BeautiDock vs GlossGenius: costs, features and fit (2026)

GlossGenius is a polished all-in-one for beauty pros (booking website, text reminders, POS, card readers and marketing) from $24 a month plus a flat 2.6% on payments; BeautiDock is a lighter booking website with deposits, email reminders and a loyalty card that costs $0.50 per online booking and never more than $19 a month. Choose GlossGenius if you want one app to run the whole business, and BeautiDock if you mainly need clients to book and pay a deposit online at the lowest fixed cost.

Figures below come from GlossGenius's pricing page, read in October 2026.

Where GlossGenius is stronger

• Payments. A full POS, card readers, Tap to Pay and a flat 2.6% on every card payment, with no extra charge for card on file or manual entry. BeautiDock has no POS and only processes online deposits.
• Text reminders. GlossGenius sends unlimited text and email reminders and confirmations, plus text marketing credits. BeautiDock is email only for now.
• No-show fees on a saved card. GlossGenius includes card-on-file and no-show policies. BeautiDock relies on deposits instead.
• Breadth. Inventory and retail, memberships, packages, forms (Gold) and Google booking (Gold) are part of the plans.
• Cheaper deposits per payment. 2.6% flat is less than BeautiDock's Stripe fee + 0.9% (about 3.8% + 30¢ on a US card).

Where BeautiDock is stronger

• Lower fixed cost. Your first 30 online bookings are free, then $0.50 each, capped at $19 per professional per month ($190 a year). In a slow month you pay less; walk-ins and phone bookings you add yourself never count.
• A built-in loyalty card. Stamps per visit and a reward you choose, also for walk-ins you add by hand. Loyalty isn't listed on GlossGenius's pricing page.
• Deposits that refund themselves. A deposit per service and a cancellation window: cancel before it, refunded automatically; cancel after, you keep it. Paid straight to your own Stripe account.
• Three languages. Booking pages in English, French and Spanish, useful if you serve Spanish-speaking clients.
• Retention emails included: rebooking reminders and Google review requests.

What it costs: a worked example

Assumptions (labelled): one lash artist, 80 online bookings a month, average service $70. Payments at the chair are excluded because BeautiDock doesn't process them (you would use your own reader).

The honest reading: without deposits BeautiDock costs less; once you take many deposits, GlossGenius's lower card rate makes it cheaper, and it also covers payments at the chair. BeautiDock wins when you want a booking site and loyalty card at a small, capped cost and already have a way to take payment in person.

Switching from GlossGenius

1. Export your client list before you cancel; if you can't find the export, ask GlossGenius support. Note your services, durations and prices.
2. Set up BeautiDock: pick a template, add services and photos, set hours, deposits and your cancellation window, then upload your clients with the client CSV import.
3. Book yourself from your phone, cancel and rebook.
4. Share your new link in your Instagram bio, Google Business Profile and messages to regulars.
5. Keep GlossGenius until the appointments booked there are done.

See also GlossGenius vs Vagaro and GlossGenius vs Square. Ready to try? Start free on BeautiDock, no card needed.

Sources

• GlossGenius pricing
• GlossGenius: Client notifications and automated reminders
• Stripe pricing
• BeautiDock pricing