Squire Alternative for Barbershops: Shop Tools Without the Enterprise Price
Squire is built for big barbershops with big budgets. Here's how Book My Barber SBS gives growing shops booking, booth rent, walk-ins, and marketing for less.
Squire aims at the premium shop
Squire is a full barbershop management platform with tiers for independent barbers up to multi-location brands. Pricing published by PricingSaaS (June 2026) lists plans at $30, $50, $150, and $250 a month, with add-ons like an AI assistant at $99 a month and branded landing pages at $25 a month.
For large, established shops that use every feature, that can be worth it. For a growing shop with three to six chairs, it's often more software than you need at a price that eats into your margin.
What a growing shop actually needs
Book My Barber SBS covers all of that. Booking starts at $29/month with the first chair included and $19 per extra chair. Booth rent tools are on Booking + Calendar Sync ($44) and up. The Local Service plan ($149) adds done-for-you social posting, booking funnels, and an SEO blog. SBS's Chair-Filler assistant also offers open spots to your waitlist and texts regulars when they're due.
- One calendar for every barber, with each barber's own hours and services
- A walk-in queue that seats people with the next available barber
- Booth rent tracking: bills, reminders in the renter's dashboard, card or Cash App/Zelle payments, and a yearly export for taxes
- Commission visibility for commission barbers
- A free Now Hiring board to fill open chairs
- Marketing that runs itself, so the shop stays busy
Squire vs. Book My Barber SBS at a glance
Plans and prices change — check each company's current pricing before deciding. Squire figures above are as published by PricingSaaS in June 2026.
- Entry plan: Squire $30/month (Independent) · SBS $29/month with first chair
- Full shop tools: Squire $150–$250/month tiers · SBS $44 (booking, sync, booth rent) or $149 (adds marketing)
- AI assistant: Squire add-on $99/month · SBS included in Local Service ($149)
- Booth rent tracking and reminders: included in SBS $44 and up
Try it without disrupting the shop
Switching software in a busy shop is risky. Start SBS on the Booking + Calendar Sync plan, connect the calendar you already use, and run both side by side for a couple of weeks. Once your barbers and regulars are comfortable, turn the old system off.