Vagaro costs $50/month ($600/year). Here's why hair stylists are leaving.
That's $2,013 gone in 3 years. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
That's 36 hours of a hair stylist's work every year — just to pay for Vagaro.
Now add $50/month to Vagaro on top of that. At median hair stylist earnings ($35,080/year), that is 36 hours of work annually — just for software that does not solve half these problems.
Hair Stylists need these. Vagaro doesn't include them — you'd pay for another subscription.
Nexa includes all of this for $279 once.
Vagaro is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
Most hair stylists are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Reports → export client list, appointment history, and sales data to CSV.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and set up your service categories.
Run both for 2 weeks. Update your booking link to Nexa. Notify existing clients.
Cancel subscription. Redirect old booking URLs to your new Nexa page.
Here's the math: Vagaro at $50/month costs $600 in year one, $668 in year two (11.4% SaaS inflation), and $745 in year three. That's $2,013 gone in 3 years — and you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access to your data, your clients, your history. Everything.
Nexa is $279 once. Invoicing, scheduling, CRM, accounting, time tracking — all connected, all offline-capable, all yours. You break even in 5.6 months. After that, Vagaro users keep paying $50 every month while you keep $1,734 over 3 years. The 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk: if Nexa doesn't work for your hair stylist business, full refund.
Real hair stylists near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a hair stylist? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every hair stylist on Nexa →
For solo hair stylists and small teams (1-5 people), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Vagaro lacks Full financial suite and Task management — Nexa includes both. Vagaro may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
Four steps: export your data, set up helix, parallel run, cancel vagaro. Most hair stylists are fully switched in 1-2 days. You can run both in parallel until you're confident — cancel Vagaro only when you're ready.
Export everything before canceling. Nexa imports client lists, invoices, and expenses from CSV. Your data stays yours — unlike Vagaro, where losing access means losing everything.
The median hair stylist earns $35,080/year. Vagaro at $600/year represents 36 hours of work annually — just for software. Nexa at $279 once is 0.8% of annual income, paid one time. After that, it's free forever.
Vagaro is a subscription — you pay every month, the price goes up every year, and if you stop paying, you lose access to everything. Your client list, your invoices, your financial history. Gone. That is not ownership. That is renting your own business data.
Nexa is $279 once — or $99 today and two more payments. Your data lives on your device. Everything is integrated: scheduling connects to CRM, jobs auto-generate invoices, time tracking feeds your accounting. No Zapier. No copying between apps. One purchase, own it forever. 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk.
Full comparison, break-even math, and 30-day money-back guarantee.
Pricing verified March 2026. SaaS inflation rate: 11.4% YoY.