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Pulse vs. Vagaro

Pulse vs. Vagaro

Vagaro is a well-established platform for beauty, wellness, and fitness businesses. Pulse is built for service businesses that want a clean, modern booking experience with deposits, reminders, intake forms, client management, payments, multi-location support, and English/French-ready workflows.

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Where Pulse wins

  • A clean, modern booking page — clients book without an account
  • Deposits and no-show protection
  • Automated SMS and email reminders
  • Client intake forms and full client records
  • Gift cards, packages, and memberships
  • Stripe payments for deposits and service checkout
  • Multi-location support with per-location staff and hours
  • English and French-ready workflows

Where Vagaro wins

  • A consumer marketplace for client discovery
  • In-person POS hardware
  • Deep class and fitness scheduling tools
  • A large, established user base
  • Integrations like QuickBooks and Zoom

Pricing — side by side

Pulse

$39/mo

Pro plan — everything included

Flat monthly price · Features bundled

Vagaro

$30+/mo

Business plan + add-ons

Some features billed as separate add-ons

Vagaro prices forms, marketing, and check-in as add-ons.

Feature
Pulse
Vagaro
Online booking page
Book without a client account
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Deposits at booking
No-show protection
SMS reminders
Client intake forms
Client profiles and history
Gift cards
Memberships and packages
Multi-location support
Google Calendar sync
English / French workflows
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Consumer discovery marketplace
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In-person POS hardware
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