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Custom AI agentsWe build and run an agent for one jobPricingAboutBlogNine AI tools a small hair salon, barbershop or spa can use in 2026, from AI receptionists inside booking software to phone answering and promo copy, with prices read on each vendor page, who each fits, and one honest limit for each.
Checked October 26, 2026. Prices were read on each vendor's own pricing page. Zenoti does not publish a price, and Fresha showed local-currency prices to us, so Fresha is not in the list. Prices change: re-check before you buy. Dooza Crew is our product and our top pick for the admin around a small salon; we say why, and where the others fit better.
Our top pick for the admin around a small salon, barbershop or spa is Dooza Crew: AI employees that draft client and supplier emails, fill forms you upload and answer the phone, $49 a month for the whole organization, and they ask before sending anything or clicking Pay. If you want AI inside your booking calendar, the AI receptionists in Vagaro, Booksy, Mangomint, GlossGenius's AI helpers, Boulevard and Zenoti are built for that. For a human-plus-AI phone line, Smith.ai. For promo and social copy, Jasper.
Most, but shallowly. Goldman Sachs' 10,000 Small Businesses Voices program reported on March 17, 2026: "In a recent survey, 76% of small businesses said they are currently using artificial intelligence, and the results have been overwhelmingly positive."
The gap is in depth: "Only 14% of small businesses are fully integrating AI into core operations, suggesting many are still in early stages of adoption." That survey covers small businesses in general, not only salons, and Goldman Sachs runs the program, so treat it as one data point. We did not find a salon-only survey from a primary source. It does match what owners tell us: lots of people have tried a chatbot, few have AI doing a repeatable job every day.
| Tool | What the AI does | Price (vendor page, Oct 26) | Free option |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dooza Crew (ours, top pick) | AI employees for emails, forms and phone calls | $49/mo per organization, unlimited users and agents, AI usage included | 7 days free (card required) |
| Vagaro | Booking software with AI assistant Vera | $23.99/mo for the first 6 months, then $30.00 | 30-day free trial |
| Booksy | Booking software with AI Receptionist | $29.99/mo + tax | 14-day trial |
| Mangomint | Booking software with Mira AI receptionist | $120/mo per location + $10 per user | Free trial account |
| GlossGenius | Booking and payments with AI teammates | Standard $28/mo; Gold $56/mo | Free trial, no credit card |
| Boulevard | Salon software with Beau AI receptionist | Essentials $143/mo for 1 location | Demo |
| Zenoti | Salon and spa software with AI receptionist | Not published (book a demo) | Demo |
| Smith.ai | Phone answering, AI plus people | Starter $300/mo for 30 calls | No trial; 30-day money-back |
| Jasper | Promo and social copy | Pro $59/mo billed yearly or $69/mo monthly | 7-day free trial |
A small salon owner is often behind the chair all day and doing the paperwork at night: client emails, supplier reorders, booth-rental forms, a phone that rings mid-colour. Crew gives your salon AI employees, each with its own computer and browser and its own job. They work around the clock, work with your team in one chat, and pass work to each other. Before one sends an email or clicks Send, Submit or Pay, it asks you to Approve, Edit or Reject.
Example jobs you could give it: you could give one agent the job of answering the phone and taking a message while you are with a client; another the job of drafting replies to price and availability questions for you to approve; another the job of filling a fillable PDF or Excel form you upload, such as a supplier account application or a booth-rental agreement; another the job of drafting your weekly product reorder email to your supplier for your approval.
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Vagaro's pricing page says "Vagaro’s AI assistant, Vera, helps automate marketing, fill empty appointment slots, create descriptions, and communicate with clients."
Booksy lists an "AI Receptionist" alongside online booking and no-show protection.
Mangomint says: "Meet Mira: the AI receptionist that turns calls and texts into bookings."
GlossGenius has a section called "Powerful AI Teammates", with a Growth Analyst and an AI Marketing Assistant.
Boulevard says: "Boulevard's new AI Receptionist answers every call, helps clients book, and captures leads 24/7. Built into your Boulevard platform."
Zenoti's pricing page headlines "Never Miss a Booking with AI Receptionist" and also mentions "Meet Zeenie Your AI Assistant".
Smith.ai answers calls for small businesses: "Professional call answering by real people—trained in your field, fluent in your workflows, available 24/7."
For the admin around your chair, our top pick is Dooza Crew (our product): AI employees that draft client and supplier emails, fill forms you upload and answer the phone, for $49 a month for the whole organization after a 7-day free trial. It asks you to Approve, Edit or Reject before it sends anything. If you want AI inside your booking calendar, look at Vagaro, Booksy, Mangomint, GlossGenius or Boulevard. Dooza Crew does not plug into any of them.
Most do. In a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses survey published March 17, 2026, 76% of small businesses said they are currently using artificial intelligence, but only 14% are fully integrating it into core operations. That is small businesses in general, not only salons.
The ones built into booking software can book straight into your calendar: Mangomint has Mira, Boulevard has Beau, Vagaro has an AI assistant named Vera, and Booksy and Zenoti list an AI Receptionist. Prices: Mangomint is $120 a month per location plus $10 per user, Booksy is $29.99 a month, Vagaro starts at $23.99 a month for the first six months. Smith.ai answers with people and AI from $300 a month for 30 calls.
There is no free plan among the booking apps we checked, but there are trials: Vagaro 30 days, Booksy 14 days, GlossGenius a free trial with no credit card, Mangomint a free trial, Jasper 7 days, and Dooza Crew 7 days (card required).
Inside booking software, yes: that is what Mira, Beau and the other receptionists are built for. Dooza Crew answers phone calls and can take a message, but no booking software (Vagaro, Fresha, Boulevard or any other) is integrated, so it cannot write into your calendar. It asks you to Approve, Edit or Reject before it sends an email or clicks Send, Submit or Pay.
There is no integration with any booking software. Crew agents work in web-based tools you log in to with a browser, and you type passwords and 2FA codes yourself. If you want AI to book directly into your calendar, use the receptionist inside your booking app.
A lead AI agent plus helper agents that browse the web, write files and ask you before they send or pay. 7-day free trial (card required), then $49/month with AI usage included and a hard spending cap.
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Try Dooza Crew, AI agents that do your busywork: 7-day free trial (card required), then $49/month with AI usage included and a hard spending cap. Want a custom agent built for you instead? A Dooza engineer scopes it on a free 30-minute call and it starts as a refundable pilot. See pricing.
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Or start now: Dooza Crew, AI employees you chat with from web or phone, watching every step live in chat: free for 7 days, then $49 a month for your whole organization (unlimited users and agents, no per-seat fee) with AI usage included and a hard spending cap. Want it done for you instead? Dooza Managed, $200/month.