Calendly vs Acuity Scheduling
Leadmonk the Better Alternative
Leadmonk is the best alternative for Calendly and Acuity for customer-facing teams. It is a mobile-first appointment scheduling software that allows customers to book appointments using their mobile number or email address without the back-and-forth.
Scheduling for any appointment type
One-on-One
Enable your customers or prospects to schedule time with you at their convenience.
Suitable for: 1:1 Sales calls, 1:1 Interviews, etc.
Easy Repeat Business with Packages
Sell consulting or coaching packages, no matter how complex they are.
Sell multi-appointment bundles, combine different types of appointments, and even include group classes in your packages.
Leadmonk lets your clients book in advance and keeps track of outstanding sessions in a package.
Packages
Growth Marketing (2 Sessions)
249 USD
Growth Marketing (5 Sessions)
500 USD
Deliver a professional scheduling experience
Booking Flexibility
Give the flexibility to your invitees to book time using their mobile number or email address.
When they book using their mobile number, they get an SMS/WhatsApp message with a link to view/reschedule the appointment.
Increase your bookings by reducing the customer friction.
Book appointments on the fly with just a mobile number
As mobile number is fast becoming user identity in digital world, enable your customers to book appointments using just their mobile number.
All the features you need to stay on top of your scheduling
Booking flexibility
Your customers can book appointments using their email address or mobile number without the back and forth.
Reminders Flexibility
Your customers can choose between SMS and WhatsApp to receive appointment reminders
Book with just a mobile number
As the mobile number is fast becoming a user identity in the digital world, enable your customers to book appointments using just their mobile number.
Scheduling for any appointment type
Leadmonk supports One-on-one, Group, Collective and Round Robin appointment types.
Custom branding
Minimal and Professional Booking page themes to enhance your online presence.
Connect multiple calendars
Not only you can connect up to 6 calendars to your account, but also you can manage appointments in all these calendars.
Workflow
An automation that is triggered throughout the appointment lifecycle.
Easy Reschedule or Cancel
Easy of use
Get up and running in less than 2 mins - quick account setup,
Professional looks, and mobile friendly application.
Easy Repeat Business with Packages
Sell consulting or coaching packages, no matter how complex they are.
Get the meetings you want and when you want them
Present your preferred availability, set a lead time, add a buffer time before or after the appointment, and limit the number of appointments per day
Website Embed
Embed your booking page on your website to let your clients book directly from your webpage.
Fix the time zone
Fix the time zone for in-person appointments so that invitees see the availability in the host time zone.
Automatic time zone detection
Turn on automatic time zone detection and your customers will see the booking page in their time zone.
Visibility of all team members’ bookings
The org owner and admin have access to all team members’ bookings.
User roles and permissions
Make use of roles such as Owner, Admin, Team admin, and User for better segregation of duties.
Org-level branding and workflow
With org-level branding and workflow, enforce best practices and provide consistent customer experiences across the organization.
Google Analytics
Integrate Google Analytics with Leadmonk to get valuable insights into how your clients engage with your booking page.
UTM Parameters
Add UTM parameters to your booking links to track conversions directly within Leadmonk.
URL Parameters
You can pre-populate the booking page form with invitee information using URL parameters.
Custom Domain
Let your customers access your booking page using your own domain.
Branded SMS notifications
Send automatic confirmation and reminder SMS notifications from your business's own Twilio phone number with your branding highlighted.
Branded notification emails
Send automatic confirmation and reminder email notifications from your business's own domain to keep customers informed, with your branding highlighted.
Please refer to the below comparison table for more details.
Features | Calendly | Acuity Scheduling | Leadmonk |
|---|---|---|---|
Unlimited appointments (for FREE) | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Appointment Booking using Invitee's email address | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Appointment Booking using Invitee's mobile number | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
One to one appointment scheduling | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Group Appointment Scheduling | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Multiple Duration Options on booking page | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Connect multiple calendars | You can connect up to 6 calendars but event booking is only for the primary calendar. | You can connect up to 6 calendars and can take bookings to any of these calendars | You can connect up to 6 calendars and can take bookings to any of these calendars |
Google Calendar and Google Meet integration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Outlook Calendar, Office365 Calendar, and MS Teams Integration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Zoom integration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Automatic time zone detection | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Custom intake form to get all the info you need from invitees before the appointment. | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Website Embed | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Automatic reminders and booking notifications - Email | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Automatic reminders and booking notifications - Text message | SMS reminders support only for the higher subscription plan. | SMS reminders support only for the higher subscription plan. | SMS + WhatsApp notifications |
Collective and Round Robin events | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Event type as a standalone calendar for free/busy availability check (Useful to manage resources or employees without connecting multiple calendars) | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Package feature - multi-appointment bundles | ❌ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Collect payments using Stripe and PayPal | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Webhooks / Zapier integration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
HubSpot & Zoho CRM Integration | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Chrome extension | ✔️ | ❌ | Coming Soon |
Android App | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ |
iPhone App | ✔️ | ❌ | Coming Soon |
PWA Availability | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Provision to add a co-worker’s email address in the appointment invite | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Workflows and Email/SMS template customizations | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Multiple Location options on booking page | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Suitable for | Customer-facing teams such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Consultants, Entrepreneurs, and Freelancers. | Suitable for services business especially Spa, Salon, Dentist, Doctors etc | Customer-facing teams such as Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, Consultants, Entrepreneurs, and Freelancers. |
Custom Branding
Custom Domain
Branded emails (SMTP integration)
Branded SMS messages (Twilio integration) | ❌ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Annual Plan | Essentials: $8/seat/mo - no SMS reminders and no collective or no round robin feature with this plan,
Professional: $12/seat/mo,
Teams: $16/seat/mo | Emerging: $16/month for 1 staff
Growing: $27/month for 6 staff
Powerhouse: $49/month for 36 staff | Professional plan: $8/user/month
Team: $12/user/month |
Forever FREE plan | ✔️ | ❌ | ✔️ |
Why people love Leadmonk?
Booking flexibility
Your customers can book appointments using their email address or mobile number without the back and forth.
Reminders Flexibility
Your customers can choose between SMS and WhatsApp to receive appointment reminders
Easy of use
Get up and running in less than 2 mins - quick account setup,
professional looks, and mobile friendly application.