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Scheduling software for salons — AI Recommendation History

What AI assistants recommended for scheduling software for salons, date by date. Every ranking we publish is frozen the day it publishes, so this is a record of what was said — not a re-computation of what today's data would say about the past.

Record: 26 dated snapshots · Aug 14, 2026 – Sep 8, 2026

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What changed

Computed by comparing each dated snapshot with the one before it. Share moves smaller than 1pp are treated as noise and left out — the same threshold that suppresses trend arrows on the ranking.

Sep 8, 2026vs Sep 7, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 7, 2026vs Sep 6, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 6, 2026vs Sep 5, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 5, 2026vs Sep 4, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 4, 2026vs Sep 3, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 3, 2026vs Sep 2, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 2, 2026vs Sep 1, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Sep 1, 2026vs Aug 31, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 31, 2026vs Aug 30, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 30, 2026vs Aug 29, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 29, 2026vs Aug 28, 2026

▲ INBooksy entered the top 10 (#15 → #9)
▼ OUTBooksy Biz left the ranking (was #10)
▲Booksy moved #15 → #9
▼Gloss Genius moved #5 → #7
▲Zenoti moved #6 → #5
▲Boulevard moved #7 → #6
▼Acuity moved #9 → #10
▲Booksy +15.3pp (12.5% → 27.8%)
▲Boulevard +3.3pp (32.8% → 36.1%)
▼Gloss Genius -2.8pp (37.5% → 34.7%)
▲Square Appointments +2.2pp (54.7% → 56.9%)
▲Mangomint +2pp (31.3% → 33.3%)
▲Fresha +1.9pp (70.3% → 72.2%)
▲Square +1.9pp (57.8% → 59.7%)
▲Vagaro +1.7pp (59.4% → 61.1%)
▲Zenoti +1.7pp (34.4% → 36.1%)
▼Acuity -1.2pp (23.4% → 22.2%)

Aug 28, 2026vs Aug 27, 2026

▲ INAcuity entered the top 10 (#11 → #9)
▼ OUTSetmore left the top 10 (#9 → #12)
▼Setmore moved #9 → #12
▼Boulevard moved #5 → #7
▲Acuity moved #11 → #9
▲Gloss Genius moved #6 → #5
▲Zenoti moved #7 → #6
▲Zenoti +6.3pp (28.1% → 34.4%)
▼Setmore -6.3pp (21.9% → 15.6%)
▲Gloss Genius +6.2pp (31.3% → 37.5%)
▲Fresha +4.7pp (65.6% → 70.3%)
▼Booksy Biz -4.7pp (21.9% → 17.2%)
▲Mangomint +3.2pp (28.1% → 31.3%)
▲Vagaro +3.1pp (56.3% → 59.4%)
▲Square Appointments +1.6pp (53.1% → 54.7%)
▼Boulevard -1.6pp (34.4% → 32.8%)
▲Square +1.5pp (56.3% → 57.8%)
▲Acuity +1.5pp (21.9% → 23.4%)

Aug 27, 2026vs Aug 26, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 26, 2026vs Aug 25, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 25, 2026vs Aug 24, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4-7 → 7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▲ INBooksy Biz entered the top 10 (#13 → #10)
▼ OUTAcuity left the top 10 (#9 → #11)
▲Booksy Biz moved #13 → #10
▼Acuity moved #9 → #11
▲Boulevard moved #6 → #5
▼Gloss Genius moved #5 → #6
▲Zenoti moved #8 → #7
▼Mangomint moved #7 → #8
▲Setmore moved #10 → #9
▼Square Appointments -4.4pp (57.5% → 53.1%)
▲Booksy Biz +4.4pp (17.5% → 21.9%)
▼Vagaro -3.7pp (60% → 56.3%)
▼Square -3.7pp (60% → 56.3%)
▼Gloss Genius -3.7pp (35% → 31.3%)
▼Mangomint -1.9pp (30% → 28.1%)
▲Setmore +1.9pp (20% → 21.9%)

Aug 24, 2026vs Aug 23, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 23, 2026vs Aug 22, 2026

▲Vagaro moved #4 → #2
▼Square moved #2 → #3
▼Square Appointments moved #3 → #4
▲Boulevard +4.6pp (30.4% → 35%)
▼Acuity -4.3pp (26.8% → 22.5%)
▲Vagaro +2.9pp (57.1% → 60%)
▼Square Appointments -1.4pp (58.9% → 57.5%)
▲Mangomint +1.4pp (28.6% → 30%)
▼Setmore -1.4pp (21.4% → 20%)
▼Fresha -1.1pp (66.1% → 65%)

Aug 22, 2026vs Aug 21, 2026

▲ INSetmore entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTBooksy left the top 10 (#10 → #12)
▼Booksy moved #10 → #12
▲Square Appointments moved #4 → #3
▼Vagaro moved #3 → #4
▲Mangomint moved #8 → #7
▼Zenoti moved #7 → #8
▲Setmore moved #11 → #10
▼Zenoti -5.3pp (32.1% → 26.8%)
▼Vagaro -3.6pp (60.7% → 57.1%)
▼Gloss Genius -3.6pp (39.3% → 35.7%)
▼Booksy -3.6pp (23.2% → 19.6%)
▼Fresha -3.5pp (69.6% → 66.1%)
▼Boulevard -3.5pp (33.9% → 30.4%)
▼Square -1.8pp (62.5% → 60.7%)
▼Square Appointments -1.8pp (60.7% → 58.9%)

Aug 21, 2026vs Aug 20, 2026

Methodology change: extraction rules 4 → 4-7 between these dates. Differences below may reflect the rule change rather than a change in what AI recommends — see the methodology changelog.

▼Booksy moved #6 → #10
▲Boulevard moved #9 → #6
▲Vagaro moved #4 → #3
▼Square Appointments moved #3 → #4
▲Acuity moved #10 → #9
▼Booksy -11.2pp (34.4% → 23.2%)
▼Gloss Genius -4.5pp (43.8% → 39.3%)
▲Fresha +4pp (65.6% → 69.6%)
▼Square -3.1pp (65.6% → 62.5%)
▼Mangomint -2.7pp (31.3% → 28.6%)
▲Boulevard +2.6pp (31.3% → 33.9%)
▼Square Appointments -1.8pp (62.5% → 60.7%)
▲Acuity +1.8pp (25% → 26.8%)
▲Vagaro +1.3pp (59.4% → 60.7%)

Aug 20, 2026vs Aug 19, 2026

▲ INAcuity entered the top 10 (#11 → #10)
▼ OUTSetmore left the top 10 (#10 → #11)
▲Booksy moved #9 → #6
▼Mangomint moved #6 → #8
▲Square Appointments moved #4 → #3
▼Vagaro moved #3 → #4
▼Boulevard moved #8 → #9
▲Acuity moved #11 → #10
▼Setmore moved #10 → #11
▼Gloss Genius -8pp (51.8% → 43.8%)
▼Setmore -6.2pp (25% → 18.8%)
▼Mangomint -4.4pp (35.7% → 31.3%)
▼Fresha -4pp (69.6% → 65.6%)
▲Booksy +4pp (30.4% → 34.4%)
▲Square Appointments +1.8pp (60.7% → 62.5%)
▲Square +1.3pp (64.3% → 65.6%)
▼Vagaro -1.3pp (60.7% → 59.4%)

Aug 19, 2026vs Aug 18, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 18, 2026vs Aug 17, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 17, 2026vs Aug 16, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 16, 2026vs Aug 15, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

Aug 15, 2026vs Aug 14, 2026

No change above the noise floor.

The ranking, date by date

Top 10 on each archived date, exactly as published. Cite a date and it stays true: snapshots are append-only, and a correction appends a new revision rather than overwriting the original.

Sep 8, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-11 – 2026-09-08 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Sep 7, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-10 – 2026-09-07 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Sep 6, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-09 – 2026-09-06 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Sep 5, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-08 – 2026-09-05 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Sep 4, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-07 – 2026-09-04 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Sep 3, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-06 – 2026-09-03 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Sep 2, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-05 – 2026-09-02 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Sep 1, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-04 – 2026-09-01 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Aug 31, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-31 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Aug 30, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-02 – 2026-08-30 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Aug 29, 202672 sampled answers · window 2026-08-01 – 2026-08-29 · rules v7

#1Fresha72.2%
#2Vagaro61.1%
#3Square59.7%
#4Square Appointments56.9%
#5Zenoti36.1%
#6Boulevard36.1%
#7Gloss Genius34.7%
#8Mangomint33.3%
#9Booksy27.8%
#10Acuity22.2%

Aug 28, 202664 sampled answers · window 2026-07-31 – 2026-08-28 · rules v7

#1Fresha70.3%
#2Vagaro59.4%
#3Square57.8%
#4Square Appointments54.7%
#5Gloss Genius37.5%
#6Zenoti34.4%
#7Boulevard32.8%
#8Mangomint31.3%
#9Acuity23.4%
#10Booksy Biz17.2%

Aug 27, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-30 – 2026-08-27 · rules v7

#1Fresha65.6%
#2Vagaro56.3%
#3Square56.3%
#4Square Appointments53.1%
#5Boulevard34.4%
#6Gloss Genius31.3%
#7Zenoti28.1%
#8Mangomint28.1%
#9Setmore21.9%
#10Booksy Biz21.9%

Aug 26, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-29 – 2026-08-26 · rules v7

#1Fresha65.6%
#2Vagaro56.3%
#3Square56.3%
#4Square Appointments53.1%
#5Boulevard34.4%
#6Gloss Genius31.3%
#7Zenoti28.1%
#8Mangomint28.1%
#9Setmore21.9%
#10Booksy Biz21.9%

Aug 25, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-28 – 2026-08-25 · rules v7

#1Fresha65.6%
#2Vagaro56.3%
#3Square56.3%
#4Square Appointments53.1%
#5Boulevard34.4%
#6Gloss Genius31.3%
#7Zenoti28.1%
#8Mangomint28.1%
#9Setmore21.9%
#10Booksy Biz21.9%

Aug 24, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-24 · rules v4-7

#1Fresha65%
#2Vagaro60%
#3Square60%
#4Square Appointments57.5%
#5Gloss Genius35%
#6Boulevard35%
#7Mangomint30%
#8Zenoti27.5%
#9Acuity22.5%
#10Setmore20%

Aug 23, 202640 sampled answers · window 2026-07-26 – 2026-08-23 · rules v4-7

#1Fresha65%
#2Vagaro60%
#3Square60%
#4Square Appointments57.5%
#5Gloss Genius35%
#6Boulevard35%
#7Mangomint30%
#8Zenoti27.5%
#9Acuity22.5%
#10Setmore20%

Aug 22, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-25 – 2026-08-22 · rules v4-7

#1Fresha66.1%
#2Square60.7%
#3Square Appointments58.9%
#4Vagaro57.1%
#5Gloss Genius35.7%
#6Boulevard30.4%
#7Mangomint28.6%
#8Zenoti26.8%
#9Acuity26.8%
#10Setmore21.4%

Aug 21, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-24 – 2026-08-21 · rules v4-7

#1Fresha69.6%
#2Square62.5%
#3Vagaro60.7%
#4Square Appointments60.7%
#5Gloss Genius39.3%
#6Boulevard33.9%
#7Zenoti32.1%
#8Mangomint28.6%
#9Acuity26.8%
#10Booksy23.2%

Aug 20, 202632 sampled answers · window 2026-07-23 – 2026-08-20 · rules v4

#1Fresha65.6%
#2Square65.6%
#3Square Appointments62.5%
#4Vagaro59.4%
#5Gloss Genius43.8%
#6Booksy34.4%
#7Zenoti31.3%
#8Mangomint31.3%
#9Boulevard31.3%
#10Acuity25%

Aug 19, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-22 – 2026-08-19 · rules v4

#1Fresha69.6%
#2Square64.3%
#3Vagaro60.7%
#4Square Appointments60.7%
#5Gloss Genius51.8%
#6Mangomint35.7%
#7Zenoti32.1%
#8Boulevard30.4%
#9Booksy30.4%
#10Setmore25%

Aug 18, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-21 – 2026-08-18 · rules v4

#1Fresha69.6%
#2Square64.3%
#3Vagaro60.7%
#4Square Appointments60.7%
#5Gloss Genius51.8%
#6Mangomint35.7%
#7Zenoti32.1%
#8Boulevard30.4%
#9Booksy30.4%
#10Setmore25%

Aug 17, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-20 – 2026-08-17 · rules v4

#1Fresha69.6%
#2Square64.3%
#3Vagaro60.7%
#4Square Appointments60.7%
#5Gloss Genius51.8%
#6Mangomint35.7%
#7Zenoti32.1%
#8Boulevard30.4%
#9Booksy30.4%
#10Setmore25%

Aug 16, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-19 – 2026-08-16 · rules v4

#1Fresha69.6%
#2Square64.3%
#3Vagaro60.7%
#4Square Appointments60.7%
#5Gloss Genius51.8%
#6Mangomint35.7%
#7Zenoti32.1%
#8Boulevard30.4%
#9Booksy30.4%
#10Setmore25%

Aug 15, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-18 – 2026-08-15 · rules v4

#1Fresha69.6%
#2Square64.3%
#3Vagaro60.7%
#4Square Appointments60.7%
#5Gloss Genius51.8%
#6Mangomint35.7%
#7Zenoti32.1%
#8Boulevard30.4%
#9Booksy30.4%
#10Setmore25%

Aug 14, 202656 sampled answers · window 2026-07-17 – 2026-08-14 · rules v4

#1Fresha69.6%
#2Square64.3%
#3Vagaro60.7%
#4Square Appointments60.7%
#5Gloss Genius51.8%
#6Mangomint35.7%
#7Zenoti32.1%
#8Boulevard30.4%
#9Booksy30.4%
#10Setmore25%

Read any date directly

Every archived date is machine-readable at /api/index/scheduling-software-for-salons/as-of/<YYYY-MM-DD>, which returns the ranking as it stood, with the extraction version and revision it was published under. Dates before the record begins return no_record rather than a recomputation — we do not reconstruct history on demand and present it as what we said. See what the engines actually said.

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