Salonnare

Salonnare is salon management software for independent professionals and teams in hair, beauty, barbering and nail services. It is best suited to salons that want bookings, client care, stock and payments under one roof, especially nail studios that track client formulas. Its operational range is appealing, but the free plan’s booking ceiling and per-transaction fee make volume an important part of the decision.

Overview

Salonnare combines online booking, point of sale, client records, inventory and marketing for hair salons, nail studios, beauty salons and barbershops. Nail businesses get records for colour formulas alongside gel and polish inventory, which makes the system more relevant to repeat, detail-sensitive services than a booking calendar on its own. It is a stronger fit for owners consolidating salon operations than for someone seeking only appointment scheduling.

Key features

Bookings and client care

Clients can book through a widget or marketplace, and salons can embed the widget on WordPress, Wix or Squarespace sites or link to it from an Instagram bio. Automatic confirmations, 24-hour reminders and rebooking emails reduce routine follow-up. Client profiles can hold visit history, colour formulas and allergy alerts; automatic segments support retention marketing. Together, these tools are particularly useful for technicians who need to remember a client’s preferences and sensitivities between visits.

Payments and day-to-day operations

The point of sale accepts card, cash and Stripe, and supports automatic VAT splitting, emailed invoices and accounting export. Online payments can use iDEAL, Bancontact, Stripe or Mollie, with deposits and automatic refunds when an appointment is cancelled. The payment options cover several common salon workflows, but Mollie and Stripe card payments carry a Salonnare fee of 0.5%, with a €0.30 minimum per transaction, on top of subscription and provider fees.

Backbar and retail stock are tracked separately, with low-stock alerts, purchase orders and internal-use tracking. Technician scheduling, service menus, packages, memberships and retail inventory round out the operational toolkit. Salons that actively manage both treatment supplies and products for resale will get more from this breadth than businesses with little stock to track.

Security and administration

Salonnare says it uses EU servers, two-factor authentication and an audit trail by default, and is GDPR compliant. Platform-level automatic backups and administrator exports—a full JSON copy or CSV client list—offer practical ways to retain and move salon data. Support is handled through a ticket system under Account > Support. English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish are supported.

Six integrations are listed: Stripe, Mollie, Google Reserve, Resend, WhatsApp and Cloudflare. Booth rental, a developer API and webhooks, a custom domain and a custom sending domain are marked as coming soon, so salons that depend on those capabilities should not choose the product on the assumption they are already available.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing (billed €0/month) and allows one staff member and 50 bookings/month. That makes it a low-risk way for a solo operator with modest appointment volume to start, but the cap will quickly become restrictive for a busy calendar.

Starter costs €29 a month (billed €29/month) and raises capacity to three staff members with unlimited bookings/month. It is the practical step up for a small team that has outgrown the free quota. Pro costs €59 a month (billed €59/month) and includes unlimited staff members and unlimited bookings/month, making it the relevant tier for larger or growing teams. Compared with Starter, its main stated gain is removing the staff ceiling; the published plan details do not establish additional feature differences.

Both paid plans avoid a booking quota, but online and POS card payments through Mollie or Stripe still incur Salonnare’s 0.5% fee, at least €0.30 per transaction, plus provider fees. That cost matters for salons processing many small payments. Booth rental, API and webhooks, and custom domains are not current plan capabilities.

Platforms

Salonnare is available on Android, iOS and the web, giving salon teams mobile and browser access. The interface is available in English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish.

Who it's for

Salonnare is a good match for nail studios that need formula and allergy records, and for salons that want booking, payments, client management and separate retail and backbar stock in one system. Solo operators can start on Free if 50 monthly bookings are enough; teams can choose Starter or Pro according to staff size. It is less suited to high-volume salons that need to avoid per-transaction charges, or businesses that require booth rental, a developer API or custom domains now.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Nail-focused client formulas and allergy alerts make repeat-service records more useful than generic appointment notes.
• Separate retail and backbar tracking, purchase orders and low-stock alerts support salons managing both resale goods and treatment supplies.
• Multiple booking entry points, deposits and cancellation refunds cover a broad appointment-to-payment workflow.
• Automatic backups plus JSON and CSV exports give administrators practical data-retention options.

Cons

• The Free plan stops at 50 bookings/month, limiting its usefulness once a solo salon grows beyond a modest schedule.
• Salonnare adds a 0.5% card-payment fee with a €0.30 minimum per Mollie or Stripe transaction, before provider fees.
• Booth rental, API and webhooks, and custom domains are marked as coming soon rather than current capabilities.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, see Nail Salon Software. Choose Anolla if you want a freemium option with a basic online table-reservation plan and the ability to activate paid features as needed. Booqinq is another freemium alternative with a free plan. Consider SalonHub360 if its Starter plan’s one-staff allowance, online booking, full service menu, client management and basic reminders fit your needs; it costs $19.99 a month, below Salonnare’s Starter price, but is limited to one staff member on that tier. Nail Studio Pro offers a free plan with 30 registered clients and 40 appointments per month, making it an option for a smaller client base. Klippa may suit a web- or API-focused operation that can work within its free plan’s one staff member, one location and 50 SMS/month allowance, after which SMS costs 6c each. Twizzlo is worth comparing if you need up to 150 free monthly bookings and unlimited employees, locations, customers and insights, and can do without SMS. Zolmi has a START plan priced at A$45,333 a month for the three-staff example shown, with stock limited to 10 products and SMS from A$0. Bookify may be a better fit if you prefer a web-only service priced at $20 a month per team member, with unlimited services and appointments, staff and shift planning, client records and multiple locations.

Verdict

Choose Salonnare if you run a salon—particularly a nail studio—and want appointments, detailed client records, stock and payment processing connected in one system. Its standout case is operational breadth paired with nail-specific client data. Look elsewhere if card transaction fees are unacceptable, the free booking cap is too low, or your business depends on features such as an API, webhooks or booth rental today.