Bookeo vs Acuity Scheduling for golf simulator booking

Bookeo 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

Bookeo is best for smaller venues wanting low-cost booking with packages, memberships and waivers.
Acuity Scheduling is best for small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler.

Of the 10 things golf simulator venues ask for most, Bookeo (general booking software) fully covers 7 and Acuity Scheduling (general booking software) covers 5, based on what each company publishes.

General booking software

Bookeo

Bookeo is a general online booking system with separate products for appointments, classes and tours. It supports resources such as rooms, seasonal and time-based pricing, memberships and prepaid packages.

Best for: Smaller venues wanting low-cost booking with packages, memberships and waivers.

Pricing: Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.

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.

Bookeo vs Acuity Scheduling: features for golf simulator venues

Feature	Bookeo	Acuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website	Yes	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes Bays set up as resources	Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes	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 member-only packages	Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Partly Via paid waivers add-on	Partly Required agreement checkbox in intake form
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes Uses paid SMS credits	Yes Higher plans
Hold bays for leagues	Partly Block resource time; no league tools	Yes Recurring blocked time
Built for golf simulator venues	No	No
Pricing	Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.	Tiered monthly plans; text reminders and subscriptions need a higher plan. See Acuity’s pricing page for current prices.

Where Bookeo and Acuity Scheduling differ

One schedule across every bay

Bookeo

Yes

Bays set up as resources

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Calendar per bay or shared resource limits

Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing

Bookeo

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

Check with vendor

Member perks: early booking, included hours

Bookeo

Yes

Member rates and member-only packages

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle

Hold bays for leagues

Bookeo

Partly

Block resource time; no league tools

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

Recurring blocked time

Strengths and trade-offs

Bookeo

Strengths

Low starting price
Memberships can issue prepaid credits automatically
Seasonal, day and time-of-day pricing

Worth knowing

General booking tool: golf-specific features like bay access need workarounds
Waivers and text reminders are paid extras

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

Feature	SimBook	Bookeo	Acuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website	Yes Booking page plus an embeddable widget	Yes	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes One tee sheet for every bay	Yes Bays set up as resources	Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes By day, time, season and bay type	Yes	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 member-only packages	Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch passes	Yes	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Yes Signed in the booking flow	Partly Via paid waivers add-on	Partly Required agreement checkbox in intake form
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes Sent in your club’s name	Yes Uses paid SMS credits	Yes Higher plans
Hold bays for leagues	Yes League blocks lock bays during league hours	Partly Block resource time; no league tools	Yes Recurring blocked time
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	No	No
Pricing	$99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.	Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.	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 Bookeo or Acuity Scheduling better for a golf simulator business?

It depends on how you run your venue. Bookeo suits smaller venues wanting low-cost booking with packages, memberships and waivers. Acuity Scheduling suits small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler. Based on what each publishes, Bookeo fully covers 7 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Acuity Scheduling covers 5.

How much does Bookeo cost?

Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices.

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 Bookeo and Acuity Scheduling sell memberships with recurring billing?

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

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

Bookeo: Partly (block resource time; no league tools). 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.

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