Software for grooming salons and dog groomers

Beta open: register for free and get Pro

Anyone can register right away. Your salon gets Pro free until 31 December 2026, and then 3 more months: so until 31 March 2027, no payment details needed. Nothing switches to paid automatically. It is a beta, so there may still be bugs.

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Free tier: 1 staff member, 50 bookings per month. No credit card required.

Client record per owner

Every owner is a client with their own profile. Note the breed, coat, weight, preferences and behaviour of the dog there ("pulls on the leg", "afraid of the clipper"); if an owner has several dogs, you put the dog’s name in the appointment note. Photos of earlier grooms in the photo history help with repeat appointments: the owner points to a photo, you know exactly which clip style and length is wanted.

Follow-up appointments for fixed intervals

Most dogs come every 6-8 weeks for a groom, some breeds more often. You set a rebook interval per group of treatments, and Salonnare automatically emails the owner at the right moment with a link to book again. Owners reschedule or cancel themselves via the link in their email.

Track inventory and retail

Keep shampoo, conditioner, detangling spray and care products in inventory with automatic low-stock alerts. Sell retail at the register as an upsell after the groom. View all inventory and POS features in the overview.

A typical day in a grooming salon with Salonnare

Your day starts with the dashboard: all grooms lined up, including the notes about each dog. For a regular client you immediately see which clip style and length you used last time and any behaviour notes ("calm while blow-drying, startles at the nail scissors"). During the treatment you open the record on a tablet and add photos of the result. Afterwards the owner pays at the register (card, cash or a payment link), receives the receipt by email and automatically gets a rebook reminder in 6 weeks. Inventory updates and at the end of the day you close the register with one click: daily revenue, VAT and payment types.

Growth tips for grooming salon owners

Offer add-on services on every groom: nail trimming, ear cleaning, de-shedding treatment or a spritz of cologne. Add-ons raise your average ticket without extra calendar time. Use the loyalty feature to digitise stamp cards - a discount on every 10th groom works better than one-off promotions. Set your rebook interval per group of treatments: a Doodle trim needs maintenance more often than a short-hair groom. Do not forget retail: link shampoo and detangling spray to treatments and recommend them at checkout. And actively collect reviews - a grooming salon runs largely on word of mouth and a strong online profile.

Why Salonnare for your grooming salon?

Many grooming salons use a paper diary or a generic calendar app that offers no online booking, no automatic reminders and no client records. Marketplace-based systems take commission per booking, costing you hundreds of euros a month on a full calendar. Salonnare offers everything a grooming salon needs - online booking, calendar, client records per owner, POS, reminders and inventory - for a fixed fee with no marketplace commission (just a platform fee of 0.5%, min. €0.30, per online payment): Free (€0, 1 staff member), Starter (€29) or Pro (€59) per month. View the pricing or read more about us.

Retention as a grooming salon: how to use rebook automation

Grooming salons have a natural, predictable maintenance rhythm: most dogs come every 6-8 weeks, some breeds (Doodles, Poodles, Bichons) even every 4-5 weeks. In theory that lets you see a regular client 6 to 12 times a year - but in practice almost no salon achieves that without a rebook system. How does it work in Salonnare? You set a rebook interval per group of treatments, for example 4 weeks for a poodle trim and 8 weeks for a short-hair. At that moment Salonnare automatically emails the owner with a link to book again. Owners who have not been in for a long time show up in the Dormant clients overview; with Pro you send them a win-back campaign with a discount on the next groom. How often clients return you see in the reporting. The loyalty module with a digital stamp card encourages loyalty - but what works in your salon depends on your price segment and client volume.

Tax and POS for grooming salons

Grooming falls under the standard VAT rate, as do all retail products you hand over (shampoo, detangling spray, care products). Salonnare calculates this automatically and splits it on the receipt. Every transaction needs a sequential receipt number, timestamp and user identification - this happens automatically without any setup. Payment types are tracked separately: iDEAL, card, cash and gift card. The end-of-day report gives the daily total, VAT split and tip total (kept separate per staff member for payroll where groomers are employed). Cash rounding follows the official rule automatically. Export to your accounting runs via CSV in the format of common bookkeeping tools. Your business registration number and VAT ID are printed automatically on every receipt and invoice.

Seasonal peaks for grooming salons: spring, summer and the holidays

Grooming salons have clear seasonal peaks. Spring is extremely busy: after winter owners want the winter coat out and a fresh summer cut. Summer peaks demand for shorter cuts due to the heat. November-December is gift-card season: digital gift cards for a groom or care package are a popular present for dog lovers and can make up part of your December revenue. Gift cards (Starter) you sell at the POS: each card gets a unique code and can be emailed to the buyer. The waitlist catches peak drop-outs: when an appointment drops out, the owner who has been waiting longest and fits automatically gets an email. In quiet periods promotions keep your calendar full. View all marketing features Salonnare offers to automate seasonal campaigns.

Growing with more groomers

Many groomers start as solo sole traders on the Free plan (€0, 1 staff member, 50 bookings per month) and move to Starter (€29, up to 3 staff members) or Pro (€59, unlimited) as the calendar fills. In a salon with multiple groomers each groomer has their own schedule; owners book through the same booking page and choose a specific groomer or "no preference". Multiple locations under one account is not possible yet: that feature is marked "coming soon". If you already have a second shop, give it its own account for now. View the full pricing plans and features to see which plan fits you.

Frequently asked questions about dog grooming software