Vagaro

What Vagaro is

Vagaro is business management and scheduling software for beauty, wellness, and fitness businesses. It combines booking pages and payments with calendar and resource management, reporting, inventory, invoices, memberships, packages, gift certificates, and customer tracking. Businesses can offer group booking, automated reminders, and two-way calendar sync. Vagaro says it serves independent providers as well as businesses with multiple locations, and businesses can be listed on its Marketplace at no additional cost. The software is web-based through vagaro.com, with Vagaro Pro mobile apps for Apple and Android devices. QuickBooks and Xero integrations import sales transactions, taxes, tips, and refunds; when QuickBooks synchronization starts, it initially imports only the previous two months of Vagaro data. APIs and webhooks can connect accounts to external systems and send real-time notifications about business events. The One Location plan costs $30 a month, billed monthly, for one location. A 30-day free trial is available, but it excludes email marketing, text marketing, and the branded app. There is no free plan.

Who it suits

Vagaro suits beauty, wellness, and fitness businesses that need scheduling, booking payments, and business management tools. It serves independent providers and multi-location businesses, though the listed One Location plan covers one location.

Limits

The free trial lasts 30 days and excludes email marketing, text marketing, and the branded app. The One Location plan covers one location. The United States base subscription is $23.99 a month for the first 6 months and includes one bookable calendar; each additional calendar is $10/month up to 7 licenses, and additional employees after 7 licenses have no extra charge.

Getting started

1. Visit vagaro.com to access the web-based system.
2. Choose a subscription; the One Location plan is $30 a month billed monthly.
3. Use the 30-day free trial if you want to evaluate Vagaro before subscribing.
4. Access Vagaro Pro through an Apple or Android device if you want to use its mobile apps.
5. Connect QuickBooks or Xero to import sales transactions, taxes, tips, and refunds.

Verdict

Vagaro combines scheduling and payment collection with tools for managing business operations. The One Location plan is $30 a month, billed monthly; review the trial exclusions and location coverage before choosing.