Vagaro alternative

Booked sessions that turn into client work.

Booking links and reminders, then the quote, the deal and the invoice, in one app. For consultants, coaches and agencies, with unlimited users.

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Free plan, no card. Paste your Vagaro client list into Ask Sam.

Northwind StudioOnline bookingQuotesInvoicesA consulting studio's client work

Vagaro and Alori, side by side.

VagaroAlori

Price for a team of 5$75 CAD a month, plus add-onsFrom $99 a month, everyone included

Booking links and remindersYes, with text remindersYes, email reminders

Payment or deposit at bookingYes, a strengthNot yet

Point of sale and card readerYes, a strengthNo

Memberships, packages, classesYesNot yet

Deals, pipeline and quotesNoBuilt in

Video sessionsLive Stream add-on, $15 a monthAlori video, recorded with a transcript and summary

From a booked session to a paid invoice.

A client books a strategy session. The quote goes out after the call, and the invoice follows when the work is done.

1The client books
2The quote goes out
3The invoice gets paid

The client books

What changes on Monday.

01
BeforeA point of sale and a marketplace we never use
With AloriBooking, quotes and invoices for client work
02
BeforeForms, texts and a website are each an add-on
With AloriWebsite, CRM and email campaigns included
03
BeforeNo place to follow a client who buys a project
With AloriDeals, quotes and invoices on each client

Sessions clients book on their own.

Make a booking link for each kind of session. Pick its length, where it happens, its questions and its reminders.

In person, by phone, Alori video or Google Meet.
Several clients can book one time with a group link.
Clients cancel or move online.

A website with a booking button.

Alori builds your website and changes it by chat. Ask for a booking button and it's there, next to your services.

Embed the calendar, a button or a text link on any site.
Send email campaigns to your client list.
Unlimited users on every plan.

Change it by asking.

Your app isn’t frozen on day one. Write what you need, the way you’d text it. Alori makes the change and shows you before anything goes live.

Make a 60 minute strategy session link
Add these clients from my Vagaro export
Send Brightdesk a quote for the workshop
Which invoices are not paid yet?

The full guide

Everything above, in detail: how it works, what it replaces and what it does not.

Short answer: Vagaro is built for salons, spas and gyms, and does that job well. Alori is a Vagaro alternative for small businesses whose appointments lead to client work instead: consultants, coaches, agencies and software companies who book calls and sessions, then send a quote, follow a deal and bill. You get booking links, reminders and recorded video calls next to your customers, deals and invoices, with unlimited users. Your client list comes over by pasting it into Ask Sam.

Why teams leave Vagaro

Vagaro is a full system for beauty, wellness and fitness businesses. Teams leave it when their business looks less like a salon:

Its point of sale, memberships and consumer marketplace are built for a salon and do little for a consultancy.
Forms, text marketing, a website and a branded app are each a monthly add-on.
There are no deals, pipelines or quotes for clients who buy a project instead of a haircut.

What you pay

Vagaro, as listed on its pricing page in November 2026 (prices shown in Canadian dollars from Canada):

Team of 5	Vagaro	Alori
Calendars	$35 CAD a month for 1 calendar, plus $10 for each extra one, up to 7	Unlimited users on every plan
For 5 people	$75 CAD a month	Free to start, Solo from $99 a month, Business from $249
Add-ons	Forms $15, text marketing from $20, website $30, branded app $265 a month	Website, CRM, quotes and invoices included

Vagaro also charges card processing on payments. See Alori's pricing.

What Alori replaces

Booking links for each kind of session, in person, by phone, Alori video or Google Meet, with your own questions, notice and buffers.
Team links and group bookings: give each booking to the next free person, book the whole team together, or let several clients book one time.
Email reminders 2 days, 1 day, 4 hours or 1 hour before. Google and Outlook calendars block busy times. Clients can cancel or move online.
Recorded video sessions with a transcript and a summary.
Customers, deals, quotes and invoices clients pay by card.
A website with a booking button, built and changed by chat.
Email campaigns to your client list.

What Alori doesn't do yet

Alori has no point of sale or card reader, no payment or deposit when a client books, no memberships, packages or gift cards, no class schedule, no text reminders and no consumer marketplace. If you run a salon, spa, studio or gym, stay on Vagaro.

How to switch

Start free. Describe your business. Alori builds your app with customers, Booking and invoices.
Recreate your services as booking links, with their lengths, questions and reminders, and connect your calendar.
Bring your clients. Export your client list from Vagaro and paste it into Ask Sam ("Add these customers:"). Alori sorts names, emails and phones, with an Undo button.
Swap the booking link on your website and social profiles.

Questions

Another question? Ask it when you start.

For a business that books sessions and then sells and bills client work, yes. For a salon, spa or gym that needs a point of sale, memberships and a marketplace, Vagaro is the better tool.

Not yet. Clients pay your invoices by card from the invoice email.

Your clients, pasted into Ask Sam. Services become booking links you set up again.

Small businesses, mostly software companies and agencies under 50 people.

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Your turn.

Describe your business in a sentence. Alori builds the app.