Is Cardel an alternative to Acuity Scheduling or BookBub?

Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Acuity Scheduling or BookBub when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Acuity Scheduling and BookBub are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Acuity Scheduling or BookBub?

Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Acuity Scheduling or BookBub for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

How much does Cardel cost compared with Acuity Scheduling and BookBub?

You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Acuity Scheduling and BookBub set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

How do I switch from Acuity Scheduling or BookBub to Cardel?

Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.

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Acuity SchedulingvsBookBub

Acuity Scheduling runs appointment businesses with intake forms, reminders, and payments. BookBub Author Websites builds a book-first site and simple newsletter for authors.

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How Acuity Scheduling and BookBub compare

Acuity Scheduling is built for businesses that live by the appointment. Client self-booking, calendar sync, intake forms, automated reminders, packages and memberships, gift certificates, payments at booking, and multiple staff calendars keep a salon, clinic, or coach running. It is part of Squarespace and works with or without a Squarespace site.

BookBub Author Websites is made for writers who would rather be writing. Import an ebook from Amazon or BookBub and its cover, description, and retailer links fill in, and each book gets its own page that you update in one place. Templates are designed around genres, the Author Bio, Blog, and Contact pages are ready on day one, and a built-in newsletter pulls your book details into every email. Pro adds series pages, a press kit and events, and reader magnets that trade a free download for a signup, and the Free plan has no time limit.

Where they are different

Acuity Scheduling

Acuity is the appointment system.
Acuity keeps a client list with notes.
Acuity sends confirmations.

BookBub

BookBub's book pages send readers to Amazon, Apple Books, and other retailers, with no checkout on the site.
BookBub's newsletter sends 1,000 emails a month on Free and 10,000 on Pro, from a no-reply address on your domain on Pro, and replies go to your personal email.
BookBub's blog has an RSS feed but no comments, and its only automation is a welcome email.
BookBub's Events page lists your appearances.

Choose Acuity Scheduling when appointments are the business and you need reminders, intake, packages, and staff calendars.

Choose BookBub when your books sell through retailers, you want a polished author site in an afternoon, and a simple monthly newsletter is all the email you need.

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What's on Acuity Scheduling and BookBub

A check means that capability is available. Acuity Scheduling and BookBub are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

Workspace site
Acuity Scheduling: Not included
BookBub: Included
Custom domain
Acuity Scheduling: Included
BookBub: Included
Theme and fonts
Acuity Scheduling: Included
BookBub: Included

Public content

Blog
Acuity Scheduling: Not included
BookBub: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Acuity Scheduling: Included
BookBub: Included
Marketing emails
Acuity Scheduling: Not included
BookBub: Included

Commerce

Shop payments
Acuity Scheduling: Included
BookBub: Not included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
Acuity Scheduling: Included
BookBub: Not included

Team

AI Assistant
Acuity Scheduling: Included
BookBub: Not included

Feature comparison for Acuity Scheduling and BookBub
Feature	Acuity Scheduling	BookBub
Site and brand
Workspace site	Not included	Included
Custom domain	Included	Included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Public content
Blog	Not included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Marketing emails	Not included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Not included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.	Included	Not included
Team
AI Assistant	Included	Not included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Acuity Scheduling or BookBub, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Acuity Scheduling or BookBub may add or remove features that are not shown here.