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Best-value salon, spa and studio booking apps

Going by our grades, Fresha and ABC Trainerize give the most for the money among salon, spa and studio booking apps: no tool on this chart scores higher without costing more.

Paid plans start at a middle price of $49.45 a month across the 14 that charge, from $9 (ABC Trainerize) to $159 (PushPress). 2 of the 14 score above the category's average while starting at or below its middle price. 5 cost more than the middle price and score below the average.

Set price against

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

C2.0B3.0A4.0$5$10$20$50$100$200More for lessCosts more, scores moreCosts less, scores lessCosts more, scores lessFreshaABC TrainerizeSquare AppointmentsVagaroPushPressShore

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

  • Nothing scores higher without costing more
  • The best score at each price
  • Has a free plan
  • No free plan
14 of the 16 salon, spa and studio booking apps in this directory. Scores are ToolGPA’s own grades; prices are each vendor’s own, read up to Oct 24, 2026. The lines cross at the middle starting price ($49.45) and the average score (2.7). The data as JSON · The chart as a picture
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The best at every price

Each step is the highest score salon, spa and studio booking apps reach at that price or below. Nothing on the chart beats these without costing more.

  1. $9

    a month to start · scores 2.3 of 4

    • ABC Trainerize$9 per month for up to 2 clients, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)CCB

  2. $19.95

    a month to start · scores 3.3 of 4

    • Fresha$19.95 per month for one bookable team member (Independent)BAB

Paying more for less

The salon, spa and studio booking apps that the most others beat on both counts: a higher score and a lower starting price.

  1. PushPressStarts at $159 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.11 of 13 score higher for lessCCB
  2. ShoreStarts at $49.90 a month and scores 2.3 of 4.6 of 13 score higher for lessCCB
  3. MangomintStarts at $120 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 13 score higher for lessBCB
  4. TeamUpStarts at $119 a month and scores 2.7 of 4.3 of 13 score higher for lessBCB
  5. BoulevardStarts at $143 a month and scores 3.0 of 4.2 of 13 score higher for lessBBB

A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, and a score is three letters, not the whole product. Read a tool’s own page before ruling it out.

The four quarters

Where the tools fall when the chart is cut at the middle price and the average score.

More for less2

Each scores above the category's average and starts at or below its middle price.

Fresha, Square Appointments

Costs more, scores more2

Each scores above the average and starts above the middle price.

Mindbody, Boulevard

Costs less, scores less5

Each scores below the average and starts at or below the middle price.

Vagaro, GlossGenius, Booksy, Arketa, ABC Trainerize

Costs more, scores less5

Each scores below the average and starts above the middle price.

WellnessLiving, TeamUp, Mangomint, Shore, PushPress

All 14 on the chart

Highest score first, then lowest price. The last column counts the tools that score higher and start lower.

#ToolScoreFeatures, ease, platformsA monthAs its listing states itScore higher for less
1Fresha3.3BAB$19.95$19.95 per month for one bookable team member (Independent)None
2Square Appointments3.3BAB$49$49 per location / month (Square Plus)None
3Mindbody3.0BBB$79$79 per location / month and up2
4Boulevard3.0BBB$143$143 per month for 1 location, billed annually ($159 billed monthly)2
5Vagaro2.7BCB$23.99$30 per month for 1 calendar, after $23.99 a month for the first 6 months1
6GlossGenius2.7BCB$24$24 per month, billed annually ($28 billed monthly)1
7Booksy2.7BCB$29.99$29.99 per month, plus $20 per extra team member1
8Arketa2.7BCB$49$49 per month, billed annually (Individual)1
9WellnessLiving2.7BCB$62$62 per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)2
10TeamUp2.7BCB$119$119 per month for up to 100 active customers3
11Mangomint2.7BCB$120$120 per location / month, plus $10 per user3
12ABC Trainerize2.3CCB$9$9 per month for up to 2 clients, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)None
13Shore2.3CCB$49.90$49.90 per month, billed annually ($59.90 billed monthly)6
14PushPress2.3CCB$159$159 per month (Pro)11

How salon, spa and studio booking apps grade

Every bar is all the salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got on that count.

  • Value for moneyaverage 2.1
  • Free plan and trialaverage 1.6
  • Featuresaverage 2.8
  • Ease of useaverage 2.4
  • Platforms and integrationsaverage 3.0

An A is worth 4 and an F nothing. C is the ordinary grade. Every salon & studio grade in one table

Not on the chart

Sold for a single payment, or with no public price that can be put as dollars a month. They are graded like the rest.

Common questions

Which salon, spa and studio booking apps give the most for the money?

Fresha and ABC Trainerize. Each is the highest-scoring tool at its price or below: ABC Trainerize scores 2.3 out of 4 and starts at $9 a month; Fresha scores 3.3 out of 4 and starts at $19.95 a month for each person. This goes by ToolGPA's own grades for features, ease of use and platforms, averaged out of 4, set against the price each tool's paid plans start at.

Which salon, spa and studio booking apps cost the most for what they offer?

On this chart, PushPress (starts at $159 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 11 tools score higher for less), Shore (starts at $49.90 a month, scores 2.3 out of 4, and 6 tools score higher for less) and Mangomint (starts at $120 a month, scores 2.7 out of 4, and 3 tools score higher for less). A high starting price often means a product is sold to companies and has no small plan, so check what the price includes before ruling one out.

How much do salon, spa and studio booking apps cost?

The middle starting price is $49.45 a month: half of the 14 salon, spa and studio booking apps with a recurring price start below that and half above. 0 of the 16 in this directory have no paid plan, and 3 of those that charge also have a free plan.

How is the score on this chart worked out?

It is the average of three of the five grades ToolGPA gives every tool: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations, with an A worth 4 and an F worth 0. The other two grades, value for money and the free plan, are about price, so they are left out and price gets an axis of its own. 14 of the 16 salon, spa and studio booking apps are on the chart; 2 are left off because they are sold for a single payment or publish no price that can be put as dollars a month.

How this chart is made

  • The score is the average of three of a tool’s five grades: features, ease of use, and platforms and integrations. An A is 4 points and an F none. Value for money and the free plan are left out because they are about price, and price has an axis of its own.
  • The price is what paid plans start at, in dollars a month, on the cheapest way of paying the listing names. A yearly price is divided by twelve, and a price in another currency is converted. A price for each person is shown for one person.
  • A tool with no paid plan sits in the band marked Free. A tool with a free plan beside paid ones is placed at its paid price and drawn as a filled dot.
  • The grades are ToolGPA’s own judgement from each vendor’s pages and from public reviews and our own testing, and no vendor can pay for one. How we grade

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