Buyer’s guide · Barbershops

Best barbershop software? What to check, and how Gloora answers

Start from how your shop works: regulars who book, clients who walk in, barbers on commission, clients who message instead of calling. Gloora covers each: online booking, a walk-in queue with a wait estimate, commission and tips per barber, one WhatsApp inbox.

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What a barbershop needs its software to handle

Two names, one chair, one six o’clock

A walk-in seated in the chair a regular booked, and nobody sees it until both are standing at the door.

The phone rings mid-fade

Clippers running, hands full. The call rings out, the client walks into the shop down the road, and you never learn there was a call.

Paying barbers right

Commission per cut, tips in cash and on card, and a barber who wants to see what they earned this week.

How Gloora runs a barbershop, step by step

Let regulars book online
Regulars book themselves day and night on your booking page, and a repeat booking places a client every 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Ready-made links for Instagram, Facebook, Messenger and Google are tagged by source.
In the app: Booking page · Integrations
Run walk-ins on a queue
Walk-ins wait on a list with an estimated wait and how many are ahead, can check themselves in by QR code, and go to the barber your turn method picks; a barber whose next booking would clash is not offered the walk-in.
In the app: Turns
Answer messages in one inbox
WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger chats share one Inbox; the AI Concierge (a Premium add-on) can answer and book from your live menu.
In the app: Inbox · AI Concierge
Take payment and split the tip
Collect payment takes cash, card and gift cards and splits one tip across the barbers on a visit.
In the app: Collect payment
Pay each barber right
Commission by service, tips, and payslips each barber sees on their own phone.
In the app: Payroll · My day

What barbershop software costs with Gloora

Online booking and the walk-in queue are on every plan. Payroll & Commissions is included from Premium; the AI Concierge is a Premium add-on.

Prices per branch, per month and per year
Plan (per branch)	Global, incl. US (USD)	Europe (EUR)	UAE (AED)
Basic	USD 79 a month USD 790 a year (10 months’ price)	EUR 79 a month EUR 790 a year (10 months’ price)	AED 299 a month AED 2,990 a year (10 months’ price)
Premium	USD 129 a month USD 1,290 a year (10 months’ price)	EUR 129 a month EUR 1,290 a year (10 months’ price)	AED 499 a month AED 4,990 a year (10 months’ price)
Own Brand	USD 239 a month USD 2,390 a year (10 months’ price)	EUR 239 a month EUR 2,390 a year (10 months’ price)	AED 899 a month AED 8,990 a year (10 months’ price)

Add-on (per branch, a month)	USD	EUR	AED	Which plans
Payroll & Commissions	USD 15	EUR 15	AED 50	Included in Premium and Own Brand. Paid add-on on Basic.
AI Concierge	USD 20	EUR 20	AED 70	Included in Own Brand and with the Own Brand Pack. Paid add-on on Premium. Not sold on Basic. Each use also draws from the messaging wallet.

· Priced per branch, not per team member; the volume discount per location grows with the branch count.
· Seven published markets: UAE (AED), Saudi Arabia (SAR), Qatar (QAR), Oman (OMR), Europe (EUR), Egypt (EGP) and Global (USD). Every EU country, Ireland included, pays the Europe list; any other country — the UK, Australia, Canada or South Africa, for example — pays the Global list in USD.
· 0% commission on every booking, sale and payment.
· VAT, or the local equivalent, is added at invoicing.
· Messages are not in the subscription: they are paid per send from a prepaid messaging wallet.
· 7-day free trial, no card needed, everything unlocked.
· Prices from Gloora’s public pricing API (last changed 25 October 2026), read when this page was built on 26 October 2026.

Limits and honest trade-offs

The walk-in queue starts off and is switched on per branch by an owner or manager.
The “your turn is near” text is SMS, US-only, for clients who ticked the SMS box; elsewhere clients get WhatsApp and email.
Card readers are switched on per workspace by Gloora; Clover and Run Payments readers are for US branches.
Gloora runs no consumer marketplace that lists your shop; clients find you through your own link and channels.

Questions buyers ask

What is the best barbershop software?

The one that fits how your shop works. Check online booking, a walk-in queue, commission and tips per barber, messaging, and the price per location. This page shows how Gloora handles each.

Can barbershop software handle walk-ins and bookings together?

Gloora does: walk-ins wait on a list with an estimated wait, booked clients running late show on Floor now, and a barber with a booking coming up is not offered a walk-in.

Can clients join the queue themselves?

Yes, where the branch allows it: by scanning the QR code at the door or tapping a tablet.

Can barbers see their own earnings?

Yes. My day shows each person’s bookings, earnings and payslips on their own phone.

What does Gloora cost a barbershop?

Per location per month: Basic USD 79, Premium USD 129, Own Brand USD 239 on the Global list; EUR 79, EUR 129 and EUR 239 in Europe; AED 299, AED 499 and AED 899 in the UAE.

Does Gloora take a commission on bookings?

No. 0% on every booking, sale and payment.

Run your shop on Gloora for a week

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