Software compared
What to Use compared 17 booking systems for salons, barbers and spas in Australia, checked against each product's own website in September 2026. The ones whose websites confirm the most of the 12 capabilities salons, barbers and spas most often need are Phorest (12 of 12), Fresha (11 of 12) and Ovatu (11 of 12). 11 of them publish a price.
Ordered by how many of the 12 capabilities salons, barbers and spas most often ask about the product's own website confirms, then by whether it publishes a price. Prices are shown as each product publishes them and are not ranked against each other, because their units differ. It is a count of confirmed capabilities, not a quality rating, and nobody can pay to be listed or placed.
| Product | Confirmed | Price | Capabilities its website confirms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phorest | 12 of 12 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools, Staff rostering, Mobile app, Xero integration, Reporting |
| Fresha | 11 of 12 | From $29.95 per team member per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools, Staff rostering, Mobile app, Reporting |
| Ovatu | 11 of 12 | From US$25 | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools, Staff rostering, Mobile app, Reporting |
| Shortcuts Fusion | 10 of 12 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools, Staff rostering, Xero integration, Reporting |
| Hairware Beautyware | 9 of 12 | From $129.57 | Online booking, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools, Mobile app, Reporting |
| Square Appointments | 9 of 12 | From $40 per location per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Marketing tools, Mobile app, Reporting |
| AppFlow | 8 of 12 | From $39 per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Marketing tools, Mobile app, Xero integration, Reporting |
| SimplyBook.me | 8 of 12 | From $14 per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Mobile app, Xero integration |
| Vagaro | 8 of 12 | From $45 per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools, Reporting |
| Zenoti | 8 of 12 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools |
| Zolmi (formerly Belliata) | 8 of 12 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Loyalty, Marketing tools, Reporting |
| @Master ShopMaster | 7 of 12 | From $117 per month | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Marketing tools, Reporting |
| Mindbody | 7 of 12 | From $89 | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Point of sale, Integrated payments, Marketing tools, Staff rostering, Reporting |
| Simple Salon | 6 of 12 | From US$20 | Online booking, Loyalty, Gift vouchers, Marketing tools, Mobile app, Reporting |
| Bookeo | 6 of 12 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Client records, Integrated payments, Marketing tools, Reporting |
| Booksy | 5 of 12 | Not published | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Integrated payments, Marketing tools, Mobile app |
| BookAndGo | 4 of 12 | From $29 per month ex GST | Online booking, Appointment reminders, Integrated payments, Gift vouchers |
Phorest is cloud software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Contact Us 1800 945 250 letsgrowaus@phorest.com".
Contact Us 1800 945 250 letsgrowaus@phorest.com
View profileFresha is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Fresha.com Pty Ltd registered in Australia under company number 627 580 563 Level 4 346 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2000".
Australian presence stated on its website
View profileOvatu is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Made with ❤️ in Australia".
Made with ❤️ in Australia.
View profileShortcuts Fusion is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Australia and New Zealand Level 13, 348 Edward Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia".
Australia and New Zealand Level 13, 348 Edward Street Brisbane QLD 4000 Australia
View profileHairware Beautyware is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "The Hairware Beautyware story began in Brisbane in 1986".
The Hairware Beautyware story began in Brisbane in 1986
View profileSquare Appointments is cloud software for salons, barbers and spas and gyms and fitness studios. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "All loans are issued by Square AU Pty Ltd. Valid Australian bank account is required".
All loans are issued by Square AU Pty Ltd. Valid Australian bank account is required.
View profileAppFlow is software for salons, barbers and spas and gyms and fitness studios. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Australian owned Priced in AUD Payments by stripe".
Australian owned Priced in AUD Payments by stripe
View profileSimplyBook.me is software for salons, barbers and spas and gyms and fitness studios. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Basic A$11.67 per month, billed annually A$14 per month, billed monthly".
Basic A$11.67 per month, billed annually A$14 per month, billed monthly
View profileVagaro is cloud software for salons, barbers and spas and gyms and fitness studios. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Contact Sales: (02) 3813 8768 ext. 1 Contact Support: (02) 8319 9138 ext. 2".
Contact Sales: (02) 3813 8768 ext. 1 Contact Support: (02) 8319 9138 ext. 2
View profileZenoti is software for salons, barbers and spas and gyms and fitness studios. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Brisbane Level 1 - 1 Miles Platting Rd, Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113, Australia".
Brisbane Level 1 - 1 Miles Platting Rd, Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113, Australia
View profileZolmi (formerly Belliata) is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Choose your staff count and monthly or annual billing to compare START and PRO in AUD".
Choose your staff count and monthly or annual billing to compare START and PRO in AUD.
View profile@Master ShopMaster is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Sage Hotel Ringwood 211 Maroondah Hwy Ringwood VIC 3134".
Sage Hotel Ringwood 211 Maroondah Hwy Ringwood VIC 3134
View profileMindbody is software for gyms and fitness studios and salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "starting at A$89/month per location".
starting at A$89/month per location
View profileSimple Salon is cloud software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "As an Australian product, Simple Salon promises to give you more time, more revenue, and less stress".
Australian presence stated on its website
View profileBookeo is software for salons, barbers and spas and gyms and fitness studios. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Solo Appointments $ 14 95 AUD/month".
Solo Appointments $ 14 95 AUD/month
View profileBooksy is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Booksy logo au List your business".
Booksy logo au List your business
View profileBookAndGo is software for salons, barbers and spas. Its website gives its Australian presence as: "Legal entity: Fintech Development Pty Ltd ABN: 78 655 608 969 Address: Level 1, 18-20 Knuckey St, Darwin NT 0800".
Australian presence stated on its website
View profileEvery fact comes from the product's own website, where its wording was found when we fetched the page in September 2026. "Not stated" means the website did not say so when checked, not that the product lacks it. Confirm features, prices and terms with the provider.