What is the best booking website for estheticians?
It depends on your budget and how clients find you. Square Appointments is the best free option, GlossGenius is the best under $30 a month, Vagaro is the best marketplace without a new-client commission, Acuity Scheduling is best for detailed intake forms, and SpaSphere is best if you want your own website with treatment plans and client records in one place.
What is the best free booking site for estheticians?
Square Appointments has a free plan for individuals that includes deposits. Packages need the $49/mo Plus plan, and online card payments cost 3.3% + 30¢ on the free plan. If you are an ASCP member, PocketSuite's ASCP Edition includes a free Basic plan with booking, payments, and forms.
Which esthetician booking sites cost under $50 a month?
Fresha ($19.95/mo), Acuity Scheduling ($20/mo), GlossGenius ($28/mo), Booksy ($29.99/mo), Vagaro ($30/mo), and StyleSeat ($35/mo) all start under $50 for one provider. Check what the entry plan leaves out: GlossGenius intake forms need the $56/mo Gold plan, and Fresha, Booksy, and StyleSeat charge fees on some new marketplace clients.
Do booking marketplaces take a commission on new clients?
Some do. Fresha charges a one-time 20% fee on new marketplace clients ($6 minimum). Booksy Boost charges 30% of a new client's first visit ($10 to $100). StyleSeat's optional New Client Connection takes 30% of the first visit, capped at $50, and clients pay a $2.35 booking fee. Vagaro's marketplace does not charge extra for clients it sends. Square, Acuity, GlossGenius, PocketSuite, Mangomint, and SpaSphere have no marketplace.
Do I need my own website or is a booking link enough?
A booking link is enough to start taking appointments. It does not build search visibility, because the page belongs to the platform. A website on your own domain, with a page for each service, can rank when people search for treatments in your city, and that traffic compounds over time.
Which booking websites let me use my own domain?
SpaSphere builds a full website on your own domain, and Vagaro's MySite builder supports a custom domain. GlossGenius lets a custom domain redirect to its booking site. Fresha and StyleSeat sell a website as a paid add-on to their marketplace profile. Acuity and Mangomint embed on a website you already have. Square, Booksy, and PocketSuite run from a booking page on their own domain, and Booksy and PocketSuite also offer a widget for your existing site.
Which booking apps support deposits and intake forms?
Every platform in this comparison supports deposits or no-show protection. Intake forms are included on Acuity, Fresha, Booksy, StyleSeat, PocketSuite, Mangomint, and SpaSphere, available on Square and Vagaro, and require the Gold plan on GlossGenius.
How much should an esthetician pay for a booking website?
Booking on its own runs from free to about $35/mo. Once you need intake forms, packages, a website on your own domain, and client records, expect roughly $50 to $150/mo. Add card processing and any marketplace fees before comparing, because those often cost more than the subscription.
