Pronto vs WalkInCheckIn
Pronto
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| Figure | Pronto | WalkInCheckIn |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Salon CRM Software | 9.1 (#2) | 6.4 (#45) |
| Integrations | Notification integrations use Resend or SMTP email, Telegram Bot API, Meta WhatsApp Cloud API and Viber Bot API. | The integrations page lists Twilio for SMS and SendGrid for transactional email; Birdeye review display is available, while automated review collection is coming soon. |
| Product | Pronto provides salon appointment booking, point of sale, client CRM, inventory tracking, and automated reminders. | WalkInCheckIn provides a live walk-in queue, self-service kiosk, client CRM and loyalty for salons and spas. |
| Support | The documented support route for self-hosting is opening a GitHub issue; paid installation help is offered through the GitHub page. | The contact page offers a 20-minute demo and says email inquiries receive a reply within one business day. |
Plans
In their own words
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.
WalkInCheckIn
WalkInCheckIn has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.