# SalonBiz review (2026): is it worth $160 a month? > Salon software for commission-based teams, with Aveda integration Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. SalonBiz is salon software for multi-stylist businesses, covering scheduling, online booking, point of sale, inventory, commission payroll, reporting and marketing. Every plan includes every feature and the price follows the number of service providers. It has a native integration with Aveda and Bumble and Bumble. - **Category:** Salon, Spa & Studio Booking - **Made by:** SalonBiz, Inc - **Website:** https://salonbizsoftware.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you work alone, as plans are sized for teams of 2 or more providers. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, SalonBiz is a paid product, starting at $160 per month and up, by number of service providers. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Basic | Custom | 2 to 5 service providers; quote on request. Plans are advertised from $160 a month. | | Essential | Custom | 6 to 12 service providers; quote on request. Every plan has the full feature set. | | Premium | Custom | 13 or more service providers; quote on request. Institute and enterprise pricing is separate. | Read from https://salonbizsoftware.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SalonBiz before buying. ## Key features - **Scheduling and booking:** Drag-and-drop calendar, 24/7 online booking, waitlist, automated confirmations, appointment deposits and digital consultation forms. - **Commission payroll and reporting:** Stylist performance, retail sales per ticket, commission calculations and client retention across locations, in consolidated or per-site views. - **Inventory and retail:** Stock tracking from any device, automated reorder reminders, retail reporting and ordering built for Aveda and Bumble and Bumble. - **Payments and billing:** Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and contactless, with card on file, prepayments, digital gift cards and recurring membership billing. - **Marketing and retention:** Email campaigns, loyalty programs, Aveda Plus Rewards, guest profiles and cross-location booking. - **Apps:** A stylist app, an iPad app and Pocket Salon, a free client app for rebooking and shopping; the page says apps cost nothing extra. ## Good for - Multi-stylist salons that pay commission and want payroll in the system - Aveda and Bumble and Bumble salons that need native rewards and inventory - Multi-location salon groups wanting consolidated reporting ## Worth knowing - No plan price is published beyond "plans starting at $160/month"; each plan is a request for a quote. - Priced by service providers and aimed at teams of 2 or more, so it does not target solo practitioners. - Using SalonBiz Payments lowers the subscription by $25 (Basic), $35 (Essential) or $45 (Premium) a month, so the rate depends on the processor chosen. - The apps named on the site are an iPad app and Pocket Salon; no Android app is mentioned. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. SalonBiz covers booking, point of sale, inventory and commission payroll in one system, with native Aveda and Bumble and Bumble links. But there's no published price beyond "from $160 a month", every plan is a quote, and it's built for teams of two or more, so a solo stylist should look elsewhere. - **Value for money: D.** Plans are advertised from $160 a month, by number of providers, with every tier a quote. The dearest tenth of the category starts at $149. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial on the listing, so you pay from day one. - **Features: B.** Calendar, online booking, deposits, commission payroll, inventory, retail, gift cards, memberships and marketing are all in. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in the core salon job. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record, and a commission and inventory system for a multi-stylist salon takes setting up. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, an iPad app, a stylist app and the Pocket Salon client app, plus Aveda, QuickBooks and DemandForce links. No Android app is mentioned, and no computer app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from SalonBiz's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps - SalonBiz's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 12 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 19. - It stands best on features (B, above 42 of 85) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $160 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 55 of the 57 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 6 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/service-booking ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace SalonBiz you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 54 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps grade higher. It costs $1,920 a year. - You could make: Appointment booking, inventory and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. - You could not: A rota the whole staff sees on their phones, with swaps and alerts. - You could not: A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Aveda, Bumble and Bumble and DemandForce among them. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.3 out of 5 from 2,288 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id956157429 ## Works with Aveda, Bumble and Bumble, DemandForce, Listen360, Textel, Vish, QuickBooks **Tags:** Appointment booking, Inventory, Reports, Email campaigns, Shift scheduling ## Alternatives - [Rosy Salon Software](https://toolgpa.com/tools/rosy-salon-software): Cloud salon and spa scheduling, point of sale and retail stock. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/rosy-salon-software-vs-salonbiz) - [Salon Iris (DaySmart Salon)](https://toolgpa.com/tools/salon-iris): Salon scheduling and checkout, now sold as DaySmart Salon. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/salon-iris-vs-salonbiz) - [Zenoti](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zenoti): Booking, POS and operations software for salons, spas and gyms. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/salonbiz-vs-zenoti) - [Meevo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/meevo): Salon, spa and med spa software with booking, POS and marketing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/meevo-vs-salonbiz) - [Phorest](https://toolgpa.com/tools/phorest): Salon and medspa software for booking, POS and marketing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/phorest-vs-salonbiz) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://salonbizsoftware.com/ - https://salonbizsoftware.com/pricing/ - https://salonbizsoftware.com/about/ - https://salonbizsoftware.com/features/connected-apps/pocket-salon/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/salonbiz Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).