Separalo blog

Separalo blog: booking tips and guides

How to describe your services, plan appointment times and handle changes. You can also read how Separalo’s emails and booking links work.

Monthly price comparison: Vagaro normally costs $30 USD for the first US calendar, while Separalo advertises $7.99 USD for an owner and up to three additional team members.

Comparison for small salons

Should you switch from Vagaro?

Compare costs and the tools you need before moving salon bookings.

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Illustrated service and time selection for a synthetic barber shop, with a haircut and 10:30 AM selected.

Comparison for barber shops

Booksy Alternative for Barbers: $7.99/mo

For barbers with regular clients. Compare Booksy and Vagaro costs, check Separalo's limits and plan how to move appointments by hand.

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Illustrated synthetic salon booking with Wash and cut and 10:30 AM selected. After email verification, manual review settings decide whether it confirms or awaits approval.

Comparison for small salons

Should your salon leave Fresha?

Compare yearly costs, check which tools you would lose and plan your appointment move.

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Illustrated synthetic consultation booking at 2:30 PM. A proportional timeline shows 30-minute and 60-minute services, each followed by the same 15-minute business buffer.

Booking software comparison

Leaving Acuity?

Compare prices and tools before moving your appointments by hand.

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Illustrated email for a synthetic 10:00 AM appointment, with a private link leading to booking details.

Email templates

10 appointment reminder emails

Copy a template for your service, including schedule changes and same-day appointments.

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Email templates

Appointment confirmation emails

Copy emails for confirmed, pending and rescheduled appointments.

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Illustrated Example Studio consultation at 10:30 AM. A synthetic Square appointment at 11:00 AM is copied by hand to occupy that time in Separalo.

Booking software comparison

Should you switch from Square to Separalo?

Compare Square Free, Plus and Premium with Separalo. Check the tools you need and how to move appointments by hand.

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Compare Booksy and Fresha for new clients, or Square, Setmore and Separalo for existing clients. Synthetic haircut booking at 10:30 AM.

Buyer guide for barbershops

Barber booking apps in 2026

Compare prices for one or three barbers. Choose a marketplace or a link for your existing clients.

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Illustrated booking for a synthetic salon: a two-hour color service at 10:00 AM fills the calendar through 12:00 PM, with no gap during processing.

Buyer guide for salons

Booking software for your small salon

Compare seven systems by price and daily work. Check color-service limits and what to keep when switching.

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Illustrated Separalo consultation and time selection for a synthetic studio, with 10:30 AM selected.

Vagaro pricing

Vagaro pricing 2026 and calendar costs

Vagaro US is $30/month + $10/extra calendar per location. $23.99 for the first 6 months has exclusions. Processing extra. As of Oct 2026.

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Decision diagram keeps Booksy for marketplace, payments or forms. The alternative is an illustrated Separalo haircut booking at 10:30 AM for a synthetic studio.

Booksy pricing

What Booksy costs, including Boost

Compare the subscription, optional Boost fees and card processing. Check which tools you need before switching.

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Illustrated Separalo color consultation for the synthetic Example Color Studio, with 2:30 PM selected.

Square Appointments pricing

Square pricing by location

Compare Free, Plus and Premium, card fees and a sample monthly bill.

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Illustrated Separalo service list for synthetic Example Color Studio, with a twenty-minute color consultation selected.

GlossGenius pricing

What GlossGenius costs

Compare monthly and annual billing, payment fees and salon add-ons.

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Illustrated Separalo booking for synthetic Example Salon, with a salon consultation and 2:30 PM selected.

Fresha pricing

Fresha subscriptions and fees

What you pay per person, per new marketplace client and for payment processing in the US.

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Illustrated makeup menu with a 75-minute event appointment and 90-minute trial. A proportional schedule shows makeup from 1:45 PM to 3:00 PM, cleanup until 3:15 PM and the next appointment afterward.

Makeup artists

Plan your makeup appointment times

Work back from the departure time, separate trials and leave room for cleanup or travel.

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Less back-and-forth to lock in a time

Publish your booking page.

The client picks a service, takes an open time, and the appointment lands on your calendar.

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