Microsoft Bookings vs GlossGenius

Acuity Scheduling

Calendly

Vagaro

Square Point of Sale

Book Like A Boss

StyleSeat

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Calendly is a scheduling automation platform that helps individuals, teams, and enterprises book meetings faster, eliminate back-and-forth emails, and connect their calendar, CRM, and video tools into one seamless scheduling workflow.

Book Like A Boss is a platform for scheduling appointments and selling products and services online through a custom all-in-one booking page. Send automated reminders via email or SMS and connect with PayPal, Stripe or Square to collect payments and sync with Google Calendar, iCloud, Outlook & more.

Acuity Scheduling is an online appointment scheduling solution that allows clients to self-schedule appointments or classes online, complete custom forms, receive confirmation notifications and reminders, and pay or donate with a credit card.

Microsoft Bookings is an online appointment booking and scheduling tool for small businesses, available as part of Microsoft 365 for Business subscriptions. Clients can book the time and service they need, get a confirmation email and calendar invitation, reschedule or cancel if they must.

Access Controls/Permissions

Activity Dashboard

Appointment Management

Appointment Scheduling

Availability Management

Booking Management

Calendar Management

Calendar Sync

Class Scheduling

Client Database

Confirmations/Reminders

Customizable Branding

Email Management

Email Reminders

For Salons and Spas

Group Scheduling

Mobile Access

Online Booking

Real-Time Notifications

Real-time Scheduling

Real-Time Updates

Recurring Appointments

Reminders

Rescheduling

Self Service Portal

Third-Party Integrations

Website Integration

Microsoft Bookings

Android

Web-based

iPad

iPhone

Health inspector

Very easy to use and navigate. Love the look of it and it made everything seamless.

Operations Manager

I appreciate that Microsoft Bookings seamlessly integrates with my Outlook and other Microsoft suite programs. It is very easy to use and set up.

Software Engineer

It is easy to accidentally send your booking link out to a mass group of people, which can cause confusion and give people the impression that you are spamming them.

Marketing Manager CRM

Great solution under the same subscription which is already semintegrated with familiar Microsoft tools. Incredible performance overall and syncronization across different devices and apps.

Insurance Agent

I liked that I could post my availability and my clients could book their own appointments. I liked that I could create different meeting types/categories and lengths.

Instructional Technology Assistant

The great thing about this scheduling tool is that you can customize questions to ask the requester so that you can prepare for the upcoming appointment.

Systems Engineer

It’s pretty easy to use from a user and admin standpoint. I assist people with Bookings much more than use it, but I see it’s usefulness.

Owner

To access the full functions user should have the premium version which will cost some bucks. And there are still some functions missing which should include in a scheduling tool.

Assistant County Attorney

However, I believe some parts of the program are confusing and the price is a bit much for the product you are receiving.

Firm Administrator

I like that the software integrates with our Outlook Calendar. I can easily change users availability and it makes it easy for clients and our staff to schedule appointments.

Manager

It is A good communication app for businesses.

Project and IT Manager

You need to figure out all settings at first, but once you know how to navigate, almost anything is possible. Great tool for booking calls with colleagues and also externals.

Postdoctoral researcher

Another great Microsoft product to book appointments.

Maintenance and Reliability Engineer

I used to have to pay a separate subscription to allow customers to reserve seats for classes and Bookings does it for free with a simple and easy to use form.

Principal Consultant

Simple to use; easy to implement, pretty straightforward.

Owner 

I had issues syncing calendars. We missed appointments and had lots of miscommunication.

Attorney

I have spent quite a bit of time reading about this and changing the time zone settings. I have contacted customer support.

I use Microsoft Bookings to schedule individual technical support sessions with new faculty members using a personalized scheduling webpage and link.

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Microsoft Bookings screenshot: Microsoft Bookings business and customer information

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Freelancers

Large Enterprises

Mid Size Business

Non Profit

Small Business

Square Point of Sale is a POS solution for Android and iOS devices which includes tools for managing payments, digital receipts, inventory, reports, and more.

Vagaro is all-in-one software for beauty, wellness, and fitness professionals. Manage appointments, accept payments, run marketing campaigns, and grow your business all from one easy-to-use platform designed to help you save time and boost revenue.

StyleSeat is an online booking software for beauty and wellness professionals and their clients. Via the platform, professionals can showcase their work, connect with new and existing clients, and build their business, and clients can discover new services and providers, and book appointments online

GlossGenius is a booking and payment app for beauty and wellness professionals. With a custom website, card readers, smooth booking experience, text and email marketing, client reminders, and more, GlossGenius helps businesses make more and stress less.

Activity Tracking

Address Book

Alerts/Notifications

Attendance Management

Attendance Tracking

Automated Responses

Automated Scheduling

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Before & After Pictures

Billing & Invoicing

Booth Rental Management

Calendar/Reminder System

Client Management

Client Portal

Client Profiles

Collaboration Tools

Color Codes/Icons

Commission Management

Consent Management

Contact Database

Credit Card Management

Credit Card Processing

Customer Database

Customer History

Customer Mobile App

Customer Surveys

Customizable Fields

Customizable Forms

Customizable Reports

Customizable Templates

Data Import/Export

Debit/Credit Card Processing

Discount Management

Drag & Drop

Electronic Forms

Electronic Payments

Email Marketing

Employee Management

Employee Scheduling

Event Calendar

Event Management

Event Scheduling

Faculty/Staff Management

For Barbershops

For Medical Spas

For Retail

For Yoga/Pilates Studios

Gift Card Management

In-Person Payments

Inventory Management

Inventory Tracking

Item Management

Loyalty Program

Marketing Automation

Membership Management

Mobile Alerts

Multiple User Accounts

Online Payments

Payment Processing

Payment Reminders

Payroll & Commissions

Payroll Management

Performance Metrics

Point of Sale (POS)

Promotions Management

Ratings/Reviews

Real-Time Data

Real-Time Reporting

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Referral Tracking

Registration Management

Reporting & Statistics

Reporting/Analytics

Reputation Management

Retail Inventory Management

Retail Management

GlossGenius

Linux

Windows

Beauty provider lash and brow specialist

I love I can keep track of all my expenses, I love how easily my clients are able to book without any hassle, they all love the gorgeous design, and I’m able to take deposits.

Salon Pro Coaching for Stylist

The Gloss Genius community is wonderful and the support on their platform is amazing - especially for any of your customer service needs pertaining to the app.

Hairstylist

I love Gloss for so many reasons, but mostly because it has changed my whole business for the better. I love the organization and the smooth booking process from start to finish.

Owner stylist

Whenever I had an issue with something they were super responsive and helped me. My clients also rave about the simplicity and easiness of its use.

GG is easy to use and gives you the freedom to customize the app to your liking. This app also has a wait list feature which is very helpful.

esthetician

First, the fact that GlossGenius makes you a booking website is exceptional. Not only is it super cute, but also easy to navigate by everyone.

Waxer

I especially love that it integrates Google reviews, which helps boost my online presence, and offers Buy Now, Pay Later options for clients, making my services more accessible.

Owner / Advanced Technical Colourist

Inventory system was horrible. And your reviews just sit there.

Esthetician 

Time is money and this software has saved me SO much time. It’s like having an assistant who will schedule clients, remind me of my appointments, notes, and more.

owner/operator

AMAZING customer service, whiteglove service where they import all your info. You can text notes about the service which will be texted back to  you before the next time the client comes in.

Esthetician

Overall is good, better now with desk top capability.

How user friendly it is. Very easy to customize it to fit your business needs.

Exceptional, my clients love it for booking and so do I for running my business.

M embarrassed to have used this software and am looking for alternatives now.

I have been extremely happy with this app and the low cost for small business owners.

No software is perfect and I think fhere are some features that could be added (like more than one employee or location and maybe website integration) but for the solo practioner it is amazing.

Again I am paying someone to explain to them that they need to cancel first, and then reschedule. Some don’t want to cancel in the event the new time is not available.

Very little options for editing messages that go out to clients. It automatically tells them to call to cancel/ reschedule.

Microsoft Bookings vs GlossGenius Comparison (2026)

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