Mangomint vs Shore (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Mangomint if

• Fits if you run a salon or spa with several providers and a front desk and want month-to-month billing
• Works for medspas that need forms and charting beside the booking calendar

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you have a big team, as every person with a profile, front desk and booth renters too, adds $10 a month
• Pricey if you send campaigns or run payroll: marketing credits are $30 to $300 a month, payroll $50 plus $8 a worker
• Watch out: Express Booking, self checkout, cards on file and deposits need Mangomint's own processing, at 2.45% + 15¢ in person
• Tight if you want a business phone line for calls and texts, at $70 a month per line
• Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and there's no free plan to fall back on

Pick Shore if

• Fits if you run a small salon and want a booking page without building a website
• Works for owners who want reminders sent for them, and Google review requests too on Booking + Marketing

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if your staff or clients use Android, as Shore lists only the browser and iOS
• Watch out: yearly billing starts a 12-month term, and monthly plans need 14 days' notice to cancel
• Tight if you need campaigns or staff management, which start on Booking + Marketing at $69.90 a month
• Pricey if you want a managed website ($100 a month) or a branded app ($80 a month) on top of the package
• Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say whether a package covers one location or several, and over 10 locations get a quote

Mangomint

• Every person with a profile counts as a $10 user, including front desk staff and booth renters.
• Marketing campaigns need credits: $30 a month for 3,500, rising to $300 for 60,000. Payroll is $50 a month plus $8 per worker.
• Card fees are 2.45% + 15¢ in person and 2.90% + 30¢ for virtual payments; large businesses may qualify for custom rates.
• An outside card processor can be used, but Express Booking, self checkout, cards on file and deposits need Mangomint's own processing.

Shore

• Shore lists use in a browser and on iOS; its pricing page names no Android app.
• Yearly billing commits you to a 12-month initial term; monthly contracts can be cancelled with 14 days' notice.
• A managed website costs $100 a month and a branded customer app $80 a month on top of either package.
• The pricing page does not say whether a package covers one location or several; businesses with more than 10 locations get a quote.

Mangomint

Calendar and online booking

Online booking sits on your own website with no fee per appointment, and Express Booking lets clients book and save a card in a few steps.

Payments and point of sale

Take cards in person or online, with cards on file, deposits and self checkout; these need Mangomint's own processing rather than an outside processor.

Forms, charting and memberships

Client forms and charting for spas and medspas, plus memberships, packages, gift cards and a virtual waiting room.

Automated flows and campaigns

Marketing credits pay for targeted campaigns and automated flows; appointment confirmations and reminders by text and email are free and unlimited.

Phone add-on

Call and text clients from one business number on any device for $70 a month per line.

Payroll and multi-location

Payroll pays staff, syncs with QuickBooks and files taxes per location, and multi-location tools share clients and reports across sites.

Shore

Online booking everywhere

Clients book from an automatic mini-website, an embedded widget, Google, Instagram or Facebook, and get confirmations and reminders by WhatsApp, email or text.

Calendar and staff planning

See which staff member has which appointments, plan shifts, vacations and absences, and limit what each person sees with user roles.

Deposits and payments

Ask for a deposit or full payment at booking by card, Google Pay, Apple Pay or PayPal, refund it in a few clicks, and take in-person payments with Shore's card reader.

Customer records

Each booking builds a customer history with notes, preferences, custom fields such as allergies, and uploaded files and images.

Campaigns and review requests

Send email or WhatsApp campaigns to customer segments and automatic birthday messages; feedback requests pass good reviews on to Google and keep bad ones internal.

Mangomint

• Mangomint$120

  per location / month, plus $10 per user

  Every core feature, free onboarding and data transfer, and no contract. Every staff member, front desk worker or booth renter counts as a user.

Shore

• Booking$49.90

  per month, billed annually ($59.90 billed monthly)

  Online calendar and booking from your website, Google and Instagram, card prepayment, reminders, customer records and statistics.

• Booking + Marketing$69.90

  per month, billed annually ($79.90 billed monthly)

  Adds email marketing, Google review requests, employee management, birthday reminders, PayPal and bookable add-ons.

Mangomint

No public discounts listed.

Shore

• Annual discount

  Save $120 a year with yearly billing

  Shore's US pricing page says yearly billing saves $120: $49.90 instead of $59.90 a month for Booking, and $69.90 instead of $79.90 for Booking + Marketing.