Buddy Punch vs Vagaro

Two scheduling tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Buddy PunchBuddy Punch	VagaroVagaro
In one line	Time clock with GPS, photos, and payroll export	Salon and spa booking from $30 a month per location
Starting price	From $19/mo + $4.99/person	From $30/mo + $10/extra person
Six-person team	$48.94/mo	$80/mo
Plans	$19/mo base + Starter $4.99/user/mo; Pro $6.99/user/mo (adds scheduling); Advanced $12.99/user/mo, billed annually (monthly $5.99/$7.99/$13.99)	Per location: $30/mo for 1 calendar ($23.99 for the first 6 months); +$10/mo per extra calendar; 7 or more calendars $90/mo; 1,000 emails/mo included; 30-day trial; card fees not listed on the pricing page
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Users	Per user	1 calendar on base
Both connect to	Gusto
Also connects to	Rippling, QuickBooks Payroll	No others on record
Team size	2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · CA · UK · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	Plans not stated
Live chat	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	Phone: 24/7
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Buddy Punch's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	1 incident posted on Vagaro's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Vagaro. Status page
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 1,131 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 3,681 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.7 / 5 from 92 reviews	3.5 / 5 from 717 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	80	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	78	10
Fit: Service business	80	88
Fit: Agency or studio	30	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	88	20
Fit: Online store	30	15
Why people pick it	Easy for staff to use Good payroll exports	Built for salons and spas Price stops rising at seven calendars
Where it falls short	Base fee plus per user Scheduling costs more	Intro price rises after six months Card fees not on the pricing page
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices

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