Salonnare

Salonnare is salon-management software for hair, beauty and barber businesses, with a dedicated set of tools for nail studios. It is best suited to professionals who want bookings, payments, client records and stock in one system. Its main trade-off is the combination of tight free-plan limits and an extra fee on card transactions.

Overview

Salonnare combines online booking, point of sale, client management, inventory and marketing. Nail studios get records for nail formulas and separate tracking for gel and polish, making the system more relevant to their daily work than a booking calendar alone. That breadth can help a salon consolidate routine operations, but businesses with more than one staff member or 50 monthly bookings will quickly need a paid plan.

Key features

Booking and client records

Clients can book through a Salonnare widget or marketplace. The widget can be embedded on WordPress, Wix or Squarespace, or linked from an Instagram bio, giving salons multiple ways to direct clients to appointments. Automatic confirmations, 24-hour reminders and rebooking emails reduce routine follow-up. Profiles can retain visit history, colour formulas and allergy alerts; automatic client segments support retention marketing. These records are particularly useful for nail technicians who need to recall a formula or sensitivity before a visit.

Payments and operations

The point of sale accepts card, cash and Stripe, with automatic VAT splitting, emailed invoices and accounting export. Online payments support iDEAL, Bancontact, Stripe and Mollie, including deposits and automatic refunds when a client cancels. However, card payments through Mollie or Stripe incur Salonnare’s additional 0.5% fee, with a €0.30 minimum per transaction, on top of the subscription and payment-provider fees. Salons processing many small payments should factor that cost into their choice.

Backbar and retail stock are tracked separately, with low-stock alerts, purchase orders and internal-use tracking. Technician scheduling, a nail service menu, packages and memberships, and retail inventory make the system relevant beyond appointment management. Security measures include EU servers, two-factor authentication and an audit trail by default. Data is backed up at platform level, and administrators can export a full JSON copy or a CSV client list. The five interface languages are English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish. Support is provided through a ticket system under Account > Support.

Salonnare lists integrations with Stripe, Mollie, Google Reserve, Resend, WhatsApp and Cloudflare. Booth rental, a developer API and webhooks, custom domains and custom sending domains are marked as coming soon across all plans, so businesses that depend on those capabilities should look elsewhere for now.

Pricing

Salonnare has a free plan and two paid tiers. The Free plan costs €0/month and permits one staff member and 50 bookings per month. It offers a way for a solo professional with modest appointment volume to start without a subscription, but the booking cap and single seat limit its usefulness for a growing business.

Starter costs €29/month and includes three staff members with unlimited monthly bookings. It is the practical step up for a small team that has outgrown the free quota. Pro costs €59/month and includes unlimited staff members and unlimited monthly bookings, making it the better fit for larger teams or businesses that do not want a booking ceiling. Card-payment fees apply in addition to any plan price.

Platforms

Salonnare is available on Android, iOS and the web, covering mobile use as well as browser-based administration.

Who it's for

Salonnare is a strong fit for independent salon professionals and small teams, especially nail studios that value formula and allergy records alongside gel and polish stock tracking. It also suits businesses seeking booking, POS, inventory and client management in one platform. It is less compelling for salons that need more than one user or over 50 bookings but want to remain on a free plan, or those that require booth rental, API access, webhooks or custom domains now.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Nail-specific formula records and gel and polish inventory give nail technicians useful operational detail.
• Pros: Booking, POS, client records, stock tracking and retention tools are combined, with a booking widget that can be placed on common site builders or an Instagram bio.
• Pros: Deposits, automatic cancellation refunds, VAT splitting and accounting export support payment and back-office workflows.
• Cons: The free plan caps use at one staff member and 50 bookings per month, making it unsuitable for many active salons.
• Cons: Card transactions through Mollie or Stripe carry an additional fee of 0.5%, minimum €0.30, besides provider and subscription charges.
• Cons: Booth rental, API and webhook support, and custom domains are not yet available.

Alternatives

Nail Salon Software is the category directory for comparing options. Consider Booqinq if you want a free-plan alternative with support for Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows; it also offers a free trial. Anolla is another freemium option with a free trial and a free-software tier for basic online table reservations, with paid features activated as needed.

SalonHub360 is worth comparing if you want a published $19.99/month Starter plan for one staff member with online booking, a full service menu, client management and basic appointment reminders; its Growth plan is $49.99/month. Nail Studio Pro may suit users seeking a free nail-focused tier with stated client, booking and service-menu quotas, digital anamnesis and manual WhatsApp, though its plan details are in Portuguese.

Klippa is an alternative if you need API and web access; its free tier includes one staff member, one location and 50 SMS per month, then charges 6c each. Twizzlo may appeal if you prefer a web-only free plan with up to 150 bookings per month and unlimited employees, locations, customers and insights, though SMS is excluded.

Salonized is a paid alternative with a free trial and an Appointments plan starting at €21/month, while DaySmart Salon is another paid option with a free trial and a Basic plan at $29/month.

Verdict

Choose Salonnare if you run a salon—especially a nail studio—and want bookings, payment processing, client history and inventory in one system, with records tailored to formulas and sensitivities. Its free tier is a useful starting point for one-person businesses with light booking volume, and paid plans remove the booking ceiling. Look elsewhere if the card fee would weigh heavily on your transaction volume or you need features such as booth rental, API access or custom domains today.