Golf O’Clock vs Acuity Scheduling for golf simulator booking

Golf O’Clock 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

Golf O’Clock is best for multi-bay indoor golf venues wanting booking, access and memberships in one system.
Acuity Scheduling is best for small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler.

Of the 10 things golf simulator venues ask for most, Golf O’Clock (golf-specific booking software) fully covers 8 and Acuity Scheduling (general booking software) covers 5, based on what each company publishes.

Golf-specific booking software

Golf O’Clock

Golf O’Clock is booking and management software built for indoor golf simulator venues. It combines online bay booking, PIN/QR bay access, memberships, payments and analytics.

Best for: Multi-bay indoor golf venues wanting booking, access and memberships in one system.

Pricing: Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’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.

Golf O’Clock vs Acuity Scheduling: features for golf simulator venues

Feature	Golf O’Clock	Acuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website	Yes	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes	Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes Off-peak rates and pricing rules	Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Automated renewals and billing	Yes Higher plans; Stripe or Square required
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Free hours, discounts, member credits	Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Block-booking passes and packages	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Check with vendor	Partly Required agreement checkbox in intake form
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes	Yes Higher plans
Hold bays for leagues	Check with vendor	Yes Recurring blocked time
Built for golf simulator venues	Yes	No
Pricing	Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’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 Golf O’Clock and Acuity Scheduling differ

One schedule across every bay

Golf O’Clock

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Calendar per bay or shared resource limits

Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing

Golf O’Clock

Yes

Off-peak rates and pricing rules

Acuity Scheduling

Check with vendor

Member perks: early booking, included hours

Golf O’Clock

Yes

Free hours, discounts, member credits

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle

Waivers signed during booking

Golf O’Clock

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Required agreement checkbox in intake form

Hold bays for leagues

Golf O’Clock

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

Recurring blocked time

Built for golf simulator venues

Golf O’Clock

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

Strengths and trade-offs

Golf O’Clock

Strengths

Built specifically for indoor golf simulator venues
Automatic PIN and QR access codes sent on booking
Published per-bay pricing

Worth knowing

Monthly cost rises with bay count
Waiver handling is not described on the vendor site; confirm with vendor

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

Feature	SimBook	Golf O’Clock	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	Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes By day, time, season and bay type	Yes Off-peak rates and pricing rules	Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Auto-renewing billing through Stripe	Yes Automated renewals and billing	Yes Higher plans; Stripe or Square required
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates	Yes Free hours, discounts, member credits	Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch passes	Yes Block-booking passes and packages	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	Yes	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.	Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’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 Golf O’Clock or Acuity Scheduling better for a golf simulator business?

It depends on how you run your venue. Golf O’Clock suits multi-bay indoor golf venues wanting booking, access and memberships in one system. Acuity Scheduling suits small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler. Based on what each publishes, Golf O’Clock fully covers 8 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Acuity Scheduling covers 5.

How much does Golf O’Clock cost?

Monthly plans that scale with the number of bays. See Golf O’Clock’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 Golf O’Clock and Acuity Scheduling sell memberships with recurring billing?

Golf O’Clock: Yes (automated renewals and billing). Acuity Scheduling: Yes (higher plans; Stripe or Square required).

Can I hold bays for a league in Golf O’Clock or Acuity Scheduling?

Golf O’Clock: We couldn’t confirm it from Golf O’Clock’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: Golf O’Clock (golfoclock.com), Golf O’Clock (golfoclock.com/pricing), Golf O’Clock (golfoclock.com/features), Golf O’Clock (golfoclock.com/features/smart-booking-system), Golf O’Clock (golfoclock.com/features/payments-pricing), Golf O’Clock (golfoclock.com/features/reporting-marketing-automation), 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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