loci vs GlossGenius
The beauty you love, plus the features you need to scale.
GlossGenius is gorgeous and great for solo practitioners. But when you grow past a small team, you need more. loci picks up where GlossGenius leaves off.
Great minds
What we have in common
Both loci and GlossGenius were built with the same core belief: beauty software should be beautiful. This is mutual respect.
★★★★★
Design quality comes first
GlossGenius sets the design benchmark for salon software. loci was built with the same commitment to warm, intentional design. Your booking page will be just as beautiful.
2.6%
Flat payment processing
Both charge 2.6% flat for payments — no hidden per-transaction fees. Your payment costs are predictable and fair.
Built for salons, not spreadsheets
Both understand chair views, stylist workflows, and client relationships. Neither tries to force you into a generic booking model. The software works how your salon actually works.
The key differences
Where loci goes further
GlossGenius excels at single location + small team. loci is built to scale with you at every stage \u2014 and never charge custom pricing to do it.
Multi-location without limits
GlossGenius caps out at ~9 team members across a single location. After that, you need custom pricing or to build a workaround.
loci: Unified dashboard for 50+ locations with cross-location reporting, brand controls, and inventory sync. $79/month per location. No custom pricing.
Desktop experience that doesn’t sacrifice
GlossGenius is mobile-first to a fault — desktop feels like an afterthought. Salon owners manage from both phone and computer.
loci: Equally powerful on desktop and mobile. Drag-and-drop scheduling, bulk operations, and reporting are all optimized for the screen you’re using.
Booth renter management
GlossGenius doesn’t offer it. If you work with booth renters or independent contractors, you’re managing payments and data separation manually.
loci: Privacy isolation, separate Stripe Connect accounts, automatic lease generation, and rent tracking built in. Perfect for hybrid salon + booth renter model.
Service versioning (only in loci)
Change a service price in GlossGenius and all historical appointments get corrupted. Reports are wrong. Your data doesn’t reflect what actually happened.
loci: Every historical appointment keeps its original price and details. Change a price and only future bookings are affected. Accurate data, always.
AI depth built for salons
GlossGenius has a basic AI Growth Analyst. Helpful for trends, but limited to top-level insights.
loci: Client intelligence (15 metrics), staff game plans with raise recommendations, what-if revenue simulators, and AI-powered intake form builder. Deep insights tailored to salon economics.
All-inclusive at every scale
GlossGenius Platinum (with multi-team features) is $148/month. For a small team, that’s a steep price jump.
loci Professional: $79/month with everything included — multi-location, AI intelligence, booth renter management, service versioning, 2-way SMS, gift cards, loyalty, forms, and more. Less than half GlossGenius Platinum.
Head to head
Feature comparison
Here's the detailed breakdown. Scroll to compare every feature across both platforms.
| Feature | loci | GlossGenius | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo pricing | $29/mo | $24/mo | GlossGenius is cheaper for solo. loci grows with you. |
| Team of 5 | $79/mo | $48/mo | loci covers unlimited stylists. GlossGenius starts hitting limits. |
| Premium tier | $79/mo | $148/mo | loci Professional includes everything. GlossGenius Platinum is double. |
| Payment processing | 2.6% flat | 2.6% flat | Both are fair and transparent. |
| Calendar & scheduling | Yes | Yes | Both excellent. Chair view, drag-and-drop, all included. |
| Multi-location | Native, unlimited | Limited (9 max) | loci scales freely. GlossGenius needs workarounds past 9 people. |
| Booth renter management | Yes | No | loci: Privacy, separate payments, lease generation. |
| Service versioning | Yes | No | loci preserves historical data. GlossGenius prices corrupt history. |
| AI intelligence | Deep | Basic | loci: 15 metrics, staff plans, simulators. GlossGenius: Growth analyst only. |
| Forms builder | AI-powered | Basic | loci: AI-generated intake forms. GlossGenius: Standard forms. |
| 2-way SMS | Yes | Limited | loci: Full 2-way. GlossGenius: More basic messaging. |
| Loyalty programs | Yes | Yes | Both have loyalty. loci includes more customization. |
| Gift cards | Yes | No | loci: Built in. GlossGenius: Not available. |
| Client import | Yes | Yes | Both support importing. loci has a GlossGenius preset. |
| Mobile app | iOS + Android | Yes | Both have solid mobile experiences. |
| Desktop app/web | Full-powered web | Limited | loci: Desktop is equally powerful. GlossGenius: Mobile-first. |
| Design quality | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | Both beautiful. Different aesthetics, same polish level. |
| No contract required | Yes | Yes | Both month-to-month, cancel anytime. |
Your growth trajectory
What happens as you scale?
GlossGenius is perfect for the first two stages. But what happens at 10 team members? At 2 locations?
1
Solo
Just you
2
Small team
2–9 stylists
3
Multi-chair
10+ stylists
4
Multi-location
2–5 locations
5
Franchise
50+ locations
GlossGenius covers
Stage 1: Solo
Stage 2: Small team
Stage 3+: Hits limits
Custom pricing required
loci covers all
Stage 1: Solo
Stage 2: Small team
Stage 3: Multi-chair
Stage 4: Multi-location
Stage 5: Franchise
Switching from GlossGenius to loci
Quick, painless, and your data comes with you. Keep your beautiful booking page aesthetic \u2014 loci's design quality matches GlossGenius, with more customization options.
Use the GlossGenius import preset
Our import wizard maps your data automatically.
Clients, appointments, and settings import automatically
Everything transfers cleanly.
Set up your loci booking page (under 20 minutes)
Match your brand, customize your look.
Update your booking link. Done.
You’re live with loci.
Questions
Frequently asked
Competitor pricing verified as of February 2026. Prices may change — visit each provider's website for current rates.
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