Kiri vs Mindbody
Mindbody is business software for appointments, classes and memberships, starting at $79 a month per location with its plans priced by quote. Clients its consumer app brings cost 20% of their first purchase, capped at $30. Kiri is a free salon listing with no commission on anyone it sends you.
The facts, in one table.
| Kiri | Mindbody | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 to list, with no subscription. A full booking system is planned as an opt-in add-on at $20 a month plus $10 per staff member; the free listing stays either way. | Starting at $79 a month per location. The Starter, Accelerate and Ultimate plans are priced through a conversation with sales; Enterprise is custom. No free tier or trial on the pricing page. |
| Fees on bookings | None. No commission on bookings and no fee for new clients. | Listing on the Mindbody app is free. When the app brings someone new to your business, Mindbody takes 20% of their first purchase, capped at $30. Later bookings are commission-free. |
| Contract | None. No card on file; leave whenever you like. | Depends on the plan and billing terms you sign; cancelling may require advance notice. |
| Online booking | Booking requests: the client picks a service, stylist and time, and you accept or decline in Kiri Studio. | Online booking through branded website widgets and the Mindbody consumer app. |
| How clients find you | Every portfolio photo becomes a style page people find by searching the cut. Salon pages are marked up for Google and AI search, and listed in Kiri city guides for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco so far. | The Mindbody consumer app, with the 20% first-purchase fee on new clients it delivers. |
| Website or profile page | A salon page with menu and prices, team, portfolio, hours, reviews and HairSalon structured data, at kiri-me.com/stylists/your-salon. | Customized websites and branded booking widgets are listed on every plan. |
| Payments and POS | Not handled. You keep collecting payment in the salon. | Point-of-sale and integrated payments. |
| Text reminders | Not yet. Text reminders are part of the planned booking system. | Email reminders on every plan; text confirmations and reminders on Accelerate and Ultimate. |
| Setup | Done by the Kiri team from your Instagram, website or Google listing. You review before it goes live. | Starts with a sales conversation; no self-serve trial on the pricing page. |
Where Mindbody wins
- A consumer app that can bring new clients, with a free listing.
- Point-of-sale, payments, websites and booking widgets on every plan.
- Unlimited text confirmations and reminders on Accelerate and above.
- Appointments, classes and memberships in one system.
Where Kiri wins
- No 20% fee on a new client’s first purchase: clients Kiri sends you are free.
- $0 to list, with no sales call and no agreement to sign.
- Built for hair: clients find you by the style they want, from search and AI answers.
- The Kiri team builds the page for you.
You can run both.
Kiri is not a point-of-sale and does not try to be one. Keep Mindbody for scheduling, payments and memberships. Use your Kiri page as a second, commission-free door for new clients, and add accepted Kiri requests to Mindbody by hand.
Mindbody fits best
When you run classes, memberships and appointments together and want the Mindbody app’s audience, and you accept paying 20% of a first purchase, up to $30, for clients it brings.
Kiri fits best
Solo stylists, small teams and salons of any size that want new clients to find them by the work they do, a page built to rank for their name and area, and booking requests without paying a platform for the privilege.
Asked before switching.
- Does Mindbody charge a fee for new clients?
- Yes, for clients its consumer app delivers. Mindbody’s pricing page says listing on the app is free and that the fee is 20% of a new client’s first purchase, capped at $30. Existing clients who book through the app do not trigger it, and later bookings are commission-free.
- How much does Mindbody cost?
- Its pricing page says plans start at $79 a month per location in North America. The Starter, Accelerate and Ultimate plans are priced through a conversation with sales, so expect a quote.
- Can I use Kiri and Mindbody together?
- Yes. Kiri is a free listing that brings new clients and booking requests, and it needs no access to your Mindbody account. Accepted requests are added to Mindbody the way a phone booking would be.
Sources
Mindbody prices and terms are theirs and change. We quote their public pages as of November 12, 2026; check the current page before deciding. Kiri is not affiliated with Mindbody.
Keep Mindbody. Add Kiri.
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