SalonBoost - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Salons and spas use SalonBoost to run their front desk and back office from one platform, built around an AI Receptionist rather than a bolt-on chatbot.

The AI Receptionist works through the salon's own WhatsApp number. It answers customer questions, books and confirms appointments, follows up automatically on missed visits, and re-engages clients who have drifted away, all inside the same system that holds the calendar, billing and client history, so it can act on what it answers, not just reply to it.

The platform underneath covers appointment scheduling, online booking, automated staff attendance and incentive tracking, inventory management, loyalty and referral programs, expense tracking, asset management, consolidated multi-branch reporting for salon groups, and billing and POS. On top of that sits AI-powered marketing: automated lead management, campaigns, win-back and birthday messages, and service reminders. WhatsApp bulk messaging (WABoost) ships on every plan; automated WhatsApp utility messages and the AI Receptionist are part of the AI Growth plan.

In a 12-month SalonBoost study across 200+ salons, automated follow-up cut no-shows by up to 60% and grew revenue from existing customers by 20%.

SalonBoost is built for mid-size to premium salons and spas running a reception desk and a growing, multi-staff team, including multi-branch groups, rather than single-operator shops. It is used by 500+ salons today, primarily across India, with a growing base of owners in the US, GCC, UK and Singapore.

In India, the Essential plan starts at ₹799/month billed annually, covering appointments, online booking, billing, POS, inventory, client management, staff attendance and incentives, memberships, packages, loyalty, referrals and WhatsApp bulk messaging. The AI Growth plan, from ₹1,499/month billed annually, adds the AI Receptionist, automated WhatsApp utility messages, lead management, the marketing menu, manager checklists, multi-branch reporting and advanced analytics. Outside India, the same two plans run $19/month and $29/month billed annually. No extra charges are added on top of India pricing, and neither plan charges a booking commission.

Every plan comes with a free trial, a 30-day money-back guarantee, and no long-term lock-in. WhatsApp API setup is included on the AI Growth plan at no extra cost. SalonBoost Technologies is headquartered in Whitefield, Bengaluru, and was founded in 2024 by Swetha Kumar, Founder & CEO.

SalonBoost is built for established mid-size to premium salon and spa owners running a reception desk and a multi-person team, often across one or a few branches — not single-operator, cash-first shops, and not enterprise software built for ultra-premium chains with multi-week rollouts. The salons that get the most out of it are losing enquiries and no-shows out of an otherwise full calendar, working to retain high-value repeat clients rather than chase walk-ins, tracking staff commission and attendance across a growing team, collecting Google reviews at scale without staff chasing every client by hand, or watching software costs balloon per feature, staff or message as the team grows.

The AI Receptionist runs on the salon's own WhatsApp number as a registered Meta Tech Provider, not a third-party number or a bolt-on subscription. Every core feature ships in one published price with no setup fee, unlike free plans elsewhere that meter loyalty, reporting and messaging separately once a salon needs them. Multi-branch groups get consolidated reporting under a single owner login, and most salons are live within about a day, backed by India-based WhatsApp support.

Swetha Kumar, Founder & CEO, holds an MBA and a background in salon operations, and has worked with 500+ salons on appointments, billing, WhatsApp automation and staff payroll. Praveen Kumaresh, Cyber Security Advisor, brings 20 years in cybersecurity to platform security, data protection and vulnerability assessment, and is not a founder.