Salonnare vs Studiolution - which salon software fits your business?

Pricing and cost model

Salonnare uses clear, fixed pricing with no commission on your bookings or payments. You start free with the free plan: EUR 0 per month for 1 staff member and 50 bookings per month, no credit card required. After that you choose Starter at EUR 29 per month (EUR 348 per year) or Pro at EUR 59 per month (EUR 708 per year). No lock-in, and you can export your data at any time. According to their website, Studiolution works on a subscription model.^[1] Actual entry-level prices depend on the chosen package and salon size; check their official pricing page for current figures (approx., indicative). With a genuine free tier without a credit card and fixed pricing without commission, Salonnare keeps your costs predictable. See our full pricing to compare the two yourself.

Built for the Netherlands and Belgium

This is where Salonnare truly differs. Your clients pay online with iDEAL (native via Stripe Connect and Mollie), Bancontact, SumUp or card. The point of sale automatically applies the correct Dutch VAT: 21% on services and 9% on retail. And with the Auditfile export you hand over a tidy bookkeeping file to the Dutch tax authority or your accountant. Studiolution is primarily aimed at the DACH market (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). That means its default tax logic and payment methods are tuned to that region; iDEAL and Dutch VAT reporting are not a standard part of the package. For a Dutch or Belgian salon that saves daily friction: you take payments the way your clients expect and your books are ready for the tax authority.

Online booking and day-to-day use

With Salonnare you set up your own booking page and an embeddable widget on your own website, both with your own logo and branding. Clients pick one or more treatments, see available time slots per staff member and book in just a few clicks. From the calendar you then keep working with client records, inventory and the point of sale. The modern interface means fast onboarding: even interns are productive within an hour. Studiolution likewise offers online scheduling, client management, payments and reporting in one all-in-one package. Both systems cover the core well; with Salonnare everything - online booking, point of sale, inventory, marketing automation, recurring memberships, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and deposits, forms and intake - is included in one plan at no extra cost, and you keep 100% of your own branding and data ownership.

Switching to Salonnare

Switching does not have to be a hurdle. Salonnare offers a CSV import so you can bring your client database along and avoid re-entering everything. You start for free, set up your treatments and staff, and then take online booking live. Useful: extra features such as email marketing, recurring memberships via SEPA and iDEAL, gift cards, loyalty, deposits and no-show fees, forms and intake, plus a GDPR Article 9 health-data vault are all included. Your data lives in your own tenant database (EU servers, GDPR), with no marketplace pushing competitors to your clients. Explore all features or read more about us.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

Let us be fair: Studiolution is a longer-established, well-known player with a broad customer base in the DACH region. If you run a salon in Germany, Austria or Switzerland, their local fit and market knowledge are a serious reason to consider them. But for Dutch and Belgian salons, Salonnare is the better choice, and that is not an empty claim. You take iDEAL and Bancontact payments the way your clients expect, your point of sale automatically applies the correct VAT (21%/9%) and delivers an Auditfile export ready for the tax authority, and your support is in Dutch. On top of that: a free tier (EUR 0), low fixed pricing with no commission or lock-in, 100% own branding and data on EU servers, and a complete package - online booking, POS, inventory, marketing automation, memberships, gift cards, loyalty, deposits, forms - at no extra cost. For the NL and BE audience, that local fit outweighs a track record in another market.

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