Atelier vs GlossGenius
GlossGenius is a modern, mobile-first salon booking tool with a clean visual identity. Here's how it stacks up against Atelier on substance.
| Dimension | Atelier | GlossGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $49 — flat, all features | Tiered; per-pro on teams |
| Grows with team size? | No — same at any size | Yes — per pro |
| Per-location fees | None — every location included | — |
| Cut of your bookings | Never — $0 per booking | None |
| Features | Everything in one plan | Forms, waitlists, Reserve gated to tiers; payroll add-on |
| Your own domain | Day one — no upgrade fee | Often higher tier |
| Payment processor | Bring your own — Stripe, Square, Clover… | GlossGenius Payments |
What GlossGenius does well
GlossGenius has a notably polished mobile-first design, clean onboarding, and a strong focus on independent beauty professionals and small studios. The product is opinionated in a good way — fewer settings to fiddle with, more guided defaults.
How they price
GlossGenius's public pricing offers tiered monthly plans, with per-pro pricing on team accounts. Higher tiers unlock more advanced features. Total cost grows with team size and feature requirements.
How Atelier prices
$49/month, flat. GlossGenius tiers escalate as you grow — entry is below our $49 for solos, but features like forms, waitlists, and Google Reserve are commonly gated to mid- or upper-tier plans, and payroll integration is a separate monthly add-on that scales per staff member. The closer your needs get to a complete working-salon feature set, the closer (or higher) GlossGenius gets to Atelier. (Payroll is one thing we don't do — most operators run Gusto or ADP alongside.) Verify current GlossGenius pricing on their site.
Where Atelier is different
Atelier puts your namespace on a vertical-branded subdomain (e.g. yourshop.atelier.salon, seated.studio) on day one, and a domain you own can be connected at no upgrade fee — whereas custom-domain support is often gated to a higher tier elsewhere. It's built to support multi-location operators and larger teams without per-seat scaling. The platform also covers categories beyond beauty (chiropractors, dog groomers, music teachers, fitness coaches) without changing the pricing.
Where GlossGenius might fit better
If you're an independent beauty professional with one or two team members and you value GlossGenius's opinionated mobile-first design, it's a well-crafted tool for that exact profile.
Who each is best for
GlossGenius fits small independent beauty pros who like the streamlined design and don't mind the per-pro pricing. Atelier fits operators in any service industry — beauty or otherwise — who want flat pricing, multi-location support, and a URL that fits the brand on day one.
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$49 a month after the first month — flat, every feature, every team size.