Vagaro scales pricing by bookable calendars and stacks paid add-ons for text marketing, forms, branded apps, and more. Glamease keeps it simple: first month free, then $9.99/month flat with booking, deposits, discovery, and payouts included.
| Feature | Glamease | Vagaro |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly software (solo) | $9.99/month flat after free trial | $23.99-$30/month for one calendar (US pricing varies by promo) |
| Extra staff cost | ✓ Same $9.99, no per-seat fees | +$10/month per additional calendar (up to 7, then ~$84-$90/month cap) |
| Paid add-ons | ✓ Core features included | Text marketing from $20/mo, forms $10/mo, branded app $100/mo, website $20/mo, and more |
| Booking commission | ✓ None | No booking commission; card processing fees apply separately |
| Client discovery | ✓ Beauty marketplace included | Marketplace listing included; paid placement add-ons available |
| Deposits & no-shows | ✓ Pro-set deposits at booking | ✓ Available |
| Typical solo pro bill | $9.99/month | Often $24-$50+/month once calendars and common add-ons are included |
Save $14-$40+ every month. A solo stylist on Vagaro's base calendar plan already pays roughly 2-3× Glamease before optional add-ons. Glamease is $9.99 whether you book 5 clients or 50.
No add-on maze. Vagaro's real cost climbs fast with text marketing, forms, website builder, and branded app tiers billed on top of your subscription. On Glamease, service menus, scheduling, deposits, messaging, and payouts are in one flat plan.
Built for independents, not front desks. If you are a suite renter, booth stylist, nail tech, or barber growing on your own, you get pro tools without paying salon-enterprise prices.
Your calendar is not a profit leak. Every dollar you save on software is a dollar back toward rent, products, or marketing. Glamease was priced for founders who count expenses carefully.
Start professional on day one. Portfolio listings, web booking links, deposits, and client messaging make a student CEO or new suite renter look established without a $100/mo branded app add-on.
Independent pros feel software costs differently than big salons. When you are paying suite rent, buying products, and building a brand from scratch, a $20-$50/month platform is not a small line item. It is real money that could go toward your next client acquisition or your next bill.
| Platform | Typical solo monthly | Annual software cost |
|---|---|---|
| Glamease | $9.99 (after free first month) | $119.88/year |
| Vagaro | $24-$30/month | $288-$360/year |
| Switching to Glamease can save roughly $168-$240 per year on software alone, before marketplace commissions or paid add-ons. | ||
Glamease was built for the reality of independent beauty work: you are the stylist, the receptionist, the marketer, and the accountant. You need tools that respect tight budgets and still make you look established.
Booking your first clients between classes or during cosmetology school? List real services, take deposits, and share a professional booking link without a $30-$50/month software bill eating your early income.
You already pay chair or suite rent. Glamease gives you scheduling, deposits, messaging, payouts, and client discovery for $9.99/month flat, no front desk and no franchise fee.
Growing a full book? Keep more of what you earn with flat pricing that does not punish busy months. Analytics, reviews, rebooking, and repeat-client history scale with you.
Clients judge your brand before they sit in your chair. Glamease gives you a polished mobile experience on both sides: clients browse portfolios and book from their phone; you run your day from a clean pro dashboard.
No tiers to decode. No surprise upgrade when you need deposits or messaging. One flat plan after your free first month.
Headline pricing rarely tells the full story. Between staff seats, paid add-ons, marketplace cuts, and upgrade tiers, many pros on Vagaro pay far more than the number on the homepage. Glamease keeps the math simple so you can focus on clients, not invoices.
Vagaro pricing and features change frequently. Figures reflect publicly listed US pricing at the time of writing. Verify current plans on their official website before you decide.
Join free for 30 days. Then $9.99/month flat. No booking commission, ever.