Purpose-built booking
Services with duration and price, per-provider schedules, packages and recurring visits, not a generic slot picker.
acuity scheduling alternative
The Acuity Scheduling alternative for salons and clinics
Everything Acuity does, tuned for a salon, spa or clinic: services and providers, deposits via your own Stripe, timestamped consent forms, recurring visits, EU-hosted and GDPR-native.
- Commission-free
- EU-hosted, GDPR-native
- Free migration
dxcal is an Acuity Scheduling alternative built for salons, spas and clinics. It books services with a specific provider, takes deposits on your own Stripe at 0% commission, and captures timestamped consent forms. It is not a marketplace, your client list is yours to export anytime, data is EU-hosted and GDPR-native, and pricing is one flat monthly plan.
Acuity is a solid general scheduler, but it is a Squarespace product built for a broad audience and hosted in the US. If you run a salon, spa or clinic in Europe, dxcal fits the job and the rules better: purpose-built booking, EU hosting and GDPR-native consent.
Clients book a specific service with a specific provider, pay a deposit through your own Stripe at 0% commission, and complete a timestamped consent or intake form. You keep recurring clients on schedule, own your client list, and pay one flat price for the whole team.
Consent and deposits
Timestamped, versioned consent and intake forms, plus deposits and card-on-file through your own Stripe at 0%.
EU-hosted, GDPR-native
Your client data is hosted in the EU and exportable any time, not held on a US platform. Flat team pricing.
How dxcal compares to Acuity
| What matters | dxcal | Acuity |
|---|---|---|
| Built for salons and clinics | Yes | Generic scheduler |
| Deposits via your own Stripe | Yes, 0% commission | Via connected processor |
| Timestamped consent forms | Yes, GDPR-native | Basic intake |
| Data hosting | EU-hosted | US-based (Squarespace) |
| Pricing | Flat, whole team | Per-calendar tiers |
Frequently asked questions
How is dxcal different from Acuity Scheduling?
dxcal is purpose-built for salons, spas and clinics, EU-hosted and GDPR-native, with timestamped consent forms and deposits through your own Stripe at 0% commission. Acuity is a general US-hosted scheduler.
Can dxcal capture consent and intake forms?
Yes. You can require a consent or intake step at booking, captured with a timestamp and version, so you have proof for each client or patient.
Do I keep my own payment processing?
Yes. Connect your own Stripe and keep your rate. dxcal is commission-free and supports deposits, card-on-file and no-show protection.
Can you move me over from Acuity?
Yes, free. We import your services, staff and clients from your export, most businesses are live within two weeks.
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