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GlossGenius vs Sabre Red 360

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GlossGenius

Scheduling

Beautiful booking for beauty pros

From
$28/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sabre Red 360 logo

Sabre Red 360

Travel

Agency booking workspace over the Sabre GDS for air, hotel, car and rail

From
On request
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; Sabre Red 360 the commercial deal is a multi-year segment volume commitment, so an agency that moves bookings to airline direct connects can end up paying shortfall penalties on volume it no longer books through Sabre.
  • They diverge on capability: GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Sabre Red 360 covers Graphical and cryptic modes.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GlossGenius and Sabre Red 360 actually diverge.

Attributes where GlossGenius and Sabre Red 360 differ
AttributeGlossGeniusSabre Red 360
Starting price$28/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWindows, Web
CategorySchedulingTravel
Founded2016Unknown

Identical on both: 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
  • Client management
  • Automated reminders
  • Marketing tools
  • Website builder
  • Reports & insights
  • Gift cards

Only in Sabre Red 360

  • Graphical and cryptic modes
  • Air shopping and ticketing
  • Red App Centre
  • Queue management
  • Multi-content hotel
  • Automation scripting

What people use each for

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

GlossGenius

  • Appointment booking and calendar management for salonsnot Sabre Red 360
  • Card payments and tipping at the chairnot Sabre Red 360
  • Client records, forms and waiversnot Sabre Red 360
  • Memberships and prepaid packagesnot Sabre Red 360
  • Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot Sabre Red 360

Sabre Red 360

  • A retail agency whose consultants work by cryptic entry and will not accept a forms-only booking toolnot GlossGenius
  • A TMC that needs queue-driven ticketing and quality control across thousands of daily PNRsnot GlossGenius
  • A consolidator negotiating a segment incentive deal and wanting the agent desktop bundled innot GlossGenius
  • An agency adding NDC airline content without abandoning its existing GDS servicing workflownot 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

Sabre Red 360

  • The commercial deal is a multi-year segment volume commitment, so an agency that moves bookings to airline direct connects can end up paying shortfall penalties on volume it no longer books through Sabre.
  • NDC content behaves differently from classic EDIFACT content inside the workspace, and servicing an NDC order often means leaving the normal exchange and refund workflow.
  • Cryptic entries remain necessary for a meaningful set of tasks, so training a new consultant to productive speed takes months rather than days.
  • It is a desktop-weighted product on Windows, which makes it awkward for agencies running fully remote or Mac-based teams without virtual desktop infrastructure.
  • Pricing is never published and is entangled with incentive economics, so two agencies of similar size can be on materially different terms with no visibility of each other.

Pricing, plan by plan

GlossGenius

$28/month
  • Standard$28/month
    • Custom booking website
    • Unlimited client notifications
    • Email and text marketing
  • Gold$56/month
    • All Standard features
    • Supports up to 9 staff members
    • Forms and waivers
  • Platinum$168/month
    • All Gold features
    • Supports teams of 10 or more
    • Team goal setting
  • Practice Essentials$168/month
    • EMR compliance tools for aesthetics practices
    • Most popular for medspa and aesthetics tier

Sabre Red 360

On request
  • Sabre Red 360$undefined/year
    • Typically bundled into a GDS segment agreement
    • Segment incentive payments to the agency
    • Volume commitments and multi-year terms

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 Sabre Red 360 if

  • You need graphical and cryptic modes.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want air shopping and ticketing.
Sabre Red 360 review

Questions people ask

Is GlossGenius or Sabre Red 360 better?
Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $28/month and Sabre Red 360 at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Sabre Red 360?
GlossGenius starts at $28/month and Sabre Red 360 at On request.
Does GlossGenius or Sabre Red 360 run on more platforms?
GlossGenius runs on Web, Ios, Android. Sabre Red 360 runs on Windows, 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 Sabre Red 360 is typically brought in for.
What can GlossGenius do that Sabre Red 360 cannot?
GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Automated reminders. Sabre Red 360 covers Graphical and cryptic modes, Air shopping and ticketing, Red App Centre, Queue management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

GlossGenius: How much does GlossGenius cost?

GlossGenius Standard plan is $28 per month, Gold is $56 per month, and Platinum is $168 per month for beauty and wellness businesses. For medspa and aesthetics, Practice Essentials is $168 per month and Practice Advanced is $298 per month.

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Sabre Red 360: Do we pay a licence fee for Sabre Red 360?

Usually not directly. It is bundled into a GDS segment agreement in which Sabre pays your agency incentives per segment, so the negotiation is over volume commitments and incentive rates.

GlossGenius: What are the annual billing savings?

Switching from monthly to annual billing saves 12-14% on your subscription cost. For example, Gold drops from $56 per month to $48 per month when billed annually.

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Sabre Red 360: Can corporates buy it to book their own travel?

No. It is an agent workspace. Corporates buy a TMC or an online booking tool such as GetThere, Egencia or TravelPerk instead.

GlossGenius: Is there a free trial for GlossGenius?

GlossGenius offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

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Sabre Red 360: Does it handle NDC?

Yes, Sabre distributes NDC offers from a growing airline list, but servicing NDC orders follows a separate flow from classic GDS bookings.

GlossGenius: What are GlossGenius payment processing fees?

GlossGenius charges a flat 2.6% payment processing rate. Free same-day payouts are available Monday through Thursday, and instant payouts can be requested at a 1.8% fee.

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