SalonSynq vs WellnessLiving

SalonSynq gives salon and beauty professionals tools for bookings, payments and day-to-day business workflows. It creates a branded booking page showing services, prices and opening hours, and supports service setup, team calendars, reminders, deposits, reviews, notifications and analytics. The free Start plan is for one solo professional and includes unlimited bookings, manual payment logging, a vanity booking link and email reminders, with no SalonSynq online payment fee. Flex is also free, adding no-show protection, online deposits and Tap-to-Pay on phone; it charges a 6% transaction fee. Pro costs £22 a month, with a 2.2% transaction fee plus 20p per online payment. It includes up to four team members at no extra cost, a branded client app, automated SMS reminders, and service-based rebooking journeys and offers. SalonSynq says rebooking reminders stop once a client books again. Payments run through Stripe or another supported provider, and SalonSynq says it does not store full card details. The service is available on Android, iOS and web.

WellnessLiving is a platform for running fitness and wellness businesses, from small yoga studios to multi-location gyms. It manages bookings, payments, staff, marketing and client loyalty in one system. Its Explorer business listing is included with a subscription and is intended to help prospective clients find and book services. WellnessLiving offers Achieve client and Elevate staff apps, as well as custom-branded apps for Android and iOS. The Forms tool supports intake forms, surveys, questionnaires and waivers, with signed documents stored on client profiles. FitLIVE supports live virtual sessions, while FitVID provides customized on-demand video channels. Listed integration partners include Google Reserve, ClassPass, Wellhub, Zoom, Zapier, GoHighLevel, Mailchimp, Constant Contact, QuickBooks, Brivo and Spivi. API access requires approval and credentials arranged through an Account Executive. Starter costs $62 a month when billed annually and includes one staff member, booking, the Achieve and Elevate apps, point-of-sale and card processing, and free data migration. A free Achieve Basic option is also listed.