GetSpaPOS vs Vagaro: what happens to the bill as you hire
Vagaro is a popular salon and spa platform with a client marketplace. Its price grows with each calendar; ours stays flat per location.
Prices are public US list prices checked 2026-10-17 (Booksy: best salon software 2026 (price roundup)). Your quote may differ; check the vendor's site.
GetSpaPOS Vagaro (estimate from list prices). Horizontal axis: technicians.
The short answer
Choose Vagaro if its consumer marketplace brings you new clients and you are a small team. Choose GetSpaPOS if you have many technicians, rely on walk-ins and turns, want screens in Vietnamese or Korean, or operate in the UAE or Pakistan.
Where Vagaro is strong
- Consumer booking marketplace
- Broad salon and spa feature set
- Established in the US market
Where GetSpaPOS is stronger for salons
- Flat price per location, unlimited staff from Salon
- Walk-in turn list on the home screen
- Six interface languages
- Local pricing in the US, UAE and Pakistan
- Bundle with managed website and GHL snapshot
GetSpaPOS vs Vagaro, side by side
| Feature | GetSpaPOS | Vagaro |
|---|---|---|
| How it is priced | Flat per location | About $30 + about $10 per extra calendar |
| 10 technicians, per month | $79 | about $120 before add-ons |
| Walk-in turn list | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Tip split between technicians | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Vietnamese interface | Yes | Check with vendor |
| Consumer marketplace | No | Yes |
"Check with vendor" means we could not confirm it from public information on 2026-10-17. Competitor features change; confirm on their site.
Which one should you pick?
You want listing on a consumer booking marketplace and your team is small.
Your team is large or growing, you live on walk-ins, or your staff work in Vietnamese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic or Urdu.
GetSpaPOS or Vagaro? Questions.
-
Salon ownerIs GetSpaPOS a Vagaro alternative for nail salons?
GetSpaPOSYes. It covers bookings, walk-in turns, commission, tips, retail and gift cards, with flat per-location pricing instead of per-calendar pricing.
-
Salon ownerHow much would a 10-tech salon pay?
GetSpaPOSOn GetSpaPOS Salon, $79 a month. On per-calendar pricing at the list prices checked 2026-10-17, about $120 before add-ons. Run your numbers on the savings calculator.
-
Salon ownerWill I lose the marketplace bookings?
GetSpaPOSIf you leave Vagaro you leave its marketplace. Many salons keep their Google profile and Instagram as the main booking source, which GetSpaPOS supports with your online store link.
-
Salon ownerCan I import from Vagaro?
GetSpaPOSYes. Export clients and services and we import them free.
Test it against what you use today.
Run the free trial next to your current system for a week, with your own menu.
14-day free trial. No card needed. Cancel any time.