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GlossGenius vs Insight Salon Software

GlossGenius logo

GlossGenius

Scheduling & Booking

Beautiful booking for beauty pros

From
$24/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Insight Salon Software logo

Insight Salon Software

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Insight Salon Software cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • They diverge on capability: GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GlossGenius and Insight Salon Software actually diverge.

Attributes where GlossGenius and Insight Salon Software differ
AttributeGlossGeniusInsight Salon Software
Starting price$24/month$40/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryScheduling & BookingBeauty & Salon
Founded20162012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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
  • Automated reminders
  • Marketing tools
  • Website builder
  • Reports & insights
  • Gift cards
  • Apple Pay

Only in Insight Salon Software

  • Appointment booking
  • Staff scheduling
  • Advanced analytics
  • Revenue tracking
  • Performance metrics
  • Marketing automation
  • Point of sale
  • Square

Both cover

  • Client management
  • Instagram
  • Stripe
  • Google Calendar
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

GlossGenius

  • Appointment booking and calendar management for salonsnot Insight Salon Software
  • Card payments and tipping at the chairnot Insight Salon Software
  • Client records, forms and waiversnot Insight Salon Software
  • Memberships and prepaid packagesnot Insight Salon Software
  • Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot Insight Salon Software

Insight Salon Software

  • Running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spanot GlossGenius
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot 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

Insight Salon Software

  • Cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • Premium Cloud's two way SMS is capped per tier, from 500 messages a month on Solo up to 8,000 on Enterprise
  • The installed one time purchase version only includes free software upgrades for 1 year, after which upgrades are not covered
  • Multi-year pre-purchase discounts of 10, 15 and 20 percent require paying 1, 2 or 3 years upfront

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

Insight Salon Software

$40/month
  • Starter$40/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$70/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced analytics
    • Staff performance tracking
  • Enterprise$120/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location analytics
    • Custom reports

Which should you pick?

Choose GlossGenius if

  • You need custom booking pages.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.
GlossGenius review

Choose Insight Salon Software if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want staff scheduling.
Insight Salon Software review

Questions people ask

Is GlossGenius or Insight Salon Software better?
Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Insight Salon Software?
GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month.
Does GlossGenius or Insight Salon Software run on more platforms?
GlossGenius runs on Web, Ios, Android. Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
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 Insight Salon Software is typically brought in for.
What can GlossGenius do that Insight Salon Software cannot?
GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Automated reminders, Marketing tools. Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Staff scheduling, Advanced analytics, Revenue tracking. Both handle Client management, Instagram, Stripe, Google Calendar.
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