Trackman Booking & Payments vs Acuity Scheduling for golf simulator booking

Trackman Booking & Payments 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

  • Trackman Booking & Payments is best for venues running Trackman bays that want booking tied into their simulators.
  • Acuity Scheduling is best for small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler.

Of the 10 things golf simulator venues ask for most, Trackman Booking & Payments (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

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.

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.

Trackman Booking & Payments vs Acuity Scheduling: features for golf simulator venues

FeatureTrackman Booking & PaymentsAcuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website
Partly

Website button links to Trackman booking page

Yes
One schedule across every bay
Yes
Partly

Calendar per bay or shared resource limits

Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing
Yes

Peak pricing windows

Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing
Yes

Monthly renewals charged automatically

Yes

Higher plans; Stripe or Square required

Member perks: early booking, included hours
Yes

Discounts, included or limited free hours

Partly

Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle

Punch passes or prepaid packages
Yes

Punch cards

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
PricingQuote-based; not published.Tiered monthly plans; text reminders and subscriptions need a higher plan. See Acuity’s pricing page for current prices.

Where Trackman Booking & Payments and Acuity Scheduling differ

Booking widget on your own website

Trackman Booking & Payments

Partly

Website button links to Trackman booking page

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

One schedule across every bay

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Calendar per bay or shared resource limits

Peak, off-peak and seasonal pricing

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Peak pricing windows

Acuity Scheduling

Check with vendor

Member perks: early booking, included hours

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Discounts, included or limited free hours

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle

Waivers signed during booking

Trackman Booking & Payments

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Partly

Required agreement checkbox in intake form

Text (SMS) reminders

Trackman Booking & Payments

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

Higher plans

Hold bays for leagues

Trackman Booking & Payments

Check with vendor

Acuity Scheduling

Yes

Recurring blocked time

Built for golf simulator venues

Trackman Booking & Payments

Yes

Acuity Scheduling

No

Strengths and trade-offs

Trackman Booking & Payments

Strengths

  • Built by the simulator maker and integrated with Trackman bays
  • Flexible memberships: discount-based, all-inclusive, limited hours or punch cards
  • Scheduling, walk-ins and POS in one interface

Worth knowing

  • Designed around Trackman hardware; confirm fit if you run other simulator brands
  • Pricing is not published, so costs need a quote

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

FeatureSimBookTrackman Booking & PaymentsAcuity Scheduling
Booking widget on your own website
Yes

Booking page plus an embeddable widget

Partly

Website button links to Trackman booking page

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

Peak pricing windows

Check with vendor
Memberships with recurring billing
Yes

Auto-renewing billing through Stripe

Yes

Monthly renewals charged automatically

Yes

Higher plans; Stripe or Square required

Member perks: early booking, included hours
Yes

Early booking windows, hour banks, member rates

Yes

Discounts, included or limited free hours

Partly

Subscriptions can include bookings per cycle

Punch passes or prepaid packages
Yes

Punch passes

Yes

Punch cards

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.Quote-based; not published.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 Trackman Booking & Payments or Acuity Scheduling better for a golf simulator business?

It depends on how you run your venue. Trackman Booking & Payments suits venues running Trackman bays that want booking tied into their simulators. Acuity Scheduling suits small venues wanting an inexpensive, embeddable scheduler. Based on what each publishes, Trackman Booking & Payments fully covers 6 of the 10 features golf simulator venues ask for most, and Acuity Scheduling covers 5.

How much does Trackman Booking & Payments cost?

Quote-based; not published.

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 Trackman Booking & Payments and Acuity Scheduling sell memberships with recurring billing?

Trackman Booking & Payments: Yes (monthly renewals charged automatically). Acuity Scheduling: Yes (higher plans; Stripe or Square required).

Can I hold bays for a league in Trackman Booking & Payments or Acuity Scheduling?

Trackman Booking & Payments: We couldn’t confirm it from Trackman Booking & Payments’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: Trackman Booking & Payments (trackman.com/lp/trackman-booking-payments), Trackman Booking & Payments (trackman.com/blog/golf/introducing-trackman-booking-and-payments), Trackman Booking & Payments (support.trackmangolf.com/hc/en-us/articles/37593449218843-FAQ-Booking-and-Payments), Trackman Booking & Payments (support.trackmangolf.com/hc/en-us/articles/33616637141915-General-Activate-Calendar-View-In-Booking-Payments), Trackman Booking & Payments (support.trackmangolf.com/hc/en-us/articles/36975055724955-Booking-Payments-How-to-Sign-Up-For-Memberships-Online), 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)