Salon booking software that books while you're foiling.
Salon booking software for hair and beauty salons, from a solo stylist to a team of fifteen. Clients book a cut or colour with the stylist they want, at that stylist's price, on your own website, then get a reminder before they forget. No app and no login.
- Prices by stylist level
- Colour services timed right, with toner and gloss add-ons
- Deposits and card on file
Book a colour,
the way your clients will.
Click through it. A client picks the service, the stylist and a toner or treatment in about thirty seconds, without creating an account or downloading anything.
Coloured or chemically treated in the last 6 months? *
Yes ▾You're booked, Rachel!
We'll remind you the day before and an hour before.
A preview with sample data. Nothing is booked.
You're mid-foil.
Your website isn't.
While you're with a client, the AI receptionist on your website answers questions about your services, prices and policies, and books appointments the client confirms with a tap.
A preview with sample data. Your assistant uses your own services, prices and notes.
Made for how
a salon actually runs.
Beauty salon software that knows a balayage isn't a trim, a master stylist charges more, and colour clients need bringing back every six to eight weeks.
Priced by stylist level
New talent, senior and master stylists can each have their own price, time and commission for the same service, so a master stylist can charge more.
Colour, timed right
A 60-minute cut, a 90-minute root touch-up or a three-and-a-half-hour balayage, with add-ons like toner, gloss or a bond builder, and a buffer after if you want one.
Consultations and patch tests first
Offer a short consultation as its own service, ask your own required questions, and approve online bookings before they're confirmed if you want. Change the services at check-in once the plan is set.
Back up your cancellation policy
Reminders a day and an hour before, a deposit when they book, and a saved card that covers the no-show fee. Flag a client to require a card next time, or block them.
Rebook every six to eight weeks
Set "come back in 42 days" on a colour. A follow-up list shows who's due, clears itself when they rebook, and you can see how many rebooked at checkout.
Salon payroll, tips and retail
Commission per stylist, hours from the time clock and tips per person, all in one payroll report. Sell shampoo and styling products on the client's invoice.
Plus recurring bookings every 1 to 12 weeks, so a regular colour client can leave with her next six appointments already booked.
A booking is only
the beginning.
Every booking from your website lands in the same calendar, and the rest happens on its own.
Set up in three steps.
Sign up in a minute. A guided setup walks you through the rest, and every step can be skipped and finished later.
Find your business on Google
Search for it on Google Maps and your details are filled in for you.
Add your services and hours
Pick your type of business, add what you offer, and check your opening hours.
Paste the form on your site
Copy two lines into your website. Try it first with the preview in settings.
All of it, in one place.
From the first booking to the payroll report. Every feature here works today.
Get booked
- Booking form on your siteSits in your page. No customer login.
- AI receptionistAnswers questions and books, day and night.
- Your own questionsText, dropdown, date, yes/no and more.
- Approve bookings firstOnline bookings can wait for your OK.
- Know where bookings come fromUTM tags, referring site and device.
- Calendar inviteAdd to Google Calendar or download .ics.
Run the day
- CalendarDay, week and month, a column per person.
- Check-in to completedClear statuses, and change services on arrival.
- Recurring bookingsUp to 26 visits, with clashes flagged first.
- Automatic reminders24 hours and 1 hour before, by text, WhatsApp or email.
- Two-way textsCustomer replies land in your Inbox.
- Alerts on your phoneNew bookings, requests, cancellations, messages.
Get paid
- Invoices from bookingsComplete a visit and the invoice is ready. PDF too.
- Tax your wayIncluded or added on top. GST codes for India.
- DepositsA fixed amount or %, paid when they book online.
- Card on fileSaved with Stripe, charged only if they don't show.
- Record any paymentCash, card, UPI or online, including part payments.
- TipsSuggested amounts, tracked per staff member.
- Card surchargeAn optional % on card payments, never on cash.
- No-show feesPre-filled, and charged to the saved card.
Bring them back
- Follow-upsWho is due back today, cleared when they rebook.
- Prepaid packagesBundles of sessions, valid for a set time.
- Punch cardsBuy X, get Y free.
- CouponsLimits, minimum spend and expiry dates.
- Referral programCredit for them, a discount for their friend.
- ReviewsHappy customers sent on to Google, Facebook or Yelp.
Run the business
- Customer recordsHistory, notes, packages and lifecycle stages.
- SegmentsGroup customers by visits, spend or recency.
- Staff and rolesOwner, Admin and Staff. Prices and commission per person.
- Time clock and payroll reportHours, commission and tips per person.
- Retail productsStock in batches, sold on the invoice.
- Dashboard and 14 reportsMost of them export to CSV.
- 16 currencies
- Any timezone
- Sign up from your Google listing
- Import customers from CSV or Excel
- Installs like an app
- Address autocomplete
Questions salon owners ask.
Straight answers, including what FreshBookings doesn't do yet.
Can I charge different prices for new talent, senior and master stylists?
Yes. Prices, durations and commission can be set per stylist, so a master stylist can charge more and take longer for the same service. Clients pick a stylist by name or choose "anyone available".
Can a hair salon booking system handle a three-hour balayage?
Yes. Each service has its own length, from a 30-minute blow-dry to a balayage of three hours or more, with add-ons like toner, gloss or a bond builder chosen when booking, and buffer time after if you want it.
Can I book another client while colour is processing?
Not yet. A booking holds the stylist for its full length. Set each colour service to the time it really takes, so the form only offers times that work.
Can new clients book a consultation or patch test first?
Yes. Add a consultation as its own short service, ask your own required questions on the form, such as recent colour or allergies, and approve bookings first if you want to check new clients. You can change the services at check-in once the plan is agreed.
Can I take deposits and keep a card on file?
Can I take a deposit only on colour?
Not yet. There's one deposit rule for the salon. A % deposit scales with the price, so a balayage takes more than a blow-dry. Or flag only the clients who need to save a card.
Is there a salon CRM for client history and colour notes?
Yes. Every client has a page with their booking history, notes on them and on each visit (handy for colour formulas), packages and messages. Clients move from customer to lapsed automatically, you can group them by visits or spend, and you can import your client list from CSV or Excel.
Does it work as salon payroll software?
It gives you the numbers. Set commission per stylist, clock hours in and out, track tips per person, and the payroll report adds up hours, commission and tips with a per-booking breakdown. It doesn't pay anyone out or collect booth rent.
Can I sell retail products?
Yes. Turn on the retail module, add products with prices and tax, and sell them on the client's invoice. Stock goes down automatically.
Does the AI receptionist answer my phone or Instagram DMs?
No. It's a chat on your website that answers questions about your services, prices, hours and policies, and books appointments the client confirms with a tap. Calls and DMs still come to you.
Do you do gift cards or memberships?
Not yet. Prepaid packages, punch cards, coupons and referral credit work today.
Your next booking
starts here.
Get FreshBookings for your business, from the first booking to the next one.
- No account needed to book
- AI receptionist included
- No message credits to buy