Vagaro is a platform bill. Fresha is a marketplace bill.
Vagaro vs Fresha, for a nail salon, is not a tie to break. Vagaro’s pricing page sells a staff slider, bookable calendar licenses, and a wider platform. Fresha’s pricing page sells a subscription per bookable team member plus a one-time commission when a new client finds you in the Fresha marketplace. We opened both pages on September 25, 2026.
The longer Vagaro list is Vagaro alternatives and the single-answer version is a Vagaro alternative. The invoice is Vagaro pricing. Fresha’s own alternative page is Fresha alternative. Booksy, the other marketplace name, is Booksy vs Vagaro and Fresha vs Booksy. This page does not repeat those essays.
What each pricing page showed
Fetched from vagaro.com/pro/pricing as of September 25, 2026. Next to “Here’s what you’ll pay,” the page displayed $30.00 and $23.99/mo. The lower figure is an exclusive rate for the first 6 months. The staff slider runs from 1 Just Me through 7+. A FAQ says each bookable calendar license added to a business location costs $10 (US), up to seven licenses, and further employees are no extra cost after seven. They also say a 30-day trial is available, and that you can cancel anytime with no cancellation fees. That trial is Vagaro’s. AIVA has no free trial. The page says you can get booked through Google, Apple Maps, Instagram, Alexa, and Facebook. We do not print a price for every slider stop. The page did not give that grid as text.
Fetched from fresha.com/pricing the same day. Independent, for one-person businesses, is $19.95 per month with 1 team member. Team, for multiple team member businesses, is $14.95 per bookable team member per month, and team members are marked unlimited. The page has a definition control for “team member.” The definition text did not come through in the fetch, so we do not invent who counts beyond “bookable team member.”
Sources, as of September 25, 2026: vagaro.com/pro/pricing and fresha.com/pricing. We do not multiply $10 or $14.95 by a chair count and call it the invoice.
Side by side
| Vagaro | Fresha | |
|---|---|---|
| Published subscription | Slider showed $30.00 and $23.99/mo for the first 6 months | Independent $19.95/mo for 1 team member. Team $14.95 per bookable team member per month. |
| How extra people are billed | $10 per bookable calendar license, up to seven, then more employees at no extra cost | Team is priced per bookable team member. Independent is one person. |
| How strangers find the shop | They say get booked through Google, Apple Maps, Instagram, Alexa, and Facebook. No marketplace commission in the text we fetched. | New Fresha marketplace clients: one-time 20% commission, minimum $6. Returning marketplace clients: free. Your own website, Facebook, and Instagram: free, per their FAQ. |
| Phone add-on with a printed price | No receptionist dollar in the text we fetched. Vera is described as an AI assistant for marketing, empty slots, descriptions, and client messages. No dollar for Vera was printed. | AI Concierge is $99.95 per location per month, 200 minutes included, then $0.60 per extra minute. |
| Trial on their page | 30 days. AIVA has no free trial. | Their FAQ says teams can take a 7-day trial, no credit card. That trial is Fresha’s. AIVA has no free trial. |
Fresha’s marketplace fee is not a booking fee on every appointment. Their FAQ says so. It is the price of a new client who discovers the business inside Fresha. Once that client returns, they mark the fee free. A nail salon that lives on that discovery is buying distribution. Vagaro’s $10 license does not buy that marketplace, and Fresha’s $14.95 line does not buy Vagaro’s payroll, branded app, or multi-location story. Read Vagaro reviews if you wanted a star score. We do not invent one.
Card rates and the rest of Fresha’s add-ons, including AI Concierge’s message overage, are spelled out on Fresha alternative. This head-to-head keeps the subscription and the marketplace fee.
For a nail salon, Bukkii is the option
Stay on Vagaro when the platform is what the floor already runs. Stay on Fresha when new clients from the marketplace are why the book is full. A nail salon that already has demand, and wants a public book plus someone to pick up the phone, does not have to pick either logo for those two jobs.
Bukkii Calendar is $20/month. Unlimited staff. Unlimited customers. Google Reserve is included. Calendar does not answer the phone. Get Calendar — $20/mo.
AIVA is $200 one-time, the AI receptionist. She answers the shop line, books the service, and texts the appointment. No monthly plan fee. No free trial. Get AIVA — $200.
Bukkii works alongside an existing Vagaro or Booksy setup. Keep the register and the marketplace profile, and add the public book. That page is keep Vagaro or Booksy and add Bukkii Calendar. We do not claim native two-way sync into Vagaro, Fresha, or Booksy, and we do not claim Calendar replaces Fresha’s marketplace.
Related guides
- Vagaro pricing
- Vagaro alternatives
- Vagaro alternative
- Vagaro reviews
- Fresha alternative
- Fresha vs Booksy
- Booksy vs Vagaro
- Keep Vagaro or Booksy, add Bukkii Calendar
- Pricing
Two offers: AIVA on the phone, Calendar on the book
The calendar and the receptionist solve different leaks. Buy the one you are missing, or buy both. Calendar does not answer the phone.
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. Included on that payment: a dedicated number, training, calendar setup, forwarding, 100 voice minutes, and 1,500 SMS. After that, usage is $0.35/min voice and $0.035 per 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. $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 difference between Vagaro and Fresha for a nail salon?
Vagaro’s pricing page, as of September 25, 2026, shows a staff slider at $30.00 and $23.99/month for the first 6 months, plus $10 per bookable calendar license up to seven. Fresha’s pricing page shows Independent at $19.95/month for one team member and Team at $14.95 per bookable team member per month, plus a one-time 20% marketplace commission on new marketplace clients, minimum $6. They are a platform bill and a marketplace bill, not two prices for the same job.
What did Vagaro’s pricing page show?
On vagaro.com/pro/pricing, next to “Here’s what you’ll pay,” the page displayed $30.00 and $23.99/month, with $23.99 labeled an exclusive rate for the first 6 months. The slider runs from 1 Just Me through 7+. A FAQ says each bookable calendar license costs $10 (US), up to seven, and further employees are no extra cost after seven. A 30-day trial is Vagaro’s. AIVA has no free trial.
What did Fresha’s pricing page show?
On fresha.com/pricing, Independent is $19.95 per month for one team member. Team is $14.95 per bookable team member per month, with team members marked unlimited. New clients from the Fresha marketplace are a one-time 20% commission with a $6 minimum. Returning marketplace clients are marked free. Direct, Facebook, and Instagram bookings are marked free.
Does Fresha charge for every booking?
Their FAQ says they do not charge a booking fee on every appointment, and they do not charge new clients who find you through your own website, Instagram, or Facebook. The 20% one-time fee is for a new client who discovers the business via the Fresha marketplace.
When is Bukkii the option for a nail salon?
When the salon needs a booking website and Google Reserve at $20/month with unlimited staff and unlimited customers, and an AI receptionist at $200 one-time. Calendar does not answer the phone. Bukkii also works alongside an existing Vagaro or Booksy setup. We do not claim to replace Vagaro’s platform or Fresha’s marketplace.