PranaRoot vs Acuity Scheduling
The Acuity Scheduling alternative for teachers selling class passes
Plenty of teachers start on Acuity, and it's a fine general scheduler — clean, reliable, cheap. The wall comes at the same place every time: a ten-class pass that has to decrement, a waitlist that has to promote, and an attendance record you're keeping in a spreadsheet alongside it.
No card required · Cancel any time · 0% of your class revenue
Choose PranaRoot if
You teach classes, sell passes or memberships, and want software with a published price, no contract, and nothing taken out of what your students pay you.
Choose Acuity Scheduling if
Individual practitioners booking one-to-one appointments — a private session, a consultation, a treatment — who don't sell passes or run rosters.
Side by side
PranaRoot vs Acuity Scheduling, feature by feature
Everything in the Acuity Scheduling column is drawn from what they publish themselves, last checked in August 2026.
Published price
PranaRoot
$49–$89/mo, listed publicly. No sales call.
Acuity Scheduling
Low entry tiers, priced per calendar/staff
Free trial
PranaRoot
14 days, full Premium access, no card required
Acuity Scheduling
Free trial offered
Contract
PranaRoot
Monthly or annual. Cancel any time, no lock-in.
Acuity Scheduling
Monthly
Fee on your class revenue
PranaRoot
0% — you keep everything you charge
Acuity Scheduling
No revenue share
Class passes & punchcards
PranaRoot
Core product, included on every plan
Acuity Scheduling
Packages exist but aren't a class-credit system
Recurring memberships
PranaRoot
Included on every plan, not an upsell
Acuity Scheduling
Basic subscriptions; not studio memberships
Waitlists with auto-promotion
PranaRoot
Included
Acuity Scheduling
Limited
Branded marketing website + custom domain
PranaRoot
Built in on Premium — 38 designs, no separate site builder
Acuity Scheduling
Scheduler embedded into your own site
Payments
PranaRoot
Your own Stripe account, paid direct. 135+ currencies.
Acuity Scheduling
Stripe, Square or PayPal
Automatic reminders
PranaRoot
Email confirmations, 24h reminders & renewal nudges
Acuity Scheduling
Email and SMS reminders
Multi-location & rooms
PranaRoot
Included on Premium, with per-venue timezones
Acuity Scheduling
Limited
Built for
PranaRoot
Yoga, Pilates, dance, martial arts, meditation, wellness & beauty
Acuity Scheduling
Any appointment-based business
Time to first booking
PranaRoot
Same day — guided onboarding, no implementation project
Acuity Scheduling
Very fast
| Feature | PranaRoot | Acuity Scheduling |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | $49–$89/mo, listed publicly. No sales call. | Low entry tiers, priced per calendar/staff |
| Free trial | 14 days, full Premium access, no card required | Free trial offered |
| Contract | Monthly or annual. Cancel any time, no lock-in. | Monthly |
| Fee on your class revenue | 0% — you keep everything you charge | No revenue share |
| Class passes & punchcards | Core product, included on every plan | Packages exist but aren't a class-credit system |
| Recurring memberships | Included on every plan, not an upsell | Basic subscriptions; not studio memberships |
| Waitlists with auto-promotion | Included | Limited |
| Branded marketing website + custom domain | Built in on Premium — 38 designs, no separate site builder | Scheduler embedded into your own site |
| Payments | Your own Stripe account, paid direct. 135+ currencies. | Stripe, Square or PayPal |
| Automatic reminders | Email confirmations, 24h reminders & renewal nudges | Email and SMS reminders |
| Multi-location & rooms | Included on Premium, with per-venue timezones | Limited |
| Built for | Yoga, Pilates, dance, martial arts, meditation, wellness & beauty | Any appointment-based business |
| Time to first booking | Same day — guided onboarding, no implementation project | Very fast |
Competitor pricing and features change, and several are quoted per business rather than published. Verify current details on Acuity Scheduling’s own site before deciding — and tell us if anything here is out of date.
Why teachers switch
What PranaRoot does differently
Passes that actually behave like passes
Sell a ten-class pack and it tracks itself: credits decrement on booking, come back automatically when a student cancels more than two hours out, expire on your schedule, and prompt a renewal before the balance hits zero. No spreadsheet running beside it.
Full classes stop being a dead end
When capacity is reached the button becomes 'Join waitlist', and the first person on it is notified the moment a spot frees. A cancellation refills itself instead of costing you the seat.
Attendance, health notes and history in one place
Mark each student attended or no-show from the roster; it saves as you tap. Every student profile shows their attendance rate, booking history, pass balance, and the injury or health notes you need before class — visible to you only.
Auto-renewing memberships
Monthly unlimited memberships bill through your own Stripe account on their own, with failed-payment retries and recovery emails. That's the revenue a general scheduler can't create for you.
In fairness
Where Acuity Scheduling is the better choice
We would rather you picked the right tool than picked ours.
- Simple, dependable appointment scheduling with a low entry price
- Clean calendar sync and intake questionnaires
- Tight integration with Squarespace sites
- Perfectly adequate if all you need is a time slot booked
Acuity is the right tool for booking appointments. The day your studio is really a pass business with rosters, waitlists and memberships, a scheduler plus a spreadsheet stops being cheaper than software that was built for it.
Switching from Acuity Scheduling takes an afternoon
- 1
Import your students
Export a CSV from your current tool and upload it. Duplicate emails are caught for you.
- 2
Rebuild your schedule with us
Onboarding support sets up your recurring classes, pass types and current pass balances — at no cost.
- 3
Send your new link
One message to your students. They book on your branded page, no app to download.
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