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Vagaro prices per bookable calendar \u2014 $35/month for the first and $10 for each of the next six \u2014 and sells its branded app and marketing tools as separately priced add-ons. On Shopolo, appointment booking is free core with no per-calendar fee — two staff accounts included, unlimited accounts on the Plus addon.
Vagaro pricing based on publicly available plan pages. Add-on costs not included in base figures. Subject to change.
Vagaro is $35/month for one bookable calendar and $10/month for each additional one up to seven, after which further staff are free. Its branded app, website and forms are separate products, and Vagaro does not price them on its plan page. On Shopolo there is no per-calendar fee at all: the free core covers appointment booking with two staff accounts, and the Plus addon lifts that to unlimited. Gift cards are free core; loyalty and email are the Plus addon.
Vagaro lists your business on their consumer marketplace, which can help with local discovery. The trade-off: your clients are interacting with Vagaro's brand, not yours, and Vagaro can promote competitors in the same search results. Shopolo gives you a branded storefront link you share directly — every visit is to your business.
Vagaro includes an online shopping cart and inventory tracking on every plan, so selling retail alongside services is not the gap. What differs is the shopfront: Vagaro sells through its own marketplace and branded-app products, while Shopolo gives you one link of your own carrying bookings, ordering and gift cards together, with no marketplace commission and a flat 1.9% platform fee on paid orders.
Vagaro is a strong choice if local marketplace discovery matters to your business — clients actively search Vagaro to find salons and spas nearby, and a well-rated listing can drive new bookings. If you're an established salon with a loyal client base that books via your own link or Instagram profile, the marketplace adds less value. On Shopolo the booking itself carries no monthly fee and no per-calendar fee, which is where the saving sits as your team grows — with unlimited staff accounts and loyalty on the Plus addon.
Yes — Vagaro is $35/month for one bookable calendar and $10/month for each additional one up to seven, so the bill grows with the team. On Shopolo, appointment booking is free core with no per-calendar fee: two staff accounts included, unlimited on the Plus addon, and the only charge is the flat 1.9% platform fee on bookings you take payment for.
No. Vagaro lists you on its consumer marketplace, which can genuinely drive local discovery — the trade-off is that clients interact with Vagaro's brand and competitors appear in the same search. Shopolo gives you a branded storefront link of your own; every visit is to your business, and nobody else is listed beside you.
Client intake forms, a full staff calendar on every plan, 1,000 marketing emails a month included, and the marketplace. Shopolo's staff calendar view and email campaigns sit on the Plus addon, and there are no intake forms. Shopolo's case is the price shape: nothing monthly for the booking itself, and gift cards free core beside it.
No hardware. No setup fees. Bookings, gift cards, ordering and your storefront — live in under 10 minutes.
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