236
Operating System
Not enough data
9.4
240
Not enough data
8.5
232
Not enough data
7.9
224
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.1
177
Not enough data
8.1
176
Not enough data
7.8
172
Not enough data
8.0
175
Not enough data
7.9
170
Agentic AI - Document Creation
Not enough data
8.4
94
Not enough data
8.7
259
Sorting & Filtering
Not enough data
8.9
219
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.6
209
Not enough data
8.9
214
Integrations
Not enough data
9.3
218
Not enough data
8.5
207
Not enough data
8.2
203
Time Management
Not enough data
8.9
207
Not enough data
9.1
215
Not enough data
8.8
210
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.4
158
Not enough data
8.3
157
Not enough data
8.5
158
Agentic AI - Email Management
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
8.6
89
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Branding & Customizatio
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Automatic Rules & Configurations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Business Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Class Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Client Manangement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Appointment ReminderHide 6 FeaturesShow 6 Features
9.1
28
Not enough data
Features
9.4
26
Not enough data
8.8
25
Not enough data
8.7
21
Not enough data
9.0
27
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.5
25
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Acuity Scheduling
Acuity Scheduling
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Acuity Scheduling and Microsoft 365 are categorized as Online Appointment Scheduling and Calendar
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Acuity Scheduling
Acuity Scheduling
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
90.7%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
7.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
2.3%
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.4%
Reviewers' Industry
Acuity Scheduling
Acuity Scheduling
Health, Wellness and Fitness
14.6%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Professional Training & Coaching
5.8%
Cosmetics
5.6%
Photography
4.5%
Other
60.9%
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Information Technology and Services
10.7%
Education Management
5.8%
Computer Software
5.2%
Higher Education
4.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.1%
Other
69.3%
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Discussions
Acuity Scheduling
Acuity Scheduling Discussions
What does Acuity Scheduling do?
1 Comment
Jennifer B.
JB
Acuity Scheduling is a virtual appointment calendar. At my job, there is a scheduler who sets all appointments. I check Acuity Scheduling for my...Read more
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Acuity Scheduling has no more discussions with answers
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Discussions
how to transfer microsoft office to another computer
4 Comments
Eric J.
EJ
To complete this tasks, you have to have a product key and use that key to set up Microsoft on the second computer.Read more
what is the best way to make sure you never lose any work if your computer crashes
3 Comments
Carolina S.
CS
Open any program in the office suite, click on file menu and then click on options, then click on the save tab and configure the autosave every minute.Read more
can i update a laterversion
2 Comments
Rashid J.
RJ
Yes You Can Read more