About Extension
Vagaro is a platform for salons, spas, and fitness businesses, offering booking, POS, and client management tools. Helcim provides a cost-effective alternative for processing payments across services, products, and memberships.
The Helcim Payment Extension is an independent productivity tool designed to help you work more efficiently across your favorite platforms. Please note that this extension is not a direct API integration and is not officially sponsored, authorized, or endorsed by Vagaro or the third-party software providers it supports. Instead, it acts as a smart bridge in your browser, automating the manual entry of your Helcim payment data into other apps to save you time. We are proud to offer this innovative solution to give you more flexibility and choice in how you manage your business data!
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Features
Accept payments for memberships and classes
Collect payments for bookings, packages, and services.
Improve client checkout experience
Reduce friction at booking and checkout.
Secure transactions
Protect client data with PCI-compliant processing.
Lower processing costs
Reduce your cost per transaction by using Helcim’s transparent interchange-plus pricing instead of Vagaro's built-in payment processor. You also have the ability to pass on your processing fees for card-present transactions effectively removing the processing fees for the payments.
How it works with Helcim
The Helcim Payment Extension enables payments to be processed through Helcim while Vagaro continues to manage bookings, POS, and client records. Transactions are reported and deposited in Helcim, while business data remains in Vagaro. Refunds or adjustments made outside Vagaro may require manual updates. Invoice currency must match your Helcim account currency. This gives businesses more control over payment costs while maintaining their existing client experience.
Requirements
Setup
Sign up with Helcim
Create a free Helcim account. If you already have one, you can skip this step.
Install the Helcim Payment Extension
Install the Helcim Payment Extension to your browser from the Chrome Store.
Connect your active Helcim account
Follow the guide that appears after downloading the extension. It will prompt you to log in to your Helcim account to sync the extension, and then select a currency.
Connect your Helcim hardware (optional)
If you have a Card Reader or Smart Terminal, you can pair it by copy-pasting your 4-digit device code onto your Payment Extensions tab.
Frequently asked questions
Can Helcim Payment Extension reduce Vagaro's payment processing fees?
Yes — Helcim’s interchange-plus pricing is often much cheaper than flat-rate fees.
Can Helcim integrate with Vagaro's invoicing?
Yes — you can integrate Helcim with Vagaro using the Payment Extension.
What are the advantages of using Helcim on Vagaro?
You get lower fees, ability to process card-present transactions, faster workflows, and reduced manual reconciliation across your invoices.
Is the Helcim Payment Extension an alternative to Vagaro's payment processor?
Yes — Helcim Payment Extension provides affordable payment processing which can be an alternative to Vagaro's built-in payment system.
Is this a formal integration with Vagaro?
No - Helcim's Payment Extension is a no-code browser extension that enables you to use your Helcim merchant account with the software you love directly from your browser. Unlike formal integrations, there is no setup or technical expertise required.