Salon software
Compare salon software for hair salons, barbershops, beauty salons and nail studios, with an online diary, online appointment booking, a till and client cards.
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Short answer
On this page you compare 17 packages.
7 of the 17 packages offer a free trial account.
9 of the 17 packages offer a demo on request.
11 of the 17 packages are available in Dutch.
The indicative prices of 11 packages range from €9.95 to €59 per month.
You can see them side by side in the comparison table.
Compiled from the suppliers' details and the reviews on SoftwareWatcher.
Salon software at a glance
Price indications and features as stated by the suppliers. Ratings are the average of the reviews on SoftwareWatcher.
| Software | Rating | From per month | Budget per user per month | Free trial account | Demo | Cloud | Dutch-language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&F Salonsoftware | – | €9.95 | – | – | – | Yes | Yes |
| Essalon | – | €15.95 | – | – | Yes | – | Yes |
| Optios | – | On request | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Phorest | – | On request | – | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PLAN4U | – | €34.95 | – | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Planity | – | On request | – | – | Yes | Yes | – |
| Salonhub | – | €49 | – | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Salonkee | – | €59 | – | – | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SalonNet | – | €27.50 | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
| SARA Salonsoft | – | €9.95 | – | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
| Treatwell Connect | – | €35 | – | – | – | Yes | Yes |
| Salonized | – | €21 | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | – |
| Fresha | – | €14.95 | – | Yes | – | Yes | – |
| Mindbody | – | From € 99 per location per month | – | – | Yes | Yes | – |
| Goldie | – | From $19.99 per month | – | – | – | Yes | – |
| SimpleSpa | – | From $10 per month | – | Yes | – | Yes | – |
| Appointo | – | €15 | – | Yes | – | Yes | Yes |
Compare salon software
Salon software combines a diary, till and client database in one for hair salons, barbershops, beauty salons and nail studios. Clients book an appointment online via your website, Google or Instagram and get a reminder by email or text message. On the client card you see previous treatments, colour records and notes. After the treatment you take payment in the same system, and you also keep track of stock, sell gift vouchers and send newsletters.
Cloud, Windows or a booking platform?
Most salon software works online, in the browser or as an app, such as Salonized, PLAN4U, Salonhub, SARA Salonsoft, B&F Salonsoftware, Goldie and Appointo. Essalon and SalonNet are Windows programs that you install in the salon. Phorest focuses on salons with several staff and Optios on salons in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Fresha, Treatwell Connect, Salonkee and Planity link your diary to their own booking platform where new clients find you. Treatwell charges commission on a new client's first booking; with each platform, check what you pay per booking. For spas and wellness there are SimpleSpa and Mindbody.
What should you look out for?
- Pricing model: many packages charge per staff member per month. Text message reminders, the till or online payments sometimes cost extra.
- Till: check whether the till works with your card terminal and whether it meets the rules for your bookkeeping.
- No-shows: a deposit or registering a card in advance helps against clients who do not turn up.
- Switching: ask whether the supplier will transfer your client database and future appointments from your current system.
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