2 vendors, 4 features that decide the choice for barber shop bookings. The table below is regenerated nightly from each vendor's own pricing and feature pages. Every claim points to where it came from.
| feature | Vagaro our pick | GlossGenius |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | Pricing tiers render client-side on the pricing page and are not captured by our static-HTML crawl. Free trial advertised; plans scale per provider/staff seat. | Standard $24/mo; Gold $48/mo; Platinum $148/mo; Payroll add-on $40/mo + $6/seat. |
| best for | Multi-chair shops that want a branded app, marketing, and a deep hardware stack (PayPro POS, card readers); pricing requires a sales contact. | Solo barbers and small shops who want a no-show-protection workflow and AI-driven scheduling at the lowest documented monthly entry price in this comparison. |
| Walk-in tracking | not specifically documented | not specifically documented |
| Recurring appointments | Yes — multi-staff scheduling features | Yes — scheduling and calendar features documented |
| Online booking | Yes — online booking + MySite + branded app | Yes — explicit online booking feature; Barber listed as a supported specialty |
| POS integration | Yes — PayPro, PayPro Mini, PayPro Duo, Card Reader, Pay Swivel Stand, QR Scanner, Receipt Printer hardware | Yes — Card Reader & Point of Sale documented as a product |
● cited claim · — not specifically documented · citations expand below
This is the sharpest contrast in this vertical.
Both document deep POS stacks.
Both market this as a headline feature.
If knowable pricing matters, GlossGenius. If you want the deepest hardware stack in the vertical and don't mind a sales conversation, Vagaro.
Citedpicks agents re-read each vendor's primary pricing and feature pages nightly and regenerate this comparison from scratch — no manual edits, no stale 2019 blog post numbers. Affiliate links are marked. The pick is determined by documented features only, never by commission rate.