An AI receptionist included at every tier, booking embedded on your own domain, and payments through your own Stripe account. GlossGenius publishes its full price list and a flat 2.6% rate; this page compares like for like.
Servegalo | GlossGenius | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry paid tier | $49/mo | $24/mo billed annually, $28 monthly |
| Mid tier | $99/mo | $48/mo billed annually, $56 monthly |
| Top tier | $179/mo | $148/mo billed annually, $168 monthly |
| Free plan | $0/mo, 1% of deposits collected | None published |
| Free trial | 14 days | 14 days, no card |
| Card processing | Stripe's published rates, on your account | Flat 2.6%, on their processor |
| Price applies to | The business | The business |
| Embeddable widget on your own site | ✓ | — |
| Appointment reminders | Included | Included |
| AI receptionist | Included | — |
| Missed-call text-back | Included | — |
| Travel buffers and service areas | ✓ | — |
| CSV import of clients, services and staff | ✓ | — |
| Assisted migration | $40 one-time | — |
A dash means GlossGenius does not publish that detail, not that the feature is missing. Prices, processing rate and trial as published by GlossGenius on 26 September 2026: glossgenius.com/pricing. GlossGenius is a trademark of GlossGenius, Inc. and we are not affiliated with them. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
GlossGenius is a beautifully designed product built primarily for solo beauty professionals — and it does that job well. The three points where most users hit a wall: scaling past 1-2 staff (the multi-team experience is thin), wanting their bookings to live on their own domain instead of a glossgenius.com link, and not having an AI option for handling the Instagram DM inquiries that drive most lash, nail, and microblading new-customer acquisition.
The other quiet cost is the booking fee. GlossGenius adds 2.6% + $0.10 to each booking on top of payment processing — for a $200 full set, that's an extra $5.40 going to the platform. Servegalo's paid plans have no booking fee, and you use Stripe Connect, so your processor relationship and rates are yours.
For lash artists, nail techs, and microblading studios specifically, Servegalo has vertical-specific features worth checking against your current setup: automated two-week fill reminders, industry-aware service templates that pre-fill your menu, and an AI receptionist whose tone is tuned for beauty enquiries. Migration is fast — most studios complete the switch in under an hour via the CSV migration wizard.
Often not. GlossGenius is purpose-built for this work, its pricing is published in full, and its processing is a flat 2.6% with no added fees. The reasons to look at Servegalo are specific: you want an AI receptionist answering and booking after hours, you want bookings embedded on your own domain, or you want payments on your own Stripe account. GlossGenius also sells a Platinum plan for teams of ten and up, so "you grew" is not by itself a reason to leave.
GlossGenius requires their own processor — you can't use Stripe. Their booking fee (2.6% + $0.10) is on top of normal card processing. Servegalo uses Stripe Connect: your processor relationship is yours, no booking fee on paid plans, and you can negotiate Stripe rates if your volume justifies it.
Your booking URL changes from a glossgenius.com link to yourbusiness.com/book. Clients booking on your own domain is almost universally a positive — they trust your brand more than a third-party site they've never heard of. Existing client phone numbers remain the booking key so repeat clients are recognized automatically.
GlossGenius has a discoverability network where clients can find local pros. If marketplace discovery is a real source of new bookings for you, that's a reason to keep GlossGenius. Most lash artists and nail techs get >90% of their new clients from Instagram and word-of-mouth — Servegalo's AI receptionist handles those inquiries better than any marketplace.
Yes — we have dedicated landing pages for lash (/lash-booking-software) and nail (/nail-salon-booking-software) with vertical-specific features: 2-week fill reminders, full-set deposits, tech specialty routing, walk-in queue, and self-rebook flows. The industry-aware AI receptionist tone is tuned per vertical.
A 20-minute demo with a side-by-side cost breakdown and a test booking widget with lash extension services pre-loaded.