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Comparison

Hone vs. Vagaro

Vagaro is a business management platform designed for salons, spas, and fitness studios. Hone is built specifically for the work that happens inside a Pilates class.

Clients exercising on reformer Pilates equipment
Hone

Hone is purpose-built for Pilates and Lagree instructors — with a curated exercise library covering reformer, Megaformer, and mat movements, each with spring settings, cues, and client-specific modifications.

Vagaro

Vagaro is a broad-market platform serving salons, spas, and gyms. It includes scheduling, payments, marketing tools, and a marketplace for discovery — but no discipline-specific exercise or programming features.

Feature comparison

Feature
Hone
Vagaro
Pilates-specific exercise library
✓
✗
Spring / resistance programming per exercise
✓
✗
Drag-and-drop class plan builder
✓
✗
Client contraindication & pregnancy tracking
✓
✗
Session logging & progress tracking
✓
✗
Modification library per health condition
✓
✗
AI class plan generation
✓
✗
AI instructor cue suggestions
✓
✗
AI plan adaptation for client conditions
✓
✗
Online booking
Studio plan
✓
Sub request & claim flow
Studio plan
✗
Online payment collection
Studio plan
✓
Marketing emails & SMS
✗
✓
Vagaro marketplace listing
✗
✓
Client portal (magic link — bookings, credits/membership, cancel)
Studio plan
✓
Self check-in kiosk (iPad)
Studio plan
✓
Check-in → session log auto-fill
Studio plan
✗
Attendance milestones in client portal
Studio plan
✗
Post-visit ratings & reviews
Studio plan
✗
Configurable cancellation window
Studio plan
✓
No-show policy (credit deduct / fee)
Studio plan
✓
Free trial
✓
✓
Starting price
$49/mo
$30/mo

Pricing

Hone
From $49/mo (Studio Starter)
Vagaro
From $30/mo, scales with number of bookable staff

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The verdict

Vagaro can help clients find and book you. Hone helps you deliver a better experience before, during and after class. Only Hone knows the difference between a long box and a short box.

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