GlossGenius vs Mangomint (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, GlossGenius and Mangomint share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and GlossGenius starts cheaper, at $24 a month against $120 a month.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GlossGenius
Booking, payments and marketing for salons, spas and medspas
Mangomint
Salon, spa and medspa software priced per location and user
Which one is for you
Pick GlossGenius if
- Fits if you're a solo stylist or small salon that wants booking, deposits and card payments in one app
- Works for medspas that want charting and client photos kept beside the booking calendar
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you want to stay free: there's no free plan, only a 14-day trial, and every card payment carries a fee of 2.4% + $0.15 in person or 3.4% + $0.15 online
- Pricey if you need forms and waivers, the automated waitlist or included text credits, which start on Gold at $48 a month billed yearly ($56 monthly)
- Pricey if you want payroll or the AI phone receptionist: payroll is $40 a month plus $6 a seat and Reception is $50 a month, on top of the plan
- Not for you if you run a medspa on a small budget, as charting starts on Practice Essentials at $148 a month billed yearly ($168 monthly)
- Watch out: teams of 10 or more need Platinum at $148 a month billed yearly, and each extra location pays its own plan price, less 15%
Pick Mangomint if
- Fits if you run a salon or spa with several providers and a front desk and want month-to-month billing
- Works for medspas that need forms and charting beside the booking calendar
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you have a big team, as every person with a profile, front desk and booth renters too, adds $10 a month
- Pricey if you send campaigns or run payroll: marketing credits are $30 to $300 a month, payroll $50 plus $8 a worker
- Watch out: Express Booking, self checkout, cards on file and deposits need Mangomint's own processing, at 2.45% + 15¢ in person
- Tight if you want a business phone line for calls and texts, at $70 a month per line
- Watch out: the trial's length isn't stated, and there's no free plan to fall back on
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAGlossGeniusFair | 2.4GPAMangomintFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStandard is $24 a month billed yearly ($28 monthly), and Gold covers up to 9 staff for $48, so a team of five pays about $9.60 a head. GlossGenius is the only booking tool on our site so far, so this category is too thin to compare yet, and it sits at the ordinary grade until there's something to set it against. | C$120 a location a month plus $10 a user, so one person pays $130 and a team of five $170. That's above this category's dearer quarter ($119) but below its dearest tenth, before marketing credits ($30 and up), payroll or a phone line. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial of any plan with no credit card. After that it's $24 a month at least, and card payments carry fees on top: 2.4% + $0.15 in person and 3.4% + $0.15 online. | CNo free plan, but a free trial account loaded with demo data. The listing doesn't say how long it lasts or whether a card is needed. |
| Features | BA booking site, a staff calendar with deposits, payments and point of sale, email and text marketing, forms, SOAP notes, commissions and reports, with charting on the medspa plans. Nothing in the booking job is missing, but forms, the automated waitlist and text credits need Gold, and payroll costs extra. | BCalendar, online and Express Booking with no fee per appointment, payments and point of sale, forms and charting, memberships, packages, gift cards, a virtual waiting room, retail stock and staff tools. That's the whole booking job, with payroll and phone as add-ons. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating on record. Before clients can book and pay, you set up a booking site from templates, your services, staff and deposit and cancellation rules, and card readers or Tap to Pay. | CNo app store rating on record. Onboarding and data transfer are free, but you set up services, staff profiles and Mangomint's own card processing before Express Booking and deposits work. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Tap to Pay on both phones, plus Reserve with Google, Google Reviews and two-way calendar sync. No desktop app and no API on record, which keeps it from an A. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Shopify, Mailchimp, QuickBooks, Doxy.me and Docovia. No API on record and no desktop app. |
| Best for | booking and payments for salons and spas | salons and spas with a front desk |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: GlossGenius and Mangomint. How we grade
Price against what you get
GlossGenius starts at $24 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mangomint starts at $120 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and GlossGenius starts $96 a month lower. Of the other salon, spa and studio booking apps on the chart, 1 scores higher than GlossGenius for less, and 3 score higher than Mangomint for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- GlossGenius also covers email campaigns, clinical notes, sMS marketing and review collection.
- Mangomint also covers marketing automation, business phone line, business texting and inventory.
At a glance
| GlossGenius | Mangomint | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $24 per month, billed annually ($28 billed monthly) | $120 per location / month, plus $10 per user |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of any plan, no credit card required | Free trial account with demo data; its length is not stated |
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| Made by | GlossGenius, Inc. | Mangomint, Inc. |
| Price read from | glossgenius.com | mangomint.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GlossGenius
- There is no free plan. In-person card payments cost 2.4% + $0.15 and online payments 3.4% + $0.15, with invoices at 2.9% + $0.30.
- Payroll is an add-on at $40 a month plus $6 per seat, and Reception, the AI phone and text answering service, is $50 a month.
- Forms and waivers, the automated waitlist, chargeback protection and included text credits start on the Gold plan.
- Each additional location is charged its own plan price, at a 15% discount.
Mangomint
- Every person with a profile counts as a $10 user, including front desk staff and booth renters.
- Marketing campaigns need credits: $30 a month for 3,500, rising to $300 for 60,000. Payroll is $50 a month plus $8 per worker.
- Card fees are 2.45% + 15¢ in person and 2.90% + 30¢ for virtual payments; large businesses may qualify for custom rates.
- An outside card processor can be used, but Express Booking, self checkout, cards on file and deposits need Mangomint's own processing.
Key features
GlossGenius
- Booking website and calendar
- A booking site with templates and team profiles, 24/7 online booking without a client login, gap and processing times, and two-way calendar sync.
- No-show protection and waitlist
- Deposits, card-on-file and cancellation policies on every plan; the automated waitlist and room and resource booking start on Gold.
- Payments and point of sale
- Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android, card readers, split payments, tips, invoices, gift cards, memberships, packages and Buy Now, Pay Later.
- Email and text marketing
- Unlimited marketing emails on every plan, with text credits included on Gold (500) and Platinum (2,500) and an AI marketing assistant.
- Forms, notes and EMR
- Intake forms and waivers the vendor describes as HIPAA-compliant, SOAP notes, and charting with photo markup on the medspa plans.
- Staff, payroll and reports
- Roles and permissions, commissions, time tracking, sales and staff reports, and add-on payroll that files payroll taxes in all 50 states.
Mangomint
- Calendar and online booking
- Online booking sits on your own website with no fee per appointment, and Express Booking lets clients book and save a card in a few steps.
- Payments and point of sale
- Take cards in person or online, with cards on file, deposits and self checkout; these need Mangomint's own processing rather than an outside processor.
- Forms, charting and memberships
- Client forms and charting for spas and medspas, plus memberships, packages, gift cards and a virtual waiting room.
- Automated flows and campaigns
- Marketing credits pay for targeted campaigns and automated flows; appointment confirmations and reminders by text and email are free and unlimited.
- Phone add-on
- Call and text clients from one business number on any device for $70 a month per line.
- Payroll and multi-location
- Payroll pays staff, syncs with QuickBooks and files taxes per location, and multi-location tools share clients and reports across sites.
Plans
GlossGenius
Standard$24
per month, billed annually ($28 billed monthly)
Booking website, unlimited client notifications, email and text marketing, inventory and retail, packages and memberships.
Gold$48
per month, billed annually ($56 billed monthly)
For teams of up to 9 staff: adds forms and waivers, Google booking and reviews, automated waitlist, time tracking and 500 text credits.
Platinum$148
per month, billed annually ($168 billed monthly)
For teams of 10 or more: unlimited team members, goal setting, custom commissions, Google marketing analytics and 2,500 text credits.
Practice Essentials$148
per month, billed annually ($168 billed monthly)
Medspa and aesthetics plan with EMR charting, photo markup, medical director sign-off and 50 GB of client photos.
Practice Advanced$248
per month, billed annually ($298 billed monthly)
Medspa plan for unlimited providers with the full AI clinical suite, 100 GB of client photos and premium support.
Mangomint
Mangomint$120
per location / month, plus $10 per user
Every core feature, free onboarding and data transfer, and no contract. Every staff member, front desk worker or booth renter counts as a user.
Ways to pay less
GlossGenius
- Annual discount
Save up to 14% with annual billing
The pricing page lists a 14% saving on Standard, Gold and Practice Essentials and 12% on Platinum and Practice Advanced when billed annually.
- Other savings
15% off each additional location
GlossGenius charges each additional location the plan price at a 15% discount.
Mangomint
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Mangomint?
As of Oct 24, 2026, GlossGenius is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $120 a month for Mangomint. GlossGenius starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($28 billed monthly), and Mangomint starts at $120 per location / month, plus $10 per user.
Which has a free plan, GlossGenius or Mangomint?
As of Oct 24, 2026, neither GlossGenius nor Mangomint has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.