Booksy vs Vagaro: What’s the difference?

Booksy and Vagaro’s base monthly subscription fee is about the same for a single user. All of Booksy’s features are included with the base subscription fee.

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Vagaro charges extra monthly add-on fees for certain features like custom forms, payment processing, and message blasts. These fees add up quickly - be sure to do the math! For independents and small teams, Booksy is a better value for your money.

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1. Vagaro starts charging you an a extra $10+/month after your first 1,000 emails, Booksy includes unlimited emails and push notification messages to your clients.
2. Vagaro charges at least $20+/month for text message marketing. Booksy includes up to 2,000 free marketing SMS messages per month. That same amount would cost you an extra $50/mo with Vagaro.
3. Vagaro charges an extra $10/month to set up online forms. Customizable, automated forms are free with Booksy.
4. Vagaro charges an extra $10/month to take payments online. That means if you want to required Deposits as No Show Protection or sell gift cards online, you're paying an extra monthly fee in addition to payment processing fees for those transactions. Booksy only applies a payment processing fee for online transactions.

Booksy offers a powerful and affordable all-in-one solution for barber and beauty pros designed to streamline and grow your business.
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• ‍Save money with transparent and predictable pricing: Add on fees and purchasing text and email packages to message your clients can really add up quickly. Unlike Vagaro's add-on fees, Booksy includes everything you need in a single plan. This means no extra charges for essential features like deposits, custom forms, text message marketing, and email marketing. Plus, Booksy offers a competitive in-person payment processing rate of 2.49% + $0.10 per transaction.
• ‍Boost your business with free Marketing tools: Attract new clients and keep existing ones engaged with Booksy's free marketing tools. Send 2,000 text messages a month for free, a valuable feature Vagaro charges extra for. Additionally, Booksy's built-in social media post creator simplifies reaching your audience on popular platforms.
• ‍Focus on what matters most – running your business! Booksy provides a reliable platform with all the tools you need to streamline operations, manage appointments, and attract clients – all at a predictable price with no hidden fees.

Booksy offers a beautiful and aesthetic app and calendar interface to run your business, either from your phone, tablet or computer.

Yes! Booksy has a robust global marketplace with over 38 million clients and counting. All Booksy businesses get to be listed on the marketplace for free. That means clients near you using the Booksy for Customers app or Booksy.com to look for services can discover you, browse your portfolio and reviews, and instantly book you - for free.

Booksy does not charge you for any new clients unless you have the optional Boost marketing feature turned on. The Boost feature increases your business’s visibility on the Booksy Marketplace. Boost is FREE to activate and get your business promoted. When a client books you for the first time while Boost is activated, you’ll pay a one-time 30% commission based on the total cost of their first visit. You only get charged when it works, whereas Vagaro charges $10/mo to increase your exposure on their marketplace, whether you get new clients or not.

When Boost is off, you’ll never get charged for any new clients or bookings.

Even when Boost is activated, you will not be charged for any of your existing clients in your database, or any new client that books you through your business’s unique booking link, QR code, or our booking integrations through Google, Instagram and Facebook.