The best salon membership software bills clients automatically, tracks the services or credit each member has left, and lets you set rollover and freeze rules without spreadsheets. Zenoti and Phorest give you the most control, with credit-based plans, configurable rollover and membership freezes. If you want a published price with memberships and packages included, Mangomint, GlossGenius, Vagaro, Fresha and Booksy all include them in base plans that run from $19.95 to $120 a month.
We checked each platform's own pricing, feature and help pages on November 8, 2026. Where a vendor's pages did not describe a feature, the table says "Not stated" instead of assuming. If you also want points and referrals, our best salon loyalty software comparison covers that side.
Why salons are adding memberships
Zenoti's 2026 benchmark report, built from 2025 data on North American businesses on its platform, found salons with memberships grew sales 8% against 2% for salons without them, and grew existing guest visits 12% against 3%. Full-service salons posted 36% membership growth, the highest of any vertical it tracks (Zenoti Benchmark Report, Salon Edition, 2026). The year before, Zenoti reported membership sales up 24% across salons, waxing centers and medspas (Salon Today, 2025).
Two cautions. This is vendor data from Zenoti's own customers, and comparing membership salons with non-membership salons is not a controlled test: salons that launch memberships may already be better run. Still, the direction matches what owners see. A member has a reason to book every month, and that matters when the average salon keeps only 45% of clients after a first visit (Boulevard Client Retention Report, 2023). Our salon customer retention rate benchmarks go deeper on those numbers.
Memberships, packages and prepaid series: what is the difference?
- Membership: a recurring charge, usually monthly, that refreshes a set of services, a dollar credit or member perks each cycle. Example: two blowouts a month.
- Package or prepaid series: one up-front payment for a fixed number of services the client redeems over time. Example: six brow laminations paid today, used over the year.
- Credit-based membership: a recurring charge that loads a dollar balance the client spends on services or retail. Phorest calls this a Credit Membership (Phorest support, 2026), and Mangomint offers a balance-based option.
Memberships build recurring revenue and a monthly habit. Packages bring cash forward and lock in a series. Most salons that do this well run both.
Salon membership software comparison (checked November 2026)
| Platform | Membership types | Recurring billing | Service credits | Rollover | Freeze or pause | Packages and series | Published starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenoti | Services, perks, loyalty points | Yes, auto-renewals | Yes | Yes, configurable | Yes, freeze or skip payments | Yes, prepaid bundles | Quote only |
| Phorest | Credit, service, discount | Every couple of weeks, monthly or quarterly | Yes | Credit plans, per your policy | Yes, pauses billing and benefits | Yes, courses and series | Quote only |
| Mangomint | Service credits or account balance | Yes | Yes, with expiration settings | Not stated | Yes, pause or cancel | Yes | $120/mo per location + $10/user |
| Rosy | Recurring service memberships | Yes | Yes, accrue monthly | Yes, if set up | Yes, plus waived months | Not stated | From $29/mo with RosyPay |
| GlossGenius | Recurring memberships | Monthly or annual | Yes, automated redemptions | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | $28/mo |
| Fresha | Recurring or one-time benefits | Yes, per billing cycle | Yes, sessions per cycle | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | $19.95/mo |
| Vagaro | Services, classes, products | Yes, autopay | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | $30/mo |
| Boulevard | Custom memberships | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | $143/mo |
| Booksy | Unlimited visits for a set length | Not stated | Unlimited | Not applicable | Not stated | Yes, with expiration | $29.99/mo |
| Square Appointments | Packages only | No | Prepaid series | Not applicable | Not applicable | Yes, up to 1-year expiry | Appointments Plus or Premium |
Sources are linked in each platform's section below. "Not stated" means the vendor pages we could open did not describe it.
Which salon software is best for managing memberships and packages?
Match the tool to how complicated your program will get.
- Multi-location or complex rules: Zenoti. Configurable freezes, rollover credits, expiration policies and family and friends sharing.
- One location, several membership types: Phorest. Credit, service and discount plans with flexible billing and a freeze that stops both billing and benefits.
- Self-service and paperwork: Mangomint. Staff adjust quantities, update cards, pause or cancel from one screen, clients manage from a portal, and agreements are signed at checkout.
- Lowest cost with real membership controls: Rosy, with freezes, waived months and optional rollover.
- Simple, published price: GlossGenius, Vagaro or Fresha, all with memberships and packages in the base plan.
Zenoti: most configurable memberships
Zenoti handles recurring billing, auto-renewals and proactive notifications, and lets you set expiration policies, rollover credits and reminders so packages get used. Guests can freeze or skip payments, and memberships can include family and friends sharing, complimentary services and loyalty points (Zenoti, 2026). Its help center covers freezes with limited or unlimited unfreezes, freeze reasons, and optional proration and refunds (Zenoti help, 2026). Pricing is quote only (Zenoti pricing, checked November 2026).
Phorest: three membership types and a clean freeze
Phorest offers Credit, Service and Discount Memberships. Credit plans can roll unused credit over, subject to your policy (Phorest support, 2026). You choose billing every couple of weeks, monthly or quarterly, and plans can run indefinitely or for a set term (Phorest memberships, 2026). A Frozen membership loses access to benefits, and billing resumes from the unfreeze date with no backdating (Phorest support, 2026). Memberships come with the Elite plan or as an add-on, and Courses and Series sit on Grow; pricing is by quote (Phorest pricing, checked November 2026).
Mangomint: self-service memberships with signed agreements
Mangomint memberships bill automatically and let clients redeem set services each period, with service expiration settings, or load a recurring charge to an account balance. Staff can pause or cancel, clients can update cards, cancel and see remaining package services in a portal, and agreements can require a signature at checkout (Mangomint memberships, 2026). Memberships, packages and gift cards are platform features at $120 a month per location plus $10 per user (Mangomint pricing, checked November 2026).
Rosy: freezes, waived months and rollover on a budget
Rosy's recurring memberships accrue services monthly. A freeze pauses the membership immediately and stops accrual, waived months skip the charge while services still accrue, unused services roll over if you set them up that way, and cancellation runs to an expiration date you choose (Rosy support, 2026). Pricing starts at $29 a month with the RosyPay discount (Rosy pricing, checked November 2026).
GlossGenius: packages and memberships for solo stylists
GlossGenius sells prepaid packages and recurring memberships in person or online, with automated redemptions, renewals and failed payment reminders, plus expirations and usage rules (GlossGenius, 2026). Billing can be monthly or annual (GlossGenius new features, 2026). Packages and Memberships are on the Standard plan at $28 a month (GlossGenius pricing, checked November 2026).
Fresha: benefit-based memberships with a notice period
Each Fresha membership benefit is either recurring, refreshing each billing cycle, or one-time. Services carry a set number of sessions, and you can add products or discounts. You set a billing cycle, activation date, expiry and a cancellation notice period, and price changes apply only to future purchases (Fresha help center, 2026). Memberships, packages and gift cards are in both plans, from $19.95 a month (Fresha pricing, checked November 2026).
Vagaro: memberships and packages in every plan
Vagaro memberships combine any mix of services, classes or products, bill by autopay, and can carry per-visit savings, perks and reward points (Vagaro memberships, 2026). Memberships, packages and gift certificates are "included with every plan" at $30 a month, or $23.99 for the first six months (Vagaro pricing, checked November 2026).
Boulevard: memberships sold at checkout
Boulevard supports custom memberships, packages and gift cards that staff add at checkout, with membership reconciliation in reporting (Boulevard, 2026). Its public pages did not detail rollover or freeze rules. Essentials starts at $143 a month for one location (Boulevard pricing, checked November 2026).
Booksy: unlimited-visit memberships
Booksy memberships give unlimited visits for a length you choose, and packages are priced below the value of the included services with an expiration date (Booksy, 2022). Both are included at $29.99 a month plus $20 per additional user (Booksy pricing, checked November 2026).
Square Appointments: packages, not memberships
Square Appointments Plus and Premium sell packages, a prepaid series that applies the booking's value at checkout and expires no later than a year from purchase (Square support, 2026). Recurring memberships are not part of that feature. If you run on Square, Regulr (our product) is not membership software either: it adds a wallet pass with rebooking reminders and free-service win-backs for Square salons, from $249 a month.
How to design a salon membership clients keep
Software is the easy part. The design decides whether members stay past month three.
Build it around a service clients already repeat
Blowouts, glosses, brow and lash maintenance, and scalp treatments work because clients want them on a rhythm. A color membership is harder, since color cadence varies by client.
Use free items as perks, not percentage off
Lead with included services and add free extras that cost you little and feel generous: a free deep conditioning every third month, a free bang trim between cuts, priority booking on Fridays, a free add-on in their birthday month. A standing percentage off trains members to measure the membership against the menu price and resets what they expect to pay. Perks keep your prices whole.
A worked example
Say your blowout is $55. A Blowout Club at $99 a month includes two blowouts, a free deep conditioning every third month, and a free bang trim anytime. The member gets more than the price in value, you get $99 on the first of the month, and you can steer member bookings toward your quieter weekday slots.
Write the rules before you launch
- Rollover: allow one cycle, then expire. Phorest, Zenoti and Rosy can enforce rollover rules.
- Freezes: allow a set number per year for travel or medical reasons, with billing and benefits paused together.
- Cancellation: require notice, such as 30 days. Fresha has a notice-period setting.
- Agreements: get a signature at signup. Mangomint builds this into checkout.
Track members like regulars
Watch which members have not used a benefit this month and reach out before they cancel. A reminder that a member's included service is waiting is the easiest retention message there is. For a deeper tier-and-pricing model, our med spa membership program guide walks through structure, and if you want a lightweight way to keep members engaged between visits, see the salon loyalty app options.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best salon membership software?
Zenoti and Phorest for control. Mangomint, GlossGenius, Vagaro and Fresha for a published price with memberships included.
Which salon software is best for managing memberships and packages?
Zenoti for multi-location rules, Phorest for multiple membership types, Mangomint for self-service and signed agreements, Rosy on a budget.
Which salon software has the best memberships and package features?
Zenoti publishes the widest set: auto-renewals, rollover credits, freeze or skip payments, freeze reasons and family sharing.
What is the difference between a salon membership and a package?
A membership bills on a schedule and refreshes benefits each cycle. A package is paid once for a fixed number of services.
Should unused membership services roll over?
Allow one cycle of rollover, then expire, and make sure your software can enforce it.
Should a salon membership include a discount?
Lead with included services and free perks instead of a percentage off.
Does Square have salon memberships?
Square Appointments Plus and Premium sell prepaid packages; recurring memberships are not part of that feature.
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