Space on Hold
A calendar can take the payment, and it still won't wait for the file.
Acuity and Calendly are appointment tools, and both can collect money. Space on Hold is for a room. Someone takes one time, the deposit comes to you, and the date waits until the files that room asks for are in.
What their help pages say, and what this software does
| Acuity and Calendly | Space on Hold | |
|---|---|---|
| Payment | Acuity’s help center tells the business to require full payment, a deposit in dollars, or a deposit as a percent, once a processor is connected. Stripe, Square, and PayPal are the processors it names. Calendly’s help pages say a Stripe or PayPal payment can be required before the meeting, including a deposit, and that the payment goes to the connected account. | The deposit is a percent you set. The starting percent depends on the room. A card charge goes to your connected account when charges are on. You can also record Venmo, cash, or a check. |
| The file | Those help pages describe payment. They don't describe a date that stays unconfirmed until a certificate of insurance is stored on the booking. | Confirmed means the deposit is satisfied and every file you required is received or waived. Studios, lofts, and barns start with a certificate and the house rules. Halls and rehearsal rooms start with the rules only. |
| The guest | A person books a time on a link you send. | It works the same way for a room. They don't make an account. The link is private to that booking. The gap you set is held on both sides of the time. |
| What this isn't | They're a good fit for a call, a haircut, or a lesson, when you don't need a certificate on the booking. | This is for a room you already rent out: the hours, the time between bookings, the deposit, and the files. It's a poor fit for a call, a haircut, or a lesson. |
The page
Send people a page they can book on.
Start the 14-day trial, put in your hours and your rates, and send them the page. Use the address you picked, or a domain you already own.