How this list is scored
People search best nail salon software and get a ranked dump that treats a register, a booking page, and a phone receptionist as the same object. They are not. Each row below is a job. Bukkii is on the list because this is our site, and because hiding our own plan would make the compare useless. The limits are in the row: we are not the best full POS, payroll system, or inventory tool.
Prices appear only when we opened the vendor’s public pricing page on September 22, 2026. Vagaro, Booksy, Setmore, Fresha, and Square are named without numbers.
1. Bukkii Calendar and AIVA — book and phone, split on purpose
Best when you want a booking website and Google Reserve, or someone to answer the shop line, and you will keep checkout where it is.
- Calendar — $20/month. Booking website, Google Reserve, unlimited staff, unlimited customers, email reminders. It does not answer the phone. It does not take the card.
- AIVA — $200 one-time. AI receptionist. Answers, books, texts. No monthly plan fee. No free trial. Not a POS.
Choose this row for the public book, the Maps button, or the missed call. Skip it if you need commissions, inventory, or a replacement for the register. The category write-up is nail salon software. Get Calendar — $20/mo or Get AIVA — $200.
2. Mangomint — full salon platform, priced per user
Best when you want calendar, online booking, and POS in one stack and you accept a per-profile bill. We are not telling you to leave it if the floor already lives there.
Fetched from mangomint.com/pricing on September 22, 2026:
- Users: $120/month base + $10 per user. A user is anyone with a profile, staff and front desk included.
- Locations: $120/month each.
- Phone: $70/month per line for call and text from one number. Their page does not describe this as an AI that books a nail menu.
- Marketing: starting at $30/month. Payroll: $50/month + $8 per worker.
- Payments: in-person 2.45% + 15¢, virtual 2.90% + 30¢.
They publish a free trial and no contract. That is Mangomint’s policy. Bukkii has no free trial. Eight staff profiles are $200/month on the users line before add-ons. Side-by-side with the phone, not a rip: Mangomint vs an AI receptionist.
Source: mangomint.com/pricing, September 22, 2026. If the live page changes, trust the live page.
3. GlossGenius — flat plans with a staff band, plus POS
Best when you want an all-in booking site and payments bundle and the staff count fits a published band. Fetched from glossgenius.com/pricing on September 22, 2026. Beauty and wellness cards:
- Standard: $28/month, or $24/month billed annually.
- Gold: $56/month, or $48/month billed annually. The card says businesses up to 9 staff and lists Google Booking and reviews.
- Platinum: $168/month, or $148/month billed annually. The card says teams of 10 and up. The FAQ says unlimited team members on Platinum.
- Card rate: flat 2.6%. Payroll add-on: $40/month + $6 per seat.
They offer a 14-day trial with no card. That trial is theirs. Their page also mentions a product called Reception by GlossGenius. We did not see a standalone price for it on the pricing page we fetched, so this list does not invent one. GlossGenius is a broad suite. Calendar is not feature-equal to Gold or Platinum, and it does not charge their processing rate because it does not take the card.
Source: glossgenius.com/pricing, September 22, 2026.
4. Vagaro and Booksy — keep them if the floor already knows them
Best when the team is trained and you do not want a migration. We did not open their pricing pages on September 22, 2026, so there is no dollar figure here. The move we do recommend, if the leak is the phone, is to leave the book in place and add AIVA. Write-up: keep Vagaro or Booksy. We do not claim a native sync into either one.
5. Setmore — a booking page many shops already tried
Best as “we already have a simple book.” No Setmore price is printed here, because we did not fetch their rate card today. The phone gap is the same shape as the others: Setmore vs an AI receptionist.
6. The nail-counter POS you already own
Best when checkout is the job and the brand on the counter is the one techs already tap: SimplePOS, Limited POS, Salon Solutions, Mac USA, Go POS, and the cousins. This list does not rank them against each other and does not invent their fees. They are not booking-website products in the sense of the first row. Keep the drawer. Add Calendar or AIVA beside it. Keep your nail salon POS, nail salon POS, and POS comparison.
A short way to choose
| You need | Look at | Skip |
|---|---|---|
| Public book, unlimited staff, Google | Bukkii Calendar, $20/month | A per-user suite you will not use |
| Someone to answer and book | AIVA, $200 one-time | Hoping the booking page covers the ring |
| POS, payroll, inventory in one vendor | Mangomint or GlossGenius, at their published prices | Treating Calendar as that suite |
| Do not retrain the floor | Keep the current book and POS | A rip-and-replace to fix voicemail |
Management scope, in plainer language: nail salon management software. Scheduling scope: scheduling software.
Two offers: AIVA on the phone, Calendar on the book
Bukkii sells two layers. They are separate products. Neither one is a free trial.
AIVA — the phone layer — $200 one-time
AIVA is the AI receptionist for inbound calls. She answers the shop number, books the service, and texts the appointment. $200 one-time. No monthly plan fee. No free trial. Get AIVA — $200. Hear her at (215) 791-6766.
Calendar — the booking layer — $20/month
Calendar is the booking website plus Google Reserve — the Book Online button on Google Maps. $20/month. Unlimited staff. Unlimited customers. It does not answer the phone. Get Calendar — $20/mo. Both cards are on pricing.
FAQ
What is the best nail salon software?
It depends on the job. For a booking website and Google Reserve with unlimited staff and unlimited customers, Bukkii Calendar is $20/month and does not answer the phone. For the phone, AIVA is $200 one-time. For a full calendar plus POS, Mangomint or GlossGenius may fit, at the prices on their own pages. Bukkii is not a full POS replacement.
How much does Mangomint cost?
On mangomint.com/pricing, fetched September 22, 2026: $120/month base plus $10 per user. Phone is $70/month per line. Marketing starts at $30/month. Payroll is $50/month plus $8 per worker. Extra locations are $120/month each. In-person payments are 2.45% + 15¢. Virtual payments are 2.90% + 30¢. A user is anyone with a profile. They publish a free trial. That is their policy, not Bukkii's.
How much does GlossGenius cost?
On glossgenius.com/pricing, fetched September 22, 2026, beauty plans show Standard at $28/month or $24/month billed annually, Gold at $56/month or $48/month billed annually for businesses up to 9 staff, and Platinum at $168/month or $148/month billed annually for teams of 10 and up. The FAQ says Platinum includes unlimited team members. Processing is a flat 2.6%. Payroll is $40/month plus $6 per seat. They offer a 14-day trial. That is their policy. Bukkii has no free trial.
Why is Bukkii on a best-of list it published?
Because owners comparing nail software should see the booking-and-phone option next to the full suites, with the limits written down. Bukkii is the right row for the public book or the phone. It is the wrong row for payroll, inventory, or replacing a nail POS.
Do you list Vagaro, Booksy, Setmore, Fresha, or Square prices?
No. We did not fetch those rate cards on September 22, 2026. Naming them without a number is safer than guessing. If your team already runs Vagaro or Booksy, you can keep that book.