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Booker vs Vagaro: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 23rd, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 16,587 reviews from Appointment Scheduling users.
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Appointment Management
3.9
Online Booking
3.8
Calendar Management
3.8
Confirmations/Reminders
3.5
Client Management
3.1
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High performer
Feature ratings
Appointment Management
4.7
Online Booking
4.6
Calendar Management
4.6
Confirmations/Reminders
4.8
Client Management
4.4
User satisfaction
4.1
User reviews981
Ease of use
4.1
Functionality
3.9
Value for money
3.9
Customer support
4.1
4.7
User reviews3,457
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.7
Customer support
4.6
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Best for

Salons looking to run and grow their business using our simple but powerful cloud-based platform.

Trusted by over 220,000 beauty & wellness businesses & professionals. From powerful online bookings to secure payments, Vagaro handles your business so you can focus more on what you love.

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Marissa G
owner
3.0

Marissa G.: Hi, I'm Marissa and I'm a business owner and I give Booker on a scale of one to five, a three. For more information, click below. Before Booker, I was actually just using Google Calendars to book. We started with Booker when we built our business from the beginning and we built it from scratch. Booker has got a lot of functionality. It has a lot of tools that we were able to use very efficiently. The main things that we really liked was the flexibility in adjusting people's schedules, being able to split... Have classes and be able to offer a lot of different things that were all integrated into one system. So whenever we were booking classes, as well as massage appointments or acupuncture appointments, we were able to do it on one software. Booker is a pretty big... Just like any other booking system, it's a pretty big overhaul. It's something that requires time to set up. It took me probably a couple of weeks to fully build and set up the Booker software system. I would recommend looking at all of the options out there. Booker is one of them, but there are plenty of others that also offer more compatibility and better interface.

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Chermaine C
Business owner
3.0

Chermaine C.: My name is Chermaine. I'm a small business owner. My business is Kemetic Aesthetics. We have about nine employees. We're in the health and fitness/yoga industry, and I would give it a three. Mind Body previously and Acuity Scheduling. And I chose Vagaro because it was a lot easier for clients to book appointments. So the reasons I chose Vagaro is it is a simpler system compared to other scheduling platforms that clients can book their appointments and is fairly reasonable. So a good value for the price versus Mind Body as they were increasing their rates. Basically all I had to do was download the software. I was able to export a lot of the data from other platforms that we're using, like the client data. And it's very easy to get it integrated with the website and also share it with clients, the link. So it wasn't a difficult process at all to get started. I would definitely say that it is a very easy to use, user-friendly software system that clients like booking appointments with. And also it's like a no frills, very simple. So if you were looking for more features, I would maybe not use Vagaro, but if you wanted something simple and that the clients really enjoy then that was a good value. Vagaro is good for that.

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Booker

23/30
  • Availability Management
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Forms
  • Email Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Wait List Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Appointment Management
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Calendar Management
  • Client Database
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • Group Scheduling
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • Recurring Appointments
  • SMS Messaging
  • Website Integration
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Vagaro

Top Features
30/30
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Booker
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Vagaro
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Booker
  • By Mindbody
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2000
Vagaro
  • By Vagaro
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2009
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