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Pricing research, honest comparisons and practical guides for massage, spa and wellness owners, with the numbers and sources behind every claim.
Fiserv CardPointe stores no longer surcharge tips. Cancel and reschedule texts go out, and the site lists Fiserv next to Stripe.
October 8, 2026
List card prices and give cash customers the lower price, let therapists claim unassigned jobs on the claim board, and enlarge the back office where needed.
October 7, 2026
Walk-in guests can pick up to three services at the kiosk, and you can record card sales on your own terminal. Auto-confirmed bookings stay marked.
October 5, 2026
Public booking now asks for session length before the date. You can hide therapist names on the public page, and a few money and waitlist details are cleaner.
October 3, 2026
Couples massage guests fill in one check-in form with two signatures, pressure is a one-tap choice, and the By staff board groups shared clients.
October 2, 2026
A cleaner Appointment page with a live Operation view, one booking form, auto checkout that waits for your confirmation, and tips after checkout.
September 30, 2026
A by-staff calendar you can drag to reschedule, add-ons during a visit, late arrivals kept on the calendar, and AI phone packages with minutes included.
September 28, 2026
Book rooms like you book therapists: give each room a type and a capacity, build in reset time, and make every booking channel check the same room list.
September 14, 2026
Compare Mindbody, Vagaro, Fresha, Square Appointments, Boulevard, Booker and Kuee: public prices, hidden costs and AI add-ons. Updated September 2026.
May 8, 2026Kuee, side by side
Pricing checked against each vendor's public page, with sources and the date we checked. Each page also says when the other product is the better fit.
Mindbody Starter now begins at $79 per location. The difference is what each plan includes, not the entry price.
A $30 base plan that grows with each calendar and add-on. Kuee prices by therapist count, with every feature included.
Subscription or marketplace commission: 20% on every new marketplace client versus a flat monthly plan.
Free to start and tied to Square payments. How the two compare once packages, phone bookings and rooms matter.
The premium pick for salon and med-spa brands, at $143–410 per location a month.
Owned by Mindbody since 2018 and priced like it, at $139–599 a month across four tiers.
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