Turbo Link vs Tattoo Studio Pro for Tattoo Shops

Turbo Link and Tattoo Studio Pro are both built for tattoo shops rather than general salon software stretched to fit. The clearest difference we can verify is what is bundled: Turbo Link’s Trade plan is one $39 a month subscription (billed annually, $6 more month to month) that includes a website, booking, deposits, consent forms, and the client book together. We were not able to load Tattoo Studio Pro’s pricing page to compare the number directly.

What we could and could not verify

We attempted to read tattoostudiopro.com/pricing and tattoostudiopro.com on September 2, 2026 for this comparison. Both requests were blocked. That means we cannot state their current price, plan names, or a complete feature list with confidence, and we are not going to guess. If you have already gotten a quote from them, compare it against the facts below for Turbo Link and judge the difference yourself.

What we can say, based on how tattoo shop software in this category is generally built and marketed, is that dedicated tattoo tools typically lead with client intake and health history forms, and shops choose them for that reason. That is a real strength to look for in any tattoo-specific tool, including this one. If Tattoo Studio Pro’s compliance and intake forms are thorough, that is worth weighing against Turbo Link directly with your own account rep on both sides.

What Turbo Link includes on the Trade plan

• A designed website on your own domain
• Online booking with deposits and card on file
• Built-in tattoo consent and release form, signed on the client’s phone
• Flash pricing per piece and hourly rates for custom work
• Projects for multi-session pieces, with a session plan per project
• A page per resident artist and booth rent tracking
• A client book with visit history, private notes, and inventory
• A pro app for the phone and a dashboard for a bigger screen
• A client portal with no download, opened by magic link or a 6 digit code
• Payments and payouts at 2.9% plus 15 cents per card transaction

See the full list on /for-tattoo and the pricing breakdown on /pricing.

Deposits and consent, side by side

	Turbo Link (Trade, $39/mo billed annually)	Tattoo Studio Pro
Deposit invoice at booking	Included	Not verified, pricing page inaccessible
Card on file	Included	Not verified
Built-in consent and release form	Included	Not verified, but forms are typically a category strength for dedicated tattoo tools
Flash and hourly pricing	Included	Not verified
Website on your own domain	Included	Not verified
Client portal, no download	Included	Not verified

Read how the deposit and consent flow actually works on /help/tattoo-consent-and-deposits and how a deposit gets recorded once it is paid on /help/record-a-deposit.

Multi-session work

Sleeves and back pieces are not one appointment, they are a project. Turbo Link tracks the whole piece as a project with a session plan, so the deposit, the reference photos, and the history stay attached to the piece rather than scattered across separate bookings. Read more on /multi-session-tattoo-scheduling.

Where to look before you decide

If you are evaluating Tattoo Studio Pro, ask them directly for current pricing, whether consent forms are included or an add-on, and whether multi-session projects are supported as a first-class feature or just repeated single bookings. Those three questions will tell you more than any comparison page, ours included.

If you want to see Turbo Link running before you commit, /get-a-demo gets you a walkthrough, or /done-for-you if you would rather have the studio build your site for you.

Related reading: flash vs hourly vs project pricing, Turbo Link vs Vagaro for tattoo shops, and the state by state guide to tattoo consent form laws.