Hair Salon Software: 5 Best Options Ranked (2026)

Booksy Biz staff commission settings for services and products

Hair salons run on a different rhythm than spas. Chairs turn over fast, a good chunk of the team may be booth renters instead of employees, commission splits need to be right down to the cent, and retail — shampoo, color, styling products — is often a real revenue line, not an afterthought. Generic scheduling Read more

Spa appointment scheduling software

Booksy Biz spa business profile dashboard

Running a spa isn’t like running a hair salon. You’re managing treatment rooms instead of just chairs, longer service blocks, packages and memberships that need tracking, and clients who expect a calm, polished booking experience from the first tap. Plenty of scheduling apps handle the basics, but not all of them are built around the Read more

Salon Reservation System: A Small-Business Guide (2026)

Salon reservation system business settings dashboard

If you run a small salon — a single chair, a two-person studio, or a three-station shop — choosing a reservation system can feel like it was designed for someone else. Most comparison articles are written for busy multi-location businesses with front-desk staff and marketing budgets. This guide isn’t. It’s for the owner who cuts Read more

Booksy Review: Pricing, Features & Best Alternatives

Booksy Biz weekly calendar view with appointments, time off, and status color coding

Booksy has built its reputation on one thing above all: a consumer app that puts your business in front of people actively searching for a haircut, a beard trim, or a beauty appointment nearby. Founded in Poland in 2014 and now headquartered in the US, it’s grown into one of the largest beauty-focused booking marketplaces Read more

Vagaro Review: Pricing, Features & Best Alternatives

Vagaro review 2026 — pricing, per-calendar model, and processing fees at a glance

Vagaro is one of the most widely used salon and spa platforms in the US, and for good reason: it bundles online booking, point-of-sale, and a large client-facing marketplace into a single system. But the headline “from $23.99/month” price hides a per-calendar model that changes the math significantly once you add staff. In this Vagaro Read more

Best Salon & Spa Software in 2026 (Full Comparison)

Salon and spa software comparison 2026 — Vagaro, Fresha, Booksy, Mangomint, GlossGenius, Square Appointments

Choosing the right salon and spa software means the difference between juggling appointments, staff schedules, inventory, and client records across three apps that don’t talk to each other — or managing it all in one place: online booking, calendar scheduling, point-of-sale, and client history, all synced. We compared six of the most widely used salon Read more