SimBook vs Acuity Scheduling for golf simulator booking

SimBook 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

SimBook is best for golf simulator venues that want booking, memberships and the tee sheet in one place.
Acuity Scheduling is best for small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler.

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

Golf-specific booking software

SimBook

SimBook is booking and membership software built by an indoor golf venue owner for golf simulator clubs. It covers online booking on your own website, one tee sheet for every bay, pricing by time and season, and memberships that bill themselves.

Best for: Golf simulator venues that want booking, memberships and the tee sheet in one place

Pricing: $99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.

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.

SimBook vs Acuity Scheduling: features for golf simulator venues

Feature	SimBook	Acuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website	Yes Booking page plus an embeddable widget	Yes
One schedule across every bay	Yes One tee sheet for every bay	Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits
Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing	Yes By day, time, season and bay type	Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing	Yes Auto-renewing billing through Stripe	Yes Higher plans; Stripe or Square required
Member perks: early booking, included hours	Yes Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates	Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle
Punch passes or prepaid packages	Yes Punch passes	Yes Packages
Waivers signed during booking	Yes Signed in the booking flow	Partly Required agreement checkbox in intake form
Text (SMS) reminders	Yes Sent in your club’s name	Yes Higher plans
Hold bays for leagues	Yes League blocks lock bays during league hours	Yes Recurring blocked time
Built for golf simulator venues	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.	Tiered monthly plans; text reminders and subscriptions need a higher plan. See Acuity’s pricing page for current prices.

Where SimBook and Acuity Scheduling differ

One schedule across every bay

SimBook

Yes

One tee sheet for every bay

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Calendar per bay or shared resource limits

Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing

SimBook

Yes

By day, time, season and bay type

Acuity Scheduling

Check with vendor

Member perks: early booking, included hours

SimBook

Yes

Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle

Waivers signed during booking

SimBook

Yes

Signed in the booking flow

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Required agreement checkbox in intake form

Built for golf simulator venues

SimBook

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

Strengths and trade-offs

SimBook

Strengths

Built around golf simulator bays: right-hand-only bays, left-handed flags, league blocks
Memberships with early booking, included hours and punch passes built in
One flat price per location with unlimited bays and staff
Moves your members, customers and booking history over, with a dedicated onboarding specialist

Worth knowing

Focused on golf simulator venues, not other kinds of businesses
League scoring and leaderboards are a separate product (LeagueNight)

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

Questions owners ask

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

It depends on how you run your venue. SimBook suits golf simulator venues that want booking, memberships and the tee sheet in one place. Acuity Scheduling suits small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler. Based on what each publishes, SimBook fully covers 10 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Acuity Scheduling covers 5.

How much does SimBook cost?

$99/month per location, unlimited bays and staff, no per-bay fee. 14-day free trial. Enterprise pricing for multi-location groups.

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 SimBook and Acuity Scheduling sell memberships with recurring billing?

SimBook: Yes (auto-renewing billing through Stripe). Acuity Scheduling: Yes (higher plans; Stripe or Square required).

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

SimBook: Yes (league blocks lock bays during league hours). 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: 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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