BARBER-OS vs PuroBarber

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.

PuroBarber brings barbershop operations together with a barber forum, videos, a store, and a client directory. Its management tools handle appointments, client records, point of sale, inventory, commissions, and reports for solo barbers or teams. Staff can place walk-in clients in a digital queue, assign them to available barbers, and notify them when service is ready. The calendar shows each barber’s availability and sends automatic reminders. Payments can be cash, card, or a mix, with tickets and transaction records available. Inventory tools track minimum stock, reorder alerts, product use by service, and consumption reports. Owners managing multiple locations can oversee location-specific staff, stock, appointments, and reporting in one dashboard. Reports cover sales, commissions, best-selling products, frequent customers, and revenue by period, and can be exported. PuroBarber is cloud-based, requires an internet connection, and runs on Android, iOS, and the web. The free Solo plan is free; paid plans include Barbershop at 199 MXN a month and Barbershop Plus at 499 MXN a month. A 30-day trial is listed.