Head to head · September 2026

Vagaro vs Mindbody

The two names every hair, nail, spa and boutique-fitness owner hears first. Vagaro publishes an exact per-calendar ladder — $23.99/mo for one staff login (Vagaro’s own page shows this as a discount off a struck-through $30), +$10/mo per calendar up to seven ($83.99 flat, extra staff free after that) — while Mindbody publishes only a $79/mo starting point and quotes Starter, Accelerate and Ultimate, with owners reporting $99–$499+ per location.

Higher score

Vagaro

The salon-and-spa staple that prices by the calendar, not the client — cheap solo, but its AI booking tool keeps 20% of any client it finds you.

Mindbody

Consumer reach and booking — opaque, quote-based pricing.

VS

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Score duel

Factor by factor

7.2Value for money (25%)5.0
8.7Features & depth (22%)8.5
7.8Ease of use (16%)6.0
7.4Client / member experience (15%)7.5
6.8Pricing transparency (12%)3.0
6.2Support & onboarding (10%)6.0
VagaroMindbody
FeatureVagaroMindbody
Overall score7.56.2
Headline price$23.99/mo$79/mo entry (per location)
True monthly cost$23.99–$83.99/mo~$99–$499+/mo
Pricing modelPublished per-calendar tiers ($23.99–$83.99/mo for 1–7 staff logins; extra staff free beyond 7); unlimited clients on every tier; month-to-month, cancel anytimeQuote-based (Starter, Accelerate, Ultimate — sales call required)
Transparent pricing
Branded app
AI tools
Unlimited clients
Scheduling / POS
Free tier

The verdict

Pick Vagaro if you want the price in writing before you sign up, run a team of seven or fewer (the per-calendar math turns generous once you cross that line), and want a marketplace, app and free card reader bundled in — just budget for Vera’s 20% booking commission and Vagaro’s own web of processing fees. Pick Mindbody if its much larger consumer marketplace (3M+ active app users) is what will actually fill your book, and you are prepared to get every plan price by demo instead of by page.

Choose Vagaro if…

  • You want the subscription price published, not quoted
  • Your team is 7 or fewer staff — the per-calendar math stays predictable and gets generous past that
  • You want free data migration and a free card reader bundled in
Full Vagaro review

Choose Mindbody if…

  • Mindbody’s larger consumer marketplace is your main client-acquisition channel
  • You rely on the big third-party integration ecosystem built around Mindbody
  • You run many locations and want Mindbody’s enterprise-grade multi-location tooling
Full Mindbody review

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