# Free alternatives to Acuity Scheduling

> Acuity Scheduling (Starter) costs $192 a year. Free alternatives: Easy!Appointments and Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition). Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/acuity/
- Category: Scheduling (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/scheduling/)
- Vendor: Squarespace
- Plan: Starter
- Price: $16/month, $192/year
- Billing: $16/month paid annually or $20 paid monthly
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Starter $16 / month $20 / month"
- Price source: https://acuityscheduling.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Easy!Appointments

- Website: https://easyappointments.org
- Repository: https://github.com/alextselegidis/easyappointments (4,443 stars, last push 2026-10-16)
- License: GPL-3.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: No built-in payments, packages or intake forms, and you host it yourself.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/easy-appointments/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition)

- Website: https://cal.diy
- Repository: https://github.com/calcom/cal.diy (49,111 stars, last push 2026-09-26)
- License: MIT
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- Note: Maintainers say personal, non-production use only; Cal.com's reminder workflows and team features were removed, and you self-host it.
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/cal-diy-cal-com-community-edition/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Acuity Scheduling?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Easy!Appointments (open source, GPL-3.0) and Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition) (open source, MIT).

### How much does Acuity Scheduling cost?

Acuity Scheduling's Starter plan costs $16 a month, which is $192 a year ($16/month paid annually or $20 paid monthly). Source: the official pricing page at acuityscheduling.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Acuity Scheduling alternatives run on Linux?

Easy!Appointments (self-hosted server; web UI) and Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition) (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Acuity Scheduling alternative?

Yes. Easy!Appointments and Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition) run on your own server.

### Are these Acuity Scheduling alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Easy!Appointments (GPL-3.0) and Cal.diy (Cal.com community edition) (MIT).

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