rezervaya vs Noona HQ
Noona advertises itself as free barbershop software, but today it charges from 15 dollars a month, offers no WhatsApp at all, and handles no colones or SINPE.
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What actually matters for a business in Costa Rica: charging in colones, no per-booking commission, and support that speaks your language. Every row is verified against each platform's public information.
| rezervaya | Noona HQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Charges in colones (₡) | Yes | No |
| No setup fee | Yes | Yes |
| No per-booking commission | Yes | Yes |
| SINPE Móvil payments | Yes | No |
| WhatsApp reminders | Limited | No |
| Booking in Spanish, English and French | Yes | Yes |
| Local support in Costa Rica | Yes | No |
Comparison verified in August 2026 (Agendé in September 2026). Other platforms' prices and features can change; each card links to their official information.
WhatsApp is included free in your 14 day trial. After the trial it is included on Pro and Unlimited and an optional add-on at ₡4,900 a month on Essential, and your booking page keeps its WhatsApp button either way.
Fair is fair: here is what Noona HQ genuinely does well.
Advertised as free software, but there is no free plan today: a 14-day trial, then 15 dollars a month for one person, or 10 dollars per seat a month for a team, always in dollars and before tax. Email and app reminders are included on every plan; SMS is the metered one, at 0.09 dollars a message beyond your plan. WhatsApp it does not offer at all.
Where it shines
A genuinely vertical product for barbershops and salons, with a built-in POS and its own marketplace, and Costa Rican barbershops already use it. If you need an integrated register, it is a serious rival.
See Noona HQ pricingEssential covers client booking and your calendar. Pro adds Rez Assistant and WhatsApp Automation, even for a solo owner. Choose by features and team size.
14 days free with everything in Pro. No card.
All your current appointments are imported at no cost before you start.
Essential
₡9,900/month
or ₡99,000/year: 2 months free
1 to 2 stations
Pro
₡19,900/month
or ₡199,000/year: 2 months free
Up to 6 stations
Rez Assistant does the front-desk work for you: 150 requests a month
Unlimited
₡34,900/month
or ₡349,000/year: 2 months free
7 stations or more
Rez Assistant: 300 requests a month
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Free assisted setup for the first 14 days on every plan. Ongoing Rez work is included from Pro. Some features depend on optional connections and your configuration.
Explore all features| Included | Essential | Pro | Unlimited |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active stations | 1 to 2 | Up to 6 | 7 or more |
| Unlimited bookings, no commission | Included | Included | Included |
| Booking page, agenda, clients and services | Included | Included | Included |
| Email confirmations and reminders | Included | Included | Included |
| Reviews that go to Google | Included | Included | Included |
| Combined visits with partner businesses | Included | Included | Included |
| WhatsApp Automation (messages a month) | +₡4,900/mo | ~1,000 | ~2,500 |
| Rez Help: answers how-to questions | Included | Included | Included |
| Rez Assistant: does the work for you (requests a month) | Not included | 150 | 300 |
| Tour and charter tools | Not included | Included | Included |
| Money and business numbers | Included | Included | Included |
| WhatsApp and email support | Included | Included | Included |
rezervaya is built for Costa Rica: it charges in colones, works in Spanish, English and French, reminds by WhatsApp and email, and takes SINPE deposits straight to your account. Noona is a good vertical product, but it charges in dollars and touches none of the country's rails.
Not today: its own pricing pages, in English and Spanish, show a 14-day trial and plans from 15 dollars a month for one person, with per-seat pricing for teams. The free-software headline refers to signing up and being listed on their marketplace, not to a permanent free tier.
No, and it has no WhatsApp channel at all. Its plans include email and app reminders, and add SMS as a metered extra at 0.09 dollars a message beyond your plan. In Costa Rica almost everyone lives on WhatsApp: rezervaya confirms and reminds by WhatsApp and by email.
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