Zolmi review (2026): is it worth $15 a month, billed yearly?
Salon booking and checkout priced per staff member, no commissions
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Zolmi report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for small salons paying per staff member
Zolmi starts at $15 a month for the first staff member on yearly billing, with no booking commissions. Wages, commissions and loyalty need the $25 Pro plan, text messages cost extra at a rate the page doesn't give, and it's web only.
Who Zolmi is for
- Fits if you run a salon of 1 to 3 and want to pay for each chair
- Works for owners who want no commission on online bookings
Who Zolmi is not for
- Watch out: text messages are charged on top and the page doesn't list the rate
- Tight if you need commissions, forms, loyalty or memberships, which are Pro at $25 a month
- Skip it if you need an iOS or Android app, as no store listing is shown
- Watch out: card processing fees are separate from the plan
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there isn't one
Why Zolmi gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$15 a month for the first staff member and $2 for each extra on yearly billing, which is inside the category's cheaper quarter. Commissions and memberships need Pro at $25.
- CFree plan and trial14-day trial, no card, and no free plan after it.
- CFeaturesCalendar, online booking, client records, checkout, deposits and gift cards. Start caps stock at 10 products, and wages, commissions and forms are Pro only.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and a salon calendar and checkout needs setting up.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only. The site describes a mobile salon app but lists no store pages, and no integrations are on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zolmi's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/zolmi#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/zolmi.svg" alt="Zolmi: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Zolmi stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps
Zolmi's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 48 of the 85 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 69 of 85) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $15 a month for each person, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 3 of the 57 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 86 salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zolmi’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 69 of 85, level with 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 47 of 85, level with 35
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 85, level with 41
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 85, level with 80
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 1 of 85, level with 20
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 58 salon, spa and studio booking apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Zolmi, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Zolmi you would be making texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $180 a year.
What you could make
- Appointment booking, inventory, review collection and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: roles and permissions.
What this rests on. Zolmi’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Zolmi?
Zolmi is salon and spa software for independent businesses in the US. It combines a team calendar, online booking, client records, checkout, inventory and reminders. The monthly price is a base fee for the first staff member plus a smaller charge for each additional one, and the company says it takes no booking commissions.
Worth knowing
- Text messages are charged separately from the plan; the pricing page does not list the rate.
- Wages, commissions, consultation forms, loyalty and memberships need the Pro plan.
- Card processing fees are separate from the subscription.
- The site describes a mobile salon app but lists no iOS or Android store pages.
Key features
- Calendar and online booking
- Team appointments in one view, with clients choosing service, stylist and time online and confirming through reminders.
- Client records
- Colour formulas, visit notes and preferences stay on the client record, with digital consultation forms on Pro.
- Checkout and deposits
- Services, retail products and tips in one sale, plus booking deposits, gift cards and vouchers.
- Stock tracking
- Retail and backbar stock with quantities updated as product use is recorded; Start allows up to 10 products.
- Staff pay and reports
- Working hours and permissions on every plan; wages, commissions and end-of-day or staff reports on Pro.
- Marketing and reviews
- SMS marketing, loyalty programs, memberships and review requests, listed on the features page; texts are charged separately.
Zolmi pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Zolmi is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $15 per month for the first staff member, billed annually ($20 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $15 per month for the first staff member, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial, no card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $15per month + $2 per extra staff, billed annually ($20 + $3 monthly) | Calendar, online booking and reminders, client records, checkout and deposits, gift cards, up to 10 stock products and basic reports. |
| Pro | $25per month + $4 per extra staff, billed annually ($30 + $5 monthly) | Adds wages and commissions, product usage, staff reports, consultation forms, Google review requests, loyalty and memberships. |
Read from zolmi.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Zolmi before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLower rates on annual billing
The pricing page shows Start at $15 plus $2 per extra staff and Pro at $25 plus $4 when billed annually, against $20 plus $3 and $30 plus $5 monthly.
Stated on zolmi.com
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Common questions
Does Zolmi have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Zolmi is listed for Web.
Does Zolmi have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Zolmi is listed for Web.
Is Zolmi open source?
Zolmi is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.