Reviews · Updated July 2026
Hands-on platform reviews.
Every review comes from running the same 11 real tasks on a demo business — never from marketing pages. Deep reviews are published as testing completes.
Vagaro
All-in-one for teams · from $30/mo
Booking, POS, payroll and marketing in one plan — the best value all-in-one for salons of 1–15 staff.
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Fresha
Starting free · from $0/mo
No monthly subscription — pay only when you take payments. Strong booking, lighter reporting.
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Bookendo
PMU · website included · from $24.99/mo
Booking website, unified SMS + WhatsApp, POS, consent forms and an open API from $24.99/mo. No client marketplace.
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GlossGenius
Independent pros · from $24/mo
Fast setup and a flat 2.6% card rate with no surprise fees — polished for solo pros.
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Mangomint
Premium front desk · from $165/mo
The smoothest calendar and checkout we tested, with staff included up to 10 and excellent support.
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Boulevard
Multi-location groups · from $176/mo
Built for groups and multi-location scheduling with a polished client experience end to end.
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Booksy
Marketplace exposure · from $30/mo
The strongest client marketplace we tested — great for filling empty chairs in city markets.
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Square Appointments
Simple POS + booking · from $0/mo
Free plan with solid POS hardware — ideal if you already use Square for payments.
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Mindbody
Wellness chains · from $129/mo
Enterprise scheduling for wellness chains — powerful but pricey and heavier to run.
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Phorest
Client retention · from $89/mo
Salon marketing and client-retention tools with strong loyalty and rebooking features.
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Zenoti
Enterprise groups · custom pricing
Enterprise platform for large multi-location spa and salon groups; quote-based pricing.
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How do they stack up?
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Disclosure: Salon Software Guide and Bookendo share common ownership. Bookendo is evaluated using the same published criteria as every other platform.