Esthetician Software in 2026: What Each Plan Actually Costs

Choose the right scope before comparing plans

This comparison covers non-medical esthetics businesses. Do not compare a beauty plan with a separate medical product and call the difference a scheduling surcharge. If your work requires clinical records or regulated workflows, use a separate procurement process with the relevant professional requirements; those products and use cases are outside this guide.

Quote-only suites sit outside this comparison because they print no price to compare: Zenoti's pricing page ends every plan at Get a Quote (read September 25, 2026), and our Zenoti pricing guide sets the third-party estimates side by side.

GlossGenius Gold is USD 56 a month and supports up to nine staff; Platinum is USD 168 a month for teams of 10 or more (read September 27, 2026). Moving from Gold to Platinum changes the subscription by USD 112/month, or USD 1,344 over twelve months on monthly billing. Confirm the required features as well as staff eligibility before choosing a tier.

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What is each platform actually billing you for?

Each tool bills a different unit: GlossGenius by plan with staff bands, PocketSuite by named Beauty plan, Mangomint by location plus every user profile, and Twizzlo one price per business (prices as read on the dates in the table above).

• Per business: Twizzlo Business Pro is USD 29.99/month for the subscription, regardless of staff or location count. SMS and processed-payment charges remain separate.
• Staff bands: GlossGenius Gold supports up to nine staff; Platinum is for teams of 10 or more. Compare required features as well as the staff boundary.
• Named Beauty plans: PocketSuite Premium is USD 49.99/month, Team USD 99.99 and Facility USD 149.99. Team includes unlimited members. Confirm which plan completes the work rather than assuming the highest-priced tier is necessary.
• Per location and user: Mangomint is USD 120/location plus USD 10/user monthly. Anyone with a profile counts as a user, front desk included (read September 25, 2026). Ask for the count of billable profiles on the actual account before treating a provider-only estimate as the final subscription.

Which counting rules quietly raise the bill?

Three rules move the bill most: added locations, billable profiles and payment terms. GlossGenius prices by location and plan. Each additional location is charged the plan price at a 15% discount, so Gold at two locations is USD 103.60 a month (USD 56 plus USD 47.60; read September 27, 2026).

Mangomint's confirmed subscription model is USD 120 per location plus USD 10 per user. Its pricing page says anyone with a profile counts as a user, so administrators and front-desk staff are billable (read September 25, 2026). The provider-only examples in this guide assume one billable user per provider; they are not a complete quote for an account with other users.

For PocketSuite, confirm the selected Beauty plan's included communications, any business-line charges and any room or facility requirements. Team's unlimited-member allowance does not establish that every required workflow or messaging allowance is included.

GlossGenius lists base processing at 2.6% and an additional 1.8% for instant payouts (read September 27, 2026). Obtain the applicable processing, payout, messaging and optional-module terms for each vendor. No payment-cost winner is established without comparable transaction and payout assumptions.

What do payments and texts add on GlossGenius, PocketSuite, Mangomint and Twizzlo?

GlossGenius, Mangomint and Twizzlo charge card processing on top of the subscription, and each prints its rate differently: GlossGenius a flat 2.6%, Mangomint 2.45% plus 15 cents in person (read September 25 and 27, 2026) and Twizzlo a platform fee on top of your own Stripe rate. PocketSuite's Beauty pricing page prints no card rate.

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Sources: GlossGenius pricing page, read September 27, 2026; PocketSuite Beauty pricing page, read September 28, 2026; Mangomint pricing page, read September 25, 2026 (its notification FAQ read September 28, 2026); Twizzlo pricing and features pages, read September 28, 2026.

Which rate costs least depends on your ticket sizes and card mix, so run your last three months of card payments through each rate before you compare.

Check the source, plan and billing period

Use the vendor source that matches the product being purchased, then record enough detail to reproduce the quote:

• Product category: use PocketSuite's Beauty pricing for this comparison.
• Billing interval: keep GlossGenius monthly payments separate from monthly equivalents paid annually.
• Model date: use Mangomint's current location-plus-user model.
• Account assumptions: record providers, other billable users, locations and required modules.
• Total-cost exclusions: list payment, messaging, optional services and tax separately.

The named official links in the price table support the specified facts. They do not establish every feature, current quote or outcome for your studio.

Which esthetician software fits your studio?

Shortlist by team size first. For a solo esthetician, the plans priced here are GlossGenius Standard, PocketSuite Premium, Mangomint with one user and Twizzlo Free or Business Pro; at a team of 10 or more, GlossGenius moves to Platinum.

Price decides only after the selected plan demonstrates the required work. Use a short trial brief for each candidate:

• GlossGenius: compare the required staff tier and demonstrate any room, retail or signed-record workflow the studio needs. Keep monthly and annual terms separate when reviewing the quote. GlossGenius fits a studio that wants one printed card rate: a flat 2.6% with no Tap to Pay, card-on-file or manual entry fees (read September 27, 2026). Related reading: GlossGenius pricing.
• PocketSuite: start with the correct Beauty plan and test the studio's communication and record process. Team includes unlimited members, so its subscription does not rise with headcount, but required features and usage charges still need checking. PocketSuite fits a solo esthetician who wants a business number for two-way texting and calls, which the Premium plan lists (read September 28, 2026).
• Mangomint: use the location-plus-user quote for the actual account. In a studio with a front desk, test record access and room handoffs, and identify every billable profile and optional module. Mangomint fits a studio that sends many appointment reminders: its pricing page says unlimited text and email confirmations and reminders carry no added cost (read September 28, 2026).
• Twizzlo: test appointment booking, staff availability, client notes and the supported payment workflow. Use the full Free, Business Pro and fee conditions in the Twizzlo section below, then demonstrate any required specialist features. Related reading: booking for a lash and brow studio.

Studios that also run a full spa menu across several rooms can compare suites in our best spa management software roundup.

These are proposed evaluation tasks; this guide does not claim the products passed them. Twizzlo sells one of the products compared.

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Run only the workflows your studio needs. This worksheet is a proposed test, not a claim that Twizzlo or another vendor passed it.

What does esthetician software cost over a year?

For a three-provider skincare studio at one location, twelve months of esthetician software on monthly billing costs USD 359.88 on Twizzlo Business Pro, USD 672 on GlossGenius Gold, USD 1,199.88 on PocketSuite Team and USD 1,800 on Mangomint, using the subscription prices read on the dates in the price table.

• Twizzlo Business Pro: USD 29.99 a month, USD 359.88 a year, the same at any provider count.
• GlossGenius Gold: USD 56 a month, USD 672 a year billed monthly, or USD 576 on annual billing (USD 48 a month equivalent).
• PocketSuite Beauty Team: USD 99.99 a month, USD 1,199.88 a year, with unlimited members.
• Mangomint: USD 150 a month with three billable users, USD 1,800 a year.

Those totals are subscription only. Add processing (each tool's rates are in the payments table above), messaging beyond any allowance and any module your studio needs.

Check specialist requirements before choosing Twizzlo

Twizzlo is web-based online booking and appointment scheduling software for appointment-based service businesses, and it covers booking, reminders, client records and online payments on two plans; test any esthetics-specific workflow on the plan before you choose it.

In esthetician booking software, test service durations with buffer time between facials, prepaid bookings for longer treatments, reminders, and client profiles with notes and visit history first. Twizzlo's features page lists buffer times, prepaid bookings (the full service price), email reminders with SMS on Business Pro, and client profiles with visit history, notes and preferences (read September 28, 2026). Our spa scheduling software page covers booking for skincare and spa services.

Twizzlo's confirmed comparison here is the booking subscription and its payment and SMS charges. Twizzlo Free allows up to 150 bookings a month at USD 0 and includes no SMS. Business Pro is USD 29.99 a month per business for unlimited bookings, with 50 SMS included and additional messages at USD 0.03 each. Business Pro carries a 30-day money-back guarantee, and both plans include unlimited staff and locations (Twizzlo's pricing page, read September 28, 2026). Online payments carry your Stripe processing rate plus a 1.5% Twizzlo platform fee.

Related reading: Twizzlo payment fees.

The subscription is one part of the bill; payment volume and messaging can change the total. If your studio needs signed forms, treatment-photo records, retail stock, prepaid course balances or room allocation, demonstrate each required workflow before deciding. The evidence in this review does not establish those capabilities; an ordinary client note is not evidence of a consent or clinical record system. This guide is limited to non-medical use.

Do you need esthetics-specific software, or will a booking tool do?

Choose the simplest setup that completes your actual service workflow. If signed non-medical consent, photos, retail stock, prepaid course balances or room allocation are required, test those tasks and their storage or export process. A category label does not establish that the selected plan performs them. For the checkout and retail side, our spa POS system guide sets out what those tools cost.

A booking tool may be suitable when its demonstrated appointment functions meet the studio's needs and any separate record or retail process is workable. Include the time and cost of that separate process when comparing plans; staff count alone does not determine the right system. If you work alone and are choosing where clients book, our comparison of the best booking sites for estheticians prices marketplace new-client fees and the card fee on each facial.

For a long appointment, write down how the deposit is collected, how the remaining balance is paid and how a cancellation is handled. Test the exact settings before taking bookings. A deposit policy and reminders may support attendance, but neither guarantees that a client attends.

Recheck the selected vendor's current plan and billing conditions before committing. Use the source dates below to distinguish the original comparison from the current reads.

Related reading: settings and records for a no-show charge, the best spa booking software comparison for studios adding massage or body treatments, salon POS software for till and retail requirements, and more guides in the Twizzlo Learn Center.

Sources and check dates

The original comparison used vendor pages read on August 10, 2026. Each source below shows the date its figures were read for this revision. Twizzlo publishes this guide and sells one of the compared products.

1. Twizzlo pricing and plans. https://twizzlo.com/pricing/: plans, booking cap, SMS allowance, money-back guarantee and online payment fee; read September 28, 2026.
2. Twizzlo features. https://twizzlo.com/features/: buffer times, prepaid bookings, reminders, client profiles and the payment screenshot; read September 28, 2026.
3. GlossGenius Beauty plan pricing. https://glossgenius.com/pricing: plans, staff bands, added-location rule, card rate, payouts, text marketing credits and trial; read September 27, 2026.
4. PocketSuite Beauty Business pricing. https://pocketsuite.io/beauty-pricing/: plans, team members, reminders, SMS marketing credits and trial; read September 28, 2026.
5. Mangomint pricing update 2026. https://www.mangomint.com/blog/pricing-update-2026/: the July 23, 2026, announcement of the location-plus-user model from August 1, 2026; read September 28, 2026.
6. Mangomint pricing. https://www.mangomint.com/pricing/: location and user prices, who counts as a user, add-ons and card rates; read September 25, 2026 (notification FAQ read September 28, 2026).
7. Zenoti pricing. https://www.zenoti.com/pricing-zenoti: every plan ends at Get a Quote; read September 25, 2026.