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Feature	Shops Platform	Square	Booksy	Vagaro	Boulevard	Yocale	Fresha	GlossGenius	Mangomint	ChowNow	Mindbody	Toast	Clover
Flat monthly price (no % of sales)	Yes	No	Yes¹	Yes	No²	Yes	No³	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes⁴	No	No	No
Use your own payment processor	Yes	No	No	No⁵	No⁶	Yes⁷	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Month-to-month (no annual contract)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No⁸	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Memberships / recurring billing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Online booking / ordering	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
In-person card terminal support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SMS appointment / order updates	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Shops Platform

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): Yes
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: Yes
Use your own payment processor: Yes
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: Yes
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Square

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): No
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Booksy

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): Yes¹
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Vagaro

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): Yes
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No⁵
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Boulevard

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): No²
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No⁶
Month-to-month (no annual contract): No⁸
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Yocale

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): Yes
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: Yes⁷
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Fresha

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): No³
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

GlossGenius

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): Yes
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Mangomint

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): Yes
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

ChowNow

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): Yes
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: Yes⁴
Use your own payment processor: Yes
Month-to-month (no annual contract): Yes
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: No
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: No
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Mindbody

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): No
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): No
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: Yes
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Toast

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): No
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): No
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: No
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: Yes

Clover

Flat monthly price (no % of sales): No
Platform takes no per-transaction percentage: No
Use your own payment processor: No
Month-to-month (no annual contract): No
Card surcharges (where eligible) kept by merchant: No
Memberships / recurring billing: No
Online booking / ordering: Yes
In-person card terminal support: Yes
SMS appointment / order updates: No

Yes No Partial Not applicable

Base tier includes 1 staff member; +$10/mo per additional.
Per-location tiers; custom quote.
Software is 'free' — funded by mandatory processing percentage.
No per-order commission, but still requires a payment processor.
Vagaro Merchant Services required.
Boulevard Payments required.
Yocale Pay promoted but third-party processors historically supported.
12-month contract, auto-renewing.