Keep your bookings. Keep your clients. Keep your brand.
Marketplaces rent you demand and share your customers. Meeting tools give you a link, not a business. Hacado is the opposite: an independent booking website for beauty and wellness studios that already have Instagram, Google, and word of mouth.
| Capability | Hacado | Calendly | Acuity | Square Appointments | Booksy | Fresha | Vagaro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent branded website |  |  | Limited | | | | |
| Your own domain | | Limited | Limited | Limited | | | Limited |
| Marketplace / directory | | | | | | | |
| You own the client list | | | | | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Stripe + Square + PayPal | | Limited | | | Limited | Limited | Limited |
| Online payments | | Limited | | | | | |
| SMS reminders | | Limited | | | | | |
| Gift cards | | | | | | | |
| Waitlist | | | | | | | |
| Multi-staff calendars | | Limited | | | | | |
“Limited” means the capability exists in a thinner form or on higher plans / add-ons. Marketplace tools may charge commissions; Hacado does not run a client directory.
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Hacado gives independent beauty & wellness businesses a beautiful booking website without the ugly software.
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