Barbs vs Pronto
Barbs
barbs.my
Pronto
trypronto.appSide by side
| Figure | Barbs | Pronto |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 79 MYR/mo | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Barbershop Scheduling Software | 8.2 (#11) | 8.9 (#1) |
| Booking | Customers can book from a phone using a shop QR code without downloading an app. | Clients can book through a public page using only their name and phone number, without an account or app. |
| Integrations | The online store supports DuitNow, ToyyibPay, and Billplz checkout; the pricing page says subscription payments use ToyyibPay and Billplz. | Notification integrations use Resend or SMTP email, Telegram Bot API, Meta WhatsApp Cloud API and Viber Bot API. |
| Notifications | Barbs offers automatic customer reminders and notifications through WhatsApp, SMS, and email. | Automatic messages cover confirmations, 24-hour reminders, one-hour reminders, thank-you messages, reactivation, birthdays and low-stock alerts. |
| Point of sale | The POS supports multiple payment methods and receipt printing, and the Android app can continue selling offline and sync later. | The POS supports cash, card, and transfer, discounts, printed or digital receipts, and offline checkout. |
| Product | Barbs is an all-in-one barbershop system for queue management, online booking, point of sale, inventory, and loyalty. | Pronto provides salon appointment booking, point of sale, client CRM, inventory tracking, and automated reminders. |
| Support | Barbs offers email support with a stated reply time within 24 hours and support through WhatsApp. | The documented support route for self-hosting is opening a GitHub issue; paid installation help is offered through the GitHub page. |
Plans
In their own words
Barbs
Barbs is an all-in-one system for barbershops, covering queues, online bookings, point of sale, inventory, and loyalty. Customers can scan a shop QR code to join a queue, follow their turn on a phone, and receive updates. They can also book from a phone through the shop QR code without downloading an app. The POS supports multiple payment methods and receipt printing; the Android app can keep selling offline and sync later. Barbs sends automatic reminders and notifications through WhatsApp, SMS, and email, and its online store supports DuitNow, ToyyibPay, and Billplz checkout. The Free plan costs nothing and includes one barber, unlimited queue and walk-ins, unlimited POS and receipts, and 15 online bookings per day. Growth costs 79 MYR a month, billed monthly; Pro costs 149 MYR a month, billed monthly; Enterprise costs 299 MYR a month, billed monthly. The service is built for Malaysian barbershops, from solo shops to businesses with multiple branches. It runs on Android and the web.
Pronto
Pronto provides appointment booking, point of sale, client CRM, inventory tracking, and automated reminders for salons and related businesses. It is presented for beauty, hair, and nail salons, barbershops, spas, lash studios, and tattoo studios. Clients can book online using only a name and phone number, without an account or app download. The point of sale supports cash, card, and transfer, discounts, printed or digital receipts, and offline checkout. Booking confirmations and reminders can be sent through Email, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Viber. Businesses can link a booking page from Instagram or Google and import client lists from Fresha, Vagaro, Booksy, Mindbody, Square, or another platform that exports CSV. Cloud users can export client data and history; self-hosted data stays on the user's server. The free plan allows one staff member, 100 clients, 50 bookings per month, and 100 products. Starter costs $19 a month and includes five staff, unlimited clients and bookings, and 2,000 products. Pronto runs on the web and supports self-hosting on Linux, macOS, or Windows with WSL2; self-hosting uses Docker Compose and requires at least 1 GB RAM.