LOOKING FOR A VAGARO ALTERNATIVE? YOUR OWN SALON WEBSITE, BOOKING BUILT IN

Switching from Vagaro? Instinctor gives you a website that wins clients, plus online booking, memberships, checkout and a 24/7 Smart Chat. We design it for you, $99.
VAGARO VS INSTINCTOR

$30 is the hook, $199 is the bill

A four-chair salon, all in. Add a chair on Vagaro and the bill climbs. Add a chair here and nothing changes.

VagaroInstinctor
Scheduling, 4 chairs$60 a monthincluded
Website builderplus $10 a monthincluded
Check-in appplus $10 a monthincluded
Text marketingextraincluded
Card processing2.2 to 3.5% a swipeyour own Stripe rate
Typical monthly$150 to $199+$44.80 all in$29.90 software + $14.90 hosting

Where Instinctor differs, then the basics

VagaroInstinctor
Your own website, designed for youNoYes, $99 flat
Smart Chat that answers and books 24/7NoYes
Your own address, your clientsTheir marketplaceYours
Per-chair feesYesNever
Online booking and shared calendarYesYes
Text reminders and notificationsYesYes
Memberships, packages, gift cardsYesYes
Loyalty programYesYes
Payments and invoicesYesYes

CLIENTS CHOOSE THEIR STYLIST ON YOUR OWN SITE

On Vagaro the stylist picker sits on their marketplace, next to competing salons. Here it is on your own site: your stylists, their photos, booked in a few taps.

READY TO LEAVE VAGARO BEHIND

We build your salon site for a one-time $99, then $29.90 a month for the software and $14.90 for hosting, on your own address, with booking, reminders and check-in included. Press Message at the edge of this page and ask it anything: it answers on the spot, by text.