Salon software in Canada, compared from each company's own pages
Five systems come up again and again when a Canadian salon looks for software: Fresha, Booksy, Vagaro, Square Appointments and Jane. We read each one's own Canadian page on the same day and put what they say in one table — including where a page prints a dollar sign without telling you which dollar, and where we simply could not find a figure.
Try Slotora for 14 daysThe systems, side by side
Subscription figures are before tax and as each page prints them. The numbers in brackets lead to the sources below.
| System | Subscription | Free trial | Cards in person in Canada | Text reminders (none from Slotora yet) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresha | One-calendar plan, or a team plan per team member; its page served us pounds (1) | 7 days (1) | Through Fresha's own payments; we found no Canadian rate on its pages | A monthly allowance per team member on its pricing page (1) |
| Booksy | $29.99 a month plus $20.00 per extra staff member, up to the 14th; currency not named (2) | Offered; no length on the page (2) | Not on its Canadian pricing page (2) | Not mentioned on that page (2) |
| Vagaro | $35 a month for one calendar; each added licence $10 (US), no extra cost from seven (3) | 30 days (3) | 2.65% dip and tap; 10¢ per Interac chip and PIN (4) | Unlimited notifications and reminders (3) |
| Square Appointments | Free for one location; Plus $35 or Premium $85 a month per location (5) | Offered; no length on the page (5) | 2.5% credit; debit 0.75% + 7¢ (5) | Included on every plan (5) |
| Jane | CAD $59, $79 or $99 a month, plus each further practitioner (6) | None; a demo instead (6) | 2.5% through Jane Payments (6) | Included where available in the region (6) |
| Slotora | Per bookable person up to a ceiling; see the price table below | 14 days, no card | Your own Stripe account: 2.7% + C$0.05, Interac C$0.15 (7) | Not sent to Canadian numbers yet; email instead |
Card rates are each processor's standard published rate. Marketplace fees, add-ons and hardware are left out.
How this table was made
Every cell comes from the company's own website, opened on 10 November 2026. We did not use review sites, reseller lists or price guides, because they are often a year old and rarely say which country they were read from.
Some pages make that harder than it should be. Booksy's and Square's Canadian price pages show a dollar sign and no currency code. Vagaro's Canadian page gives its base price in dollars and its extra calendar in US dollars. Fresha's pricing page answered us in pounds, and we found no Canadian-dollar list on its own site. Where that happens, the table says so.
Slotora's subscription, in Canadian dollars
This is the Slotora row of the table above, written out, so it can be set against the plan you would need elsewhere.
| A salon of one | C$19 a month |
|---|---|
| Every bookable person after the first | + C$10 a month |
| The ceiling | C$69 a month, reached at 6 people |
| One person, paid for the year | C$190 |
Prices in Canadian dollars. No GST/HST is added at present. 0% commission on bookings; card fees are Stripe's, paid to Stripe.
Reading it for your own salon
Start with the team column you would really need, not the cheapest line. Square's free plan has no staff scheduling and no cancellation fees; for a salon with employees, its Premium plan is the fair line. Jane's plan includes one practitioner and charges for each further profile.
Then weigh the card rates against your takings. On a percentage, Square's and Vagaro's in-person rates are below Stripe's standard Canadian rate, and Vagaro's Interac fee is lower than Stripe's. Slotora does not claim cheaper processing; what it does not do is take any commission on top.
Finally, texts, which Slotora does not send in Canada yet. Several of the others include text reminders, and Slotora's reminders to Canadian clients go by email for now, because sending to Canadian numbers is not switched on yet. If your clients only read texts, that gap is not one Slotora can close yet, and it matters more than any line above.
Two names you may expect, and why they are not in the table
GlossGenius is popular with American stylists, but its own terms allow the service to be used only in the fifty states of the United States, its territories and the District of Columbia. A Canadian salon cannot sign up.
Timely sells in several English-speaking countries. On the day we looked, its pricing page gave us no plans, its Canadian address did not exist, and none of its own pages we could open mentioned Canada or Canadian dollars. Rather than copy a third-party figure, we left it out; if you are talking to Timely, ask it for a Canadian price in writing.
What this page cannot tell you
Limits we would rather state than hide:
- Which dollar some prices are in
- Two Canadian pages print a bare dollar sign. Ask the company before you compare it with a figure in Canadian dollars.
- Whether a page changed this morning
- We read each one on the date at the top. A newer page from the company always wins.
- How each one feels to use
- A table cannot show you a booking page on a client's phone. Every system here offers a trial or a demo; use it.
Sources
The company's own pages, each read on the day shown.
- Fresha — Pricing — https://www.fresha.com/pricing · Read on Served in pounds sterling.
- Booksy — Pricing (Canada) — https://booksy.com/biz/en-ca/pricing · Read on
- Vagaro — Pricing (Canada) — https://www.vagaro.com/en-ca/pro/pricing · Read on
- Vagaro — Card processing (Canada) — https://www.vagaro.com/en-ca/pro/card-processing · Read on
- Square Appointments — Pricing (Canada) — https://squareup.com/ca/en/appointments/pricing · Read on
- Jane — Pricing (Canadian prices) — https://jane.app/pricing?locale=en-CA · Read on
- Stripe — Pricing for Canada — https://stripe.com/en-ca/pricing · Read on
- GlossGenius — Terms of Service, section 5 — https://glossgenius.com/terms · Read on
Questions about the comparison
Which salon software is cheapest in Canada?
It depends on your team. For one location with nobody to schedule, Square's free plan costs nothing. For a team, compare the plan that includes staff tools, and count how many of your people would be charged for.
Are these prices in Canadian dollars?
Jane's and Slotora's are stated in Canadian dollars. Booksy's and Square's Canadian pages show a dollar sign without a currency code, Vagaro prices its extra calendars in US dollars, and Fresha's page served us pounds.
Why is GlossGenius missing?
Its own terms limit use to the United States. A Canadian business cannot open an account.
Does Slotora send text reminders in Canada?
Not yet. Confirmations and reminders to Canadian clients are sent by email.
How often is this table updated?
The date at the top is the day every row was read. When we re-read the pages, the date moves with them.
Try the one row you can test tonight
Open a Slotora account, add your services and team, and send yourself a booking. No card to start, and no commission on any booking afterwards.