12 Best Booking Apps for Massage Therapist in 2026
Compare the 12 best booking app for massage therapist options on price, free plans, reminders and SOAP notes, with every price checked November 7, 2026.
Shamim Mia, Founder, SerpAstraLast verified November 7, 202616 min readWe compare pricing pages, documentation and public reviews. We never accept payment for rankings.
Key takeaways
- Vagaro at $30/month is the best all-round pick; GlossGenius follows at $24/month billed annually with marketing included, and Square Appointments is the best free option at $0.
- The single most important buying factor is what a no-show costs you: automated reminders, deposits and cancellation policies matter more than the subscription price, and they sit on different tiers.
- Square Appointments, Goldie and Setmore all have genuinely free plans, and Fresha's $19.95 subscription looks cheap until the 20% marketplace commission on new clients is counted.
- Mangomint at $130/month, Mindbody at $99/month per location and Boulevard at $159/month are premium picks for multi-room practices — a solo therapist rarely needs them.
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Quick comparison
| Tool | Best for | Starting price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vagaro | Solo and small massage practices that want one system for booking, payments, packages and client discovery | $30/mo | No (30-day trial) |
| GlossGenius | Massage therapists who want a polished booking page and marketing included, without assembling add-ons | $24/mo (annual) | No (14-day trial) |
| Fresha | Massage therapists building a client base who want marketplace discovery more than cost predictability | $19.95/mo | No (7-day trial) |
| Booksy | Massage therapists starting from zero who need new clients fast and want every feature in one plan | $29.99/mo | No (14-day trial) |
| Square Appointments | Massage therapists already using Square for payments, or solo therapists who want booking for free | Free; Plus $49/mo | Yes (free) |
| Goldie | Solo massage therapists who get clients from referrals and social media and want the simplest free start | Free; Pro $19.99/mo | Yes (Starter) |
| MassageBook | Solo massage therapists who live in SOAP notes and want booking and treatment records in one place | $29/mo | No (30-day trial) |
| Setmore | Small massage teams that want a working free plan with several staff calendars | Free; Pro $12/mo | Yes (free) |
| SimplyBook.me | Massage therapists who want a cheap booking website and pay by booking volume, not headcount | €11.90/mo (annual) | Yes (free) |
| Mangomint | Multi-room massage practices and med spas that want premium automation with no feature gates | $130/mo | No (14-day trial) |
| Mindbody | Multi-location wellness centers selling memberships, where retention billing justifies the platform | $99/mo | No (demo only) |
| Boulevard | Upscale massage practices and spas where the client experience is the product | $159/mo | No (demo only) |
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Vagaro
Best for: Solo and small massage practices that want one system for booking, payments, packages and client discovery
Vagaro is the workhorse of this list: one subscription covers online booking, a client marketplace, point of sale, packages, memberships and gift cards, with client records that hold the notes a massage practice needs. The base plan costs $30 a month for one bookable calendar, and each extra calendar adds $10, up to a cap once you reach seven. A 30-day trial gives you the full product before you pay.
The catch is the add-on stack. Intake forms, text marketing and the website builder each cost extra, so a busy practice can land well past $30 a month before card processing. Still, for a therapist who wants discovery, memberships and booking in one place, Vagaro is the safest default pick in this list.
What we like
- Flat per-calendar pricing from $30 a month for one provider, capped once you reach seven calendars
- A client marketplace lists your practice to people searching for massage nearby, with no commission on your own bookings
- Packages, memberships and gift cards are included, so repeat visits and prepaid sessions run in the same system
- 1,000 free marketing emails a month are included on the base plan
Watch out for
- Intake forms, text marketing and the website builder are paid add-ons, so the real bill runs past $30
- Each extra bookable calendar costs $10 a month, so a team of five pays $70 before add-ons
- Card processing runs 2.2% to 3.5% depending on volume and how the card is taken
GlossGenius
Best for: Massage therapists who want a polished booking page and marketing included, without assembling add-ons
GlossGenius wins on polish. Clients book from a page that looks like your brand, with no app to download and no account to create, and the booking itself takes under a minute. Standard costs $24 a month billed annually, or $28 month to month, and covers booking, payments, a custom website, client management and marketing in one price.
The tier jumps are the thing to plan around. Intake forms, waivers, waitlists and rebooking reminders all sit on Gold at $48 a month, and those are exactly the features a massage practice uses daily. Buy Standard if your forms live elsewhere; buy Gold if they need to live in the booking app.
What we like
- Email and text marketing are included in the subscription instead of sold as add-ons
- Clients book in under a minute with no app download, on a booking page that matches your brand
- A custom booking website, POS and inventory come with Standard, not a higher tier
- Card processing is 2.4% plus 15 cents for in-person payments on every plan
Watch out for
- Intake forms, waivers, waitlists and rebooking reminders need Gold at $48 a month
- No free plan — the cheapest way in is a 14-day trial
- Monthly billing costs $28 instead of $24, so the headline price needs annual billing
Fresha
Best for: Massage therapists building a client base who want marketplace discovery more than cost predictability
Fresha is the discovery play. Its marketplace puts your practice in front of tens of millions of people actively searching for massage nearby, and bookings from your own website, Google or Instagram carry no commission at all. Independent costs $19.95 a month for a solo therapist, with in-person card payments at 2.29% plus 20 cents, the lowest rate here.
The commission is the number to model. Every new client the marketplace sends costs 20% of their first booking, minimum $6, so twenty new marketplace clients at $80 each add $320 to the month. If your clients come from referrals instead, that fee never appears — and Fresha's cheap subscription and card rate make it a strong pick.
What we like
- A marketplace of tens of millions of customers puts your practice in front of people searching for massage
- Lowest in-person card rate here at 2.29% plus 20 cents
- Bookings from your own website, Google and Instagram carry no commission
- No contract — cancel anytime
Watch out for
- A 20% commission, minimum $6, applies to every new client the marketplace sends you
- The old free plan is gone — Independent costs $19.95 a month from day one
- Phone support costs extra on the Independent plan
Booksy
Best for: Massage therapists starting from zero who need new clients fast and want every feature in one plan
Booksy is built to fill an empty book. One plan at $29.99 a month includes everything — booking, reminders, forms, waivers, waitlists, no-show protection, marketing and a marketplace listing — with no higher tier to be pushed into. Each extra team member costs $20 a month, and a 14-day trial needs no card.
The marketplace is the reason to choose it and the cost to watch. Booksy's consumer app reaches tens of millions of users, and the optional Boost feature promotes your listing for a 30% cut of a new client's first visit, capped at $100. For a therapist building from zero, that trade can pay for itself fast; for a full practice, the per-seat fees add up.
What we like
- One plan with every feature included — no tier to upgrade into for forms, waitlists or no-show protection
- A marketplace of tens of millions of users, with 2,000 free marketing texts a month
- No-show protection with card-on-file deposits is included, not an add-on
- Reserve with Google and a booking button for Instagram are included
Watch out for
- Each extra team member costs $20 a month, so a five-person team pays $109.99
- The optional Boost feature takes 30% of a new client's first visit, capped at $100
- No annual billing discount — $29.99 a month is the price whether you pay monthly or yearly
Square Appointments
Best for: Massage therapists already using Square for payments, or solo therapists who want booking for free
Square Appointments has the only genuinely free plan in this list. For $0 you get online booking, a booking website, unlimited staff calendars, text and email reminders, deposits, prepayments and invoices — a working system, not a demo. The catch is card processing: 2.6% plus 15 cents in person and 3.3% plus 30 cents online on the free plan.
The upgrade path is honest and priced per location, not per person. Plus costs $49 a month per location and adds no-show fees, cancellation policies, waitlists, classes and email marketing; Premium costs $149 and adds room and resource scheduling. If you already take payments through Square, this is the obvious pick.
What we like
- The only genuinely free plan here: unlimited staff calendars, a booking website and reminders for $0
- Priced per location, not per staff member, so a growing team costs the same as a solo therapist
- Square hardware, POS and inventory work in the same account as bookings
- Deposits, prepayments and invoices are included on the free plan
Watch out for
- No-show fees, waitlists, cancellation policies and email marketing need Plus at $49 a month per location
- You are locked to Square payments — no Stripe or other processor
- Online card payments cost 3.3% plus 30 cents on the free plan, the highest online rate here
Goldie
Best for: Solo massage therapists who get clients from referrals and social media and want the simplest free start
Goldie is the minimalist of this list. The free Starter plan needs no card and covers online booking, client management and reminder templates, and clients book from a branded page without downloading an app. Pro costs $19.99 a month and removes the 20-appointment monthly cap, adds automated reminders, deposits and 500 free SMS credits.
The trade-off is scope. There is no marketplace, so new clients must come from your own marketing, and forms plus the AI receptionist wait for Pro Plus at $39.99 a month. Payments run through Stripe only. For a solo therapist whose clients come from Instagram and referrals, Goldie is the lowest-friction way to start taking bookings.
What we like
- Free Starter plan needs no card and covers online booking, reminders and client management
- No commissions on any plan — marketplace fees never appear on your bill
- Clients book without downloading an app, and the AI assistant handles reschedule messages
- Pro adds 500 free SMS credits a month and deposits for $19.99
Watch out for
- Starter caps at 20 appointments a month, so a busy therapist outgrows it fast
- No client marketplace, so new clients must come from your own marketing
- Forms and the AI receptionist need Pro Plus at $39.99 a month
MassageBook
Best for: Solo massage therapists who live in SOAP notes and want booking and treatment records in one place
MassageBook is the only tool here built for massage first and everything else second. The SOAP notes are written for bodywork, not generic clinical forms, and the platform covers intake forms, insurance billing receipts, couples bookings and a directory of clients looking specifically for massage. Launch costs $29 a month, and a 30-day trial covers the top plan.
The tier ladder is the honest catch. Launch covers three services and basic notes, but automated reminders, premium SOAP notes and intake forms need Practice at $59 a month, which is where most full-time therapists land. AMTA members save 25% and ABMP members 10% on every plan, which can cover a real share of membership dues.
What we like
- Built only for massage therapists, with SOAP notes designed for bodywork rather than generic clinical forms
- Intake forms, insurance billing receipts and couples bookings are included on the higher plans
- AMTA members save 25% and ABMP members save 10% on every plan
- A directory listing sends new clients looking specifically for massage
Watch out for
- Launch caps at three services and lacks automated reminders — most full-time therapists need Practice at $59
- Plan names and prices have shifted during 2026, so confirm the current lineup before you buy
- Massage-only scope means a practice adding classes or a second service line may outgrow it
Setmore
Best for: Small massage teams that want a working free plan with several staff calendars
Setmore's free plan is a working product, not a sample. Four users get their own calendars and booking pages, with 200 appointments a month, online payments and email reminders, all for $0 and with no card required. Pro costs $12 a month per user billed monthly, or $5 on annual billing, and adds SMS reminders, two-way calendar sync, deposits and recurring appointments.
The limits are scope, not price. There is no waitlist, no packages and no memberships at any tier, and no marketplace to bring new clients in. For a small team that books by the calendar and takes payment at booking, though, Setmore is the cheapest honest way to run four chairs — and the free plan alone may be all a part-time practice needs.
What we like
- Free plan covers four users and 200 appointments a month, with payments and email reminders included
- Pro is $5 a user a month on annual billing — the cheapest paid step up here
- Two-way calendar sync, deposits and recurring appointments come with Pro
- Human phone support around the clock, even on the free plan
Watch out for
- Free plan caps at 200 appointments a month across the team
- Free plan has no SMS reminders and only one-way calendar sync
- No waitlist, packages or memberships at any price
SimplyBook.me
Best for: Massage therapists who want a cheap booking website and pay by booking volume, not headcount
SimplyBook.me prices by bookings, not by people, which suits a massage practice with several part-time therapists. The free plan covers 50 bookings a month for one provider with a booking website and widget; Basic costs €11.90 a month billed annually for 100 bookings and five providers, and payments, deposits and tips are included from Basic.
The booking cap is the number to watch. A practice doing 120 sessions a month outgrows Basic and needs Standard at €24.90, and intake forms, memberships and gift cards are add-ons that count toward the feature limit. Prices are published in euros, so the dollar cost moves with the exchange rate. Buy it when booking volume, not headcount, is how your practice grows.
What we like
- Free plan includes a booking website, widget and admin app for 50 bookings a month
- Plans scale by bookings, not staff — Basic covers five providers for €11.90 a month billed annually
- Payments, deposits and tips are included from Basic, with no transaction fee from SimplyBook.me
- Dozens of add-on features let you switch on only what the practice needs
Watch out for
- Every plan caps monthly bookings — a busy practice can outgrow Basic at 100 bookings a month
- Prices are published in euros, so the dollar cost moves with the exchange rate
- Intake forms, memberships and gift cards are premium add-ons that count toward the feature limit
Mangomint
Best for: Multi-room massage practices and med spas that want premium automation with no feature gates
Mangomint simplified its pricing in August 2026 to a single plan: $120 a month per location plus $10 per user, with everything included — Express Booking, memberships, forms and charting, a virtual waiting room and integrations. A solo therapist pays $130 a month, and a five-person practice pays $170. There is no contract, and onboarding and data transfer are free.
That simplicity is premium-priced for a solo room. Mangomint earns it with the best recurring-appointment handling in this list, membership billing that just works, and HIPAA compliance with a signed BAA. It fits the multi-room practice or med spa that has outgrown the solo tools — not the therapist booking their first twenty clients a month.
What we like
- One plan with every feature included — forms, charting, memberships and Express Booking, with no tier guessing
- The best recurring-appointment handling here, built for clients who rebook the same slot weekly
- HIPAA compliance with a signed BAA, plus forms and charting included
- Highest-rated tool here: 4.9 on G2 across 118 reviews
Watch out for
- A solo therapist pays $130 a month — the dearest solo price in this list by a wide margin
- Phone, marketing and payroll are paid add-ons on top of the subscription
- Built for multi-provider practices, so a solo therapist pays for scale they may not use
Mindbody
Best for: Multi-location wellness centers selling memberships, where retention billing justifies the platform
Mindbody is the enterprise end of wellness booking. Starter costs $99 a month per location and covers booking, payments, reporting, website widgets and a listing in the Mindbody consumer app, with unlimited staff logins on every plan. The platform is built for memberships: contracts, packages, retention automation and billing infrastructure no solo tool in this list matches.
The commitment is enterprise too. Contracts typically run 12 to 24 months, users report steep rises at renewal, and the higher tiers are quote-based, so the real price only comes from a sales call. A 20% commission, capped at $30, applies to a new client's first purchase through the app. Buy Mindbody for a membership business, not for a single treatment room.
What we like
- The deepest membership and package infrastructure here, built for monthly membership revenue
- A consumer app with millions of users lists your practice to people searching for wellness
- Unlimited staff logins on every plan, with 1-to-1 onboarding and migration help
- Class and appointment scheduling in one system for practices that mix both
Watch out for
- Contracts typically run 12 to 24 months, and users report steep price rises at renewal
- A 20% commission, capped at $30, applies to a new client's first purchase through the Mindbody app
- The higher tiers are quote-based, so the real price only comes from a sales call
Boulevard
Best for: Upscale massage practices and spas where the client experience is the product
Boulevard targets the high end of this list. Essentials costs $159 a month per location for up to five providers, with rich client profiles that store notes and preferences, built-in loyalty and gift cards, and a booking flow designed to feel premium. There is no marketplace commission, because there is no marketplace — clients book directly with you.
The price is the filter. Intake and consent forms cost $65 a month extra on Essentials, and there is no free plan or trial — entry is a demo and an annual agreement. For the luxury practice where the client experience is the product, that polish can justify the bill. For everyone else, the solo tools above deliver the core booking job at a fifth of the cost.
What we like
- Rich client profiles store notes, preferences and history, so every visit feels personal
- Built-in loyalty programs and gift cards with no marketplace commission
- A refined booking flow that suits upscale spas and wellness centers
- Per-location pricing stays flat as staff grows on Premier and Prestige
Watch out for
- Essentials costs $159 a month per location — five times the solo tools in this list
- Intake and consent forms cost $65 a month extra on Essentials and Premier
- No free plan or trial — the only way in is a demo and an annual agreement
The best booking app for massage therapist practices does more than hold a calendar: it takes the booking, collects the deposit, sends the reminder, stores the SOAP note and brings the client back. We ranked the twelve tools below by fit for the most common buyer — a solo massage therapist who wants online booking without a second job — starting with the all-round picks and ending with the premium platforms, and every price was checked against the vendor's own pricing page on November 7, 2026.
How to choose the best booking app for massage therapist
- Start with the no-show tools, not the calendar. Automated reminders, deposits and cancellation policies decide whether you lose money to empty slots, and they sit on different tiers: Square Appointments charges for no-show protection, GlossGenius charges for rebooking reminders, and MassageBook charges for reminders at all.
- Count the commission, not just the subscription. Fresha takes 20% of a new marketplace client's first booking and Booksy's Boost takes 30%, so a cheap subscription can cost more than a dear one once new clients arrive.
- Check where the intake form lives. A massage practice needs health-history and consent forms before the session, and those live on Gold plans, Practice plans and paid add-ons — not on the entry tier of most tools here.
- Decide whether you need SOAP notes. Only MassageBook is built around treatment notes; the salon tools store client notes, but they are not clinical records, and HIPAA compliance needs a signed agreement where it is offered at all.
- Price the team, not the solo seat. Vagaro charges per calendar, Booksy per user, Square per location and Mangomint per location plus per user — the same three-person practice costs $49 to $170 a month depending on the model.
A booking app is one system in your stack, not the whole stack. If the practice also needs to be found on Google Maps, our local SEO service covers the visibility side. And before you publish the booking page, mark it up properly with the free local business schema generator — it shows Google exactly what your practice offers and where it is.
Whatever you shortlist, trial it with real bookings before you pay. The free plans and trials in this list are long enough to run one genuine week — your services, your prices, your reminder texts — and that week tells you more than any review can. Check two things in the trial: that a client can book and pay without messaging you first, and that a cancelled booking still leaves a deposit in your account. Every tool here lets you test that for free or on trial, so there is no reason to buy before you have booked yourself in as a client.
Booking apps for massage therapists pricing: what you will actually pay
Take a solo therapist doing 80 sessions a month at $75 each. On list prices, the subscription costs $0 on Square Appointments, Setmore or Goldie Starter, $19.95 on Fresha, $24 on GlossGenius Standard billed annually, $29 on MassageBook Launch, $29.99 on Booksy, $30 on Vagaro, $99 on Mindbody Starter, $130 on Mangomint and $159 on Boulevard Essentials. Three of those numbers need adjusting before they are real: Goldie Starter caps at 20 appointments a month, so an 80-session therapist needs Pro at $19.99; MassageBook Launch lacks automated reminders, so most full-time therapists need Practice at $59; and SimplyBook.me Basic covers only 100 bookings, so it fits at €11.90 a month billed annually but leaves little headroom.
Over a year, that is $0 on Square Appointments or Setmore Free, $239.40 on Fresha, $240 on Goldie Pro billed annually, $288 on GlossGenius Standard billed annually, $359.88 on Booksy, $360 on Vagaro, $708 on MassageBook Practice, $1,188 on Mindbody Starter, $1,560 on Mangomint and $1,716 on Boulevard Essentials billed annually. The same solo therapist and the same 80 sessions cost $0 a year at the free end and $1,716 at the dear end — before a single card fee or commission.
Two costs sit outside every number above. First, card processing: at 80 sessions a month and $6,000 in card sales, processing runs about $137 on Fresha at 2.29%, $153 on Vagaro at 2.6% in person, and $179 on Mindbody at 2.99%. Second, marketplace commission: ten new marketplace clients a month at $75 each cost $150 on Fresha at 20%, and up to $225 on Booksy Boost at 30%. If your clients come from referrals and Google, those commissions never appear — which is why the cheapest subscription is not always the cheapest tool. For the wider spa market, our guide to spa booking software covers the same math for multi-room operations.
A three-person practice changes the ranking again. Vagaro costs $50 a month for three calendars, Booksy costs $69.99 for three users, GlossGenius Gold costs $48 for up to nine users, Square Plus costs $49 per location, Mangomint costs $150 for one location and three users, and Setmore Pro costs $36 billed monthly or $15 billed annually. The per-location tools — Square, Mindbody and Boulevard — get cheaper per head as the team grows, while the per-user tools get dearer. Price the team you will have in a year, not the team you have today.
Know the difference: booking apps vs scheduling apps
The confusion in this category is between a booking app and a scheduling app. A scheduling app holds the calendar: it shows free slots and takes the appointment. A booking app runs the business around the calendar: client records, deposits, card payments, reminders, packages, memberships and marketing. Every tool in this list is a booking app, which is why the prices run $19 to $159 a month instead of the $0 to $12 a plain scheduler costs. If all you need is a calendar with a booking link, Setmore Free or a plain scheduler does the job for nothing.
There is a second, quieter confusion: marketplace apps versus direct-booking apps. Fresha, Booksy, Vagaro and Mindbody run marketplaces where new clients discover you — and charge for the privilege, at 20% to 30% of a first booking. Square Appointments, Goldie, Setmore, SimplyBook.me and Boulevard have no marketplace at all: clients book from your own page, and you pay nothing per booking beyond card processing. A marketplace is worth paying for only when it actually sends clients; if your book fills from referrals, a direct-booking app keeps the whole fee.
A third distinction worth knowing is subscription versus commission pricing. Vagaro, GlossGenius, Booksy, Mangomint, Mindbody and Boulevard charge a flat monthly subscription, so the bill is predictable. Fresha mixes a small subscription with a per-client commission, so the bill grows with success. Neither model is wrong — but budget on the model, not the headline: a $19.95 subscription with a 20% commission can cost more than a $30 flat subscription in a month when ten new clients arrive.
Quick comparison: tool type by need
| Buyer | Best pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Solo therapist on a budget | Square Appointments | Free plan with reminders and deposits, Plus is $49/month per location |
| Most massage practices | Vagaro | All-round booking, packages and marketplace from $30/month |
| Best-looking booking page | GlossGenius | Marketing included, Standard is $24/month billed annually |
| Building a client base fast | Booksy | Marketplace that brings new clients, $29.99/month with every feature included |
| SOAP notes matter most | MassageBook | Purpose-built notes and intake forms from $29/month |
| Multi-room practice | Mangomint | One plan with everything included, $130/month for a solo room |
Mistakes to avoid
- Budgeting on the subscription and forgetting the commission. Fresha's $19.95 plan plus 20% of ten new clients' first bookings is $170 in commission on top — more than Vagaro's whole $30 subscription. Model the commission month before you buy the subscription.
- Buying on the free plan, then finding reminders cost extra. Goldie Starter caps at 20 appointments a month, Square's no-show protection needs Plus at $49, and MassageBook's automated reminders need Practice at $59. Count the paid tier in the price from day one.
- Ignoring the tier that holds your intake forms. Health-history and consent forms sit on GlossGenius Gold, MassageBook Practice and Boulevard's $65 add-on — not on the entry tier. If forms are essential, the entry price is not your price.
- Paying a marketplace to reach clients you already have. If your book fills from referrals and Google, Fresha's 20% and Booksy's 30% buy you nothing. A direct-booking app like Square Appointments or Goldie keeps the whole session fee.
- Signing a long contract before trialing. Mindbody contracts typically run 12 to 24 months with steep rises at renewal, and Boulevard sells annual agreements. Trial the booking flow as a client first — a year is a long time to live with a clumsy checkout.
How we chose
We checked each vendor's own pricing page on November 7, 2026 and recorded the starting price exactly as shown, including the annual-billing figure where the page lists one, and we ranked the tools by fit for the most common buyer — a solo massage therapist who wants online booking without a second job — not by brand size. Eleven of the twelve tools carry a G2 or Capterra rating checked the same day; Booksy carries none because its G2 base is only 9 reviews and published Capterra figures conflict, and we would rather show no rating than a thin or disputed one. MassageBook's plan names and prices shifted during 2026, and some third-party pages list a $20 Transition tier — we use the $29 Launch plan shown on a vendor-page read from October 6, 2026, and flag the conflict here rather than presenting the $20 figure as verified. No vendor paid for a place in this list, and none of the links here are affiliate links.
What to do next
Start with the free plan or trial of your top pick and run one real week of bookings through it — your services, your prices, your reminder texts. Check that a client can book and pay without messaging you, and that a cancelled booking still leaves a deposit in your account. If the booking side is sorted but new clients are not finding you, our local SEO service handles the visibility side — or compare providers in our guide to local SEO tools. Once your tools are in place, find out what's holding your rankings back.
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- Vagaro pricing — vagaro.com/pro/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- GlossGenius pricing — glossgenius.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Fresha pricing — fresha.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Booksy pricing — biz.booksy.com/en-us/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Square Appointments pricing — squareup.com/us/en/appointments/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Goldie pricing — heygoldie.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- MassageBook pricing — massagebook.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Setmore pricing — setmore.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- SimplyBook.me pricing — simplybook.me/en/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Mangomint pricing — mangomint.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Mindbody pricing — mindbodyonline.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
- Boulevard pricing — joinblvd.com/pricing (checked November 7, 2026)
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Shamim
Founder of SerpAstra
A full-stack SEO and digital marketer who spends most days on Local SEO for dental practices, AI search visibility and lead generation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best booking app for a massage therapist?
Vagaro at $30 a month is the best all-round pick, with booking, packages and a marketplace in one plan. GlossGenius at $24 a month billed annually is best for a polished booking page with marketing included, and Square Appointments is the best free option at $0.
How much does massage booking software cost?
Solo plans run from $0 to $159 a month. Square Appointments, Goldie and Setmore have free plans, and the first paid plans cost $12 to $30 a month. A solo therapist typically pays $240 to $360 a year for the subscription alone, before card processing and any marketplace commission.
Is there a free booking app for massage therapists?
Yes, with limits. Square Appointments is free with unlimited staff calendars and reminders, Setmore is free for four users and 200 appointments a month, and Goldie is free up to 20 appointments a month. All three charge card processing fees on every payment.
Do booking apps for massage therapists take a commission?
Only the marketplace apps do. Fresha takes 20% of a new marketplace client's first booking, minimum $6, and Booksy's optional Boost takes 30%, capped at $100. Bookings from your own website carry no commission on any tool in this list.
What is the difference between a booking app and a scheduling app?
A scheduling app holds the calendar; a booking app runs the business around it — client records, payments, deposits, reminders, packages and marketing. Every tool in this list is a booking app, which is why the prices run higher than a plain calendar tool.
Can I switch booking apps later?
Yes, but plan the move between busy periods. Export your client list, service menu and future appointments from the old tool, import them into the new one, and test the booking page with a real appointment before you tell clients. Switching mid-month means running two calendars at once.
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