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Nearcut centers on barber bookings: customers choose times around availability, while shops can also handle walk-ins, recurring appointments and cancelled-slot waitlists. Businesses can request full or partial prepayments, send email and SMS reminders, accept integrated payments and prompt Google reviews after five-star feedback. Nearcut can provide a custom client app for Apple and Google stores, and it runs on Android, iOS and the web. A free plan has no monthly bill, while the subscription includes a 30-day trial and pricing based on the shop’s needs.

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    Pronto

    Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

    Salons needing booking, POS, CRM and inventory — Pronto adds salon-wide POS, CRM, inventory, multi-channel reminders and self-hosting options beyond Nearcut’s barber booking focus.

    8.8 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
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    Barbs

    Free plan AndroidWeb

    Barbershops wanting QR queues and offline POS — Barbs combines QR queue tracking, online booking, POS, inventory and loyalty, while Nearcut emphasizes bookings and waitlists.

    7.3 Free plan · paid from 79 MYR/mo Visit site
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    Reservio

    by Reservio
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Businesses needing group bookings and calendar sync — Reservio offers group booking and two-way calendar synchronization alongside booking pages, payments and reminders.

    7.1 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    theCut

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Barbers seeking discovery and shop-management tools — theCut adds searchable barber profiles, discovery filters, team and booth-rent management, and mobile payment methods.

    6.8 Free plan · paid from $25/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Openfront Law Firm

    Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb

    Law firms managing matters, billing and trust records — Openfront Law Firm is a self-hosted legal-practice operations application, not a barbershop booking service like Nearcut.

    Free plan · paid from $49/mo Visit site
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    salOWN

    Free plan Web

    Salons combining marketplace bookings and live operations — salOWN unifies marketplace imports, live walk-in queues, checkout, loyalty, AI analytics and calendar synchronization.

    6.7 Free plan · paid from £29/mo Visit site
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    TreatsMe

    Free plan Web

    Free teams needing scheduling, reports and deposits — TreatsMe is free and adds unlimited barber accounts, automatic scheduling, business reports and Stripe charges for deposits and fees.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Barberly

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneMac+2
    6.6 From $9/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Barbershop Manager

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.4 From $15/mo Visit site
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    Booksy

    by Booksy
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.3 From $29.99/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    CitaFlow

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.3 From €29/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Squire

    Free plan Web
    6.3 Open source Visit site
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    Booq

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.2 From £29/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    CutQueue

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.2 From £10/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    barber.rsvp

    Free trial Web
    6.1 7-day trial Visit site
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    Fresha

    by Fresha
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    6.1 Free plan · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Bookwella

    Free trial Web
    6.0 From $17.99/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Setora

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    6.0 From £39/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    Razor & Rascal

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.9 From £0.10 Visit site
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    SQUIRE

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.8 From $30/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    ChairSlot

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.7 From $19/mo Visit site
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    StyleSeat

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.7 From $35/mo Visit site
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    Stylon

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.7 14-day trial Visit site
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    Barberr

    Paid Web
    5.6 From £19/mo Visit site
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    Mintbook

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb
    5.6 From £149/mo Visit site

An alternative may suit you better if your operation extends beyond barber scheduling or needs a different platform, queue, checkout, messaging or data arrangement. Compare how each service handles client access, reminders, deposits, payments, staff workflows, reporting and integrations. Check whether its pricing model matches your budget and whether its platforms fit your devices. Also weigh differences such as self-hosting, salon-wide tools, marketplace synchronization, team accounts or specialist business records before moving from Nearcut.

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