Square Appointments review

Square Appointments is the easiest way to take salon bookings for free. The $0 plan includes an online booking site with integrations, appointment reminders and unlimited staff calendars, and payments run through Square with next day transfers and offline payments. Square describes appointment deposits and prepayments at booking, processing time for services such as hair color, and digital wallets in the booking flow. Plus at $49 per location a month adds cancellation policies and no-show fees, multi-staff appointment booking and a waitlist, and Premium at $149 adds tools like a future bookings report, service cost tracking and resource management for large salons. Businesses processing over $250,000 a year can ask for custom pricing. The limits are depth: Square is a general appointments product, so salon-specific tools such as booth rent handling, formula notes and salon marketing are thinner than at GlossGenius or Vagaro, and gift card loads carry a 2.5% fee below Premium.

Who it is for

Solo stylists and barbers who want free online booking with Square payments and hardware.

Price

Free plan at $0; Plus $49 and Premium $149 per location per month.

$0/mo. per location $49/mo. per location $149/mo. per location
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 6, 2026.

Key features

• Online booking site, appointment reminders and unlimited staff calendars on the free plan
• Appointment deposits and prepayments at booking
• Cancellation policy and no-show fees, multi-staff booking and waitlist on Plus
• Processing time for services such as hair color
• Square payroll, hardware, banking and loans from the same account

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free plan with unlimited staff calendars
• Strength: Works with the wider Square hardware and payments ecosystem
• Strength: Clear per-location pricing
• Weakness: No-show fees and waitlists need the $49 Plus plan
• Weakness: Fewer salon-specific tools such as color formulas or booth rent
• Weakness: Gift card loads cost 2.5% on the Free and Plus plans

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, $0 per location
• Plus plan: $49 per location a month
• Payroll: From $35 a month plus $6 per person paid
• Custom pricing: Over $250,000 a year in processing

Where it ranks

Square Appointments is No. 7 in our Best Salon Booking Software verdict.