Is GlossGenius or Zapier better?

Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Zapier at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Zapier?

Zapier has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $24/month for GlossGenius and Free for Zapier.

Does GlossGenius or Zapier run on more platforms?

GlossGenius runs on Web, Ios, Android. Zapier runs on Web, Api.

Can I use Zapier for free?

Yes. Zapier 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 Zapier is typically brought in for.

What can GlossGenius do that Zapier cannot?

GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Automated reminders. Zapier covers App integrations, Workflow automation, Trigger-based actions, Multi-step Zaps. Both handle Cloud deployment.

Scheduling & Booking · head to head

GlossGenius vs Zapier

GlossGenius

Scheduling & Booking

Beautiful booking for beauty pros

From: $24/month
Rated: -

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Zapier

All industries

Automate your work across 7,000+ app integrations

From: Free
Rated: -

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The short version

Only Zapier 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; Zapier the free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
They diverge on capability: GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Zapier covers App integrations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GlossGenius and Zapier actually diverge.

Attributes where GlossGenius and Zapier differ
Attribute	GlossGenius	Zapier
Starting price	$24/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	usage-based
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web, Api
Category	Scheduling & Booking	All industries
Founded	2016	2011

Identical on both: 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 Zapier

App integrations
Workflow automation
Trigger-based actions
Multi-step Zaps
Data formatting
Conditional logic
Error handling
Team collaboration

Both cover

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 Zapier
Card payments and tipping at the chairnot Zapier
Client records, forms and waiversnot Zapier
Memberships and prepaid packagesnot Zapier
Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot Zapier

Zapier

Lead managementnot GlossGenius
Data synchronizationnot GlossGenius
Email automationnot GlossGenius
Social media postingnot GlossGenius
Customer onboardingnot 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

Zapier

The free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
Multi-step Zaps, filters, paths, webhooks and the formatter all require a paid plan
Premium app connectors are withheld from the free plan
Free Zaps poll for new data every 15 minutes against 2 minutes on Professional and 1 minute on Team
Paying monthly rather than annually costs 50 percent more, so the 2,000-task Professional plan is $73.50 a month instead of $49

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

Zapier

Free

FreeFree
- 100 tasks/month
- 5 Zaps
- Two-step Zaps
Starter$19.99/month
- 750 tasks/month
- 20 Zaps
- Multi-step Zaps
Professional$49/month
- 2,000 tasks/month
- Unlimited Zaps
- Custom logic

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 Zapier if

You need app integrations.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Api.
You also want workflow automation.

Zapier review

Questions people ask

Is GlossGenius or Zapier better?: Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Zapier at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Zapier?: Zapier has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $24/month for GlossGenius and Free for Zapier.
Does GlossGenius or Zapier run on more platforms?: GlossGenius runs on Web, Ios, Android. Zapier runs on Web, Api.
Can I use Zapier for free?: Yes. Zapier 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 Zapier is typically brought in for.
What can GlossGenius do that Zapier cannot?: GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Automated reminders. Zapier covers App integrations, Workflow automation, Trigger-based actions, Multi-step Zaps. Both handle Cloud deployment.

GlossGenius vs Zapier

GlossGenius

Zapier

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in GlossGenius

Only in Zapier

Both cover

What people use each for

GlossGenius

Zapier

Where each one falls short

GlossGenius

Zapier

Pricing, plan by plan

GlossGenius

Zapier

Which should you pick?

Choose GlossGenius if

Choose Zapier if

Questions people ask

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