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Salon booking software comparison
Choose the booking app that fits your practice: how clients find you, whether you need built-in payments, and how the price changes when another person joins. Latest price check: Oct 8, 2026.
Compare free plans for one professional
DaySync Free (up to 2 people, up to 5 services on the booking page), Square Free (with Square’s processing fees) and DIKIDI’s free Basic plan have no booking cap. Goldie’s free plan stops at 20 appointments a month and EasyWeek’s at 30 bookings; Fresha has no free plan.
Compare total subscription costs for your team
DaySync is priced per business: $12/month for up to 5 people, $25/month with no limit. Booksy adds $20 per extra staff member and Vagaro $10 per extra calendar; Fresha adds $14.95 per team member (these figures were last confirmed Sep 24, 2026; we could not reconfirm them on Oct 8, 2026 — check Fresha’s pricing page); Altegio and EasyWeek step up with team size. Square Free lists unlimited staff calendars, with team tools on Plus at $49 per location. Compare what each plan includes, not only its price.
When another platform may fit better
If a marketplace brings you clients (Fresha, Booksy, Vagaro, DIKIDI or Square Go), if your clients only answer SMS, or if you need built-in card payments, stay where you are. DaySync doesn’t offer these.
Compare plans for one professional and a three-person team.
| Software | 1 person | 3 people | Marketplace fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| DaySync | $0, Free | $12/month, Pro | None, no marketplace |
| Freshapricing page · last confirmed Sep 24, 2026; could not reconfirm on Oct 8, 2026 | $19.95/mo | $44.85/mo | 20% one-time per new marketplace client (min $6) |
| Booksypricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | $29.99/mo | $69.99/mo | Boost: 30% one-time of a new client’s first visit |
| Vagaropricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | $30/mo | $50/mo + add-ons | No booking commission |
| Altegiopricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | $29.99/mo ($17.14 on a 12-month plan) | $44.99/mo ($25.71 on a 12-month plan) | No booking commission |
| EasyWeekpricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | Free (30 bookings) · Solo $12.50/mo | $24.99/mo (Professional) | No booking commission |
| DIKIDIpricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | Free (Basic) · PRO from $8/mo for a specialist | Free (Basic) · PRO from $19/mo | No booking commission |
| Square Appointmentspricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | Free | Free, or $49/mo per location on Plus | No booking commission |
| GlossGeniuspricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | $28/mo | $56/mo (Gold) | No booking commission |
| Goldiepricing page · checked Oct 8, 2026 | Free (20 appointments/mo) · Pro $19.99/mo | $39.99/mo (Pro Plus) | No booking commission |
US prices in US dollars; other countries may differ. Monthly subscriptions for 1 and 3 people, from each vendor’s pricing page; each row shows its source and the date we checked it. Marketplace fees are listed separately; payment processing is extra on every platform and depends on your provider. Full per-platform breakdowns are on salon software pricing.
How we checked these numbers.
- Every price comes from the vendor. On Oct 8, 2026 we checked each figure against the vendor’s own public pricing page, with US prices, and each row links to its source. Altegio and DIKIDI show prices by country, so we read them with the country set to the United States.
- Each date belongs to its row. Every price links to the vendor’s own page and shows the date we last confirmed it. A price we couldn’t re-check keeps its earlier date and is marked; this time that was Fresha, whose page showed prices for another country.
DaySync is not affiliated with any vendor named on this page. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners.
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Asked before switching.
- Which booking app suits a self-employed beauty professional?
- Start with your service menu and how clients already find you. DaySync Free suits up to 2 people who need a calendar, client records and a booking link with up to 5 services. Compare payment tools, reminder channels and free-plan limits before choosing. A marketplace may matter more if you depend on the platform to introduce new clients.
- How should I compare salon software costs for my team?
- Compare the subscription for your team size, the features you need and any optional marketplace, messaging or payment fees. DaySync is priced per business: Pro is $12/month for up to 5 people and Business is $25/month with no limit. Another plan may cost less or include tools DaySync doesn’t offer.
- Which salon booking apps charge commission?
- Fresha charges a one-time 20% fee (minimum $6) on each new client from its marketplace (these figures were last confirmed Sep 24, 2026; we could not reconfirm them on Oct 8, 2026 — check Fresha’s pricing page); Booksy's Boost takes a one-time 30% of a new client's first visit, up to $100. Vagaro, Square, GlossGenius, Goldie, Altegio, EasyWeek, DIKIDI and DaySync charge no booking commission — though most charge card-processing fees. DaySync takes no cut of client payments.
- Is there genuinely free salon software?
- Five of these platforms have a free plan. Three have no booking cap: DaySync (up to 2 people, up to 5 services on the booking page), Square Appointments (Square Free, $0 per location, with Square’s processing fees) and DIKIDI (the Basic plan; business modules are paid). Goldie (20 appointments a month) and EasyWeek (30 bookings) have booking limits. Fresha has no free plan.
- When might another platform fit better than DaySync?
- Three cases: if a marketplace brings you clients (Fresha, Booksy, Vagaro, DIKIDI and Square’s Square Go app list businesses for new clients; DaySync has no marketplace), if your clients only answer SMS (DaySync sends reminders by email and WhatsApp and sends no SMS), or if you want built-in card payments (Square and GlossGenius do this well; with DaySync, in-person card payments stay on your own terminal).
- How were these numbers verified?
- On Oct 8, 2026 we read each vendor's own pricing page with US prices, and each row shows the date its prices were last confirmed. Fresha couldn't be re-checked that day because its page showed prices for another country, so its row keeps the figures last confirmed on Sep 24, 2026 and is marked, and every sentence that quotes them says so. We re-verify quarterly and change a date only when we've actually re-checked that price.
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