United States
$49 /month · Salon
Sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
- Cities
- Houston · Los Angeles · New York
- Payments
- Cards via your processor, Apple Pay, cash
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean
Salon POS system for hair salons
Book the chair.Split thecommission.Sell the shampoo.
GetSalonPOS is the salon POS system that runs your appointment book, deposits, stylist commission, retail and client colour history — and builds your online store from the products you add. Hosted for you, in your language, priced for your country.
14 days free, no cardNo per-stylist feesFree import from your old system
Salon plan$49a month
02Contents
In this issue: the six things a salon desk does all day
Every salon POS claims to “do everything”. These are the six jobs we were built around, each with its own page explaining how it works on a real salon floor.
All ten features- 04Appointments & bookingA column per stylist, colour processing gaps you can book into, online booking from Instagram.
- 08Deposits & no-show feesDeposits per service, held as client credit, applied at checkout, with a clear refund trail.
- 12Stylist commissionFlat or tiered commission on services and retail, with the maths shown line by line.
- 16Retail product salesBarcodes, variants, stock counts and retail commission; the same products go online.
- 20Service staffRoles, PINs and permissions for stylists, assistants and the desk; service staff on every ticket.
- 24Client historyVisits, colour formulas, allergies, purchases and deposits on one client card.
04Feature · The book
The half hour you used to waste
A full colour takes thirty minutes to apply and thirty-five to process. On paper that whole hour belongs to one client. In GetSalonPOS the processing time is a hatched gap in the stylist's column, and the desk — or the client booking online at midnight — can put a fringe trim or a blowout into it.
Deposits sit on the same booking. Ask for a deposit on colour, extensions and bridal only; it shows on the appointment, applies itself at checkout, and is kept or refunded under your policy with a record of who did what.
Saturday3 stylists · 9 bookings
Maria
Linh
Ji-woo
10:00
Full colour · applyR. Gomez
Deposit paid
Deposit paid
Blowoutbooked online 23:40
10:30
Processing → fringe trimwalk-in
BalayageH. Park
25% deposit
25% deposit
11:00
Rinse, cut & finishR. Gomez
Silk pressT. Nguyen
11:30
12:00
Illustration of the day view. Names are examples.
“Most salon software was built for whoever sells the software. A salon floor needs one book, honest commission and a shelf that sells — in the language the owner thinks in.”Editor's letter · The Salon Edition
25 minfrom sign-up to first booking, for a salon with up to 40 services
30+interface and receipt languages
0%commission on bookings, deposits or new clients
The swatch book
Every feature, one swatch at a time
Fan the book open as you scroll. Drag it to turn it, or pick a swatch below: each one is a part of the salon the software runs.
12The money column
How stylist commission is worked out
Stylist commission is the share of service and retail revenue paid to the stylist who did the work. GetSalonPOS applies your rules — flat or tiered, service and retail at different rates, product cost deducted if you want — and shows every line, so payday is a check, not a debate.
Commission rules in full| Line | Revenue | Rate | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Services to tier | 2,000 | 40% | 800.00 |
| Services above tier | 650 | 45% | 292.50 |
| Retail recommended | 310 | 10% | 31.00 |
| Refund: toner redo | −40 | 45% | −18.00 |
| Week total | 2,920 | 1,105.50 |
Illustrative, currency-neutral numbers. Tips are recorded separately and never mixed into commission.
The loop · p.22
The salon client cycle, in one system
A salon lives on the return visit. Each station of the loop is a part of the software, and each hands the client to the next without a second app.
01Appointments
Book
The client books from Instagram, WhatsApp or the desk. Stylist, service, real duration and processing gap are all in the book.
How book works02Deposits
Deposit
Colour, extensions and bridal take a deposit at booking. It sits on the client card as advance balance until the visit.
How deposit works03Client history
Service
The stylist opens the card: last formula, patch-test date, preferences. The new formula is saved for next time.
How service works04Retail + commission
Checkout
Service, add-ons and retail go on one ticket. The deposit is applied, tips recorded, commission calculated per stylist.
How checkout works05Loyalty
Rebook
Reward points print on the receipt; the next appointment is booked before she leaves, or she gets a reminder when she's due.
How rebook worksHow it works
From sign-up to a live store in four chapters
About 25 minutes for a salon with up to 40 services. Bigger menus take longer at step III; send us your spreadsheet and we import it free.
Chapter I3 minutes
Sign up
Create your account with an email or phone number and choose your country. Your currency, tax display and date format follow the country; your language can be changed any time.
- No card for the trial
- Business name, country, currency
- Pick the interface and receipt language
Chapter II5 minutes
Add your location
Add the salon address, opening hours, tax rates and receipt layout. Then add stylists, assistants and front desk as users, each with their own role and PIN.
- Opening hours & holidays
- Tax rates or tax groups
- Stylists, roles and permissions
Chapter III12 minutes
Add services & products
Import your service menu and retail stock from a spreadsheet, or type them in. Services carry a duration and processing time; products carry a barcode, cost and stock count.
- CSV import (free, we can do it for you)
- Service durations & colour processing gaps
- Retail & backbar with barcodes
Chapter IV5 minutes
Your store goes live
Your online store is generated from the catalogue you just added: products with prices, photos and stock, plus a booking page. Share the link, put it in your Instagram bio, start taking bookings and deposits.
- Store built from your products
- Booking link for Instagram & WhatsApp
- Take the first booking
64The atlas
Priced for three markets, not converted
Each country has its own price, its own currency and its own tax display, set for what salons there pay — not an exchange-rate conversion of a US price. Pick a country in the masthead and every price on the site follows.
United Arab Emirates
AED 199 /month · Salon
Prices include 5% VAT.
- Cities
- Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah
- Payments
- Cards, Apple Pay, cash — WhatsApp bookings
- Languages
- English, Arabic, Urdu, Tagalog interface
Pakistan
Rs 4,900 /month · Salon
Plus applicable sales tax.
- Cities
- Karachi · Lahore · Islamabad
- Payments
- Cards, JazzCash, Easypaisa, bank transfer
- Languages
- Urdu, English
72Type specimen
Run the desk in the language you think in
Vietnamese, Korean and Hispanic owners run a large share of US hair and beauty salons, and Dubai and Lahore floors work in Arabic, Urdu and English at once. The software interface and receipts run in 30+ languages, chosen per user, and you can edit any wording.
Every language, explainedLettersPage 64
Letters to the editor
Sample These letters are illustrative samples written to show how salons use the software. They are not reviews from named customers. Real, verified reviews will replace them as salons go live.
Dear editor,
Saturday used to be two books: the paper one at the desk and the one in my phone. Now the colour gap is a real slot. My nieces book blowouts into it, and the commission sheet on Sunday night is gone. My mother reads the screen in Vietnamese, I read it in English.
— Sample letter
Owner of a six-chair salon (sample), Houston, TX
To the desk,
The deposit on balayage paid for itself in the first month. People who don't show were always the new clients from Instagram; the deposit link sorts them out before they take a Saturday slot. Formula notes on the card mean my assistant can mix without calling me.
— Sample letter
Colourist and co-owner (sample), Los Angeles, CA
Hola,
The second salon was where my spreadsheets died. One client list for both shops, stock that I can move when Jackson Heights runs out of the purple shampoo, and receipts in Spanish for the clients who want them.
— Sample letter
Salon owner, two locations (sample), Queens, NY
Dear team,
Our clients book on WhatsApp, our stylists speak four languages, and VAT has to be right on every receipt. Prices in dirhams with VAT included, staff screens in their own language, and the bridal party on one booking with one deposit.
— Sample letter
Ladies' salon manager (sample), Dubai, UAE
Assalam o alaikum,
Wedding season is three months of madness. Advance payments by JazzCash are on the client card now, not on a slip of paper, and the commission for each beautician is there at the end of the month. My staff use it in Urdu.
— Sample letter
Salon owner (sample), Lahore, Pakistan
44Price list
Priced like a service menu
Salons price by the service. We price by the chair: one flat price per band, no per-stylist surcharge, every feature in every plan. Sales tax is added at checkout where it applies.
Ask the desk · p.80
Salon POS questions, answered plainly
The basics
What is a salon POS system?
A salon POS system is the software that runs the front desk of a hair salon: the appointment book, checkout and payments, stylist commission, retail sales, stock and client records. GetSalonPOS does all of that in one hosted app, plus an online store built from your products.
How much does GetSalonPOS cost?
Plans start at $24/month in the USA, AED 99/month in the UAE (VAT included) and Rs 2,400/month in Pakistan. The Salon plan for up to 8 chairs is $49/month in the USA. See pricing.
Is there a free trial?
Yes: 14 days, no card needed. Everything is included in the trial, including the online store and online booking.
Do I need to install anything?
No. GetSalonPOS is hosted for you. Sign up, add your salon and services, and use it in any browser on a tablet, phone or computer.
Money
Do you charge per stylist?
No. Plans are priced by chair band (1–2 chairs, up to 8, unlimited). Assistants, front desk and managers are free users.
Do you take a commission on new clients or bookings?
No. There are no marketplace fees and no commission on bookings, deposits or new clients. Card payments go through your own processor at its normal rate.
Can I use my own card machine?
Yes. GetSalonPOS works with your processor or bank terminal; it records the payment method on each sale. See the hardware guide.
Switching
Can you move my clients from my current system?
Yes, free. Send us the CSV export from Vagaro, Fresha, Square, Booksy, GlossGenius or a spreadsheet and we import clients, services and products. See switching.
Which languages does it speak?
The software runs in 30+ interface languages including English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic and Urdu, and receipts print in your language. This site is in six of them. See languages.
Which countries do you sell in?
The USA, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, each with local prices, currency and tax display. See countries.
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