Salonnare vs SalonLife - which salon software fits your salon?

Pricing and cost model

Salonnare has a genuinely free starting point: the free plan costs EUR 0 per month, for 1 staff member and up to 50 bookings per month, with no credit card required. Above that there is Starter at EUR 29 per month (EUR 348 per year) and Pro at EUR 59 per month (EUR 708 per year). No commission on your bookings, no lock-in. SalonLife works with a trial of approximately 14 days free, after which you move to a paid subscription.^[1] Their website does not list the exact monthly amounts in a single fixed place, so always check the current pricing on their official pricing page.^[1] The big difference in model: with Salonnare you stay free permanently as a small salon, whereas SalonLife is always paid after the trial. See the full pricing of Salonnare for all the details per plan.

Built for the Netherlands and Belgium

This is where Salonnare is genuinely different. The software is NL/BE-first: the interface, support and standards are tuned to local practice. iDEAL works natively through both Stripe Connect and Mollie, alongside Bancontact, SumUp and regular card payments. You use your own Stripe or Mollie account, so Salonnare takes no margin: you pay only the standard provider fees. The point of sale calculates the correct Dutch VAT rates (21% on services, 9% on retail) and you export an Auditfile for the Dutch tax authority. For a Dutch or Belgian salon that saves a lot of manual accounting work. SalonLife is multilingual and usable across the EU, but it is not specifically built around the Dutch tax authority and the iDEAL ecosystem.

Features and ease of use

Both packages cover the basics: online booking, calendar, client management and product management. SalonLife also offers gift cards and a tidy all-in-one experience. Salonnare goes further with client records, inventory management, email marketing and campaigns, recurring memberships via SEPA and iDEAL, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and deposits, forms and intake, a GDPR Article 9 health-data vault for sensitive health information, and GDPR export. You place the online booking widget on your own website, or you use your own booking page with your own logo and branding. Everything is included as standard, with no add-on costs. On top of that, Salonnare runs on your own tenant database, so you keep 100% ownership of your client data and there is no marketplace pushing competitors to your clients. Browse all features to see what is included as standard.

Switching to Salonnare

Want to leave SalonLife or another system? Salonnare has a CSV import for migration, so you do not have to retype your client base by hand. You start on the free plan without a credit card and move your data over whenever it suits you. A trainee is often productive within an hour, because the modern interface needs little explanation. Because there is no lock-in and you use your own payment account, you always keep control of your data and your money. Questions during the switch? Support is available in Dutch during office hours, directly from the developer.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

Fair is fair: SalonLife has been around longer and has a larger, international user base with years of real-world experience in multiple countries. If you operate mainly outside the Benelux, SalonLife is worth considering. But for a Dutch or Belgian salon, Salonnare is the clear winner, and we back that with real advantages. You start free (EUR 0) and then pay a fixed, low rate (Starter EUR 29, Pro EUR 59) with no commission and no lock-in. iDEAL and Bancontact work natively through your own Stripe or Mollie account, and the point of sale calculates the correct VAT (21%/9%) right away, including an Auditfile for the tax authority. On top of that you get a complete platform with no add-on costs - online booking, POS, inventory, marketing automation, memberships, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees, forms - plus Dutch-language support, EU servers and 100% data ownership. For local practice, that is the better combination of price, fit and completeness.

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