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Best Barbershop Scheduling Software in 2026

Coordinating appointments and repeat visits can involve more than choosing an available time. Compare online booking pages and recurring bookings with appointment reminders and waitlist support, then weigh payment handling, a client mobile app, and how many barbers are included. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing offer cost context. Nearcut, Pronto, and theCut are among the entries, with Barbs and Reservio also shown. The listed features can help you consider how each option fits your shop's booking flow and client needs.

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    Pronto

    Free plan Open source LinuxMacSelf-hosted+2

    Pronto covers booking, checkout, reminders, and client records for salon and related businesses.

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

    Free plan AndroidWeb

    Barbs combines customer queue and booking access with shop-side POS and messaging tools.

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

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Barbers starting out or working solo can consider Free for You for booking, reminders, and social “Book Now” links without a monthly bill.

    7.2 Free plan · 30-day trial Visit site
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    Reservio

    by Reservio
    Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1
    7.1 Free plan · 14-day trial Visit site
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    theCut

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    theCut brings client discovery, appointment booking, and shop administration together for barbers and their customers.

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

    Free plan Web

    salOWN combines appointment and walk-in handling with checkout, payments, and salon-focused analytics. Its free plan has a one-stylist limit, while loyalty campaigns are included in Pro.

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

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Barberly combines client booking, walk-in handling and payment controls with branded apps and websites. Consider the included SMS limit and the listed team-size pricing when choosing a plan.

    6.6 From $9/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
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    TreatsMe

    Free plan Web

    TreatsMe brings booking, staff accounts, client management, and payments together in a free web service. Barbershops should note that SMS and WhatsApp staff alerts are not yet listed as available.

    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    Barbershop Manager

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Barbershop Manager if your shop handles walk-ins and needs one live list for in-person and online check-ins, with barber and owner reporting.

    6.4 From $15/mo Visit site
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    Booksy

    by Booksy
    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Booksy if your beauty or barber business needs client booking, no-show tools, payments, marketing, and team management in one service.

    6.3 From $29.99/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    CitaFlow

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose CitaFlow if your business needs multi-channel appointment booking, reminders, and optional AI phone or chat assistance.

    6.3 From €29/mo · 7-day trial Visit site
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    Squire

    Free plan Web

    Squire provides a compact editor core for applications that need arbitrary HTML and email-oriented behavior. Teams must build the surrounding interface and handle HTML safety themselves.

    6.3 Open source Visit site
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    Booq

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Pick Booq if you run a mobile service and want clients to book around travel time, with service areas and travel pricing shown before confirmation.

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

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    CutQueue covers client booking, shop operations, and several payment and record tasks across mobile and web access.

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

    Free trial Web

    barber.rsvp covers booking, payments and memberships, with added shop operations in its higher plans. Consider the membership platform fee and additional-shop charge when comparing plans.

    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

    Bookwella combines online scheduling with reminders, review requests, and campaigns for inactive clients.

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

    Free trial AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Setora combines booking, calendar, payment, reminder, and customer-record tools for independent salons and barbershops.

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

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Razor & Rascal combines booking, shop administration, payment controls, and reminders for barber businesses.

    5.9 From £0.10 Visit site
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    SQUIRE

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose SQUIRE if you need barber-focused booking, payments, and shop operations, with plans for individual barbers through multi-location brands.

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

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose ChairSlot if a barbershop needs booking, queue handling, hairstyle previews, and checkout in one service.

    5.7 From $19/mo Visit site
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    StyleSeat

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose StyleSeat if you want booking, payment, marketing, and client-management tools in one service, particularly for a salon or professional with up to 15 chairs.

    5.7 From $35/mo Visit site
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    Stylon

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Stylon if your service business needs booking, client management, reminders, and a customizable storefront in one platform.

    5.7 14-day trial Visit site
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    Barberr

    Paid Web

    Barberr combines a website booking widget with shop-side scheduling, messaging and payment handling. Check the barber allowance and message charges against your shop’s needs.

    5.6 From £19/mo Visit site
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    Mintbook

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Mintbook if your salon, clinic or barbershop needs a branded booking site, owner dashboard and recurring appointments.

    5.6 From £149/mo Visit site

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