Salon Management Without Locked-In Payment Fees, Available Worldwide

Why Salon Owners Are Considering a GlossGenius Alternative

Simple Salon is a GlossGenius alternative that lets you choose your own payment provider instead of a locked-in processing fee, and it works worldwide. Available across Australia, New Zealand and worldwide, Simple Salon connects to payment providers including Stripe, Tyro and PIN Payments, plus Xero accounting and booking via Reserve with Google. For salon owners weighing a GlossGenius alternative, it is a well-designed platform for independent beauty professionals in the US and Canada, built around simplicity and an all-in-one payment processing experience. But that simplicity comes with hard constraints: a mandatory 2.6% payment processing fee on every transaction you cannot replace, availability limited to the US and Canada, no ability to embed a booking widget on your own website, minimal third-party integrations, and a product primarily built for solo operators rather than multi-staff salons.

GlossGenius vs Simple Salon: Feature Comparison

Your data is yours, always

Some providers make it hard to leave, locking your client list and history behind a paywall, charging you to export your own data, or tying you into long contracts and other strange rules. We don’t play those games. With Simple Salon your clients, bookings and reports are always yours: export everything anytime, at no cost, with no lock-in. If you ever move on, you take it all with you.

Your Payment Processing Rate Should Be Your Choice

GlossGenius builds in a mandatory 2.6% flat processing fee on every card transaction, with no option to bring your own processor. For a salon doing real revenue, that percentage adds up fast: a business turning over $30,000 a month pays $780 a month in processing fees alone. Simple Salon lets you choose your own processor, including Tyro, Stripe, Worldline, PIN Payments, Mercury, and KPay, so you negotiate the rates that suit you. Afterpay and ZipPay are supported too.

Available to Salons and Stylists Worldwide

GlossGenius only operates in the United States and Canada. Simple Salon is available worldwide with no geographic restrictions, so it is a real option for salons in any market. Wherever you run your business, you get the full feature set, not a cut-down version.

Your data is yours, always

Some providers make it hard to leave, locking your client list and history behind a paywall, charging you to export your own data, or tying you into long contracts and other strange rules. We don’t play those games. With Simple Salon your clients, bookings and reports are always yours: export everything anytime, at no cost, with no lock-in. If you ever move on, you take it all with you.

Run Your Salon From the Desktop, Not Just an App

GlossGenius reviewers on Capterra raise the same issue again and again: the platform can only be fully managed from the mobile app, and desktop access is limited to viewing the calendar. They also point to the missing booking widget for their own website, since GlossGenius sends clients off to a separate hosted page. Simple Salon gives you full management on both desktop and mobile, plus a booking widget you can embed directly on your own site.

Built for Teams and Multiple Locations, Not Just Solo Operators

GlossGenius caps users by plan: Standard covers 2, Gold tops out at 9, and Platinum is required for unlimited team members and team analytics. Simple Salon is built for salons of any size, with staff rostering, per-operator reporting, staff commissions, per-operator SMS allowances, and Dome for managing multiple locations under one head office.

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Try Simple Salon Free, No Locked-In Processing Fees

As an alternative to GlossGenius, Simple Salon brings full salon management, your choice of payment processor, deeper integrations, and a free trial to get started. Available wherever your salon operates.