Booking software for hairdressers and beauty salons: 6 tools compared

In a salon it is about more than a free slot. Services take different lengths of time, several people work at several chairs, and a no-show costs revenue. Booking software for hairdressers and beauty salons should therefore know services with their duration and price, send reminders and work from a phone.

Larger salons also want a till, a staff rota and gift vouchers in the same program. If you work alone you usually do not need that, and otherwise pay for features you never use. The prices below come from the providers' pricing pages, as of 13 October 2026.

Shore comes from Germany and is built for hairdressers, beauty salons and nail studios. The Booking plan includes an online calendar, online booking, customer management and automatic reminders, for unlimited staff. All-in-One adds an iPad till.

Booking costs EUR 49.90 a month billed yearly on the German pricing page, All-in-One EUR 119.90. That suits salons with several staff who want everything in one program. For one person it is a lot of money.

cituro is a booking system from Germany that explicitly addresses hairdressers and beauty salons. It offers online booking, customer management, reminders and a staff rota. Data is kept in German data centres.

Basic costs EUR 17 a month, or EUR 14.45 billed yearly, and includes one calendar. Extra calendars for more staff cost extra, and online payments start with Standard at EUR 25. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial.

SimplyBook.me is an international provider based in Cyprus. You get a booking website that can be extended with add-on features. The free plan allows 50 bookings a month for one person.

Basic costs EUR 11.90 a month billed yearly, for 100 bookings and up to 5 people. With more bookings you move to Standard at EUR 24.90. Watch the cap: a busy salon reaches 100 bookings quickly.

Calenso is a Swiss company with its data centre in Switzerland. Prices are not on the website. You request a quote and set the system up with Calenso's team.

That suits businesses with several locations or special processes. For a single salon that wants to start tonight, going through a quote is rather heavy.

Calendly is a general appointment booking tool. You set up your services as event types. There is no till, staff rota or gift vouchers.

The free plan includes one event type. Standard costs from USD 10 per seat a month billed yearly, in US dollars. For a salon with several services the free version is too tight.

Zitli is our own product, so we say plainly what it is good for. Zitli is Swiss appointment booking for the self-employed: a booking page you share, calendar sync with Google, Outlook and Apple, and your canton's public holidays blocked from the start. Free costs CHF 0 for one booking page; Pro costs CHF 16 a month including VAT for unlimited pages.

Zitli fits if you work alone, for example as a mobile hairdresser, a beautician with your own studio or a nail technician. Zitli does not fit if you schedule several staff, need a till or want to send SMS reminders. Shore or cituro are the better choice for that.

First count how many people take appointments. If you work alone, a simple booking page is enough and the monthly cost stays under CHF 20. From two or three staff, a salon program with a staff rota is worth it.

Then check the currency and the caps. Your card converts prices in euros or dollars, and plans with a maximum number of bookings get more expensive once the salon is busy. Almost every provider offers a 14-day trial. Take the time.