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For salons & barbershops

Booking software built for salons

Haircuts, color, treatments. Each service with its own duration and providers. Clients book online; you focus on the craft.

Online booking 24/7

Your clients book their own appointments — on their phone, at midnight, from your Instagram bio. No more phone tag.

Provider schedules

Set each stylist's hours, breaks, and days off. Multi-location? One provider can work at two places, and the system keeps it all straight.

Service variants

Short hair, long hair, extra long — each with its own duration and price. Clients pick the right option, you get accurate scheduling.

Buffer times

Automatic prep and cleanup time between appointments. No more rushing between clients or forgetting to set aside 15 minutes.

Treatment notes

Per-client formula history, before/after photos, allergy notes — everything stays with the client across visits.

Walk-in queue

Add walk-in clients to a queue and SMS them when it's their turn. No more clipboard at the front desk.

Real salons & barbershops use cases

Specific scenarios Booking Bible was designed for — not generic copy.

The two-chair barbershop

Walk-ins + appointments. Clients can join the queue from their phone and get an SMS when it's their turn. No clipboard at the front desk; the barbers see live who is next.

Replaces phone calls + paper queue with self-service

The five-stylist hair salon

Each stylist has different working hours and breaks. Service variants for short / medium / long hair so the calendar reflects real durations. Per-stylist commission auto-calculated at month-end.

Saves ~3 hours of payroll spreadsheet work per month

The multi-location color bar

Three salons sharing senior colorists. One stylist works Mon-Wed at location A, Thu-Sat at location B. Booking system maintains per-location schedules without double-booking.

No more separate calendars per location

The brow + lash studio

Treatment notes with intake forms, allergy flags, before/after photos. Recurring memberships for monthly tints. Retail bundles (cleanser + serum) sold at checkout.

One platform replaced 3 tools (booking + intake + retail)

Booking Bible vs Fresha

A quick side-by-side on what matters.

FeatureBooking BibleFresha
Treatment notes + photosIncludedLimited
Service variants by hair lengthBuilt-inManual workaround
Walk-in queue with SMSIncludedNot available
Multi-location stylist schedulingNativePremium add-on
Transaction fee (Pro plan)1.5%~2.5%
Per-stylist commission + payrollBuilt-inAdd-on
Retail product inventory + barcodeIncludedPremium tier
Gift card sales + balance trackingBuilt-inBuilt-in
Memberships + retainer subscriptionsBuilt-inLimited
GDPR data export + deletionSelf-service (Art. 15-17)Support ticket
No-show / late-cancel fee automationPer-service rulesGlobal rule
Embeddable booking widgetOne <script> tagiframe with limits
AI assistant for admin workflowBuilt-inNot available
EU data residency + DPAFrankfurt + signed DPAMarketplace TOS

Comparisons reflect publicly listed plans at time of writing. Pricing changes — verify directly.

Simple pricing, transparent fees

Salon pricing — flat monthly + low per-transaction fee. Predictable.

Also for…

BarbershopsNail salonsBeauty salonsTattoo studiosLash studiosBrow bars

Coming from Fresha?

Our migration team handles the heavy lifting — clients, passes, payment methods, booking history. White-glove import on Enterprise; self-service CSV import on every plan.

from Freshafrom Square Appointmentsfrom Booksyfrom Treatwell