There's no single best salon software for every salon. There's the one that gets your busiest day right — every bill, every stylist, every client. Here are the ten things it must do for an Indian salon, how to test each one in a demo, and how Salos does it. We make Salos, so hold us to the same ten.
The short answer
The best salon software for an Indian salon gets GST right on every bill, puts every stylist's day on one screen, sends bills and reminders on WhatsApp at a cost you can see, works out commission on every bill, takes stock off the shelf as services are done and turns attendance into payroll — at a price per outlet you can read before the demo. Test it on a normal day of your own salon, with your own services and prices, before you sign.
Take this list to every demo. For each check: why it matters, what to ask the vendor to show you, and how Salos does it.
Every report you will ever read starts with the bill. If services and products share one GST field, or a discount lands on the wrong line, the same mistake repeats on every invoice.
Every plan
Test it in a demo
Put a service and a retail product on one bill with a discount and an advance, and check the GST on each line and on the total.
In Salos
Separate 5% and 18% GST on services and products, line and invoice discounts, coupons and advance adjustment — paid across 9+ modes (cash, cards, UPI, e-wallet, cheque, reward points) mixed in one bill, and sent to the client's WhatsApp.
Salon billing software with GSTBookings split between a diary, a WhatsApp thread and someone's memory end in double-booked chairs, no-shows nobody chased, and a receptionist who can't leave the desk.
Every plan
Test it in a demo
Book two stylists at the same time, add a walk-in, then move a booking. Watch what the front desk sees at each step.
In Salos
Day and week views with a column per stylist, walk-in booking, status on every chair and live staff check-in times beside each column.
Salon appointment softwareBills, reminders and offers now go out on WhatsApp. What matters is who pays for each message, at what rate, and whether you can see it before the month ends.
Bills in every plan · campaigns on Pro and Ultra
Test it in a demo
Ask what one bill, one reminder and one offer message cost you, where you top up, and whether unused credit expires.
In Salos
Every bill goes to the client's WhatsApp. Bills, reminders and other messages that aren't marketing are paid per message from a prepaid WhatsApp wallet. Campaigns are a flat ₹1 a message from prepaid packs, and credits never expire while you're subscribed.
WhatsApp marketing for salonsThe front desk can only upsell, rebook and follow up on what it can see. If a client's history lives in another screen, it doesn't get used.
Every plan · memberships on Pro and Ultra
Test it in a demo
Bill a regular and check you can see their past visits, package balance and wallet without leaving the bill.
In Salos
Client 360° puts full history, packages and wallet beside the bill, with visit history and follow-up reminders in every plan. Memberships, prepaid packages and the enquiry pipeline — every lead tagged hot, warm or cold with its source — are in Pro and Ultra.
Salon CRM softwareWhen stylists can't see how their commission was worked out, month end turns into an argument. Numbers they can check for themselves end it.
Pro and Ultra
Test it in a demo
Give the vendor your real commission rules — slabs, product commission, an upsell — and ask them to set it up live and close a bill.
In Salos
Tier 1 / Tier 2 slabs, service-upsell and product commission computed on every bill as it closes, per-staff daily targets, monthly leaderboards and one-click settlement.
Salon commission softwareEvening stock counts, colour tubes that vanish and a backbar that runs dry halfway through a service all come from stock that only moves when someone remembers.
Pro and Ultra · Core lists up to 50 products for retail
Test it in a demo
Link a colour service to the tube it uses, close a bill, and check the stock went down by the right amount.
In Salos
Services are linked to the products they use, so closing a bill takes those quantities off stock — with live levels by product, brand and lot, expiry tracking, purchase orders and the real product cost of every service.
Salon inventory softwareIf attendance lives in a register and commission in a spreadsheet, payday means rebuilding the month by hand.
Ultra · Payroll Pack on Core and Pro
Test it in a demo
Ask to see one stylist's month: check-ins, late minutes, overtime and commission, rolled into one salary.
In Salos
Salaries computed from fingerprint attendance, shifts, overtime and commissions. Ultra includes the fingerprint scanner and the OT bank; Core and Pro add payroll and attendance with the Payroll Pack at ₹8,000 a year.
Salon payroll softwareClients ask about prices, package balances and free slots at all hours. Without a reply, the message waits until someone opens the phone next morning.
Ultra
Test it in a demo
Ask to see a WhatsApp chat where a client asks about their own package balance late at night.
In Salos
Salos AI answers your clients on your salon's WhatsApp 24/7, from their visit history, packages and memberships, and handles booking queries — about ₹1 a reply in AI credits.
AI receptionist for salonsThe software that fits five chairs today has to fit more stylists, a manager and a second outlet later — at a price you can work out in advance.
Every plan
Test it in a demo
Ask what changes when you add staff, a manager login or a second outlet, and get the price of each in writing.
In Salos
Up to 5 staff on Core, 15 on Pro and 40 on Ultra, with 1, 3 and 8 admin or manager logins, and a manager module that runs an outlet without the owner login. Priced per outlet, with published slabs: 10% off per outlet for 2–3 outlets, 20% for 4–9, and 30% plus dedicated onboarding for 10 or more.
Plans and outlet pricingSubscription, messages, hardware, migration and extra users all add up. The only fair comparison is what you'll pay over two years.
Every plan
Test it in a demo
Add up two years: the subscription, messages, devices, migration and every person you'll add. Ask for it in writing.
In Salos
Prices are published per outlet and billed yearly. All prices exclusive of 18% GST. Moving your clients, services and history from your current software is ₹2,999 one-time, and the demo is free — about 20 minutes, on your own salon's numbers.
Salos pricingSalos Core · ₹749/month, billed yearly
Appointments, GST billing, split payments, bills on WhatsApp and the client's history at billing, for up to 5 staff.
Salos Pro · ₹1499/month, billed yearly
Everything in Core, plus the commission engine and targets, memberships and packages, WhatsApp campaigns at ₹1 a message and inventory, for up to 15 staff.
Salos Ultra · ₹2999/month, billed yearly
Everything in Pro, plus Salos AI on WhatsApp, payroll with a fingerprint scanner included, a staff app for every stylist and a bridal studio with its own wedding calendar, for up to 40 staff.
Any plan, per outlet
Any plan, priced per outlet, with published slabs: 10% off per outlet for 2–3 outlets, 20% for 4–9, and 30% plus dedicated onboarding for 10 or more. Optional 2-year lock: extra 10% off.
Salos is priced per outlet and billed yearly. All prices exclusive of 18% GST. Compare every plan.
Paid as you use it
The one that gets your busiest day right: GST correct on every bill, every stylist's day on one screen, WhatsApp you can see the cost of, commission worked out on every bill, stock that counts itself and attendance that turns into payroll, at a price per outlet you can read up front. Test any software on those points with your own services and prices. We make Salos and built it around them.
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