Is Cardel an alternative to Acuity Scheduling or Linktree?

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 Linktree when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Acuity Scheduling and Linktree are marked.

Can I use Cardel with Acuity Scheduling or Linktree?

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

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

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

How do I switch from Acuity Scheduling or Linktree 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 SchedulingvsLinktree

Acuity Scheduling runs appointment businesses with intake forms, reminders, and payments. Linktree turns one bio link into a page of links, a shop, and analytics for social traffic.

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How Acuity Scheduling and Linktree 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.

Linktree solved a real problem and still does it best. One link in your bio opens a tidy page of links, embeds, a shop, tip jar, and email capture, with analytics on every tap. Millions of creators rely on it because it takes two minutes and simply works.

Where they are different

Acuity Scheduling

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

Linktree

Linktree lives at linktr.ee/you.
Linktree captures emails and hands them on.
Linktree's shop is a storefront of links and products.

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

Choose Linktree when you need one link that routes social traffic and nothing more.

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What's on Acuity Scheduling and Linktree

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

Site and brand

Custom domain
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Linktree: Not included
Theme and fonts
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Linktree: Included

Audience and email

Audience
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Linktree: Included

Commerce

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

Team

AI Assistant
Acuity Scheduling: Included
Linktree: Included

Feature comparison for Acuity Scheduling and Linktree
Feature	Acuity Scheduling	Linktree
Site and brand
Custom domain	Included	Not included
Theme and fonts	Included	Included
Audience and email
Audience	Included	Included
Commerce
Shop payments	Included	Included
Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.	Included	Not included
Team
AI Assistant	Included	Included

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