Salonnare vs OnlineAfspraken.nl - which fits your salon?

Pricing and cost model

Salonnare has a transparent pricing model with three clear tiers. You start completely free with the free plan: EUR 0 per month for 1 staff member and up to 50 bookings per month, no credit card needed. Want more? Choose Starter at EUR 29 per month (EUR 348 per year) or Pro at EUR 59 per month (EUR 708 per year). No commission on your revenue and no lock-in. OnlineAfspraken.nl works with a subscription to their reservation system. According to their website they use a subscription model.^[1] For the exact entry prices and tier limits it is best to check their pricing page directly, as these may change. A free starting tier like Salonnare's is, for us, the biggest difference in barrier to entry. See all pricing and what each plan includes.

Built for the Dutch and Belgian market

Both systems target the NL and BE market and are available in Dutch. Salonnare goes a step further with practical local essentials: iDEAL works natively via both Stripe Connect and Mollie, plus Bancontact, SumUp and card payments. The point of sale applies the correct Dutch VAT rates (21% on services, 9% on retail) and you can export an Auditfile for the Dutch tax authority. Everything runs on EU servers in Frankfurt and Amsterdam and is GDPR-compliant. For sensitive health data there is even a dedicated GDPR Article 9 health-data vault.

Features and ease of use

OnlineAfspraken.nl covers the core well: an online calendar, client management, point of sale and automatic confirmations and reminders. For many salons that is exactly enough. Salonnare bundles that same base with a broader whole: an embeddable booking widget on 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 just a few clicks. On top of that you get client records, inventory management, email marketing and campaigns, recurring memberships via SEPA and iDEAL, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees with deposits, forms and intake, GDPR export and CSV import. See the full list of features.

Switching to Salonnare

Switching does not have to be a hurdle. Salonnare offers a CSV import so you can bring your client database with you and not start from scratch. First you set up your treatments, staff and opening hours, then you import your clients and activate your booking page. Dutch-language support during office hours helps you get going, and because the free plan asks for no credit card, you can comfortably test in parallel before you make the final switch. The modern UX and fast onboarding mean even trainees are productive within an hour.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

Fair is fair: OnlineAfspraken.nl has been around longer and also serves beyond beauty, including healthcare and sports. If you purely want a familiar, bare-bones reservation system for a non-beauty sector, it can be worth considering. But for Dutch and Belgian salons, Salonnare is the better choice, and we back that with real advantages. You start free (EUR 0) and stay affordable with fixed rates (Starter EUR 29, Pro EUR 59) with no commission on your revenue and no lock-in. You do not get a bare appointment tool but a complete package: online booking with an embeddable widget, point of sale with correct Dutch VAT and Auditfile export, payments via iDEAL, Bancontact and SumUp, email marketing, recurring memberships, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees with deposits and forms - all without extra fees. You keep 100% of your own branding and data in your own tenant database; there is no marketplace pushing competitors to your clients. Everything is stored GDPR-compliant on EU servers. In short: more functionality, a lower barrier to entry and genuine NL/BE focus.

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