MassageBook Vs. Vagaro Vs. Yottled: Pros and Cons | 2023

Having the right software is essential for your business’s survival. In this article, we have shortlisted 3 leading all-in-one software, Vagaro, MassageBook, and Yottled to help you choose the right solution for your spa and massage business. We will compare their cost, add-on fees, and top 18 features. 

MassageBook Vs. Vagaro Vs. Yottled: 18 Points Comparison

Vagaro Vs. MassageBook Vs. Yottled: Pros and Cons

Let’s understand the pluses and minuses of each platform to help you choose the right one for your business.

Vagaro

Vagaro is offering a booking and scheduling platform for beauty and wellness businesses. It has many other features are add-ons to make the ale-carte. Here are some pros and cons.

Pros

• Starts at $25/mo. per employee (bookable calendar). This rate is lower than other big players in the market.
• Rates reduce as you add more employees.
• The basic plan has attractive options such as a booking page, gift cards, basic SOAP notes, social media integration, and invoices.
• Provides the option to shift payment processing fees to your clients in order to reduce business costs.

Cons

• It makes your customers register and create accounts to book. This step creates a barrier in the booking experience as people don’t like to enter user ids and passwords all the time.
• Too expensive for larger teams.
• Basic features like digital forms and data storage cost $10/mo. each, i.e., $240/year for both combined.
• Automated text messages for notifications and reminders cost an additional $20/month, i.e., $240/year, which you can get free with other platforms.
• Difficult to use for non-tech-savvy users.

Yottled

Yottled is providing an all-in-one business management solution to the beauty, wellness, and fitness industries. Here are some pros and cons.

Pros

• Doesn’t charge anything to massage therapists and spas. It charges a small convenience fee to the end users when they book. It’s 100% free to businesses.  
• All features are included with unlimited usage.
• Unlimited employee calendars (bookable calendars) are included.
• No revenue sharing.
• Gives the option to pass on payment processing fees to the final user to reduce business costs.
• Doesn’t force clients to sign up and create an account before they can book, reducing the page dropout rate dramatically.
• Email marketing tool is available for free with pre-built templates and a drag-and-drop facility.
• Some of the attractive features: Digital forms, a booking page with brand logo, and colors, social media integration, SOAP notes (basic), storage (CRM), Google calendar sync, gift cards, and automated text and email notifications.

Cons

• Doesn’t have advanced- interactive SOAP notes.
• Support is available through text messages, and email. Live chat is available only from their knowledgebase, which is difficult to find..
• Available in the US and Canada only. No global availability, yet.

MassageBook

It is a platform specialized for independent massage therapists and spas. Here are some advantages and disadvantages.

Pros

• Discounted rates for members of AMTA.
• The basic plan includes some attractive features like Google calendar sync, a basic booking page, SOAP notes, storage, and social media integration.
• Includes unlimited employee bookable employees.
• Has interactive and detailed SOAP notes with upgraded plans.

Cons

• Need to upgrade the plan to use some features massage therapists need in day-to-day business such as Automated text messages for notifications and reminders, Email marketing, and invoices.
• Gift cards: One of the most popular amenities is not included in the basic plan and customers are forced to buy the most expensive (Amplify) plan.
• Unlike Vagaro and Yottled, it doesn’t provide an option to pass on the payment processing fees to end customers.
• The end customer needs to sign up before booking an appointment with any massage therapist.
• Need to upgrade the plan to integrate the booking facility into your existing website.