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Salon

How to Read Your Salon's Profit and Loss Statement (With Free Template)

A packed appointment book doesn't guarantee a profitable salon. Many owners check the bank balance every Friday. The…

Salon

How to Hire and Retain Great Salon Stylists in a Tight Market

A stylist job posting can sit open for weeks with barely a response. Then the stylist who quietly built your entire Satu…

Salon

Salon Staff Scheduling: How to Cut No-Shows and Avoid Overbooking

A salon can be packed and still make a loss on the same day. It is not surprising at all; just speak to the owner whose …

Salon

How to Write a Salon Business Plan

Opening a salon takes more than a great location and a talented team. It takes a plan. A salon business plan maps out yo…

Salon

9 Ways Salon Owners Are Using AI Right Now (2026)

Each hour a stylist or front desk manager works to track down a no-show or to recreate the following week's schedule…

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How Multi-Location Salon Businesses Grow Revenue by 200% with Salonist

This innovative Multi-Location Salon Software simplifies operations, allowing you to focus on growth. With Multi-Locatio…

Salon

Strategies to Boost Your Salon Reputation

A potential client's opinion of you has been formed even before they enter your salon. This happens not because they…

Salon

Why You Need to Switch From Fresha to Salonist

Fresha ended its free plan and now charges a subscription plus a 20% commission on new marketplace clients. Salonist cha…

Salon

Bridal Beauty Trends and How to Book Them

Bridal work is the highest ticket booking in most salons. Soft glam makeup and lived in hair are the dominant looks. Al…

Integrations

Keep the tools you already pay for.

More than 40 integrations, live today — including the payment rails most salon software skips: Tap, Tabby, Tamara, Ziina, Network Payments and UPayments.

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Stripe Payments PayPal Payments Razorpay Payments Stripe Reader Terminal Clover Terminal Pine Labs Terminal Tap Payment Gulf Ziina Gulf Network Payments Gulf UPayments KNET Tabby Pay later Tamara Pay later Authorize.Net Payments QuickBooks Accounts Qoyod Accounts EFRIS e-Invoicing

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Free trial

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Seven days with your own clients, your own services and your own team in it. If it doesn’t fit the way your salon runs, walk away and take your data with you.

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No card required. Nothing is charged when the trial ends.
Unlimited staff on every plan, including the free one.
We move your data in. Clients, services and history from your old system.
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Client booking app

Your clients book from their phone, not your front desk.

Rebooking, cancellations and reminders happen in the app, so your team stops fielding calls mid-blow-dry. On Expert, it ships under your own salon’s name and icon.