Calendly vs Vagaro

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

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Calendly costs less for a six-person team.
Vagaro fits retail shop.
Calendly fits agency or studio, trades or contractor.

Compare	CalendlyCalendly	VagaroVagaro
In one line	Appointment booking links for client-facing work	Salon and spa booking from $30 a month per location
Starting price	From $10/person	From $30/mo + $10/extra person
Six-person team	$60/mo	$80/mo
Plans	Free for one event type; Standard $10/mo per seat	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 tier	Free trial
Free trial	—	30 days
Users	Per seat	1 calendar on base
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog150+ listed by the vendor	Gusto
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Enterprise only	Plans not stated
Live chat	Standard and up	Plans not stated
Support hours	Email: 24/7 · Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: Monday through Friday, 9am–5pm EST	Phone: 24/7
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Calendly'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	4.7 / 5 from 4,164 reviews	4.7 / 5 from 3,681 reviews
Trustpilot score	4.1 / 5 from 718 reviews	3.5 / 5 from 717 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	20	30
Fit: Restaurant or café	10	10
Fit: Service business	92	88
Fit: Agency or studio	88	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	70	20
Fit: Online store	20	15
Why people pick it	Clients know how to use it Payments on booking	Built for salons and spas Price stops rising at seven calendars
Where it falls short	Per-seat pricing Not a shift scheduler	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

Calendly vs Vagaro

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