No commission per booking
One plan, monthly or yearly. No fee on individual bookings and no billing per feature – what you book is what you pay.
Shore Alternative
The Shore alternative with one price instead of many line items
Salon software is rarely expensive because of one number – it is the total that hurts: a licence, a fee on every card payment, a paid module per feature. Salon Wizard adds up differently: one plan per month or year, staff included, and your own booking website is not an extra.
from €7.00 per month – no commission on the appointment
Team plan
4
- Salon Wizard
- €29.00
- per month, however large your team gets
- Extra cost per team member
- €0.00
Providers with a licence plus fees Depends on the package you sign up for – not unlimited as standard
Only additional locations carry a fixed, transparent surcharge.
Salon Wizard compared to licence-based suites
| Criterion | Salon Wizard | Suite with a licence and payment fees |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fair flat price – monthly or yearly | Monthly licence, plus fees on card payments and paid add-on modules |
| Staff | Unlimited – no extra charge | Depends on the package you sign up for – not unlimited as standard |
| Your own booking website | Yes, under your brand | Booking page often sold as a separate module |
| Data ownership | German servers, GDPR, your data | Data in the provider's system, payments through their processing |
| Third-party ads & competition | None – only your business | None – a suite is not a marketplace and puts no competitor beside you |
Why salons switch to Salon Wizard
Your own booking website
Your booking page runs under your own brand and your own address. It is part of the plan, not a module that has to be unlocked separately.
Data in Germany, GDPR-compliant
Client data is stored on German servers and belongs to you. Nothing is passed on to a portal, and you are not locked into somebody else's payment system.
Your whole team at no extra cost
Staff are included in the Team plan. A team that grows does not make the plan more expensive – only additional locations cost a fixed, transparent add-on.
Switch in a few steps
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Create your account
Sign up, name your salon, add your opening hours – no payment details.
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Add services and team
Set up treatments with duration and price, then add your staff. Included in the Team plan at no extra cost.
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Publish your booking page
Your page goes live and guests book under your brand – every appointment is yours.
What switching actually changes
Moving away from a licensed suite is less a migration than a contract ending with some lead time. Three things look different afterwards.
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Several line items become one plan
Licence, add-on modules and fees on card payments run separately through your bookkeeping today. After the switch there is one amount per month or year, and in January you already know what falls due in December.
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Features stop being unlocked
Online booking, client records, recurring appointments, staff management and your own salon website are part of the plan. What you can use is decided by the plan you choose – not by a conversation about one more module.
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Payment processing becomes your decision again
A suite likes to tie software and card payments into one contract. With Salon Wizard the appointment is separate from the till: your clients pay in the salon exactly the way you handle it today.
What you keep, what you give up
What you keep
The way you work: calendar, services with duration and price, staff scheduling and the client records with history and recurring appointments. From the switch on, the booking page under your brand belongs to the plan instead of being run as a module of its own, and your team is included in the Team plan.
What you give up
The breadth of a large suite. If you buy till hardware, stock management or marketing automation from a single source, you will not find that here in the same depth. And your existing contract keeps running to its end – the switch relieves you only after that, not from the first day.
Frequently asked questions about the Shore alternative
What does Salon Wizard cost in comparison?
Salon Wizard costs a fixed plan per month or year, and you can see it on this page. We deliberately do not quote other providers' prices – they change, and an out-of-date figure in a comparison helps nobody. Compare the model instead: a fixed plan versus a licence plus fees.
Are there fees on payments with Salon Wizard?
There is no commission on the appointment itself. You are not tied to a particular payment processor either – your clients pay in the salon exactly the way you handle it today.
Do I have to buy features one by one?
No. Online booking, client records, recurring appointments, staff management and your own salon website are part of the plan. The plans differ in scope, not in a list of separately billed modules.
How much work is switching?
You add your services, opening hours and your team, then publish your booking page. Building and testing is free, and you decide only afterwards.
How does the billing model differ from Shore?
A licence-based suite charges a running licence and invoices add-on modules and payment processing separately. Salon Wizard charges one plan that has the feature scope and the team inside it. Compare the models rather than individual amounts – models change less often than price lists.
What happens to my current contract term?
It does not end because you move to us. Look up the term and the notice period in your contract and put the move on that date. Until then you can set Salon Wizard up for free and let both run alongside each other for a while.
Can I take my client data with me from Shore?
Ask for the export while your access is still active – afterwards it tends to get difficult. Which fields you receive, and in which format, is up to your current provider; a promise about that is not ours to give. Client records, services and opening hours you set up with us afterwards.
How long does the move take?
It depends on the number of services, staff and locations – and on when your current contract ends. So we do not promise a timeframe. Because building and testing costs nothing, you can work in parallel and switch over only on the day itself.
Is Salon Wizard right for your business?
A comparison answers the price question. It does not answer the question of fit. What each plan contains is on the pricing page – how Salon Wizard works in the day-to-day of your trade is what the vertical pages beside it show, each with the services, routines and examples that are usual there.