Software for practices, hair and beauty salons
In practices and salons, revenue depends on full appointment books. What matters are online appointments with reminders and the option to pay when booking, plus a till with a card terminal.
Our recommendation
- Appointment booking: Calendly
- POS systems: payfix · Cheapest matching solution: SumUp
- Accounting: bexio · Cheapest matching solution: Magic Heidi
Appointment booking
Reminders and payment when booking reduce no-shows.
What matters: Automatic reminders, Pay online when booking
Our recommendation: Calendly (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | Automatic reminders | Pay online when booking | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calendly | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 80Very good | from USD 0 / month |
| SimplyBook.me | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | 60Good | from USD 0 / month |
| OneDoc | ✓ Yes | Ask the provider | 80Very good | from CHF 133.35 / month |
POS systems
Card payment right at reception.
What matters: Card terminal included
Our recommendation: payfix (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | Card terminal included | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| payfix | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 49 / month |
| SumUp | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Lightspeed | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from CHF 89 / month |
| ready2order | ✓ Yes | 83Very good | from EUR 23.90 / month |
| ITworks Kassensystem | ✓ Yes | 67Good | Price not online, on request from the provider |
Accounting
Invoices with QR code when customers don't pay right away.
What matters: QR-bill
Our recommendation: bexio (meets all criteria and has the highest score)
| Solution | QR-bill | Score | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|
| bexio | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 35 / month |
| KLARA | ✓ Yes | 100Excellent | from CHF 55 / month |
| Magic Heidi | ✓ Yes | 86Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Run my Accounts | ✓ Yes | 86Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
| Swiss21 | ✓ Yes | 86Very good | from CHF 0 / month |
How the recommendations are made: we count how many of the listed criteria a solution meets according to our checked data, then the score for the software type counts, then the lower price. Commissions have no influence. We have not tested the programs in our own business. How we rate