Salonnare vs GlossGenius - which salon software fits the Dutch and Belgian market?

Pricing and cost model

According to their pricing page, GlossGenius works with indicative tiers of roughly USD 24, 48 and 148 per month, plus a flat payment fee of about 2.6%.^[1] Those are dollar amounts aimed at the US market, with a payment margin added on top of the card transaction. Salonnare charges in euros and stays transparent: the free plan costs EUR 0 per month (1 staff member, 50 bookings per month, no credit card required), Starter is EUR 29 per month (EUR 348 per year) and Pro is EUR 59 per month (EUR 708 per year). The key difference: Salonnare takes no commission on your payments. You connect your own Stripe or Mollie account and only pay the standard provider fees, nothing extra to us. No lock-in, no hidden margin. See all the details on the pricing page.

Built for the Netherlands and Belgium

This is where the biggest difference lies. GlossGenius is primarily focused on the United States. Salonnare is built NL/BE-first. iDEAL works natively through both Stripe Connect and Mollie, alongside Bancontact, SumUp and card. The point of sale (POS) applies the correct Dutch VAT rates: 21% on services and 9% on retail. You can export an Auditfile for the Dutch tax authority so your bookkeeper or accountant can pick it up directly. The servers are located in the EU (Frankfurt and Amsterdam) and everything is GDPR-compliant. For sensitive health data there is even a dedicated GDPR Article 9 health-data vault.

Features and daily use

Both platforms cover the basics: online booking, calendar and payments. Salonnare reaches wider for anyone who wants everything in one system. You get 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 time slots per staff member and book in a few clicks. On top of that: client records, inventory management, email marketing and campaigns, recurring memberships via SEPA and iDEAL, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and deposits, and forms/intake. It is all included in your plan, with no per-module surcharges. See the full list on features.

Switching to Salonnare

Coming from another system? Salonnare has a CSV import for migration, so you do not have to re-enter your client database by hand. You start on the free plan without a credit card and only upgrade once your salon grows. Because there is no lock-in and you connect your own payment account, you always remain the owner of your data and your cash flow. You work in your own tenant database, with 100% custom branding and no marketplace pushing competitors to your clients. Our Dutch-speaking support helps you during office hours with the first steps, no English-only ticket system in a different time zone.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

GlossGenius is an established, mature product with a large US user base. If you work mainly in the US and in dollars, GlossGenius can be a logical choice. For a salon in the Netherlands or Belgium, the choice clearly lands on Salonnare, and that is not an empty claim but grounded in concrete merits. You charge in euros with a genuinely free entry plan and no commission on your payments. iDEAL and Bancontact work natively, the point of sale applies the correct Dutch VAT (21% and 9%), and you export an Auditfile your bookkeeper can hand straight to the Dutch tax authority. Your data sits on EU servers, GDPR-compliant, and support simply speaks Dutch during office hours. Add a complete feature set (online booking, POS, inventory, marketing automation, memberships, gift cards, loyalty, deposits and forms) with no per-module surcharges and no lock-in. For the Dutch and Belgian market, that makes Salonnare the better choice.

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