BARBER-OS vs CutQueue

BARBER-OS is barbershop management software for appointments, online booking, payment processing, and point of sale. It offers customizable booking and scheduling, while its dashboard tracks products, stock orders, and retail sales. Shop tools listed in plan comparisons include team scheduling, employee management, permissions, compensation, pay runs, commissions, payroll, tip splitting, and multi-location management. Marketing features include appointment and client relationship automations, Google Booking, offers, campaigns, two-way messaging, loyalty programs, reviews, and gift cards. The service runs on Android, iOS, and the web, with Admin, POS, and walk-in kiosk apps. Integrated payments for online and in-person transactions are advertised from 2.2% + $0.20 per payment. Clip AI is presented for booking and rescheduling automation, client questions, business insights, and call handling, but is marked as coming soon. The Online Booking Plan is free at free. The Solo Plan costs $29 a month, and Elite costs $89 a month; paid plans list a 7-day trial. The privacy notice says payment data is handled and stored by Adyen.

CutQueue is booking and management software for barbershops, aimed primarily at UK businesses while stating that it works globally. It covers appointments, walk-ins, manual bookings, closed periods, staff rotas, time off and next-up tracking. Clients can create accounts, verify email, manage bookings and return through a client portal. A tablet kiosk handles walk-ins and check-ins, with arrivals shown to staff. The service also supplies a booking website, booking button, booking and review QR codes, and printable shop posters. Payment and records tools include deposits, cash and card logging, VAT exports, payroll tracking and external payout records; CutQueue says it does not hold payroll money. Reporting includes stock, retail sales, reorders, expenses, tasks, notes and consultation records. Stripe can process deposits. Plans run from £10.00 per month to £49.00 per month, with a 7-day trial.