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What Shortcuts is

Shortcuts Fusion is salon and beauty business software for managing appointments, staff, stock, marketing, client records, and point of sale. Its scheduling tools cover staff, rooms, and equipment, help prevent double bookings, and support automatic gap filling. Online booking, self-booking, reminders, cancellation controls, staff calendars, and appointment payments are supported. Fusion has three plans, each with customised pricing available by contacting Shortcuts. Base includes an appointment book, SMS confirmations, checkout, client profiles and history, services, and team management. Climb adds cloud access, email and SMS marketing, online booking, deposits, cancellation fees, and walk-in management. Summit adds a branded client app, targeted promotions, series packs, visual treatment notes, and resource management. Summit also includes multi-site capabilities, with centralised client records, consolidated reporting, and location-specific settings. Fusion offers more than 50 pre-built reports and customisable KPI dashboards. Support is available by phone, email, and chat 24/7; each package includes onboarding and training. The system specification does not support Apple M-series or other ARM processors.

Who it suits

Fusion is intended for hair salons, barbers, beauty businesses, spas, and multi-site operators. It suits teams that need appointment and resource scheduling alongside client records, point of sale, or reporting.

What it does well

  • Scheduling covers staff, rooms, and equipment.
  • Automatic gap filling and double-booking prevention are supported.
  • More than 50 pre-built reports are available.
  • Every package includes onboarding and training.
  • Summit includes centralised records and consolidated reporting.

What to know first

  • Prices require contacting Shortcuts for a customised quote.
  • Apple M-series and other ARM processors are unsupported.
  • Xero is limited to users in Australia.
  • Shopify sync requires product data in Shortcuts.

Limits

There is no free plan, and plan pricing is customised on request. The Xero add-on is available only in Australia and allows one daily summary upload per day; Shopify product descriptions from Shortcuts are not supported.

Plans

PlanBilled and limitsPrice
BaseContact Shortcuts for customised pricing · Appointment book · SMS confirmations · POS checkout · Client profiles and history · Services and team managementOn request
ClimbContact Shortcuts for customised pricing · All Base features · Cloud access · Email and SMS marketing · Online booking · Deposits and cancellation fees · Walk-in managementOn request
SummitContact Shortcuts for customised pricing · All Climb features · Branded client app · Targeted promotions · Series packs · Visual treatment notes · Resource managementOn request

As shortcutssoftware.com lists them, read 5 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

  1. Visit the Shortcuts website and request customised pricing.
  2. Choose Base, Climb or Summit based on the listed plan features.
  3. Start the available free trial.
  4. Arrange onboarding and training, included with every package.
  5. Use a supported Windows or web platform.

Verdict

Shortcuts Fusion brings salon scheduling, client management, stock, and point-of-sale tools into one product, with multi-site features in Summit. Before choosing it, consider the custom-quote pricing and the stated processor and integration limits.

Questions

Does Shortcuts Fusion have a free plan or trial?

It has no free plan, but a free trial is available.

How much do the plans cost?

Base, Climb and Summit each have customised pricing. Contact Shortcuts for pricing.

Which platforms does Fusion support?

The listed platforms are macOS, web and Windows. System requirements specify Windows 11 and Windows Server 2016, and Mac computers running Windows 11 Pro through Boot Camp; Apple M-series and other ARM processors are not supported.

What integrations does Fusion list?

It lists Mailchimp, Vish, Xero, Shopify, Power BI and integrated payments as add-ons or integrations. Xero availability is limited to Australia.

What does Summit add?

Summit adds a branded client app, targeted promotions, series packs, visual treatment notes and resource management. It also includes multi-site capabilities.

What support and onboarding are included?

Support is available by phone, email and chat 24/7. Every package includes onboarding and training.

Facts from Shortcuts's own pages

Free trial
The homepage advertises one month free for customers based in the United States, Canada and surrounding regions. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Headquarters
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia · shortcutssoftware.com, 28 Sept 2026
Integrations
Fusion lists Mailchimp, Vish, Xero, Shopify, Power BI and integrated payments as add-ons or integrations; Xero availability is limited to Australia in the support guide. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Intended customers
Shortcuts says its software is for hair salons, barbers, beauty businesses, spas and multi-site businesses. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Multi-location
The Summit plan includes multi-site capabilities, and Fusion supports centralised client records, consolidated reporting and location-specific settings. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Product
Shortcuts Fusion is salon and beauty business software for managing bookings, staff, stock, marketing, client history and point of sale. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Reporting
Fusion offers more than 50 pre-built reports and customisable dashboards for KPIs, staff performance, service popularity and retail opportunities. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Scheduling
Its appointment and resource management tools schedule staff, rooms and equipment, prevent double bookings and support automated gap filling. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Security and privacy
Shortcuts says it follows generally accepted industry standards to protect personal information and may use encryption in some areas of its sites. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Shopify limits
The Shopify integration syncs products and inventory, requires product data to exist in Shortcuts, and does not support product descriptions from Shortcuts. · help.shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Support
Fusion’s FAQ says support is available by phone, email and chat 24/7, and that every package includes onboarding and training. · shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
System requirements
The system specification lists Windows 11 and Windows Server 2016, and Mac computers running Windows 11 Pro via Boot Camp; Apple M-series and other ARM processors are not supported. · help.shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026
Xero limit
The Xero integration is an add-on available to Shortcuts users in Australia, and only one daily summary can be uploaded per day. · help.shortcutssoftware.com, 5 Oct 2026

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