BOOTH vs Pxier Salon

BOOTH is a marketplace for barbershop owners looking to rent chairs or booths to barbers. Shop owners can list openings, handle inquiries, and manage hiring, while a dashboard brings together rosters, payments, analytics, and live shop activity. Recurring rent can be collected automatically using cards on file, and owners can create digital rental contracts for e-signature. Barbers earn points on rent paid through BOOTH and can redeem them for products. Profiles and shop listings can link to booking tools such as Booksy, Fresha, Squire, and The Cut. Owner payouts run through Stripe Connect, with instant or standard options. BOOTH says it adds a 5% platform fee to the barber’s rent; standard Stripe card-processing fees also apply. The free shop-owner plan has no monthly or setup fee, but transaction fees still apply. BOOTH is live in open beta and available on Android, iOS, and the web. Multi-location support and cross-shop analytics are roadmap features. Paid plans start at $25/mo.

Pxier Salon is a cloud platform for hair, beauty and nail salons, barbershops, and businesses with one or multiple locations. Its calendar handles walk-ins and appointments together, checking stylist, chair and station availability to avoid conflicts. The POS covers service and retail sales, tips, split transactions by stylist, refunds, and payment by cash, checks, cards, coupons or gift cards. Client records can hold color and chemical formulas, service history, preferences and allergies. Salons can sell prepaid service packages and recurring memberships with automated monthly billing. Listed integrations include QuickBooks, Xero and Sage, as well as third-party calendars, payment processors and loyalty or rewards services. The RESTful API supports creating and updating client, appointment, transaction, service and product data. Pxier’s salon app is available for iPhone and Android, and is free for businesses subscribed to its salon cloud software. The service is also available on the web. Essentials is $10 a month per station or chair, with a $49 minimum; Professional is $15 a month with a $79 minimum; Enterprise is $20 a month with a $129 minimum. A free 30-day trial is offered; there is no free plan.