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Alternatives to Shedul
25 beauty tools sit alongside Shedul in this directory. Below is what separates each from Shedul on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 25
- With a free tier
- 11
- Cheaper to start
- 5
- Shedul starts at
- $14.95/month
Why people look past Shedul
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Shedul entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Shedul carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 11 of the 25 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
Book local beauty services
- Starts $15.04 a month dearer, at $29.99/month.
- 3 tiers to Shedul's 2.
Scheduling made simple
- Can be used without paying; Shedul cannot.
- Starts $1.0500000000000007 a month dearer, at $16/month.
- 3 tiers to Shedul's 2.
Free appointment scheduling and customer management
- Can be used without paying; Shedul cannot.
- Starts $9.95 a month cheaper, at $5/month.
- 4 tiers to Shedul's 2.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Can be used without paying; Shedul cannot.
- Starts $4.949999999999999 a month cheaper, at $10/month.
- 4 tiers to Shedul's 2.
Client experience platform for salons
- Starts $125.05 a month dearer, at $140/month.
- 4 tiers to Shedul's 2.
Booking software built for beauty salons
- Can be used without paying; Shedul cannot.
Every Shedul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedul (this page) | $14.95/month | - | 2 | |
| BooksySalon and beauty booking app with appointment scheduling, client management, and payment processing for beauty professionals. | $29.99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Shedul |
| Acuity SchedulingAppointment scheduling software with online booking, client management, and payment processing suitable for salons and service businesses. | Free, then $16/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Shedul |
| SetmoreFree appointment scheduling software with online booking, client reminders, and calendar integration for salons and service providers. | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 4 | vs Shedul |
| CalendlyScheduling platform with online booking, calendar sync, and automation features used by salons for appointment management. | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Shedul |
| BoulevardBeauty-focused salon management software with appointment scheduling, POS, client management, and marketing tools. | $140/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Shedul |
| Merlua | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Shedul |
| Salonist | Free, then 2900/year | - | 4 | vs Shedul |
| Bookeo | Free, then $14.95/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Shedul |
| MyTime | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Shedul |
| Goldie | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Shedul |
| Resurva | Free | - | - | vs Shedul |
| Belliata | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Shedul |
| DaySmart Salon | Free, then $29/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Shedul |
| SalonBiz | $160/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Shedul |
| Genbook | $29/month | - | - | vs Shedul |
| Milano | $69/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Shedul |
| Salon Iris | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Shedul |
| Mangomint | $120/monthly | Subscription | 5 | vs Shedul |
| Phorest | $99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Shedul |
| Rosy Salon Software | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Shedul |
| Kitomba | 79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Shedul |
| Envision | $79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Shedul |
| Meevo | $129/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Shedul |
| DaySmart Spa | $29/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs Shedul |
| Salon Ultimate | $69/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Shedul |
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 Shedul badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (11)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
What you would be giving up
Shedul is most often brought in for free salon management, appointment scheduling, payment processing, client marketing. 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 Shedul is broadly right and the question is cost, the Shedul 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.
Shedul 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 Shedul alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Shedul?
- 25 other beauty tools are listed in this directory, led by Booksy, Acuity Scheduling, Setmore, Calendly. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Shedul?
- 11 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Acuity Scheduling, Setmore, Calendly, Merlua, Salonist.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Shedul?
- Yes. 5 of the alternatives below start under Shedul's $14.95/month: Setmore at Free, then $5/month, Calendly at Free, then $10/month, MyTime at Free, Goldie at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Shedul?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Shedul?
- Shedul is most often brought in for free salon management, appointment scheduling, payment processing, client marketing. 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 Shedul?
- 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 Shedul 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 Shedul against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Shedul 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, 25 tools beside Shedul. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.