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HAUSBRAID vs Acuity Scheduling

Acuity Scheduling is a general scheduling tool from Squarespace, used by every kind of appointment business. HAUSBRAID is built for braiders: your clients call, text and DM as they always have, and each one is written up for your tap.

15 days free, no card to start
Never a cut of your bookings
Bring your clients from a list or your contacts

Credit where due

What Acuity Scheduling does well.

Flexible scheduling: intake forms, time zones, classes and group bookings.
No marketplace and no commission: your booking page is your own.
Pays through Stripe, Square or PayPal at their rates, with no processor of its own.
A long track record and a tidy embed for a Squarespace site.

Where it differs

Where a braider feels the difference.

Made for braiders, or for everyone
Acuity Scheduling: Acuity knows appointments, not braids: no hair lengths or sizes on a service, no hair stock, no idea what a knotless install needs.
HAUSBRAID: Services carry size and length with their own price and time; the shelf knows which packs run out when.
The phone and the DMs
Acuity Scheduling: No voice. An AI booking chatbot on the Premium plan only, and nothing for Instagram.
HAUSBRAID: A line for each braider, the assistant when the braider can’t pick up, and every DM written up for your tap.
What it does with your day
Acuity Scheduling: A calendar and reminders. The rest is yours to notice.
HAUSBRAID: Every morning, the few things worth money: a regular gone quiet, an afternoon to fill, a deposit still due.

Side by side

HAUSBRAID and Acuity Scheduling, row by row.

Acuity Scheduling’s column is what its public pages said on October 22, 2026; plans change, so check its pricing page before you decide.

For a braider	HAUSBRAID	Acuity Scheduling
Calls answered while you braid	Yes.A line for each braider; the voice assistant picks up when the braider can’t, and the call is written up for the braider’s tap.	No.No voice. An AI booking chatbot on the Premium plan.
Instagram DMs written up	Yes.Every conversation, voice notes too, becomes a booking or a reply you approve.	No.A booking link for Instagram.
Nothing booked or sent without you	Yes.Every call, DM and request waits in To do for your tap.	No.Clients book open slots straight onto your calendar.
Your own booking page with deposits	Yes.A menu page built from one sentence; clients pay the deposit to hold the time.	Yes.Your own scheduling page or embed; “Powered by Acuity” comes off on Premium.
Where the money goes	Yes.Your own Stripe or Square account, then your bank. Never a cut of your bookings.	Yes.Your own Stripe, Square or PayPal account.
Marketplace or new-client fees	Yes.None. Your clients are yours.	Yes.None.
Run it by text	Yes.Text HAUSBRAID like a receptionist, day or night.	No.A dashboard and an app.
Hair and products on the shelf	Yes.Stock, with what runs out when and what to order.	No.No inventory.
Bring your clients across	Yes.From Booksy, Square, StyleSeat, a spreadsheet, your notes or your contacts.	Partly.Clients from a CSV file.
Price for one braider	Yes.$20 a month; $5 a month for each braider after. 15 days free, no card.	Partly.$20 a month for one calendar, $34 for up to six. 7 days free.

What each costs

One plan, and your money stays yours.

HAUSBRAID is $20 a month for your first braider and $5 a month for each braider after; pay yearly and get a month free. Payments go to your own Stripe or Square account at that processor’s rate. There is no marketplace, no commission and no fee for a new client.

Acuity Scheduling, as published

One braider: Starter, one calendar: $20 a month, or $16 a month paid yearly.
A team: Standard, up to 6 calendars: $34 a month ($27 yearly). Premium, up to 36: $69 a month ($55 yearly).
Free: 7 days free, no card. No free plan.
Card fees: None of its own: Stripe, Square, PayPal or Venmo at their rates.
Other fees: No marketplace and no commission.

Seen October 22, 2026 at acuityscheduling.com. Prices in US dollars; promotions and regional prices vary.

The move

Leaving Acuity Scheduling? You don’t start from zero.

When you set up, bring your clients from a spreadsheet, your notes or your phone’s contacts, and put your styles and prices on the menu. Your 15 free days start once your salon is set up.

And every call that comes in is written up like this, waiting for your tap.

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Questions

Switching from Acuity Scheduling.

Can I bring my Acuity clients to HAUSBRAID?

Yes, from a spreadsheet: export your clients from Acuity and bring the list across when you set up, or add them from your phone’s contacts.

Does HAUSBRAID replace my Squarespace site?

It gives you a menu page clients book from, with deposits. Keep your site and link to the page, or let the page be the site.

Can my clients still book themselves?

Yes, from your page, with a deposit. Calls and DMs are written up for your tap, so a booking you didn’t see never lands on your calendar.

Is HAUSBRAID only for salons?

It’s for braiders: in a salon, at home or mobile, alone or with a team.

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Your chair, your clients. We’ll pick up the phone.

15 days free, no card to start. Then $20 a month for your first braider.