Salonnare vs DaySmart Salon - which salon software fits your business?

Pricing and cost model

Salonnare starts at EUR 0 per month with the free plan: 1 staff member and 50 bookings per month, no credit card required. Need more? Starter is EUR 29 per month (EUR 348 per year) and Pro is EUR 59 per month (EUR 708 per year). No commission on your revenue and no lock-in. See all pricing at a glance. DaySmart Salon uses subscriptions that, according to their pricing page, sit indicatively between roughly USD 29 and USD 249 per month^[1], depending on the number of users and the features you choose. Those amounts are in dollars, so you face currency conversion and exchange-rate fluctuations when you settle in euros. Salonnare charges fixed rates in euros, with a genuinely free entry point that DaySmart does not offer.

Built for the EU market

This is the biggest difference. Salonnare supports iDEAL natively (via Stripe Connect and via Mollie), plus Bancontact, SumUp and card payments. The point of sale uses the correct Dutch VAT rates (21% on services, 9% on retail) and produces an Auditfile export for the Dutch tax authority. DaySmart Salon is a US product, primarily English-speaking and tailored to the American market. iDEAL, Bancontact and a VAT-compliant Auditfile are not part of the standard package. For an EU salon that means workarounds you simply do not have with Salonnare.

Features and ease of use

Salonnare offers an embeddable booking widget for your own website plus a dedicated booking page with your own logo and branding. Clients pick one or more treatments, see available time slots per staff member and book in a few clicks. You also get client records, inventory management, email marketing and campaigns, recurring memberships (SEPA/iDEAL), gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and deposits, forms and intake, a GDPR Art. 9 health-data vault and GDPR export - all included, with no per-module surcharges. The modern interface means fast onboarding: trainees are productive within an hour. You keep 100% of your own branding and your own data, and there is no marketplace pushing competitors to your clients. The full overview is on the features page.

Switching to Salonnare

Migrating does not have to be a hurdle. Salonnare has a CSV import that moves your entire client base in one go. Start for free, import your clients, set up your treatments and calendar, and only then turn on online booking. Because the free plan requires no credit card, you can test in parallel before you commit. No contractual lock-in and you stay in control of your own data.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

DaySmart Salon is a mature product with a large, established user base. If you work in the United States or specifically need features tailored to the American market, DaySmart may be worth considering. But for a salon in the Netherlands or Belgium, Salonnare is the better choice, and that is not an empty claim. You pay fixed rates in euros with a genuinely free entry point and no commission or lock-in, instead of dollar subscriptions with currency conversion. You settle natively with iDEAL and Bancontact, with the correct Dutch VAT rates and an Auditfile export ready for the tax authority. Online booking, point of sale, inventory, marketing automation, memberships, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and forms are all included, with no surcharges. Your data sits on EU servers (GDPR), you keep 100% of your own branding, and there is no marketplace pushing competitors to your clients. For NL/BE practice, Salonnare wins on the points that matter every day.

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