Rosy vs Salonomy

Rosy is cloud-based salon and spa management software for day-to-day operations. Its scheduler handles appointment booking, client history, personalized reminders, and visits with multiple services. Clients can book or check appointments through a salon website, social media, or mobile web app at any time. Point-of-sale tools cover checkout, cash drawers, transaction management, and integrated card processing. Inventory tracks product sales, returns, and shipments, with alerts for preset low-stock levels. Rosy lists more than 100 reporting options, including accounting and payroll reports, and supports multiple locations. The service works in a browser and has locally installed Android and Apple apps. Subscriptions are month to month with no contract, and hosting requires an internet-connected device rather than an in-salon server. A 14-day trial is available; there is no free plan. The Standard Subscription with RosyPay discount is $29 a month.

Salonomy is salon-management software for UK hair and beauty businesses, including salons, barbers, nail bars, makeup artists, massage practices and aesthetics businesses. Every plan includes a drag-and-drop diary, online booking page, deposits and booking policies. A public walk-in queue lets clients join from a link, follow their position and estimated wait, and receive a prompt when their turn approaches. Salons can use shared, sealed per-renter or mixed client books, with sealed-book separation enforced through PostgreSQL row-level security. The iPhone and Android app covers the diary, queue, takings and client books, and works offline before syncing. Reports cover takings, VAT, retention and itemised invoices, with exports. Email and app push are unlimited and free; SMS and WhatsApp use allowances. Plans are Salon at £12/chair/month, Solo at £15/month and Group at £249/month, with a 30-day trial and no free plan.