Acuity Scheduling handles booking and payments well for a single-calendar business. Multical does the same, plus it reconciles availability across every calendar you use, so coaching fits around your other work without double bookings.
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Multical connects to Stripe so clients pay when they book, and you can create packages, like six sessions, that clients redeem one booking at a time. Multical tracks what's left automatically, matching what coaches already expect from Acuity.
Acuity connects to one primary calendar per booking type. If coaching is one part of a bigger career, you likely have a work calendar and a personal calendar too. Multical reconciles availability across Google, Outlook, and Apple calendars, so nothing gets missed.
Custom booking questions, self-serve reschedule and cancel, and Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams links added automatically. Set up a branded booking page for each role you play, if coaching isn't the only hat you wear.
Set up custom email and webhook workflows so confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups go out without you lifting a finger.
Multical's pricing doesn't change based on how many calendars you connect or how many booking types you set up. One flat price, whether you're syncing two calendars or six.
| Feature | Multical | Acuity Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Payments built in | ✓ Included, standard Stripe fee only | ✓ Included |
| Session packages | ✓ Included on every plan | ✓ Included, but only on Standard tier and up |
| Calendar sync across Google, Outlook, Apple | ✓ Reconciles availability across every connected calendar | ✗ Built around one primary calendar per booking type |
| Custom email and webhook workflows | ✓ Included | ✓ Available |
| Built for multi-role coaches | ✓ | ✗ General-purpose scheduling tool |
| Starting price | ✓ $5/mo flat, packages included from day one | ✗ $16/mo for Starter, but packages require Standard at $27+/mo |
A note on fairness: Acuity Scheduling is a strong, mature product with payments and packages built in, though packages sit behind its higher Standard tier rather than the entry plan. The gap it doesn't close at any tier is multi-calendar reconciliation, which matters most if coaching is one part of a bigger career.
Taylor Elyse Morrison is a Chicago-based portfolio careerist who coaches alongside consulting, co-owning businesses, and other work. She built Multical because coaching was one part of a bigger career, and every scheduling tool she tried assumed it was her only job.
Multical handles scheduling, payments, and packages for coaches, then keeps your calendars in sync in the background so you're never double booked between coaching and everything else.
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