Salonnare vs Versum - which salon software fits you?

Pricing and cost model

Salonnare uses clear, fixed pricing: a free plan at EUR 0 per month (1 staff member, 50 bookings per month), Starter at EUR 29 per month (EUR 348 per year) and Pro at EUR 59 per month (EUR 708 per year). No credit card needed to start on Free, no commission on your bookings and no lock-in. You know exactly what you pay up front. Versum uses a subscription model whose price typically depends on the number of staff and features.^[1] For an up-to-date quote Versum points to its own pricing page, so always check there for the latest rates. Indicatively, Versum does not offer a fully free plan like Salonnare does. Want to see the full breakdown? Take a look at Salonnare pricing.

Built for the Netherlands and Belgium

This is the biggest difference. Salonnare is built Dutch-first. The point of sale automatically applies the Dutch VAT rates (21% on services, 9% on retail) and you can export an Auditfile for the Dutch tax authorities in a few clicks. iDEAL is built in natively through both Stripe Connect and Mollie, alongside Bancontact, SumUp and card payments. The servers are located in the EU (Frankfurt and Amsterdam) and everything is GDPR compliant, including a separate encrypted vault for health data (GDPR Art. 9) and a per-client GDPR export. Versum is multilingual and serves salons across Europe, but it is not tailored to Dutch accounting rules and the Dutch tax office. For a Dutch or Belgian salon that saves daily work.

Features and ease of use

Both platforms cover the core: online booking, a calendar, client management and marketing. Salonnare offers 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 you get client records, inventory management, email marketing and campaigns, recurring memberships (via SEPA and iDEAL), gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and deposits, and intake forms. It is all included in your plan, with no add-on modules to buy. Google review automation and a multi-location dashboard are in development and coming soon. Explore all Salonnare features to see what comes standard.

Switching to Salonnare

Migrating does not have to be a hurdle. Salonnare supports CSV import so you can bring your existing client base over from Versum or another system. You start for free on the free plan, set up your treatments and staff, and are often live the same day. The modern interface is set up so that even interns are productive within an hour. Questions during the switch? Dutch-language support helps you during office hours, directly from the developer.

Conclusion: why Salonnare wins

Versum has been around longer and has a larger international user base. If you run a chain operating in many countries at once, that broad international experience is worth considering. But for a salon in the Netherlands or Belgium, Salonnare is clearly the better choice, and that is not an empty claim. You start free (EUR 0) and then pay a low fixed rate with no commission and no lock-in, while you remain the owner of your own client data in your own tenant database. The point of sale automatically applies Dutch VAT (21% / 9%) and produces an Auditfile that is ready for the Dutch tax office, iDEAL is built in natively through Stripe Connect and Mollie, and Dutch-language support helps you directly. Online booking, POS, inventory, marketing automation, memberships, gift cards, loyalty, no-show fees and intake forms are all in the package at no extra cost. For an NL/BE salon that wants to start today without hassle, Salonnare wins on the points that count every day.

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