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Merlua pricing
Merlua publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 15 September 2026, Merlua pricing is free across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Freemium
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Merlua plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 2 | Entry tier |
| Standard and Premium | On request | 3 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers core scheduling with no time limit, basic booking management.
Standard and Premium
On requestOver Free, this tier adds:
- 14-day full-feature trial, no card required
- No Merlua booking transaction fees
- Monthly or annual billing, switchable at any time
Where Merlua stops being free
Free, Free
- Core scheduling with no time limit
- Basic booking management
No paid tier on record
Merlua lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Merlua feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
core
- Guest online booking
- Services and staff
- Calendar and availability
- Branded booking page
- Staff and client apps
integration
- Deposits and payments
productivity
- Email and SMS reminders
People bring Merlua in for taking salon bookings without forcing client accounts, cutting no-shows with deposits and reminders, coordinating several staff members' availability, running a branded booking page from an existing website, giving staff their schedule and earnings on their phone. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Merlua are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Beauty
Too few beauty tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merlua (this page) | Free | freemium | - | |
| DaySmart Spa | $29/month | Per user per month | - | vs Merlua |
| SalonBiz | $160/month | subscription | - | vs Merlua |
| Milano | $69/month | subscription | - | vs Merlua |
| SalonTarget | $99/month | subscription | - | vs Merlua |
| Salon Iris | $29/month | subscription | - | vs Merlua |
| Mangomint | $120/monthly | subscription | - | vs Merlua |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Merlua badges page.
Before you pay for Merlua
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Merlua runs on web, ios, android, wordpress, and is published by Merlua LLC. The full record is on the Merlua review, and the rest of the category is under best beauty tools.
Merlua pricing questions
- How much does Merlua cost?
- Merlua publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free up to On request for Standard and Premium. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Merlua have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers core scheduling with no time limit, basic booking management.
- What is the difference between Free and Standard and Premium on Merlua?
- Standard and Premium costs On request against Free, and adds 14-day full-feature trial, no card required, no merlua booking transaction fees, monthly or annual billing, switchable at any time.
- What am I actually paying for with Merlua?
- The record lists 7 features across 3 areas: core, integration, productivity. In practice it is brought in for taking salon bookings without forcing client accounts, cutting no-shows with deposits and reminders, coordinating several staff members' availability.
- Does Merlua charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Merlua prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Merlua against before paying?
- The closest beauty tools in this directory are DaySmart Spa, SalonBiz, Milano, SalonTarget. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Merlua covering price, platforms and features.