GlossGenius vs Salon Manager
GlossGenius
glossgenius.com
Salon Manager
salonmanageronline.co.ukSide by side
| Figure | GlossGenius | Salon Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $28/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 12 | 4 |
| Spec score · Salon CRM Software | 8.9 (#4) | 7.5 (#36) |
| Spec score · Esthetician Software | 8.9 (#3) | 7.4 (#24) |
| Booking | Its 24/7 online booking lets clients book without downloading an app or logging in. | Online booking lets clients book 24/7 without creating an account and connects bookings to the salon diary and live availability. |
| Founded | G2 lists GlossGenius as serving customers since 2016. | 2023 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Integrations | The maker’s pages identify Google Booking and Reviews, Google Marketing Analytics, and two-way calendar sync with Google, iCal, and Outlook. | Salon Manager states that it integrates with Clover, Dojo and Stripe; SalonPay is its own integrated payment service for Salon Manager customers. |
| Product | GlossGenius describes itself as an all-in-one business management system for beauty, wellness, medspa, health, and fitness businesses. | Salon Manager is a cloud-based salon management system connecting appointments, online booking, client CRM, checkout, payments, stock, marketing, consultation forms and reporting. |
| Support | GlossGenius provides a help center with articles covering setup, subscriptions, payments, teams, booking, payroll, marketing, and account security. | Packages include unlimited training and support from a UK-based team, with migration help available during setup. |
Plans
GlossGenius
- Standard$28 a month
- Gold$56 a month
- Platinum$168 a month
- Practice Essentials$168 a month
- Practice Advanced$298 a month
- Standard$28 a month
- Payroll add-on$40 a month
- Reception by GlossGenius$50 a month
- Gold$56 a month
- Platinum$168 a month
Salon Manager
- Essentials$29 a month
- Premium$49 a month
- Premium+$99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
GlossGenius
GlossGenius is a business management system for beauty, wellness, medspa, health, and fitness businesses, available on Android, iOS, and the web. Its 24/7 online booking lets clients reserve without downloading an app or logging in. The system includes scheduling, client profiles, inventory and retail management, staff management, time tracking, and business reports. Email and text marketing, automated review prompts, Google Booking and Reviews, Google Marketing Analytics, and two-way calendar sync with Google, iCal, and Outlook are also listed. Medspa features include HIPAA compliance, charting, photo markup, medical director sign-off, and automatic sorting of client photos. The pricing page lists a flat 2.6% payment processing rate, with no added fees for Tap to Pay, card-on-file, or manual-entry transactions. Same-day payouts Monday through Thursday are free; instant payouts cost an additional 1.8%. Plans listed monthly include Standard at $28 a month, Gold at $56 a month, and Platinum at $168 a month, as well as Practice Essentials and Practice Advanced. A 14-day trial is available, but there is no free plan.
Salon Manager
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