Scheduling & Booking · head to head
GlossGenius vs Appointy
GlossGenius
Scheduling & Booking
Beautiful booking for beauty pros
- From
- $24/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Appointy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: GlossGenius card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent; Appointy free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
- They diverge on capability: GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Appointy covers Online booking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which GlossGenius and Appointy actually diverge.
| Attribute | GlossGenius | Appointy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $24/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2016 | 2006 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Scheduling & Booking).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in GlossGenius
- Custom booking pages
- Payment processing
- Client management
- Automated reminders
- Marketing tools
- Website builder
- Reports & insights
Only in Appointy
- Online booking
- Staff scheduling
- Resource management
- Email & SMS reminders
- Payment collection
- Social booking
- Analytics
- Outlook
Both cover
- Gift cards
- Stripe
- Google Calendar
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
GlossGenius
- Appointment booking and calendar management for salonsnot Appointy
- Card payments and tipping at the chairnot Appointy
- Client records, forms and waiversnot Appointy
- Memberships and prepaid packagesnot Appointy
- Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot Appointy
Appointy
- Appointment schedulingnot GlossGenius
- Resource managementnot GlossGenius
- Staff coordinationnot GlossGenius
- Client bookingnot GlossGenius
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
GlossGenius
- Card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent
- Forms and waivers, waitlists and Google booking need the Gold plan at $56 a month
- Team analytics, custom commissions and unlimited team members require Platinum at $168 a month
- The medspa plans start where the beauty Platinum plan does, at $168 a month, rising to $298 for the full clinical suite
- Payroll is a separate add-on at $40 a month plus $6 per staff member
Appointy
- Free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
- Paid tiers ranged from $19.99 to $79.99 per month billed annually ($29.99 to $99.99 billed monthly), with extra staff seats billed separately at $5 to $7.50 per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
Pricing, plan by plan
GlossGenius
$24/month- Standard$24/month
- Custom booking site
- Unlimited appointments
- Client management
- Gold$48/month
- Everything in Standard
- Marketing suite
- Advanced analytics
Appointy
Free- FreeFree
- 1 staff member
- 100 appointments/month
- Online booking
- Growth$19.99/month
- 5 staff members
- Unlimited appointments
- SMS reminders
- Professional$49.99/month
- Unlimited staff
- All Growth features
- Resource scheduling
Which should you pick?
Choose GlossGenius if
- You need custom booking pages.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want payment processing.
Choose Appointy if
- You need online booking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want staff scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is GlossGenius or Appointy better?
- Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Appointy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Appointy?
- Appointy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $24/month for GlossGenius and Free for Appointy.
- Does GlossGenius or Appointy run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Appointy for free?
- Yes. Appointy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. GlossGenius starts at $24/month.
- What is GlossGenius best used for?
- GlossGenius is most often used for appointment booking and calendar management for salons, card payments and tipping at the chair, client records, forms and waivers, memberships and prepaid packages. Of those, appointment booking and calendar management for salons and card payments and tipping at the chair are not what Appointy is typically brought in for.
- What can GlossGenius do that Appointy cannot?
- GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Automated reminders. Appointy covers Online booking, Staff scheduling, Resource management, Email & SMS reminders. Both handle Gift cards, Stripe, Google Calendar, SSL encryption.
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