Acuity Scheduling is great, but it stores your client data in the USA. Baluu gives you powerful scheduling tools hosted right here in Europe β secure, compliant, and built for your business.
β GDPR-native Β β’Β β EU data residency Β β’Β β No credit card required
If you use Acuity (Squarespace), your customers' private information β names, emails, and intake forms β is likely stored on US servers. For UK and EU businesses, this creates legal headaches and compliance risks. Why worry about international data transfer laws when you don't have to?
Data sovereignty is about risk and trust.
| Feature | Acuity Scheduling | Baluu |
|---|---|---|
| Server Location | πΊπΈ USA | πͺπΊ Europe |
| Governing Law | US Law (Cloud Act) | UK/EU Law (GDPR) |
| Support Team | US Timezones | UK/EU Timezones |
| Invoicing | Generic | VAT compliant |
| Intake Forms | Secure (US) | Secure (EU) |
We don't patch compliance on later. Baluu is built so you never have to worry about data audits.
Switching to Baluu doesn't mean sacrificing power. You get robust appointment scheduling, calendar syncing, and automated reminders you love in Acuity β plus better tools for group classes and events.
Acuity is famous for intake forms, but those answers often contain sensitive information. Keep your clients' secrets safe in Europe with Baluu's GDPR-native data handling.
When you use Acuity Scheduling, you are sending your data and your money to a Silicon Valley giant subject to the US CLOUD Act. This allows US authorities to access data stored on American servers, even if it belongs to a European citizen.
Baluu is different. We are a proudly independent European business with real people working across the UK, Portugal, Spain, and Lithuania.
We do not just follow GDPR because we have to; we follow it because we live here. We understand your market, your values, and your timezone because we share them.
Same great scheduling. Better data privacy.