Square Appointments alternatives for golf simulator venues
Looking for Square Appointments alternatives for your golf simulator venue? Compare 7 other booking tools on bays, memberships, pricing and waivers.
Updated September 30, 2026
About Square Appointments
General booking software
Square Appointments
Square Appointments is Square’s scheduling product, tied to Square payments and POS. It supports online booking, SMS reminders, packages and, on the Premium plan, bookable resources such as rooms or stations.
Best for: Venues already using Square POS that want booking in the same system.
Pricing: A free plan and paid monthly plans per location, plus card processing fees. See Square’s pricing page for current prices.
Square Appointments
Strengths
- Booking, payments and POS in one Square account
- Free plan available
- Automatic SMS and email reminders
Worth knowing
- Bay-level resource booking requires the Premium plan
- General scheduler: golf-specific features like league holds need workarounds
7 Square Appointments alternatives for golf simulator venues
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.
#1 · covers 10 of 10 venue essentials
Square Appointments vs SimBook, side by side →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.
#2 · covers 8 of 10 venue essentials
Square Appointments vs Golf O’Clock, side by side →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.
#3 · covers 7 of 10 venue essentials
Square Appointments vs Bookeo, side by side →Golf-specific booking software
Trackman Booking & Payments
Trackman Booking & Payments is the launch-monitor maker’s own booking, membership and payments system for simulator and range bays. It is managed through the Trackman Portal and integrates with Trackman bays for check-in and access.
Best for: Venues running Trackman bays that want booking tied into their simulators.
Pricing: Quote-based; not published.
#4 · covers 6 of 10 venue essentials
Square Appointments vs Trackman Booking & Payments, side by side →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.
#5 · covers 6 of 10 venue essentials
Square Appointments vs Birrdi, side by side →Space and resource booking
AllBooked by Skedda
AllBooked is Skedda’s booking platform for venues that rent space to the public, including golf simulators. It offers a shared scheduler across spaces, rule-based pricing and booking windows, and Stripe-based memberships.
Best for: Venues that want a flexible space scheduler with rules, member pricing and payments.
Pricing: Tiered plans priced by number of spaces; peak pricing and memberships sit on higher plans. See AllBooked’s pricing page for current prices.
#6 · covers 6 of 10 venue essentials
Square Appointments vs AllBooked by Skedda, side by side →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.
#7 · covers 5 of 10 venue essentials
Square Appointments vs Acuity Scheduling, side by side →
Square Appointments and its alternatives, feature by feature
| Feature | Square Appointments | SimBook | Golf O’Clock | Bookeo | Trackman Booking & Payments | Birrdi | AllBooked by Skedda | Acuity Scheduling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booking widget on your own website | Yes | Yes Booking page plus an embeddable widget | Yes | Yes | Partly Website button links to Trackman booking page | Yes Hosted booking page; website build in top setup tier | Yes | Yes |
| One schedule across every bay | Yes Resources on Premium plan | Yes One tee sheet for every bay | Yes | Yes Bays set up as resources | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partly Calendar per bay or shared resource limits |
| Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing | Check with vendor | Yes By day, time, season and bay type | Yes Off-peak rates and pricing rules | Yes | Yes Peak pricing windows | Yes Dynamic pricing tools | Yes Business plan and up | Check with vendor |
| Memberships with recurring billing | Partly Separate Square Subscriptions product | Yes Auto-renewing billing through Stripe | Yes Automated renewals and billing | Yes | Yes Monthly renewals charged automatically | Yes | Yes Advanced plan; Stripe subscriptions | Yes Higher plans; Stripe or Square required |
| Member perks: early booking, included hours | Check with vendor | Yes Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates | Yes Free hours, discounts, member credits | Yes Member rates and member-only packages | Yes Discounts, included or limited free hours | Yes Member rates and free hours via credits | Yes Member rates, allowances, longer booking windows | Partly Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle |
| Punch passes or prepaid packages | Yes Packages | Yes Punch passes | Yes Block-booking passes and packages | Yes | Yes Punch cards | Check with vendor | Check with vendor | Yes Packages |
| Waivers signed during booking | Partly Forms sent after booking; Plus and up | Yes Signed in the booking flow | Check with vendor | Partly Via paid waivers add-on | Check with vendor | Check with vendor | Partly Venue terms accepted at sign-up | Partly Required agreement checkbox in intake form |
| Text (SMS) reminders | Yes | Yes Sent in your club’s name | Yes | Yes Uses paid SMS credits | Check with vendor | Check with vendor | Partly Via Zapier | Yes Higher plans |
| Hold bays for leagues | Check with vendor | Yes League blocks lock bays during league hours | Check with vendor | Partly Block resource time; no league tools | Check with vendor | Check with vendor | Yes Admin repeat bookings and blocks | Yes Recurring blocked time |
| Built for golf simulator venues | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Pricing | A free plan and paid monthly plans per location, plus card processing fees. See Square’s pricing page for current prices. | $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. | Monthly plans that rise with staff and bookings; waivers and SMS credits cost extra. See Bookeo’s pricing page for current prices. | Quote-based; not published. | Per-reservation fees rather than a monthly subscription, plus a one-time setup fee. See Birrdi’s pricing page for current rates. | Tiered plans priced by number of spaces; peak pricing and memberships sit on higher plans. See AllBooked’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. |
Questions owners ask
What is the best Square Appointments alternative for golf simulators?
We make SimBook, so we’re biased, but it was built by an indoor golf venue owner specifically for simulator bays: online booking on your own site, one tee sheet for every bay, memberships and league blocks, for $99/month per location. Compare the other options above on the features that matter to your venue.
Is Square Appointments built for golf simulator venues?
Not as far as Square Appointments publishes. We list Square Appointments under general booking software.
How much does Square Appointments cost?
A free plan and paid monthly plans per location, plus card processing fees. See Square’s pricing page for current prices.
Can I move my customers and bookings from Square Appointments to SimBook?
Yes. SimBook moves your members, customers and booking history from your current system, and every account gets a dedicated onboarding specialist to help with the switch.
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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