Salon management software made right

The answer to this question largely depends on your goals. A multi-location franchise will need different things from a software solution than a single salon. That said, the best salon management software should align with your goals, solve the biggest issues you face, and automate most of the work you now do by hand, especially appointment booking, marketing, and payments. The right software will offer intelligent scheduling that makes the most of your slow days and helps you maximize revenue. Most importantly, high-value salon management software will free up your time so you can give your guests the attention they deserve.

The short answer is no. Regardless of the size of your salon, your all-in-one salon software platform can easily manage inventory, track SKUs in your stockroom, report on best-selling products, manage your webstore, and let you know when it’s time to re-stock. A robust solution will take care of all back-end needs, including inventory. No need to purchase additional salon inventory management software.

This depends on how software vendors define their technology. Some may market specifically to the employee experience; however, most salon software can also manage guest experience and back-end tasks. As you research salon employee management software, talk with your preferred vendor about how their product will help you manage your staff and do all the other things you need it to do.

Software for salon management is like any new technology: it comes with a learning curve. Once implemented, your software solution should create a frictionless experience for both staff members and guests, with an intuitive customer mobile app and employee app, a fluid POS system, automated scheduling, and seamless business operations that let your stylists spend more time helping guests in the chair and less time dealing with admin headaches.

Zenoti Mobile applications will run on Apple devices (iPhone 7 and later, iPod Touch 7^th generation, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5^th generation and later, iPad Mini 4 and later, iPad Pro 2^nd generation and later, with iOS 13 and later) and Android 10 and later devices (all smartphones and tablets of 8 inches and above and a 4GB RAM + 32 GB ROM and above). We recommend Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+, Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+. Please note that Amazon Fire tablets are not currently supported.

In terms of browser compatibility, Zenoti currently supports Google Chrome (version 92 or later), Mozilla Firefox (version 90 or later), Safari for Mac (version 13 or later), and Microsoft Edge (version 95 or later). If you set up credit card processing integrations with any provider other than Zenoti Payments, we recommend disabling any auto-update features for that browser and any dependent technology (like Java). We do not recommend using either Internet Explorer or Opera.

Please use Windows 10 (or above) operating systems with the latest Windows updates. For Mac systems, please use Mac 0S 10.6 or later.

Zenoti will work optimally with Windows machines using Intel i3, i5, and i7 processors. If your center deals with 100+ appointments a day, we recommend an i3 machine or higher for smooth operations.

For optimal performance, we recommend a system with the following memory:

• 6 GB RAM for centers that manage 100+ appointments per day

• 8 - 16 GB RAM for centers that manage 200+ appointments a day.