SalonIQ vs Goldie

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Compare SalonIQ and Goldie based on features, pricing, verified reviews, integrations & more on GetApp. Find out which software is best for your business in 2026.

Mangomint

Mangomint is a salon and spa management software designed to help independent salons, spas, massage studios, and nail studios manage online booking, staff scheduling, point-of-sale (POS), clients, inventory, and other operations on a centralized platform.

Aura Salonware

Aura Salonware is a salon management software that helps businesses track inventory, create loyalty programs, manage clients, monitor activity bookings, and more on a centralized platform. With the point of sale module, team members can generate custom branded receipts, distribute gift cards, manage referral credits, and process payments via cash and online wallets.

DaySmart Salon

DaySmart Salon helps salons, spas, and barbershops manage scheduling, payments, staff, and client communication, all in one place. Built for solo pros and full teams, it keeps you organized and focused on clients. Start your 14-day free trial (no credit card required) or book a demo today.

SalonIQ is advanced salon management software for modern hair and beauty businesses, combining online booking, an AI powered Receptionist, integrated payments and built in memberships. Reduce no shows, increase appointment value and gain complete visibility over performance and revenue.

Access Controls/Permissions

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Appointment Management

Appointment Scheduling

Automated Scheduling

Availability Management

Barcode/Ticket Scanning

Booking Management

Booth Rental Management

Calendar Management

Calendar Sync

Client Database

Client Management

Client Portal

Client Profiles

Commission Management

Confirmations/Reminders

Credit Card Processing

Customer Database

Customer History

Customer Mobile App

Customer Surveys

Customizable Branding

Customizable Forms

Customizable Templates

Data Import/Export

Discount Management

Drag & Drop

Electronic Forms

Electronic Payments

Email Management

Email Marketing

Email Reminders

Employee Management

For Barbershops

For Salons and Spas

Gift Card Management

Group Scheduling

Inventory Management

Inventory Tracking

Loyalty Program

Marketing Management

Mobile Access

Mobile Alerts

Multi-Location

Online Booking

Online Payments

Online Store

Payroll & Commissions

Payroll Management

Performance Metrics

Point of Sale (POS)

Promotions Management

Real-Time Reporting

Recurring Appointments

Referral Tracking

Reporting & Statistics

Reputation Management

Reviews Management

SMS Marketing

SMS Messaging

Third-Party Integrations

Transaction History

Wait List Management

Waitlist Status Tracking

Website Integration

SalonIQ

iPad

Windows

Android

iPhone

Web-based

SalonIQ Software

Manager

I love being about to contact customer care 24/7 and the features they offer are too notch!!

Salon Owner 

I have even been able to start online bookings, so amazing which frees us up to work. And support is also fantastic, the team are like a family and nothing is too much trouble, in fact if something is missing that you think would benefit the system they create it! And all for a third of there competitors.

Every new feature you would hope for, they have come out with, their customer service is excellent as well.

IT MAANAGER

Fantastic, from introduction, to training, to Facebook group, support chat, everything.

Customer Support

Features

Training and Learning Curve

Small Business

Mid-size Business

Large Enterprises

Freelancers

Intelligent Salon Software

Calendly

Calendly is a scheduling automation platform that helps individuals, teams, and enterprises book meetings faster, eliminate back-and-forth emails, and connect their calendar, CRM, and video tools into one seamless scheduling workflow.

Google Calendar

Google Calendar is an online calendar solution that enables users to manage business and personal schedules. The platform offers calendar migration options, allowing users to integrate existing calendars, including those from Microsoft and IBM. Google provides comprehensive tools and resources to facilitate data migrations into the Google Workspace ecosystem.

Acuity Scheduling is an online appointment scheduling solution that allows clients to self-schedule appointments or classes online, complete custom forms, receive confirmation notifications and reminders, and pay or donate with a credit card.

Goldie helps medical spas streamline client bookings with online scheduling, reminders, deposits, and payments—while offering tools to grow revenue.

2-Way Messaging

Address Book

AI Copilot

Automated Responses

Availability Indicator

Before & After Pictures

Calendar/Reminder System

Campaign Planning

Campaign Scheduling

Class Scheduling

Collaboration Tools

Color Codes/Icons

Communication Management

Contact Database

Contact Management

Credit Card Management

Customizable Fields

Customizable Reports

Debit/Credit Card Processing

Driver Scheduling

Employee Scheduling

Event Calendar

Event Scheduling

Faculty/Staff Management

For Medical Spas

Generative AI

In-Person Payments

Marketing Automation

Mass Texting

Message Personalization

Mobile Coupons

Mobile Grooming

Multi-Language

Multiple User Accounts

Payment Processing

Payment Reminders

Pet Birthday Tracking

Pet Grooming

Practice Management

QR Codes

Ratings/Reviews

Real-Time Data

Real-Time Notifications

Real-time Scheduling

Real-Time Updates

Reminders

Reporting/Analytics

Rescheduling

Resource Scheduling

By industry, Goldie reviewers are most commonly professionals in health, wellness and fitness (23%). The most frequent use case for Goldie cited by reviewers is appointment scheduling (93% of reviewers).

Users and use cases

Most reviewers indicate that Goldie delivers strong value for money, especially praising the generous free version and affordable paid plans. However, some users report that premium features can become expensive and wish for more flexible pricing options.

Value for money

The Goldie integration most frequently cited by reviewers is Google Calendar, a scheduling product rated 4.8 out of 5 for its integration with Goldie.

Integrations

Goldie is an appointment scheduling tool offering key features such as appointment management, mobile access, confirmations and reminders, client database, calendar synchronization, and online booking, among others.

Proprietary

Goldie

Linux

Chromebook

Pro Plus

Beautician

I love Goldie, it has a lot of features that help you with having a great booking system, it has the option to have online booking, messages your clients to remind them of their appointments

Nail Artist

I LOVE THIS WEBSITE, I have tried other websited but this one is by far the best not only to edit, add discounts, take payments, customize, but also all of the other little features it has like deposits and gift cards!

I think it’s so affordable and worth the pennies for what you get I wish it was shared more, compared to other systems it gives you the professional look of your own website that you can uniquely customise, all of my clients have give amazing feedback even those older ladies who aren’t on socials and devices the same as the younger demographic!

Esthetician business owner

I wish I was able to send forms for my clients to complete through text message with their appointment confirmation instead of customizing a text or having to select collect deposits.

Hairstylist

It has helped me keep track of my payment records and has made appointments scheduling easier for my clients

Driving instructor

Also the only pay option is stripe which is way to expensive for a small business to pay. But I can work around that but when someone does pay me I can’t show paid on the calendar without it going through stripe.

I wish that it would automatically ask for a deposit once I put in the clients phone number but instead i have to send a link after i put in their phone number.

Nail technician

Customers being able to sign in and make their own appointments as well as being able to cancel if they need be

Beauty Therapist

No complaints as of yet but if I had to choose something it would simply be that when I book appointments my end then the client doesn't receive an option to pay deposit, only confirm or full payment

Tax preparation

As a solo tax preparation business I love the automatic reminders! And I have my schedule on all my devices and available wherever I may be!

Owner

The only thing I would change is that the appointments can be turned a certain colour in the Calendar once they have been completed, as they show a green icon but it would be good if you had the choice for the whole appointment to show green in the Calander

As a driving instructor I can have automated text messages sent to a student on the day of there test without me having to remember

Groomer

One of the main things I like about Goldie is that my customers can directly book on my free website from Goldie.

I do like the fact that I’m able to take deposits without paying a month monthly fee(although I signed up for pro lol) before I could afford a pro I was definitely using this feature the most

Nail tech

The least thing I like is I can’t use the expenses part unless I upgrade and pay £45 a month i think that feathers should come with the £25 option

Pet groomer

There is no point in having non working hours if the app allows me to schedule during those times.

Esthetician

I originally started with appointfix app in 2020 for scheduling it was free and very basic. Since Goldie took over that app it has been one improvement after another.