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Vagaro vs GlossGenius

Vagaro lands on Depends, and GlossGenius lands on Worth it.

Vagaro

schedulicity.com

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a salon, spa, or multi-staff wellness business and want booking, payments, and client management bundled at ~$24/month.

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GlossGenius

glossgenius.com

Worth it

Confidence: High

Buy if you run a solo or small beauty, wellness, or health business and want scheduling, payments, and reminders in one system.

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Vagaro versus GlossGenius
Compare	Vagaro	GlossGenius
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Salons and spas	Solo stylists and independent beauty pros
Who it's not for	Solo pros wanting dead-simple booking	Med spas and clinics needing clinical charting
Privacy	One public CVE: high-severity XSS in the WordPress booking widget (CVE-2026-3003).^⁶	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No clear evidence in sources	Reddit reports unanswered calls and texts
Public sentiment	Reviews split: many praise the all-in-one value and top G2 ranking, while others report glitches and abandon it.^²	Users praise simple booking, automated reminders, and fair 2.6% rates, though some report slow customer support.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	High-severity XSS (CVE-2026-3003) in the WordPress booking widget plugin^⁶	Advertised 2.6% flat fee excludes online payments, which run 2.9% + 30 cents¹⁴

Pick Vagaro when

Salons and spas
Multi-stylist teams
Wellness pros wanting booking + payments + marketing bundled

When Vagaro is not a fit

Solo pros wanting dead-simple booking
Class-heavy fitness studios (Mindbody fits better)
Buyers allergic to per-staff pricing and add-on fees

Pick GlossGenius when

Solo stylists and independent beauty pros
Salons and spas wanting booking plus POS
Appointment-driven wellness businesses
Small multi-location studios

When GlossGenius is not a fit

Med spas and clinics needing clinical charting
Non-appointment businesses: consultants, contractors, retail
Anyone wanting a free or pay-per-booking tool
Buyers who need guaranteed fast customer support

Sources

Vagaro US Pricingvagaro.com
official
Vagaro Reviews | G2g2.com
review
Vagaro Ranked Top Salon and Spa Management Software in G2 Summer 2026morningstar.com
news
Tired of Vagaro's glitches - looking for new softwarereddit.com
review
Stay away from Vagaroreddit.com
review
CVE-2026-3003 Detail - NVDnvd.nist.gov
security
Vagaro pricing: plans, processing fees, and add-onsglossgenius.com
review
Vagaro Achieves $1 Billion Valuationbusinesswire.com
news
Salon/Spa Client Data Ownershipstrategies.com
review
GlossGenius: Booking, Payments - App Storeapps.apple.com
review
GlossGenius - Apps on Google Playplay.google.com
review
GlossGenius pricing: Plans, costs, and hidden feeskoalendar.com
review
2026 GlossGenius Pricing Plans: Feature Breakdownpabau.com
review
GlossGenius vs. Booksy (official)glossgenius.com
official
GlossGenius Reviews - G2g2.com
review
GlossGenius - Capterracapterra.com
review