Vagaro is a feature-rich booking app with a client marketplace and a base plan plus paid add-ons. Made For Artist is booking software you run under your own name, with a free plan, deposits and consent forms on every plan, and one flat price for a whole team. Here is how they compare.
Vagaro’s details checked September 17, 2026Numbers in brackets link to the Vagaro page each fact came from.
| Made For Artist | Vagaro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Starting price | Artist FREE: $0 — no card, no end date | $23.99 a month for the first 6 months, shown next to $30.00[1] |
| One person | Artist Pro: $29 a month | The same plan, with one calendar included[2] |
| A team | Business: $59 a month for unlimited staff — no charge per person | $10 a month for each extra employee calendar, up to seven paid licences[2] |
| Free trial | A free plan with no end date, plus a 14-day free trial of Business and of every add-on — no card | 30-day free trial[1] |
| Contract | Monthly, no long-term contract | Cancel any time, with no fee[1] |
| Fees | ||
| Commission on new clients | None — never on bookings, deposits or new clients | Free marketplace listing; optional Fill My Books promotions charge 20% of a new client’s first booking[1][3] |
| Card processing | Through your own Helcim account, at Helcim’s rates — we add nothing | In person 2.6% + 10¢ (under $4,000 a month); keyed in 3.5% + 19¢[4] |
| Protection | ||
| Deposits | Every plan | Available — needs Vagaro card processing and the $10-a-month Online Shopping Cart[7] |
| No-show protection | Every plan — clients with a record of missed appointments pay a deposit or wait for your approval | Card on file and no-show fees — with the same requirements[5] |
| Reminders | Email and phone alerts on every plan. No text messages. | Unlimited email, text and push reminders; text marketing from $20 a month for 1,000 credits[1][2] |
| Features | ||
| Gift cards | E-gift cards: Every plan | Included[6] |
| Memberships | Every plan | Included[6] |
| Waivers and consent forms | Every plan, with templates for 20+ trades | Forms add-on: $10 a month[2] |
| Loyalty points | Every plan | Included[6] |
| Staff commission | Worked out for you on Business | Commission and payroll reports included; Payroll add-on $34 a month plus $5 per employee[6][2] |
| Client marketplace | Not at the moment — clients book through your own link | Yes — the Vagaro Marketplace, plus booking through Google and Apple Maps[1] |
Create your account — no card. Pick a ready-made menu for your trade and adjust your prices and times.
Import your client list, then share your new booking link with them.
Connect your own Helcim account for deposits, and set your cancellation policy.
For one person, Artist FREE is $0 and Artist Pro is $29 a month; Vagaro is $23.99 a month for the first six months, shown next to $30.00. Deposits and consent forms are included with us, while Vagaro lists its Online Shopping Cart and Forms as $10-a-month add-ons (Vagaro’s pricing pages, checked September 17, 2026).
Not with Made For Artist. Deposits and no-show protection are on every plan — you connect your own free Helcim account to take the card payment.
Yes. Import your client list into Made For Artist, then share your new booking link with your clients.
Vagaro is a trademark of its owner, and this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Details were taken from Vagaro’s public pages on September 17, 2026 and may have changed since — check their site for current terms. Something out of date? Tell us at support and we’ll correct it.
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