Read the search as a nail floor first
Booking software for salons pulls up hair-salon suites, marketplace apps, and “all-in-one” POS tools. A nail shop that already has a register does not need a second one to publish a book. The shop needs services with real times, techs who can perform them, and a way for Google to send a client in. That is Calendar.
The nail URL for this buyer is nail salon booking software. A shortlist framed as “best” is best nail salon software. Prices for the book, including how we talk about other vendors, are gathered on nail salon booking software pricing. This page stays on the choice. It does not paste another company’s dollar amount.
A short list of what to demand
- Your menu, not a generic salon template. Gel fill, dip, full set, pedicure, removal.
- A requested tech. Regulars do not book “next available” if they came for one person.
- Google. Reserve with Google on the $20/month plan.
- No per-chair tax. Unlimited staff and unlimited customers are part of Calendar.
- A clear no on the phone. If the software does not answer calls, do not pretend the missed-call problem is solved.
When the menu is broader than nails — color, lashes, wax in the same shop — use beauty salon booking software for the menu setup and beauty salon booking system for how the pieces fit.
Keep the POS. Compare the book, not a rip.
Vagaro, Booksy, Square, Setmore, Mangomint, Fresha, GlossGenius: if one of them already closes your tickets, leave checkout there. Keep your nail salon POS. Keep Vagaro or Booksy and add only the layer you are missing. We do not claim a native webhook or two-way sync into those products.
Calendar-to-calendar notes, without this page inventing their rates, are on Setmore vs Bukkii Calendar and Mangomint vs Bukkii Calendar. The phone compares, which are a different article, stay at Setmore vs an AI receptionist and Mangomint vs an AI receptionist.
| You are missing | Buy | Do not buy |
|---|---|---|
| A public book and Google button | Calendar, $20/month | A new POS, if checkout already works |
| Someone to answer the Google number | AIVA, $200 one-time | Another booking link |
| Both | Both plans, still separate | A bundle we do not sell, or a free trial we do not offer |
Bukkii prices are from the pricing page on September 22, 2026. Competitor prices are omitted here on purpose.
Two offers: AIVA on the phone, Calendar on the book
Software for the book and software for the phone are sold separately. Neither one is a free trial. Prices below are from bukkii.ai/pricing on September 22, 2026. This page does not quote competitor prices.
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. The payment covers a dedicated number, training on your menu, calendar setup for that phone layer, and forwarding, plus 100 voice minutes and 1,500 SMS. 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 — and email reminders. $20/month. Unlimited staff. Unlimited customers. It does not answer the phone. Get Calendar — $20/mo.
FAQ
What should booking software for salons include?
A booking website, Reserve with Google, email reminders, and a staff book that does not charge per tech or per client. On Bukkii that is Calendar at $20/month. It does not answer the phone.
Should a nail salon buy a full salon POS to get online booking?
Not if the hole is the book or the phone. Keep the POS you already use for checkout. Calendar is the booking layer. AIVA is the phone layer at $200 one-time. We do not claim a native webhook into the POS.
Where are Setmore and Mangomint prices?
This page does not quote them. Public prices change, and we only want a figure we have re-read on the vendor’s own page. The calendar comparisons live on setmore vs Bukkii Calendar and Mangomint vs Bukkii Calendar. The pricing hub for the nail book is nail salon booking software pricing.
Is booking software the same product as an AI receptionist?
No. Booking software waits for the client to open the page. An AI receptionist answers the inbound call and books while the tech is in a service. AIVA is $200 one-time. Calendar is $20/month. There is no free trial on either.
Does the software cap staff or clients?
Calendar does not. It is unlimited staff and unlimited customers at $20/month. It still does not answer the phone.