Birrdi vs Acuity Scheduling for golf simulator booking

Birrdi vs Acuity Scheduling for golf simulator and indoor golf venues: bay booking, memberships, pricing, waivers, reminders and league holds, compared side by side.

Updated September 30, 2026

The short answer

Birrdi is best for sim venues wanting pay-per-booking pricing with launch monitor and door control.
Acuity Scheduling is best for small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler.

Of the 10 things golf simulator venues ask for most, Birrdi (golf-specific booking software) fully covers 6 and Acuity Scheduling (general booking software) covers 5, based on what each company publishes.

Golf-specific booking software

Birrdi

Birrdi is booking and management software for indoor golf simulator businesses. It handles bay reservations and memberships, can switch supported launch monitors on and off, and integrates with RemoteLock for access.

Best for: Sim venues wanting pay-per-booking pricing with launch monitor and door control.

Pricing: Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates.

General booking software

Acuity Scheduling

Acuity Scheduling is a general online appointment scheduler. It offers embeddable booking pages, packages, subscriptions, intake forms and text reminders.

Best for: Small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler.

Pricing: Tiered monthly plans; text reminders and subscriptions need a higher plan. See Acuity’s pricing page for current prices.

Birrdi vs Acuity Scheduling: features for golf simulator venues

Feature	Birrdi	Acuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website	Yes Hosted booking page; website build in top setup tier	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes	Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes Dynamic pricing tools	Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes	Yes Higher plans; Stripe or Square required
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Member rates and free hours via credits	Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Check with vendor	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Check with vendor	Partly Required agreement checkbox in intake form
Text (SMS) reminders	Check with vendor	Yes Higher plans
Hold bays for leagues	Check with vendor	Yes Recurring blocked time
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	No
Pricing	Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates.	Tiered monthly plans; text reminders and subscriptions need a higher plan. See Acuity’s pricing page for current prices.

Where Birrdi and Acuity Scheduling differ

One schedule across every bay

Birrdi

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Calendar per bay or shared resource limits

Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing

Birrdi

Yes

Dynamic pricing tools

Acuity Scheduling

Check with vendor

Member perks: early booking, included hours

Birrdi

Yes

Member rates and free hours via credits

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle

Punch passes or prepaid packages

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

Packages

Waivers signed during booking

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Required agreement checkbox in intake form

Text (SMS) reminders

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

Higher plans

Hold bays for leagues

Birrdi

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

Recurring blocked time

Built for golf simulator venues

Birrdi

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

Strengths and trade-offs

Birrdi

Strengths

Built for indoor golf simulator businesses
Can switch supported launch monitors on and off from bookings
Usage-based pricing with no monthly subscription

Worth knowing

One-time setup fee on top of per-reservation charges
Per-booking fees add up at low volumes compared with flat plans

Acuity Scheduling

Strengths

Low starting price and quick setup
Packages and subscriptions with included appointments
Embeds on most website builders

Worth knowing

Built for appointments: multi-bay setups rely on calendars or resource limits
General scheduler: no simulator or access control features

Also worth a look: SimBook

If you’re weighing Birrdi against Acuity Scheduling for a golf simulator venue, SimBook is built for exactly that job. Here’s how all three line up.

Feature	SimBook	Birrdi	Acuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website	Yes Booking page plus an embeddable widget	Yes Hosted booking page; website build in top setup tier	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes One tee sheet for every bay	Yes	Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes By day, time, season and bay type	Yes Dynamic pricing tools	Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Auto-renewing billing through Stripe	Yes	Yes Higher plans; Stripe or Square required
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates	Yes Member rates and free hours via credits	Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch passes	Check with vendor	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Yes Signed in the booking flow	Check with vendor	Partly Required agreement checkbox in intake form
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes Sent in your club’s name	Check with vendor	Yes Higher plans
Hold bays for leagues	Yes League blocks lock bays during league hours	Check with vendor	Yes Recurring blocked time
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	Yes	No
Pricing	$99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.	Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates.	Tiered monthly plans; text reminders and subscriptions need a higher plan. See Acuity’s pricing page for current prices.

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Questions owners ask

Is Birrdi or Acuity Scheduling better for a golf simulator business?

It depends on how you run your venue. Birrdi suits sim venues wanting pay-per-booking pricing with launch monitor and door control. Acuity Scheduling suits small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler. Based on what each publishes, Birrdi fully covers 6 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Acuity Scheduling covers 5.

How much does Birrdi cost?

Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates.

How much does Acuity Scheduling cost?

Tiered monthly plans; text reminders and subscriptions need a higher plan. See Acuity’s pricing page for current prices.

Can Birrdi and Acuity Scheduling sell memberships with recurring billing?

Birrdi: Yes. Acuity Scheduling: Yes (higher plans; Stripe or Square required).

Can I hold bays for a league in Birrdi or Acuity Scheduling?

Birrdi: We couldn’t confirm it from Birrdi’s website; check with them directly. Acuity Scheduling: Yes (recurring blocked time).

A note on fairness: we make SimBook, so read this with that in mind. Facts about other tools come from their own websites and were last checked September 30, 2026. Features and prices change, so for other tools we describe how they charge and point you to their pricing pages rather than quoting numbers. Where we couldn’t confirm something, we say “Check with vendor” rather than guess. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.

Sources: Birrdi (birrdigolf.com), Birrdi (birrdigolf.com/pricing), Birrdi (birrdigolf.com/simulators), Birrdi (birrdigolf.com/events), Acuity Scheduling (acuityscheduling.com/pricing), Acuity Scheduling (help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/16676947677325-Packages-gift-certificates-and-subscriptions-overview), Acuity Scheduling (help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/28615820183309-Creating-subscriptions), Acuity Scheduling (help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/16676949567757-Use-resources-to-limit-bookings), Acuity Scheduling (help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/16676915777293-Sending-appointment-reminders-via-text), Acuity Scheduling (help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/47291505860749-Add-terms-and-agreements-to-your-appointments), Acuity Scheduling (help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/16676868579853-Blocking-off-unavailable-time), Acuity Scheduling (help.acuityscheduling.com/hc/en-us/articles/16676884389133-Adding-Acuity-Scheduling-to-your-website)

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