Square for Beauty Salons The experience clients want, the software you need

Your entire business working in harmony

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Payment on a Square Terminal.
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Seamless, standout scheduling


Drag and drop, color code, and assign specific stations and team members to bookings within your calendar.

Keep everyone in sync with automated confirmations and reminders. Let the AI-powered Square Assistant handle rescheduling needs.

Protect your team’s time with cancellation and no-show policies.

Add as many nail techs, hairstylists, and shop managers to your calendars as you need and sync their schedules across multiple locations.

Payment on a Square Terminal.

Payments with polish


Take payments using just your phone with Tap to Pay on iPhone and Tap to Pay on Android — no hardware required.

Accept every major type of payment your clients prefer, whether that’s tap, chip, card on file, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App Pay, or Cash App Afterpay.

Access your funds instantly with Square Checking.1

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Bring in more business


Create an online booking site to make it easy for clients to book anytime.

Show up where people are ready to schedule by adding a “book now” button to Instagram and Facebook profiles.

Maximize your team’s availability and cut down on booking gaps with waitlists.

Dive deep into customer and business data so you can offer more of what your clients love.

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Build a loyal client base


Increase repeat visits with Square Marketing. Easily create, send, and track automated or one-off email and text campaigns from one hub.

Reward and retain repeat clients with points and exclusive offers with Square Loyalty.

Send every message in real time from one inbox with Square Messages, your all-in-one hub for client conversations.

Personalize each client’s experience by tracking details like notes, birthdays, and booking history with customer profiles.

“Everything is automated through Square, freeing up time to hire more talent, run marketing campaigns, and grow our business.”

Sean Stafford

TRIM NuLu

Louisville, KY

“Back in the day clients had to call their stylists to book. The stylist then had to write it down in a notebook and call the client with an appointment reminder. Square takes care of all of that.”

Nikki Ally Rae

Be You Hair

Beverly Hills, CA

Tools for where you are and the path ahead

Control your cash flow

Sync your payments, bank accounts, and more. Keep everything organized, access your money quickly, and fund what’s next with a loan.2

Add new revenue streams

Manage your inventory and sell hair products, nail polish, and other retail items in-store or online with a customizable eCommerce website. Plus, secure revenue upfront by selling packages of services.

Boost bookings

Craft and send the right message with Square Marketing. Expand your reach and keep clients coming back with effective email and text campaigns.

Hardware to fit into every space

Bundles built for beauty

Free

The basics to run your business while staying ahead of schedule

$0/mo.

for a single location + processing fees

Top features:

  • Unlimited staff accounts

  • Custom booking website and social media integrations

  • Integrated payments

  • Automatic text and email reminders

  • Automated contracts

  • Marketplace app for beauty and personal care discovery

Plus

Most popular

More advanced features for growing teams that offer top-notch service

$29/mo.

per location + processing fees

Top features:

  • Everything in Square Appointments Free

  • Customer confirmation texts and emails

  • Cancellation policy and fees

  • Class scheduling

  • Waitlist

  • Appointments reports

Premium

A complete plan that meets complex booking and staff management needs

$69/mo.

per location + processing fees

Top features:

  • Everything in Square Appointments Plus

  • Advanced Access

  • Select scheduling features from Square staff

  • Resource management

  • Custom staff commissions

  • Custom contract fields

Free

The basics to run your business while staying ahead of schedule

$0/mo.

for a single location + processing fees

Top features:

  • Unlimited staff accounts

  • Custom booking website and social media integrations

  • Integrated payments

  • Automatic text and email reminders

  • Automated contracts

  • Marketplace app for beauty and personal care discovery

Plus

Most popular

More advanced features for growing teams that offer top-notch service

$0/mo

+ processing fees

Includes

  • Issue exchanges

  • Auto-create items

  • Standard inventory tools

  • Issue exchanges

  • Auto-create items

  • Standard inventory tools

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FAQ

  • What is salon software and what does it do?

    Salon software is any software that helps salon owners and beauty industry professionals with their day-to-day operations. Salon software often automates and improves processes for booking and scheduling, communicating with customers, staff management, marketing, inventory management, and payments.

  • Which businesses should use salon software?

    Any business that schedules appointments can use salon software. Hair salons, barbershops, nail salons, spas, and tattoo shops are examples of businesses that can benefit from a salon software solution.

  • Is Square right for my business?

    If your business requires a point of sale for booking, payments, and more, Square has what you need. Whether that’s a hair salon, spa, tattoo parlor, or nail salon, our solution makes it easy to integrate booking, eCommerce, scheduling, staff management, and payments so you can run your business seamlessly from one app.

    Plus, the Square ecosystem has a wide variety of tools to help you grow, such as Square Marketing, Square Gift Cards, Square Banking, and more.

    Want to learn more about how Square can help your beauty business? Check out industry insights.

  • How do I get started?

    Download the Square Appointments app on iOS or Android, or create your account via your online web browser. Add your services, business details, and staff to get set up quickly. Then, log in to your Square Appointments dashboard and create your customized booking site. Now you’re ready to take appointments. Follow a step-by-step guide here.

    Next, see which hardware option is best for your front desk to level up your checkout. Compare hardware here.

  • How can I switch from my current booking solution?

    You can bulk your customer and inventory lists and quickly get up and running with Square. If you currently use Acuity, Booker, Fresha, Vagaro, Boulevard, or another booking or salon software, Square will likely fit more of your needs with our easy-to-use interface. If you already have a website, it’s easy to transfer your existing domain to Square Online.

  • How much will it cost to run my business with Square?

    Square Appointments has three flexible plans for beauty businesses of any size. Custom pricing is available for businesses that process more than $250K a year. You can learn more about our pricing plans here.

    The in-person processing rate for the Square Appointments Free plan is 2.6% + 15 cents for every tapped (mobile payment), dipped (chip card), and swiped (magstripe card) payment. When you subscribe to a paid plan, the in-person processing rate decreases to 2.5% + 10 cents.

1Block, Inc. is a financial services platform and not an FDIC-insured bank. FDIC deposit insurance coverage only protects against the failure of an FDIC-insured deposit institution. If you have a Square Checking account, up to $250,000 of your balance may be covered by FDIC insurance on a pass-through basis through Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, subject to aggregation of the account holder’s funds held at Sutton Bank and if certain conditions have been met.

Square Debit Card is issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Mastercard.

Funds generated through Square payment processing services are generally available in the Square Checking account balance immediately after a payment is processed. Fund availability times may vary due to technical issues.

2Funds generated through Square payment processing services are generally available in the Square Checking account balance immediately after a payment is processed. Fund availability times may vary due to technical issues.

Square, the Square logo, Square Financial Services, Square Capital, and others are trademarks of Block, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. Square Financial Services, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Block, Inc.

All loans are issued by Square Financial Services, Inc. Actual fee depends upon payment card processing history, loan amount and other eligibility factors. A minimum payment of 1/18th of the initial loan balance is required every 60 days and full loan repayment is required within 18 months. Loan eligibility is not guaranteed. All loans are subject to credit approval.