Salonnare vs SimplyBook.me - which suits your salon?

Pricing and cost model

Both offer a free starting point. With Salonnare that is the free plan with 1 staff member and 50 bookings per month, no credit card required. Above that you pay a fixed amount: 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 and no lock-in. SimplyBook.me uses a free plan up to approx. 50 bookings and paid subscriptions above that, according to their pricing page.^[1] The system is highly modular: many features come as separate custom features that you switch on individually. Great for tailored setups, but for a busy salon the cost can grow as you need more modules. With Salonnare everything a salon needs is already in one fixed price - no add-on modules, no surprises. Check our transparent pricing to do the math for your salon.

Built for the Netherlands and Belgium

This is where Salonnare really differs. iDEAL works natively through your own Stripe or Mollie account (Salonnare takes no margin, you only pay the standard provider fees). On top of that there is Bancontact, SumUp and card payments. The point of sale calculates Dutch VAT rates (21% on services, 9% on retail) and produces an Auditfile export for your accountant and the Dutch tax office. SimplyBook.me is multilingual including Dutch and works worldwide, but is generic by design: the fiscal and payment finesse for the NL/BE market is not the core of the product. For a salon that deals with the Dutch tax office and iDEAL, that saves a lot of figuring-out in practice.

Features and ease of use

Salonnare is a complete salon ERP rather than just a booking module. You get online booking via an embeddable widget on your own site plus a dedicated booking page with your logo, client records, inventory management, email marketing and campaigns, recurring memberships via SEPA/iDEAL, gift cards, loyalty, deposits and no-show fees, forms and intake, plus a GDPR Art.9 health-data vault and GDPR export. All of that without buying modules one by one. On the booking page clients pick one or more treatments, see available time slots per staff member and book in a few clicks. The modern interface also means a new staff member or intern is productive within an hour. Google review automation and a multi-location dashboard are in development and coming soon.

Switching to Salonnare

Want to migrate? Bring your client base with the CSV import. Export your clients from SimplyBook.me or your old system, import them into Salonnare and you are quickly ready to book. You keep your own Stripe or Mollie account, so your payment flow does not change. Your data stays yours in your own tenant database, and there is no marketplace pushing competitors to your clients. Want to look around first? Start with the free plan, build up your features and only upgrade when your salon calls for it.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

Credit where it is due: SimplyBook.me is broader and globally mature. If you operate outside the salon industry, internationally, or need very specific separate modules, that flexible building-block model is worth considering. But for a beauty or wellness salon in the Netherlands or Belgium, Salonnare wins, and that is not an empty claim. You start free and then pay a fixed price with no commission or lock-in, instead of buying modules one by one. iDEAL and Bancontact work natively through your own Stripe or Mollie account, and the point of sale calculates Dutch VAT (21%/9%) and produces an Auditfile export for the tax office. You get a complete ERP - online booking, POS, inventory, marketing automation, memberships, gift cards, loyalty, deposits and forms - in one package, with Dutch-language support and your data in your own database on EU servers. Salonnare deliberately chooses focus: everything an NL/BE salon needs, done well, instead of everything for everyone.

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