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MassageBook vs Vagaro

MassageBook is the massage-specific product. Its pricing page does not support one starting price, so this sheet refuses to pick one. Vagaro does publish a number.

MassageBookVagaro
Starting price

Not publishedPricing page is unclear

$30/moPromo in the notes

How to read itDo not use a single monthly number. The pricing page shows discounts, implied list prices, and a comparison table that does not match those list prices. The note has the figures. Card processing is the part stated cleanly.The published start is the list price for one calendar. The note has an introductory rate for the first six months and a per-calendar charge after the first, described up to seven calendars.
Price notePage inconsistent: discounted Launch $21.75 (implies $29 list), Practice $44.25 ($59 list), Clinic $74.25 ($99 list) with 25% AMTA discount; comparison table shows Launch $15. AMTA 25% off, ABMP 10% off. Card processing 2.6%+15c.$30/mo list; $23.99/mo promo for first 6 months (1 calendar). Each bookable calendar +$10, up to 7.
ContractCancel anytime; 30-day free trialCancel anytime, no cancellation fees; 30-day free trial
Online bookingYesYes
MembershipsYes — membership managementYes
Gift cardsYes — Practice+Yes — gift certificates
SOAP notes or intakeYes — SOAP notes, intake formsYes — SOAP notes, forms
PayrollNot listedYes — Vagaro Payroll
MarketingYesYes — AI marketing
FitSolo massage therapistsBudget-conscious solo-to-mid teams; has consumer marketplace
Prices last checked

If this sentence and the price note disagree, trust the note and the pricing page.

Not publishedPricing page is unclear

Do not use a single monthly number. The pricing page shows discounts, implied list prices, and a comparison table that does not match those list prices. The note has the figures. Card processing is the part stated cleanly.

Price note. Page inconsistent: discounted Launch $21.75 (implies $29 list), Practice $44.25 ($59 list), Clinic $74.25 ($99 list) with 25% AMTA discount; comparison table shows Launch $15. AMTA 25% off, ABMP 10% off. Card processing 2.6%+15c.

Contract. Cancel anytime; 30-day free trial

Booking
Yes
Members
Yes — membership management
Gifts
Yes — Practice+
Charting
Yes — SOAP notes, intake forms
Payroll
Not listed
Marketing
Yes

Solo massage therapists

Prices last checked .

$30/moPromo in the notes

The published start is the list price for one calendar. The note has an introductory rate for the first six months and a per-calendar charge after the first, described up to seven calendars.

Price note. $30/mo list; $23.99/mo promo for first 6 months (1 calendar). Each bookable calendar +$10, up to 7.

Contract. Cancel anytime, no cancellation fees; 30-day free trial

Booking
Yes
Members
Yes
Gifts
Yes — gift certificates
Charting
Yes — SOAP notes, forms
Payroll
Yes — Vagaro Payroll
Marketing
Yes — AI marketing

Budget-conscious solo-to-mid teams; has consumer marketplace

Prices last checked .

MassageBook’s starting price on this sheet is not published (pricing page unclear). The price note explains why. The page shows discounted prices, figures that imply a list price, an association discount, and a comparison table that does not match. Card processing is the part stated cleanly. Do not quote a single MassageBook monthly number in a staff meeting unless you have their page open the same day.

Vagaro starts at $30/mo, with a six-month promo for one calendar in the note. That number is publishable. It is also a multi-industry product, not a massage-only one.

Both say cancel anytime. Both mention a 30-day trial. Vagaro also says there are no cancellation fees. Both list online booking. MassageBook lists membership management, gift cards on Practice and above, SOAP notes and intake forms, and marketing. Payroll is blank. Vagaro lists payroll and a consumer marketplace. A marketplace fee for Vagaro is not in the note.

If you are a solo massage therapist choosing between a massage-only tool and a broader one, the missing MassageBook headline is the reason to open both pricing pages. Association discounts are mentioned in the MassageBook note. They are not a reason to invent a net price.

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Vagaro website

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Weekly price note

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