Beauty & Salon · head to head
Squire vs SalonBiz
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Squire booking fees of $1-3 per appointment add significant cost beyond subscription, increasing total cost of ownership; SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- They diverge on capability: Squire covers Online booking, SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Squire and SalonBiz actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Beauty & Salon).
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 Squire
- Online booking
- Walk-in queue
- Team management
- Instant payouts
- Client app
- Marketing tools
- Business analytics
Only in SalonBiz
- Appointment scheduling
- Inventory management
- Client database
- Staff management
- Marketing automation
- Business reporting
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
Both cover
- Point of sale
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Squire
- Barbershop managementnot SalonBiz
- Walk-in handlingnot SalonBiz
- Team payrollnot SalonBiz
- Client bookingnot SalonBiz
SalonBiz
- Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Squire
- Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Squire
- Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot Squire
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Squire
- Booking fees of $1-3 per appointment add significant cost beyond subscription, increasing total cost of ownership
- Limited to barbershops and beauty salons; not suitable for other service industries
- Walk-in and waitlist features only available on higher-tier plans, limiting functionality for drop-in appointments
- POS system tightly integrated; cannot use with alternative payment processors or systems
- Customer data locked into Squire platform with limited export options
SalonBiz
- Pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- Each tier caps service professionals at 5, 12 and 20 respectively, with extra staff sold in blocks of 10 at $55 per month
- Not using SalonBiz Payments raises the monthly fee by $25 to $45 depending on tier
- School and institute plans are capped at 100 students on Essential and 200 on Premium, with extra students at $15 per month per 25
- Enterprise and multi location pricing is quote only with no published rate
Pricing, plan by plan
Squire
$30/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Squire review.
SalonBiz
$89/month- Standard$89/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client database
- Premium$179/month
- Everything in Standard
- Inventory
- Staff management
Which should you pick?
Choose Squire if
- You need online booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want walk-in queue.
Choose SalonBiz if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want inventory management.
Questions people ask
- Is Squire or SalonBiz better?
- Neither clearly leads. Squire starts at $30/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Squire or SalonBiz?
- Squire starts at $30/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
- Does Squire or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
- Squire runs on Web, Ios, Android. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
- What is Squire best used for?
- Squire is most often used for barbershop management, walk-in handling, team payroll, client booking. Of those, barbershop management and walk-in handling are not what SalonBiz is typically brought in for.
- What can Squire do that SalonBiz cannot?
- Squire covers Online booking, Walk-in queue, Team management, Instant payouts. SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling, Inventory management, Client database, Staff management. Both handle Point of sale, Google, SSL encryption, Cloud deployment.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Squire: What are Squire's pricing tiers?
Squire offers Pro plans starting at $30/month for independent barbers, Pro-Complete at $100/month for full shops, Executive tiers at $100-150/month, and Titan at $250/month. All include scheduling, POS, and customer management features.
SourceSquire: Does Squire charge booking fees?
Yes, Squire charges customers $1-3 per booking for online scheduling, in addition to the monthly subscription cost. This is a key cost factor beyond the base subscription.
SourceSquire: What integrations does Squire support?
Squire integrates with Square, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, and Stripe. It also offers an API for custom integrations and works with Zapier to connect to hundreds of other applications.
SourceSquire: What core features does Squire provide?
Squire includes online appointment scheduling, integrated POS system, customer relationship management, loyalty reward programs, promo codes, and automated text reminders.
SourceSquire: Does Squire support walk-in customers?
Yes, Squire supports walk-in booking through its waitlist feature, which is available on all plans except the basic Pro tier.
SourceSquire: Who founded Squire and how is it backed?
Squire was founded by Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant in 2016. The company raised $162M in funding as of February 2026 and achieved a $750M valuation in 2021.
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