Pronto vs Salon Manager
Pronto
trypronto.app
Salon Manager
salonmanageronline.co.ukSide by side
| Figure | Pronto | Salon Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Salon CRM Software | 9.1 (#2) | 7.5 (#36) |
| Spec score · Esthetician Software | 9.0 (#2) | 7.4 (#24) |
| Audience | It is presented for beauty salons, hair salons, nail salons, and barbershops, and also lists spas, lash studios, and tattoo studios. | The software is designed for solo professionals, salons, barbershops, spas, aesthetic clinics, colleges, academies and multi-location groups. |
| Booking | Clients can book through a public page using only their name and phone number, without an account or app. | Online booking lets clients book 24/7 without creating an account and connects bookings to the salon diary and live availability. |
| Data handling | The privacy policy says passwords are hashed, payment card data is not stored by Pronto, and deleted-account data is deleted or anonymized within 30 days except where legally retained. | The maker says cloud hosting, protected backups, monitoring and recovery processes support availability and business continuity. |
| Integrations | Notification integrations use Resend or SMTP email, Telegram Bot API, Meta WhatsApp Cloud API and Viber Bot API. | Salon Manager states that it integrates with Clover, Dojo and Stripe; SalonPay is its own integrated payment service for Salon Manager customers. |
| Product | Pronto provides salon appointment booking, point of sale, client CRM, inventory tracking, and automated reminders. | Salon Manager is a cloud-based salon management system connecting appointments, online booking, client CRM, checkout, payments, stock, marketing, consultation forms and reporting. |
| Support | The documented support route for self-hosting is opening a GitHub issue; paid installation help is offered through the GitHub page. | Packages include unlimited training and support from a UK-based team, with migration help available during setup. |
Plans
Salon Manager
- Essentials$29 a month
- Premium$49 a month
- Premium+$99 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Pronto
Pronto provides appointment booking, point of sale, client CRM, inventory tracking, and automated reminders for salons and related businesses. It is presented for beauty, hair, and nail salons, barbershops, spas, lash studios, and tattoo studios. Clients can book online using only a name and phone number, without an account or app download. The point of sale supports cash, card, and transfer, discounts, printed or digital receipts, and offline checkout. Booking confirmations and reminders can be sent through Email, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Viber. Businesses can link a booking page from Instagram or Google and import client lists from Fresha, Vagaro, Booksy, Mindbody, Square, or another platform that exports CSV. Cloud users can export client data and history; self-hosted data stays on the user's server. The free plan allows one staff member, 100 clients, 50 bookings per month, and 100 products. Starter costs $19 a month and includes five staff, unlimited clients and bookings, and 2,000 products. Pronto runs on the web and supports self-hosting on Linux, macOS, or Windows with WSL2; self-hosting uses Docker Compose and requires at least 1 GB RAM.
Salon Manager
Salon Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.