Starta.one
Altegio gives you one of the deepest CRMs in the industry — but both the setup and the daily client work are yours: answer, confirm, remind, win back. In Starta.one, StartaAI takes that work on.
Altegio (formerly YCLIENTS) has one of the deepest feature sets in salon software: full P&L with Power BI integration, 10+ payroll models, extensive CRM. But there is no AI assistant, no free plan (only a 7-day trial), no customer Telegram bot — and the VK/YCLIENTS ownership history raises concerns for EU businesses.
The difference isn't depth of capability, it's who does the work. Altegio hands you tools and leaves them with you: every rule is a form, every client conversation is your time. Starta.one takes the client admin work on itself: StartaAI does it.
On sheer capability Altegio is strong — and the table shows that honestly. The question isn't who has more checkmarks, it's how much of your own work each one costs.
| Feature | Starta | Altegio |
|---|---|---|
| Who handles client messages | | |
| How you manage your business | | |
| Who configures the system | | |
| AI receptionist for clients | | |
| Online booking | | |
| Calendar & scheduling | | |
| CRM / client database | | |
| AI assistant | | |
| P&L reports | | |
| Loyalty program | | |
| SMS notifications | | |
| Salary management | | |
| Inventory | | |
| Mobile app | | |
| Whose payment processor | | |
| Whose brand the client sees | | |
| Free plan | | |
| Ownership & origin | | |
Starta.one Lite — free, unlimited bookings
Starta.one Pro — from €6.29/mo for one specialist or €10.79/mo for up to 5 staff (annual billing), +€1.26/mo per additional
Per-employee pricing — from ~$11–29/month per staff member depending on subscription term. VAT not included. All features in one plan.
No free plan — only a 7-day trial. Best rates on 12–24 month prepayment. Prices displayed dynamically on site.
Altegio has no free plan — per-employee USD pricing with the best rates locked behind long-term prepayment. Starta.one Lite is genuinely free, and Pro starts from €6.29/mo for one specialist or €10.79/mo for up to 5 staff (annual billing).
Altegio prices verified: June 2026
10+ payout schemes, 20+ segmentation criteria, tech cards, multi-warehouse — Altegio has all of it, and all of it is assembled through forms and menus. That depth is paid for with your evenings. In Starta.one you describe the same depth in words and the assistant composes it from ready-made blocks.
As long as your process resembles the anticipated one, Altegio copes. The moment it differs — your own package format, chair rental, an unusual deposit — the answer is the same as with any off-the-shelf product: "no" or "someday". In Starta.one those rules are composed from blocks in a conversation.
Altegio gives you 20+ segmentation criteria — but building the segment, writing the copy and sending it is on you. StartaAI sees who is drifting away, writes to them and carries it through to a booking, then shows you the summary.
StartaAI handles the clients. That leaves you running the business — also by conversation.
A traditional system arrives with a ready-made model of how your salon should work and asks you to fit into it.
Altegio does that deeply and well — but it is a set of tools: both the setup and the daily client work stay with you. Starta.one takes the client admin work on itself: StartaAI answers, books, reminds and wins back, and you describe your rules in words instead of assembling them in menus.
Starta.one is assembled from blocks — services, staff, slots, payments, packages, equipment rental, group classes, walk-ins. The assistant composes your configuration from them in a conversation, so most "non-standard" setups come together right away. If a block doesn't exist, you'll hear that straight, not "someday". Message us in the chat before you sign up and we'll tell you whether it already works.
Starta.one matches Altegio's feature depth (P&L, loyalty, payroll, inventory) and adds: StartaAI, which runs the client conversation instead of you, a genuinely free Starta.one Lite plan, transparent pricing with 5 staff included, and a modern mobile-first interface. Plus EU-first data handling without the YCLIENTS/VK connection.
Starta.one Pro — from €6.29/mo for one specialist or €10.79/mo for up to 5 staff (annual billing), +€1.26/mo per additional. Lite — free.
Altegio charges per employee (~$11–29/mo), with no free plan and best rates only on 12–24 month prepayment. Switching from Altegio to Starta.one is free.
Export your client database from Altegio, and the Starta.one AI assistant will set up services, schedule, and booking page in minutes. Note: Altegio users report export is sometimes incomplete (names/phones/email only), so plan to recreate services and rules in Starta.one — AI will help you describe them.