Startup & small team · Prompt 4 of 8 · September 2026

A real buyer question from the September 2026 snapshot, asked 3× to each of the three models. 9 answers recorded.

“Which med spa software is best for a small solo aesthetics practice on a budget?”

ChatGPT answered 3× this snapshot

For a small solo aesthetics practice on a budget, the best med spa software usually comes down to this tradeoff: Lowest cost / simplest: Acuity Scheduling + Jotform/IntakeQ + Square/Stripe Best all-in-one med spa-specific value: Aesthetic Record Best if you want easy CRM/marketing: Boulevard or Mangomint — but often pricier Best if EMR/compliance is the priority: PatientNow or Nextech — but usually not “budget” My…

Named across its answers: 1. Aesthetic Record2. Vagaro3. PatientNow4. Boulevard5. GlossGenius

Verbatim excerpt from one collected ChatGPT answer; formatting flattened, words untouched.

Vagaro dominates this budget-focused question, appearing in 8 of 9 answers with a 2.6 average position, while Jane App trails at 6 of 9 appearances but holds the runner-up spot consistently. The absence of Zenoti and Mindbody despite their category ranks suggests AI models treat budget solo-practice queries as a distinct context where higher-end platforms simply do not register.

AI-generated read of the September 2026 measurements.

Who wins this question

Leaning Vagaro Consensus

All three models name Vagaro and Fresha on this question.

ChatGPT

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Gemini mentioned · first · avg. pos

Vagaro 34111443 8/9 · 3× first · #2.6

Jane App 434312 6/9 · 1× first · #2.8

Aesthetic Record 26261 5/9 · 1× first · #3.4

GlossGenius 1154 4/9 · 2× first · #2.8

Square Appointments 222 3/9 · never first · #2

Fresha 135 3/9 · 1× first · #3

Boulevard 474 3/9 · never first · #5

Square 42 2/9 · never first · #3

Mangomint 83 2/9 · never first · #5.5

PatientNow 93 2/9 · never first · #6

Acuity Scheduling 1 1/9 · 1× first · #1

Jotform 2 1/9 · never first · #2

Each square is one collected answer; the number is the brand's position in that answer. Lime = the very first recommendation. Unlinked brands were named by the models here but sit outside this category's published top 15 overall. Showing the top 12 of 19 brands named at least once. Never mentioned here: Zenoti, Mindbody, Pabau, Meevo, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, AWS.