Fresha
Online Booking & Scheduling
Booking, payments and team software for beauty and wellness, tied to a large consumer marketplace that charges a one-time fee for each brand-new client it sends.
Price not verifiedFree trialBuilt for beauty
Vagaro
All-in-one booking, payments and marketing software for salons, spas and barbers, with a consumer marketplace and a long list of paid add-ons.
From $30 / month (one location)Free trialSubscriptionBuilt for beauty
Watch for: If you stop using Vagaro Merchant Services within 12 months, the page lists a $150 early cancellation fee. Schedulicity now redirects to Vagaro.
Pricing
The page showed $30.00 a month with a $23.99 rate for the first 6 months. Multiple-location prices were not shown. Most marketing, forms, payroll and website features are paid add-ons.
- Base plan: $30/mo ($23.99/mo first 6 months)
- Text Marketing: from $20/mo
- Forms: $10/mo
- Vagaro MySite: $20/mo
- Branded App: $100/mo
- Payroll: $34/mo + $5/employee
Free option: 30-day free trial with every feature except email marketing, text marketing and the branded app.
Published Fees
- $34/mo + $5 per employee
Stated Features
- Calendar, online booking (Vagaro, Instagram, Facebook, Apple Maps) and waitlist
- Memberships, packages, gift certificates and loyalty
- Inventory tracking and invoices
- Forms and SOAP notes (custom SOAP notes need the Forms add-on)
- 1,000 free marketing emails a month
- "Fill My Books" AI marketing (fees apply)
- Listing on the Vagaro Marketplace
Integrations
QuickBooks ($10/mo), Xero ($30/mo), Power BI, Tableau, Salesforce, HubSpot and others via Data Lake ($40/mo)
Good Fit For
- Solo pros and booth renters
- Salons and spas
- Multi-location groups
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Alternatives to Vagaro
GlossGenius
Online Booking & Scheduling
Booking website, payments and marketing for beauty pros, with separate plans for med spas and a built-in AI receptionist add-on.
From $28 / monthFree trialBuilt for beauty
Booksy
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Booking app for barbers and beauty pros with one plan, a consumer marketplace and integrated card readers.
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Mangomint
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Common Questions
How Much Does Vagaro Cost?
From $30 / month (one location). The page showed $30.00 a month with a $23.99 rate for the first 6 months. Multiple-location prices were not shown. Most marketing, forms, payroll and website features are paid add-ons.
Is Vagaro Free?
Free trial. 30-day free trial with every feature except email marketing, text marketing and the branded app.
What Are Alternatives to Vagaro?
Other tools for the same job include Fresha, GlossGenius, Booksy, Mangomint.
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Read on November 16, 2026. We have not hands-on tested this product, and vendor claims are the vendor's. Found something out of date? Send a correction.