Scheduling & Booking · head to head
GlossGenius vs Mews
GlossGenius
Scheduling & Booking
Beautiful booking for beauty pros
- From
- $24/month
- Rated
- -
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; Mews no plan prices are shown; Essentials, Advanced and Enterprise tiers all require a quote request and consultation call to get pricing tailored to your property, per mews.com, August 2026
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which GlossGenius and Mews actually diverge.
| Attribute | GlossGenius | Mews |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $24/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Founded | 2016 | Unknown |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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
- Gift cards
Only in Mews
Nothing recorded that GlossGenius does not also cover.
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
GlossGenius
- Appointment booking and calendar management for salonsnot Mews
- Card payments and tipping at the chairnot Mews
- Client records, forms and waiversnot Mews
- Memberships and prepaid packagesnot Mews
- Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot Mews
Mews
No use cases recorded yet. See the Mews review.
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
Mews
- No plan prices are shown; Essentials, Advanced and Enterprise tiers all require a quote request and consultation call to get pricing tailored to your property, per mews.com, August 2026
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
Mews
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Mews review.
Which should you pick?
Choose GlossGenius if
- You need custom booking pages.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want payment processing.
Choose Mews if
Nothing in the data separates Mews from GlossGenius on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Questions people ask
- Is GlossGenius or Mews better?
- Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Mews at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Mews?
- GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Mews at On request.
- Does GlossGenius or Mews run on more platforms?
- GlossGenius runs on Web, Ios, Android. Mews runs on Web.
- 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 Mews is typically brought in for.
- What can GlossGenius do that Mews cannot?
- GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Automated reminders.