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Alternatives to Bookeo
20 beauty tools sit alongside Bookeo in this directory. Below is what separates each from Bookeo on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 8
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- Bookeo starts at
- Free, then $14.95/month
Why people look past Bookeo
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Bookeo entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Bookeo publishes 5 tiers, from $14.95/month up to $119.95/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Bookeo pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Online booking and business growth for salons
- No free tier, where Bookeo has one.
- Starts $14.05 a month dearer, at $29/month.
Complete salon and spa management suite
- No free tier, where Bookeo has one.
- Starts $145.05 a month dearer, at $160/month.
Complete salon software from India
- Starts $2885.05 a year dearer, at 2900/year.
- 4 tiers to Bookeo's 5.
Book beauty appointments instantly
- Starts $14.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Bookeo's 5.
Booking software built for beauty salons
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 2 tiers to Bookeo's 5.
Online booking and appointment scheduling platform
- Starts $14.95 a month cheaper, at Free.
- 2 tiers to Bookeo's 5.
Every Bookeo alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bookeo (this page) | Free, then $14.95/month | Subscription | 5 | |
| GenbookOnline booking and business growth for salons | $29/month | - | - | vs Bookeo |
| SalonBizComplete salon and spa management suite | $160/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Bookeo |
| SalonistComplete salon software from India | Free, then 2900/year | - | 4 | vs Bookeo |
| StyleSeatBook beauty appointments instantly | Free | Transaction | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| Merlua | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| MyTime | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| Goldie | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| Resurva | Free | - | - | vs Bookeo |
| Belliata | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| DaySmart Salon | Free, then $29/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Bookeo |
| Milano | $69/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| Salon Iris | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookeo |
| Mangomint | $120/monthly | Subscription | 5 | vs Bookeo |
| Phorest | $99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookeo |
| Rosy Salon Software | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookeo |
| Kitomba | 79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| Envision | $79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Bookeo |
| Meevo | $129/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Bookeo |
| DaySmart Spa | $29/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Bookeo |
| Salon Ultimate | $69/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bookeo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Bookeo badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Bookeo is most often brought in for online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographers, managing staff calendars and per consultant availability, collecting digital waivers and sending sms booking reminders. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Bookeo is broadly right and the question is cost, the Bookeo pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Beauty category lists everything the directory holds, and best beauty tools ranks them.
Bookeo runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Bookeo alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Bookeo?
- 20 other beauty tools are listed in this directory, led by Genbook, SalonBiz, Salonist, StyleSeat. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Bookeo?
- 8 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Salonist, StyleSeat, Merlua, MyTime, Goldie.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Bookeo?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under Bookeo's $14.95/month: StyleSeat at Free, MyTime at Free, Goldie at Free, Belliata at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Bookeo?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Bookeo?
- Bookeo is most often brought in for online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographers, managing staff calendars and per consultant availability, collecting digital waivers and sending sms booking reminders. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Bookeo?
- None of the beauty tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Bookeo alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Beauty, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Bookeo against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Bookeo covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every beauty tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Beauty category, 20 tools beside Bookeo. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.