Does Acuity Scheduling give a GST invoice in India?

Acuity Scheduling does not issue an India GST invoice. A GST-registered business can still reclaim the 18% through the reverse-charge route by raising a self-invoice, but there is no vendor GST invoice to claim against directly.

Is Acuity Scheduling good for Indian small businesses?

It suits coaches, studios, clinics, and agencies wanting polished booking. It bills in a foreign currency with no India GST invoice, so expect the card forex markup and reverse-charge GST paperwork. It is not the right pick for Indian salons and clinics that need customers to pay by UPI at booking, since Acuity connects only Stripe, Square and PayPal.

Does Acuity Scheduling have a free plan?

Acuity Scheduling does not list a permanent free plan in FindThatSoftware data. Check the official pricing page for trial terms and current offers.

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Scheduling & Appointments

Acuity Scheduling

Squarespace-owned appointment-scheduling platform with client self-booking, intake forms, packages, memberships, and a HIPAA option.

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Spec sheet

All-in India price

₹1,567/mo

For a registered business, billed yearly, $16/mo sticker

Free plan: Not available
Free trial: Available
Status: Source checked 29 Jul 2026

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FindThatSoftware verdictEditorial ruling

A reliable choice when you want a polished, customizable client booking experience with packages, memberships, and intake forms. It suits coaches, studios, and clinics, and the Powerhouse tier adds HIPAA for healthcare.

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It's USD-priced with no permanent free plan (free trial only), so budget for a subscription. India businesses that prefer INR and tighter local integration may favour Zoho Bookings, while Picktime wins on free and low cost. Annual billing saves about 20%.

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In short

Acuity Scheduling is listed under Scheduling & Appointments, reviewed for Indian buyers. All-in it runs about ₹1,567/mo for a GST-registered business ($16/mo sticker plus about 3.5% card forex). It does not issue an India GST invoice, so a registered business reclaims the GST via reverse charge. FindThatSoftware rates it best for coaches, studios, clinics, and agencies wanting polished booking; a poor fit for Indian salons and clinics that need customers to pay by UPI at booking, since Acuity connects only Stripe, Square and PayPal.

What Acuity Scheduling costs in India

The rupee price a business actually pays, after the card forex markup, with GST shown both ways.

True India price

Registered business, per month, billed yearly

₹1,567

Acuity Scheduling advertises $16/mo. A GST-registered business in India pays about ₹1,567 a month (₹18,803/yr) once the roughly 3.5% card forex markup is added, with GST reclaimed as input credit. If you cannot reclaim GST, it is about ₹1,849 a month.

Sticker price: $16/mo
Card forex markup: about 3.5% over mid-market
GST: 18%, reclaimable if registered
Registered per month: ₹1,567
Registered per year: ₹18,803
If you can't reclaim GST: ₹1,849

Try first: Free trial before you commit budget.
Watch for: Verified ~June 2026 from Acuity/third-party pricing.
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No permanent free plan (free trial only). Plans billed annually in USD (~20% cheaper than monthly): Emerging from $16/mo (1 calendar), Growing adds staff/locations (up to 6), SMS, packages/memberships, Powerhouse adds capacity (up to 36 staff), HIPAA, multi-timezone. Monthly billing is higher. USD-billed, so add forex and GST for India. Confirm current pricing on acuityscheduling.com.

Indicative, not a bill. The exchange rate is a single mid-market reference, not a live feed, and GST-registered businesses may reclaim input credit. Confirm current pricing on the vendor site.

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Who Acuity Scheduling fits

What it is, what you gain, what you give up, and who should look elsewhere.

What is Acuity Scheduling?

Acuity Scheduling (owned by Squarespace) is a mature appointment-scheduling platform for service businesses and solo professionals. It offers customizable client self-booking, automated reminders, intake forms, appointment packages and memberships, gift certificates, payment acceptance, calendar integrations, and, on its top tier, HIPAA compliance and multi-timezone support. It's known for polished client-facing booking and deep customization for coaches, clinics, studios, and agencies.

What you gain, and what you give up.

The case for

Annual billing lands at $16, $27 and $49 a month for Starter, Standard and Premium, against $20, $34 and $61 monthly.
Text reminders worldwide, packages, memberships and gift certificates all sit on the $27 Standard tier instead of being pushed to the top plan.
Acuity states there are no setup, cancellation or support fees, and the mobile admin app is included on every plan including the trial.

The catch

Plans are metered by calendar count rather than staff seats, so 1, 6 and 36 calendars are the hard ceilings before an Enterprise sales call.
Payments run only through Stripe, Square or PayPal, so an Indian business has no Razorpay, PayU or direct UPI collection path.
Removing the Powered by Acuity footer, custom CSS, the API and the HIPAA BAA are all locked to the $49 Premium tier.
All prices are quoted in USD and exclude applicable taxes, so the rupee cost moves with your card forex markup every month.

Best for

Coaches, studios, clinics, and agencies wanting polished booking
Businesses needing intake forms, packages, and memberships
Healthcare needing a HIPAA-compliant option (top tier)
Solo professionals wanting strong customization

Who should avoid it

Indian salons and clinics that need customers to pay by UPI at booking, since Acuity connects only Stripe, Square and PayPal.
A clinic chain with more than 36 rooms or practitioners, because calendar limits stop there and the next step is Enterprise sales.

India readiness

How well Acuity Scheduling fits an Indian business operationally, from the verified pricing and company facts we hold.

✗GST invoice
No Indian GST invoice, so a registered business cannot claim input tax credit on the bill.
✗Bills in INR
Priced in a foreign currency, so your card or bank adds forex conversion on top.
✗India HQ
Headquartered outside India, so check support hours and India-specific features.

Compare Acuity Scheduling

How it stacks up on what we verified, the tools buyers weigh it against, and where it appears in our guides.

How Acuity Scheduling compares

Against the 7 other appointment scheduling tools we list, from what we verified on each vendor’s own pages.

Less common among the other appointment scheduling tools

Recorded for Acuity Scheduling and for at most a third of the 7 others we list.

Cancellation policy enforcement
Invoicing
Webhooks
Discount coupons
HIPAA BAA
Waitlist
Custom css

Also in most alternatives

Recorded for at least half of the 7 others, and for Acuity Scheduling.

Mobile app
SMS reminders
Calendar sync

This compares only the capabilities enough rival tools share for a comparison to mean anything, roughly a quarter of what we verified. The full list is under “What we verified” below, and anything absent from both is something we did not record rather than something the product lacks.

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What we verified about Acuity Scheduling

Read from Acuity Scheduling’s own pages. Each line is a finding and what it was based on, so you can check any of it yourself.

What Acuity Scheduling does

Features we confirmed49

Webhooks: Send notifications to URLs on different appointment events
Waitlist: Waitlist fills last-minute cancellations, available on Standard plan and above
SMS reminders: Automated text message reminders worldwide, available on Standard and above
Recurring appointments: Recurring sessions for clients who book regularly
Mobile app: Acuity mobile app manages appointments and takes payments on the go
Invoicing: Create, brand and send invoices with services and client details auto-populated
HIPAA BAA: Sign a Business Associate Agreement for HIPAA compliance on Premium
Discount coupons: Reward clients with discount codes to bring them back
Custom css: Stylize the scheduler with custom CSS on the Premium tier
Cancellation policy enforcement: Enforce cancellation policies to protect your calendar
Calendar sync: Sync personal and business calendars to avoid double booking
Apple pay and google pay: Quick client payment options include Google Pay and Apple Pay
Appointment buffers: Add buffers between appointments and block personal time
Appointment packages: Offer bundled appointment packages including payment plans
Automated appointment emails: Automated email confirmations, updates, reminders and follow-ups
Automatic client timezone conversion: Appointments auto-adjust to each client's local time zone
Automatic receipts: Receipts are sent to clients automatically after payment
Booking gap optimization: Settings specifically reduce gaps between bookings
Booking interval control: Control appointment start times by setting intervals
Booking qr code: Share the scheduling page as a scannable QR code for signage or business cards
Branded booking page: Design a booking page matching your brand with custom appointment types
Card on file: Securely store client credit card details at booking
Client intake forms: Custom client forms gather details and terms before sessions
Client profiles with notes: Client profiles hold notes, appointment history, packages and gift certificate use
Client self booking page: Clients book, reschedule and cancel appointments themselves 24/7
Client tipping: Tipping methods offered to clients before or after appointments
Daily appointment cap: Set a maximum daily appointment limit
Drag and drop rescheduling: Reschedule by dragging appointments on the calendar
Embeddable scheduler: Embed Acuity directly on an existing website or Squarespace site
Gift certificates: Clients can buy and send gift certificates for your services
Group classes and workshops: Offer 1:1 services or group classes, workshops and events
In person point of sale: POS tools with tap-to-pay, mobile payment links and contactless card readers
Invoice status tracking: Manage invoices in one place tracking status from creation to payment
Look busy availability hiding: Look busy feature selectively hides availability to appear in demand
Multi location calendars: Manage calendars and clients across multiple locations centrally
No show reporting: Advanced reporting about appointments, no-shows and performance
Per service hours: Set unique hours for each service type
Per staff timezones: Set different time zones for each staff member or location, Premium only
Prepayment and deposits: Collect prepayment or a partial deposit at time of booking
Resource and room limits: Restrictions on rooms or resources so you never overbook
Scheduling API: Custom API for developers, available on the Premium plan
Staff notifications: Instant notifications to staff for new, rescheduled or cancelled appointments
Staff permission controls: Control what staff can do and what client data they can access
Subscriptions and memberships: Create subscriptions for routine services like facials or training
Terms acceptance at booking: Require clients to accept terms and cancellation policies when booking
Upsell addons at booking: Highlight relevant add-ons during the online booking flow
Video meeting link generation: Connect video conferencing so meeting links are created on booking
Website builder: Build a booking website with Squarespace or use the bundled website builder
White label booking page: Hide the Powered by Acuity Scheduling footer, Premium only

What people use it for6

Reduce no-shows: SMS reminders and enforced terms are explicitly sold to cut the no-show rate
Take online bookings: Core pitch is letting clients book any type of appointment around the clock
Collect payment at booking: Prepayment, deposits and stored cards at the point of booking
Run HIPAA compliant sessions: Premium HIPAA BAA targets therapists and clinics handling health data
Sell class packages: Packages, subscriptions and memberships turn one-off bookings into recurring revenue
Sell gift cards: Gift certificates are pitched as a way to expand clientele

Works with31

Zoom: Creates Zoom meetings when appointments are scheduled and updates on change
Zoho flow: Automate business workflows with Zoho Flow
Zoho CRM: Sync and manage appointments with a Zoho CRM account
Zapier: Zapier connects Acuity to 500+ other apps
Stripe: Clients pay from the scheduling page via Stripe
Squarespace: Featured integration to add booking to a Squarespace website
Square: Square payment integration for online and in-person payments
Salesforce: Salesforce sync is offered through the Zapier connection
Quickbooks: Keeps QuickBooks customers updated and syncs appointment payments
Paypal: PayPal listed as a supported payment provider
Microsoft outlook: Syncs Acuity to an existing Outlook calendar
Mailchimp: Syncs new appointments and subscribes clients to Mailchimp lists
Instagram: Booking directly from an Instagram page is a featured integration
Gotomeeting: GoToMeeting online meetings created on booking
Google meet: Google Hangouts Meet links created on booking
Google calendar: Calendar syncing section lists Google Calendar
Google analytics: Sends scheduled-appointment events to Google Analytics for conversion goals
Freshbooks: Featured integration creating and sending FreshBooks invoices from appointments
Drip: Adds subscribers and syncs appointments to a Drip campaign
Convertkit: Subscribes clients to ConvertKit forms, sequences or tags on booking
Constant contact: Adds and updates Constant Contact mailing lists from bookings
Classpass: Syncs calendars, services and availability into ClassPass
Aweber: Adds and updates AWeber mailing lists from new bookings
Activecampaign: Triggers ActiveCampaign campaigns from appointment activity
Daylite: Synchronizes calendars between Daylite and Acuity
Facebook business: Clients can book directly from a Facebook Business page with Ads Pixel tracking
Icloud calendar: Syncs to an existing iCloud calendar
Join me: Join.me meetings created when appointments are scheduled
Referralcandy: Track referrals using ReferralCandy plugin tokens
Simplero: Syncs new appointments and subscribers to Simplero
Wufoo: Shows matching Wufoo forms when viewing appointments

Terms, compliance and how you buy24

Self serve signup: Published prices with Get started and Start free trial buttons, no sales gate
No india payment gateway: No Razorpay, PayU or direct UPI collection path for Indian businesses
No card required: Get started buttons state no credit card required
Multilingual UI: Language switcher offers German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese
Annual discount: Annual lands at $16, $27 and $49 versus $20, $34 and $61 monthly
36 calendar ceiling: Premium stops at 36 calendars, past which you need Enterprise sales
7 day free trial: Seven day trial with full mobile app access
API premium only: Custom API and CSS are Premium-tier features only
Branding removal premium only: Removing the Powered by Acuity footer requires Premium
Calendar count pricing: Plans metered by calendars: 1 on Starter, 6 on Standard, 36 on Premium
Enterprise quote only: Unlimited calendars, VIP account management and extra APIs require contacting Enterprise
HIPAA premium only: Signing a BAA for HIPAA is locked to the $49 Premium tier
Mobile app on all plans: Every plan including the trial includes the mobile admin app
No free plan: FAQ states Acuity does not offer free appointment scheduling at this time
No INR billing: No rupee pricing offered, so Indian buyers carry forex on every charge
No setup or cancellation fees: FAQ says no set-up fees, no cancellation fees, no support fees
Not per seat: Pricing is by number of calendars rather than staff seats
Service business oriented: Solutions are organised around beauty, wellness, fitness, arts and education
Signup date billing cycle: Billing cycle anchors to your signup date rather than being prorated monthly
SMS reminders standard plus: Text reminders start at the Standard plan, not Starter
Solo professional friendly: Starter plan is explicitly for solopreneurs and side hustlers
Squarespace owned: Privacy FAQ answers as Squarespace, and Squarespace is the parent brand throughout
Stripe square paypal only: Payments run only through Stripe, Square or PayPal
Usd billed: All prices quoted in USD and exclude applicable taxes

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