GlossGenius alternatives: six options, compared fairly
GlossGenius is a polished app for beauty and wellness pros, with a branded booking website on every plan. If you need forms or a waitlist without moving up a tier, or your work isn’t beauty, here are the alternatives worth a look.
Prices checked November 5, 2026 on each company’s own pages, linked at the bottom. Prices change, so check them before you decide. We make ServiceSprig, so we list it first; its prices are proposed until launch on December 8, 2026.
Why owners look beyond GlossGenius
Forms and waitlist on Gold
Forms and waivers and the automated waitlist are on Gold, at $56 a month ($48 billed annually).
No free plan
GlossGenius has a 14-day trial; Standard is $28 a month, or $24 billed annually.
Work outside beauty
Groomers, detailers, coaches and tattoo artists may want tools built for their trade.
Stay with GlossGenius if you love its designs and point of sale, or need payroll or medspa tools in one app.
6 GlossGenius alternatives
1.ServiceSprig
- Best for
- Solo pros and small teams who want their website and booking page built together, in trades beyond beauty too: groomers, detailers, tattoo artists, coaches and teachers.
- Price for one person
- Free: $0 for one person, up to 30 online bookings a month. Solo: $24.99 a month, or $249 a year (about $21 a month, 2 months free), unlimited bookings. Proposed launch prices.
- Watch for
- It’s new: it opens on 8 Dec 2026, with no paying customers yet. No marketplace, text reminders are planned, and no-show fees to a card on file aren’t included at launch.
2.Vagaro
- Best for
- Salons, spas and studios that use a long list of tools, such as loyalty, gift certificates, SOAP notes and a marketplace listing.
- Price for one person
- One Location: $23.99 a month for the first 6 months, listed at $30.00 a month.
- Watch for
- Each extra bookable calendar adds $10 a month, up to seven. Text marketing needs a paid text plan, and payments run through Vagaro.
3.Booksy
- Best for
- Barbers and beauty pros who get new clients from the Booksy marketplace, and want 2,000 marketing texts a month included.
- Price for one person
- $29.99 a month, all features included. No free plan.
- Watch for
- Each extra staff member adds $20 a month, there’s no free plan, and optional Boost costs 30% of a new client’s first visit, up to $100.
4.Fresha
- Best for
- Salons and barbers who want the reach of a large consumer marketplace, plus card terminals from the same company.
- Price for one person
- Independent: $19.95 a month for one calendar.
- Watch for
- New clients from the marketplace carry a one-time 20% commission (at least $6), and the Smart Website is a $15.95 a month add-on.
5.Square Appointments
- Best for
- Shops already on Square’s point of sale, hardware or payroll, and anyone who wants a free plan priced per location.
- Price for one person
- Square Free: $0 a month per location. Plus: $49 a month per location.
- Watch for
- The waitlist, cancellation policies and no-show fees are on Plus ($49 a month per location) and above, and payments run through Square.
6.Mangomint
- Best for
- Busy salons and spas, or several locations, that want a full front desk, charting, payroll and a data transfer done for them.
- Price for one person
- $120 a month per location plus $10 a month per user, so one person at one location pays $130 a month.
- Watch for
- It costs $120 a month per location plus $10 per user, and the phone line, marketing and payroll are paid add-ons.
Want the detail on GlossGenius itself? GlossGenius vs ServiceSprig: prices, card fees and features
Before you leave GlossGenius
- Ask GlossGenius support for a CSV export of your clients: there’s no known self-serve export.
- Screenshot your website, services, add-ons and forms, so you can rebuild them.
- Plan how you’ll take payments in person after you hand back any GlossGenius reader.
- Send your regulars your new booking link before switching off GlossGenius bookings.
Common questions
Square Appointments has a $0 plan per location, and ServiceSprig has a proposed $0 plan for one person with a website and booking page, up to 30 online bookings a month and one form.
ServiceSprig includes unlimited intake forms and the waitlist on Solo, $24.99 a month (proposed). Booksy lists custom forms on its single plan at $29.99 a month.
Ask GlossGenius support for a CSV export of your client list. Then upload it to your new tool’s import.
Sources
- Vagaro pricing
- Vagaro card processing
- Vagaro support: activate a text messaging plan
- Business Wire: Vagaro acquires Schedulicity (13 Jan 2025)
- Stripe pricing
- Booksy pricing
- Booksy features
- Fresha pricing
- Fresha for business
- Square Appointments pricing
- Square: what are Square’s fees
- Square: customer confirmations with Square Appointments
- Mangomint pricing
Prices checked November 5, 2026. Every company named here owns its trademarks. This page is written by ServiceSprig and isn’t endorsed by any of them. Spotted something out of date? Email hello@servicesprig.com and we’ll fix it.
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