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Appointment scheduling & booking · Alternatives
Salonist Booking is an appointment scheduling & booking product from Salonist, Chandigarh, priced at ₹2,000/mo. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 3 have a free plan, 5 are built in India, and 9 start cheaper or free.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Salonist Booking are MioSalon (₹1,500/mo), Acuity Scheduling (₹1,200/mo), Practo Ray (₹999/mo), DocEngage (₹1,000/mo) and Chili Piper (₹2,500/mo). Zoho Bookings is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹999/month.
There is no free plan
Salonist Booking has no free tier. 3 alternatives do, which lets you test with real data before you pay.
Cost
Salonist Booking starts at ₹2,000/mo. 9 alternatives start lower or have a free plan.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Salonist Booking's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Salonist Booking (current) | ₹2,000/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.4/5 | — |
| 1 |  MioSalon | ₹1,500/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.4/5 | |
| 2 |  Acuity Scheduling | ₹1,200/mo | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 3 |  Practo Ray | ₹999/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.5/5 | |
| 4 |  DocEngage | ₹1,000/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.4/5 | |
| 5 |  Chili Piper | ₹2,500/mo | No | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 6 |  Vagaro | ₹2,500/mo | No | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 7 |  Booksy | ₹2,500/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 8 |  Bookedin | ₹2,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 9 |  Savvycal | ₹1,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 10 |  Bookeo | ₹1,200/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 11 |  Rezdy | ₹4,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 12 |  Kitomba | ₹4,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 13 |  Amelia | ₹3,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.1/5 | |
| 14 |  LatePoint | ₹4,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.1/5 | |
| 15 |  Bookly | ₹5,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 16 |  Microsoft Bookings | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 17 |  Zoho Bookings | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.8/5 | |
| 18 |  Picktime | Free | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 19 |  Regiondo | ₹4,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 20 |  SimplyBook.me | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 |
MioSalon · Bengaluru · Appointment scheduling & booking · 4.4/5
Salon and spa software built in Bengaluru.
₹1,500/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
Key features
Squarespace · New York · Appointment scheduling & booking · 4.5/5
Online appointment scheduling.
₹1,200/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
Practo · Bengaluru · Appointment scheduling & booking · 4.5/5
Clinic appointment and practice management.
₹999/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
DocEngage · Bengaluru · Appointment scheduling & booking · 4.4/5
Clinic appointments and CRM built in Bengaluru.
₹1,000/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
Chili Piper · Brooklyn · Appointment scheduling & booking · 4.4/5
Inbound lead scheduling.
₹2,500/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
Vagaro · Pleasanton · Appointment scheduling & booking · 4.4/5
Salon, spa and fitness software.
₹2,500/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
₹2,500/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
₹2,000/mo
Free trial
SavvyCal · Cincinnati · Appointment scheduling & booking · 4.3/5
Scheduling links that overlay calendars.
₹1,000/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
₹1,200/mo
Free trial
Compared with Salonist Booking
The closest matches to Salonist Booking on App Advisor are MioSalon (₹1,500/mo), Acuity Scheduling (₹1,200/mo), Practo Ray (₹999/mo). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Salonist Booking, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 3 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Zoho Bookings (Free plan), Picktime (Free), SimplyBook.me (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, Practo Ray starts lowest at ₹999/mo, compared with ₹2,000/mo for Salonist Booking. Zoho Bookings also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 5 alternatives are built in India, including MioSalon (₹1,500/mo), Practo Ray (₹999/mo), DocEngage (₹1,000/mo). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
MioSalon is the closest match to Salonist Booking in our catalogue. Key differences: Starts ₹500/mo cheaper (₹1,500/mo vs ₹2,000/mo). Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in appointment scheduling & booking or a category Salonist Booking also covers, and Salonist's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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