The Vagaro alternative with no surprise fees

Vagaro advertises at $24-30 a month. Owners who run it describe a different bill. Ritmello was built against that drift: one price, everything included. Here is the comparison, sources included.

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79 $ CAD, 79 $ US or 79 € a month depending on your region. Everything included, no contract.

What owners write about Vagaro

“They up charge for everything and their software is not reliable.”

Vagaro review

Advertised at $24-30/month. Recorded reality: $70-150 for a three-chair salon once calendars and add-ons pile up.

Vagaro pricing audit, August 2026

Prices and practices recorded in August 2026 from public vendor pages and verified reviews. Always check current terms.

$10 more per calendar, every staff member raises the bill

Unlimited calendars and instructors, included. Adding a staff member costs nothing: no counter exists in the code.

Paid add-ons for marketing, forms, branding

Everything ships in the base product: automatic reminders, full reports, a public page on your colors and your domain.

Partial data export

Full export in one click, JSON format: clients, history, payments, bookings. Your data stays yours.

Ritmello vs Vagaro

	Ritmello	Vagaro
Real monthly price (3 staff)	$79 flat	$70-150 + add-ons
Fee per added calendar	None	$10/calendar
Commission on your clients	0%	Paid Boost
Full data export	1 click, JSON	Partial
Client booking	Email only, no account	Account required
Bilingual FR/EN interface	Included	No

Prices and practices recorded in August 2026 from public vendor pages and verified reviews. Always check current terms.

Your migration is done for you, free

Export your data from your current software (a CSV file is enough) and send it over: we import your clients, their passes and their remaining credits, and hand you back a studio ready to use. Nothing is created without your confirmation, and re-running an import never creates duplicates. Included, not billed.

Questions we actually get

Can I migrate from Vagaro to Ritmello?

Yes. Export your lists from Vagaro and send them over: we import your clients, their passes and remaining credits, free, with a preview you confirm before anything is created.

Is the advertised price really the paid price?

Yes. That is the product’s founding principle: $79 a month, or $149 for studios above 150 active members. No other fee exists, and our terms commit to 60 days’ notice before any change.

What about a salon rather than a studio?

Ritmello handles appointments as well as group classes: single services, packs and memberships, automatic reminders. Same model.