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Beauty Salon

Keep every chair, stylist, and client connection moving in sync

A beauty salon needs more than a checkout screen: it needs a live view of stylist availability, services, stations, client history, and the next opening. Square brings those pieces together with online booking, customizable calendars, reminders, client profiles, payments, and tools for rebooking and retention.

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How it fits your business

A solo stylist can start at no monthly subscription cost, while a growing team can add cancellation protection, multi-staff appointments, waitlists, and marketing. Larger salons can add resource management and service-cost reporting. Use a countertop device at reception, a mobile reader on the floor, or a phone for contactless payments, then keep product sales and service payments in the same system.

Key capabilities

What you can do

  • Book services around real staff availability

    Create a 24/7 booking site, assign services to specific stylists, color-code calendars, and let clients choose a location or preferred team member. Google Calendar sync can block personal events and help avoid double-booking.

  • Protect high-value appointment time

    Square Plus and Premium support cancellation policies, no-show fees, card-on-file protection, prepayments, deposits, and waitlists. These controls are useful for color services, extensions, and other appointments that are difficult to refill at short notice.

  • Give every client a more informed follow-up

    Customer profiles can keep contact details, booking history, notes, birthdays, documents, images, and files together. Square Messages, automated reminders, marketing campaigns, loyalty, and gift cards support rebooking and repeat visits.

  • Take payment at the front desk or chair

    Square supports tap, chip, swipe, digital wallets, Cash App Pay, payment links, cards on file, and Afterpay. Tap to Pay on iPhone or Android can accept contactless payments with a compatible phone and no additional reader.

  • Track service performance and retail add-ons

    Ring up services and products together, monitor sales in Dashboard, and use inventory tools for retail items such as hair products and nail polish. Premium adds future-bookings reporting, service-cost tracking, and resource management for rooms, chairs, or stations.

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Product details

Plans for a solo chair or a multi-stylist salon

Square Free is $0 per month per location and includes a booking site, integrations, reminders, unlimited calendars, and the published Free payment rates. Square Plus is $49 per month per location and adds lower in-person rates, cancellation and no-show fees, multi-staff appointment booking, waitlists, and email/text marketing. Square Premium is $149 per month per location and adds the lowest published in-person rate, 24/7 support, future-bookings reporting, service-cost tracking, and resource management. Square Pro uses custom pricing; Square says businesses processing over $250,000 annually can ask about eligibility for custom pricing and processing fees, hardware discounts, onboarding, and account management.

A practical salon checkout setup

Square Terminal is a compact countertop POS with built-in tap, chip, and swipe acceptance, receipt printing, battery power, and a $299 U.S. price before tax. Square Handheld is a $399 mobile POS with a built-in scanner and camera; Square Register (2nd generation) is an $899 dual-screen counter system. For a lighter setup, Square Reader for contactless and chip is $59 and connects by Bluetooth to an iOS 16+ or Android 9+ phone or tablet. Square Stand is $149 and requires a compatible USB-C iPad. All are listed as compatible with Square Point of Sale for services and beauty.

Setup and operating boundaries

The U.S. setup guide requires an active Square subscription, identity verification, a linked bank account, and at least one business location. Account owners perform setup, and bookings mode must be enabled in the Square Point of Sale app. Terminal requires internet through Wi-Fi or Ethernet; offline payments can continue for up to 24 hours, but transactions can be declined if the device is not reconnected in time and the seller bears responsibility for expired, declined, or disputed offline payments. Device financing is subject to credit approval and state and purchase restrictions.

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Pricing, fees & eligibility

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U.S. published Square Appointments plans are Free at $0/month/location, Plus at $49/month/location, and Premium at $149/month/location. Square Pro is custom-priced for businesses processing over $250,000 per year subject to eligibility. A representative salon countertop option, Square Terminal, is $299 before tax; hardware financing terms are separate and subject to approval and stated restrictions.

Upfront hardware (USD)$299
Monthly software (USD)$49

Fees & eligibility

  • Square Free in-person processing

    Published U.S. rate for the Square Free plan.

    2.6% + $0.15 per tap, dip, or swipe payment
  • Square Free online processing

    Published U.S. rate for the Square Free plan.

    3.3% + $0.30 per online payment
  • Square Plus in-person processing

    Published U.S. rate for the $49/month/location Plus plan.

    2.5% + $0.15 per tap, dip, or swipe payment
  • Square Plus online processing

    Published U.S. rate for the Plus plan.

    2.9% + $0.30 per online payment
  • Square Premium in-person processing

    Published U.S. rate for the $149/month/location Premium plan.

    2.4% + $0.15 per tap, dip, or swipe payment
  • Square Premium online processing

    Published U.S. rate for the Premium plan.

    2.9% + $0.30 per online payment

Requirements

  • Active Square subscription and a Square account.
  • Identity verification and a linked U.S. bank account are required to activate the account and receive transfers.
  • A business location must be created; locations can have separate profiles, hours, and bank accounts.
  • Bookings mode must be enabled in the Square Point of Sale app, using a compatible device.
  • Square Pro custom pricing and processing fees are not guaranteed; Square says eligibility is discussed for businesses processing over $250,000 annually.
  • Tap to Pay on iPhone requires iPhone XS or later with the latest iOS; Tap to Pay on Android requires a compatible Android device.

Published prices and rates were verified on October 27, 2026 and can change; taxes, custom pricing, and plan eligibility may alter the total cost.

Square Plus and Premium are priced per active location. Premium's 24/7 support, future-bookings report, service-cost tracking, and resource management are plan-specific features.

Square's published online rate is not the same as its in-person rate; the applicable channel and plan determine the fee.

Offline payments require reconnection within 24 hours of the first offline payment and place responsibility for expired, declined, or disputed offline transactions on the seller.

Hardware installment plans are subject to credit approval and other factors, are unavailable to merchants in AL, DE, MO, MS, NH, and TN, and may have purchase-amount and APR conditions stated by Square.

Afterpay eligibility criteria and possible late fees apply; Square's salon page does not establish universal approval for every salon or customer.

Square Checking, loans, and other financial products have separate eligibility, underwriting, and banking disclosures and are not required to use the salon booking and POS workflow.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can a small beauty salon start without a monthly software fee?

Yes. Square Free is published at $0 per month per location and includes a booking site, integrations, appointment reminders, unlimited calendars, and in-person and online payment processing at its published Free rates.

Which Square plan supports cancellation fees, waitlists, and appointments involving multiple staff members?

Square Plus, published at $49 per month per location, adds cancellation and no-show fees, multi-staff appointment booking, and waitlists. Premium includes those Plus features and adds resource management and salon-oriented reporting tools.

What device works for a salon reception desk or a stylist moving between chairs?

Square Terminal is a $299 all-in-one countertop device with a receipt printer. Square Handheld is a $399 mobile POS, while the $59 Square Reader for contactless and chip pairs with a compatible phone or tablet. Square also lists Register (2nd generation) and Square Stand as compatible with Square Point of Sale for beauty businesses.

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