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Pulse vs. Vagaro

Pulse vs. Vagaro

Vagaro is a feature-rich platform built primarily for the US market. Pulse is Canada-first — with CAD pricing, PIPEDA compliance, and a simpler setup that gets you taking bookings in under 5 minutes.

Where Pulse wins

  • Canada-first: CAD pricing, PIPEDA/CASL compliance
  • No marketplace listing — your booking page, your brand
  • Simpler setup — no overwhelming feature wall
  • Revenue Protected metric unique to Pulse
  • No per-booking processing fees on Pro plan
  • Modern client portal and mobile booking experience

Where Vagaro wins

  • Vagaro marketplace for discovery (US-focused)
  • POS hardware integration
  • Longer track record in US/CA market
  • More integrations (Zoom, QuickBooks)
  • Staff commission tracking (Pulse is adding this)
Feature
Pulse
Vagaro
Online booking page
CAD pricing
PIPEDA/CASL compliance
Deposits at booking
No-show fee auto-charge
SMS reminders
Client profiles
Gift cards
Memberships
Packages / credits
Google Calendar sync
Birthday campaigns
Revenue Protected metric
No marketplace fees
Setup under 5 minutes
Discovery marketplace
POS hardware

Pricing comparison

Pulse

$69/mo

Pro plan

CAD · No contracts

Vagaro

$85/mo

Business plan

USD — ~$115 CAD

+ add-on costs for some features

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