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Coil compared.

Honest side-by-sides against the tools tattooers actually evaluate. Each page has the full pricing math, the feature-by-feature head-to-head, and a candid panel on when the other one fits your shop better. No SaaS hedging.

Tattoo POS + payroll

Coil vs Porter

Closest direct competitor. Both flat-monthly, both no-cut. Porter ships POS hardware and payroll; coil ships AI healing watch, portability moat, apprentice mode.

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Tattoo operating stack

Coil vs Keep The Fees

Both flat-monthly, both no-cut. KTF ships inventory + payroll + 1099s; coil ships AI features, portability moat, apprentice mode. Coil cheaper under 3 chairs; KTF cheaper above.

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Horizontal salon booking

Coil vs Booksy

Booksy takes 2.49–2.69% on every deposit, tip, and balance. Coil takes zero. Booksy's marketplace is bigger; coil's product is tattoo-specific.

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Horizontal salon + spa

Coil vs Vagaro

Vagaro takes 2.2–2.6% per transaction. Coil is flat-monthly with no cut. Vagaro has retail POS hardware; coil has AI features Vagaro doesn't.

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Payment processor + basic appointments

Coil vs Square

Square is a payment processor with scheduling bolted on. Great hardware, zero tattoo specifics. Many shops run both — Square at the counter, coil for everything else.

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Salon + spa + aesthetics

Coil vs GlossGenius

Polished beauty-industry software at $24–48/mo. If you also do hair or lash, GlossGenius is cross-category. Tattoo-first shops want coil for the tattoo-specific features GlossGenius doesn't ship.

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Enterprise wellness chains

Coil vs Mindbody

Enterprise yoga + spa + gym software at $169–699/mo. Massively overkill for any tattoo shop unless you're a wellness chain that also does ink.

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Generic Squarespace-owned scheduling

Coil vs Acuity

Competent calendar layer at $20–61/mo. Works if you already have a Squarespace site. Coil is the operating system around the calendar — deposits, healing watch, healed photos, the rest.

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