SQUARE FOR BEAUTY SALONS

You provide the services, we’ll handle the rest.

Keep your focus on your clients. Beauty salon software by Square Appointments helps you manage your schedule, take payments, and empower your team.

Setup is simple

Get started in minutes. Add your staff and services, set up your business, and start taking bookings instantly.

Switch seamlessly

Our experts will help you migrate your appointments and data to Square with a personalized onboarding experience.

Share Square, get up to $1,000.

Refer a salon, spa, tattoo shop, or any other business to Square, and you may be eligible to receive up to $1,000 in rewards for each business referred.

Let clients book 24/7

Customize a free booking website that never sleeps with Square Online. Increase bookings with social media integrations.

Client management

Automatically create client profiles, send client notifications, and save notes and client data all in one place.

Payments anywhere

Checkout at your station with the Appointments mobile app or at the counter with sleek hardware.

Smarter scheduling

Schedule unlimited staff calendars and take advantage of processing time, resource management, and recommend services to repeat clients.

Error-free booking

Book with multiple staff members, set up cancellation policies and no-show protection, and avoid double bookings.

Staff management

Set up unlimited custom permission sets with Square Advanced Access and track your team’s time and commissions with Square Staff.

Between 2021 and 2022, 82M reservations were completed globally through Square Appointments for beauty and personal care sellers.*

36% of appointments booked with Square Appointments are made between 6 p.m. and 10 a.m.*

*Approximate values based on internal data.

Appointments, marketing, and gift cards powered by Square.

Our personalized management and software solutions work in harmony to make it easy for clients to make an appointment — and rebook their next one.

Service smoothly with Plus

For individuals or teams, our Square Appointments Plus plan helps you save time with automated email and text confirmations, Google calendar sync, no-show protection, and more. Get started.

Get full access with Premium

Our most flexible pricing plan, Square Appointments Premium is built for teams tackling complex operations. Utilize custom permission sets, tiered commissions, and resource management. Get started.

Spread the word with Square Marketing.

Expand your business with Google Reviews and personalized, one-time and automated email and text campaigns that keep your customers engaged.

Boost sales with Square Gift Cards.

Grow your clientele and let your clients do the marketing with physical or eGift card options.

“I don’t know of another company that’s going to give me everything I need on my computer and on my phone as seamlessly as Square does. I’m loyal at this point.”– Isabela Mifflin, Salon Owner, Faction 93

Plans and pricing for every stage

Free

The basics to run your salon and stay ahead of schedule.

$0/mo.
for a single location.

Get started

Plus

Advanced features for growing salons that offer top-notch service.

$29/mo.
per month per location.

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Premium

A complete plan for complex booking and staff management needs.

$69/mo.
per month per location.

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For the front desk of your busy salon.

Modern POS hardware — made for beauty, designed with your clients in mind.

Square Stand

A powerful iPad POS designed for smoother checkouts.

Square Dashboard

Manage multiple staff calendars, view insights, run multiple locations, and manage your team with a single web-based dashboard.

Square Register

A modern, all-in-one point of sale built for your front desk. Take touch-free payments and manage multiple staff calendars.

Mobile App

Run your business on the go, manage your schedule and clients, and check out all on mobile.

Meet Square Go

Square Go is a free marketplace app that helps your business get discovered, booked, and rebooked more easily.

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Watch now: In the Chair with Lisa G.

Lisa’s shadowing program is in high demand for aspiring and established stylists alike. Follow along with Lisa and one of her shadowers, Blooming Fire Salon & Spa owner Chloe Hayes, as they recap how she helped Chloe double her monthly revenue, triple her staff in six months, and get two days’ worth of time back each week with Square.

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FAQ

  • What is salon software and what does it do?

    Salon software is any software that helps salon owners and beauty industry professionals with their day-to-day operations. Often, salon software automates and improves processes for booking and scheduling, communicating with customers, staff management, marketing, inventory management, and payments.

  • Which businesses should use salon software?

    Any business that schedules appointments can use salon software. Hair salons, barbershops, nail salons, spas, and tattoo shops are examples of businesses that can benefit from a salon software solution.

  • Is Square Appointments right for my business?

    If your business requires a booking point of sale, Square Appointments has what you need. Whether that’s a hair salon, spa, tattoo parlor, or nail salon, our solution makes it easy to integrate booking, eCommerce, scheduling, staff management, and payments so you can run your business seamlessly from one app.

    Plus, the Square ecosystem has a wide variety of tools to help you grow, such as Square Marketing, Square Gift Cards, Square Banking, and more.

    Want to learn more about how Square Appointments can help your beauty business? Check out how businesses are using Square Appointments across the US in our Beauty and Wellness Trends report.

  • How do I get started?

    Download the Square Appointments app on iOS or Android, or create your account via your online web browser. Add your services, business details, and staff to get set up quickly. Then log in to your Square Appointments dashboard and create your customized booking site. Now you’re ready to take appointments. Follow a step-by-step guide here.

    Next, see which hardware option is best for your front desk to level up your checkout. Compare hardware here.

  • How can I switch from my current booking solution?

    You can bulk your customer list and inventory list to quickly get up and running with Square Appointments. If you currently use Acuity, Booker, Fresha, Vagaro, or another booking or salon software, Square Appointments will likely fit more of your needs with our easy-to-use interface. If you already have a website, it’s easy to transfer your existing domain to Square Online.

  • How much will it cost to run my business with Square?

    Square Appointments has three flexible plans for beauty businesses of any size. Custom pricing is available for businesses that process more than $250K a year. You can learn more about our pricing plans here.

    The in-person processing rate for the Square Appointments Free plan is 2.6% + 10 cents for every tapped (mobile payment), dipped (chip card), and swiped (magstripe card) payment. When you subscribe to a paid plan, the in-person processing rate decreases to 2.5% + 10 cents.

  • Can I refer a business to Square?

    Yes. We welcome referrals for all types of businesses. So go ahead and refer a business today — whether it’s the multilocation burger joint you frequent, your friend’s new salon, or any other business — and you could be eligible to receive up to $1,000 for every business referred. Get the details.