Online Booking and Calendar
Clients book 24/7 from your website, Instagram or Google profile. Salonist adds a room calendar, a waitlist and package booking for spas. Zenoti covers booking across large multi location chains.
Zenoti alternative
Salonist vs Zenoti: Enterprise Power Without the Enterprise Process
Zenoti does not publish prices. Its pricing page asks you to request a quote, and multi location pricing is tailored to your footprint.
Salonist prints every price and every plan feature on the pricing page. $59, $109 or $179 a month, unlimited staff, all locations included.
- ✓Unlimited staff. No staff limits.
- ✓Get more features for less.
- ✓Prices on the page, not on a call
What You Need to Know About Zenoti Pricing
Custom Quote
Published Zenoti pricing quote only, tailored per footprint
Zenoti states that multi location pricing is customised and directs visitors to request a quote. Salonist publishes its plans in full.
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Salonist vs Zenoti at a Glance
Pick Salonist if
You want to start without a sales cycle
- You want the price and the feature list up front
- You want to be live in days, not months
- You want unlimited staff on one plan
- You want WhatsApp campaigns and 13 languages
- You run several locations on one account
What to check on Zenoti
Points to weigh before a quote
- !No published price list, every account is quoted
- !Multi location pricing is tailored to your footprint
- !Messaging and voice usage is billed by consumption
- !Implementation usually runs through a project team
- !Ask for the contract length in writing
- !Ask what onboarding and migration cost
Side by side
Quick Comparison Table
| Feature | Salonist | Zenoti |
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Zenoti pricing vs Salonist pricing
Zenoti Cost vs Salonist Cost
Zenoti quotes each business. Salonist publishes the price and the feature list for every plan, so you can decide before you speak to anyone.
Zenoti Pricing
Zenoti does not publish a price list. Here is what its pricing page does say.
| Plan or fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Published plan prices | Not listed |
| How to get a price | Request a quote or book a demo |
| Multi location pricing | Customised to your footprint |
| Voice, SMS and messaging | Included tools, billed by usage |
| Optional base packs | Available for messaging usage |
| Implementation | Discussed during the sales process |
| Free trial | Not offered publicly |
Ask for the plan price, the usage rates, the onboarding fee and the contract length in one written quote.
Salonist Pricing
One flat plan price with unlimited staff. Printed on the pricing page, no quote needed.
| Plan or fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Free marketplace listing | $0 |
| Essential | $59 a month |
| Advance | $109 a month |
| Expert | $179 a month |
| Extra staff | $0, unlimited |
| Extra location | Included on paid plans |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card |
| New marketplace client | 15% of the first visit, once |
Every paid plan includes unlimited staff, every location and free data import. See the full Salonist pricing page.
Feature comparison
Salonist vs Zenoti Feature by Feature
Zenoti is built for large chains with a project team behind the rollout. Salonist gives a growing salon the same daily tools without that process.
Point of Sale and Retail
Ring up services and products on one ticket, take tips and print or email the receipt at the till, and sell online through the built in store. Zenoti has a full till for services and retail.
Staff, Commission and Tips
Commission splits, tips, timesheets and login permissions all sit in one staff screen, with no charge for extra people. Zenoti handles commissions across big teams, with pricing set by quote.
Stock and Inventory
Inventory management covers barcodes, purchase orders, warehouse stock and low stock alerts, so retail stops leaking margin. Zenoti tracks stock across locations.
Marketing and Client Win Back
Run SMS, email and WhatsApp campaigns from the same place as your calendar including birthday offers and rebooking reminders. Zenoti bills messaging by usage rather than including it in a flat plan.
Memberships, Loyalty and Gift Cards
Memberships, reward points and gift cards work at the till and online, which keeps regulars coming back. Zenoti covers memberships and packages.
Built for Multiple Locations
Salonist is a multi location system. Run every branch from one account, switch between them in a click and compare them in one report, with every location included on paid plans. Zenoti prices multi location by footprint.
Forms and Client Records
Consent forms, before and after photos and client documents sit with the visit history on the client record. Zenoti includes forms.
The difference that shows
WhatsApp Marketing and 13 Languages, Built In
Salonist runs in 60+ countries with 13 languages, right to left Arabic and local payment gateways. WhatsApp campaigns sit on the Advance plan, so reminders and offers reach clients on the app they actually open.
- Booking confirmations and reminders on WhatsApp
- Birthday and win back offers
- Rebooking nudges after a visit
- Your team sees the software in their own language
Why salons switch
What You Get With Salonist
In every plan
- ✓Unlimited staff on every plan
- ✓Every location included on paid plans
- ✓POS, retail and inventory built in
- ✓WhatsApp, SMS and email campaigns
- ✓Commissions, tips and timesheets
- ✓60+ countries and 13 languages
Best fit for
- ✓Growing chains that want a published price
- ✓Owners who want to start this week
- ✓Salons and spas with several branches
- ✓Clinics that need forms and client documents
- ✓Salons outside the United States
Taken from the Zenoti pricing page and its published FAQ.
Best fit
Who Should Choose Salonist?
- Growing chains that want a published price
- Owners who want to start this week
- Salons and spas with several branches
- Clinics that need forms and client documents
- Salons outside the United States
See Salonist for med spas, aesthetics clinics, spas, massage therapy.
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Moving is easy
Switching from Zenoti to Salonist
Book a demo
A product expert walks through Salonist with you in 20 minutes.
Send your data
We import your clients, services and appointment history for free.
Add the whole team
Every staff member is included, so nobody is left off the calendar.
Go live
Share your booking link and start taking appointments the same week.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Still deciding? These are the questions salon owners ask us most.
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