What is the best salon software for small teams in South Africa?

Zuri is built for solo stylists through multi-chair salons: book without double-booking, ring up services and retail, track back-bar cost, and pay tips and commissions from real sales — without forcing a heavy clinic or spa setup.

Can clients book salon appointments on WhatsApp?

Yes. Clients can book via WhatsApp and get reminders. Requests land on the same calendar as walk-ins and phone bookings — your team still confirms in Zuri.

Does salon software need to handle walk-ins and phone bookings together?

Yes — and Zuri does. Appointments and POS share the same diary checks, so walk-ins, call-ins and booked chairs stay on one calendar.

How do tips and commissions work in Zuri salon software?

Checkout allocates tips and commissions from real sales. Payroll Hub lets you review balances, record cash, EFT or wallet payouts, and run monthly pay runs with payslips when you need them.

Can salon software track back-bar product cost per service?

Yes. Service costing links consumables to each service so you see material cost and auto-deduct stock when the job is done.

Is Zuri only for large multi-chair salons?

No. Solo operators and small teams can start lean; multi-station and multi-location shops grow into the same product.

SALON SOFTWARE

Salon software that keeps every chair moving

Appointments, walk-ins, checkout, loyalty and staff payouts — salon management software for busy floors. Full POS plus inventory when you need them.

The problems we solve

Double-booked chairs

Walk-ins, phone bookings and online requests collide when schedules and leave live in someone’s head.

Bookings stuck in chat threads

Phone notes and personal WhatsApp never make it onto the chair calendar, so walk-ins and call-ins clash.

Mystery margins on colour and treatments

Product cost is guessed at checkout, so popular services can quietly lose money.

Tips and commission drama

Notebooks and WhatsApp threads make end-of-week payouts slow, disputed and hard to check.

Clients who don’t come back

Without loyalty and clear history, retention depends on memory. Prepaid wallets help commitment stick.

A typical day on Zuri

01
Run the floor
Use the reception board to seat walk-ins, confirm arrivals and keep chairs turning without leaving the queue.
02
Book the chair
Pick stylist or barber, day and open slot — clash checks catch overlaps, leave and closed hours before you confirm. Clients can also book via WhatsApp onto the same calendar.
03
Run the service
Linked recipes deduct colour, shampoo or blade consumables when the visit is marked complete.
04
Checkout once
Ring up services, retail and tips in one flow — walk-ins get the same diary checks as booked appointments.
05
Pay the team & bring clients back
Sync commissions and tip payouts from Payroll Hub, log rent and other costs, then grow returns with tiers, points and prepaid wallets.

Capabilities that matter here

Reception

12In view

3Awaiting

2Walk-ins

5In service

2Unpaid

Waiting

3 in queue

Guest · FadeWalk-inNomsa D. · TrimQueuedDaniel M. · BeardWalk-in

Thandi

2

14:15·Lebo

In service

Colour + toner

Unpaid

15:30·Priya N.

Confirmed

Balayage

Deposit

Sipho

2

—

—·Open

Free

Open lane

14:45·Guest

Queued

Fade

Walk-inUnpaidQueue

Aisha

2

14:00·Jordan

In service

Cut & style

Paid

15:00·Nomsa D.

Confirmed

Trim

Unpaid

Know who’s waiting, who’s free, and who’s unpaid — without leaving the desk.

Details

Appointments

Back

Balayage + tone

Ref BATO26092214 · Thu 22 Sep 2026 · 14:30

ConfirmedUnpaidVisit 1 of 2

SessionEditCheckoutComplete

Amara Botha

File CL-SAL-0142

Born 12 Mar 1994

amara.botha@example.com

+27 82 555 0199

Client details

Client type

Regular

File number

CL-SAL-0142

Client notes

Sensitive to ammonia — use ammonia-free toner

Balayage + tone

Ref BATO26092214 · Thu 22 Sep 2026 · 14:30

Pricing for this appointment

105 minHybridFixed

Structured pricing for this booking.

Amounts (this booking)

Service

R 1,450.00

Base

R 1,450.00

Before discounts

R 1,450.00

Balayage75 minR 1,200
Toner30 minR 250

Recorded on appointmentR 1,450.00

Configured totalR 1,450.00

Assigned staff

Lindiwe Molefe

Colour specialist

lindiwe@studio.example · +27 71 555 0144

Pick client, service and staff — Zuri checks clashes before you save.

Details

Payroll Hub

Financial Hub

Payroll

Tips, commissions and pay runs from the same day’s work.

Feature config

Unpaid tips

R 878,06

Tip pool

R 238,26

Commissions

R 2 756,36

Tips earned

R 878,06

Tips paid out

R 0,00

Workflows

Choose a workflow to review balances, record payouts, or distribute pooled tips.

Card / till tips

Unpaid tips

Review taxable tip allocations and record payouts. Cash-in-hand tips stay off the payslip.

R 878,06

Commissions (3606)

Outstanding

Review earned commissions by pay period and pay employee balances.

R 2 756,36

Tip pool

Pool balance

View pooled tips and distribute balances to staff.

R 238,26

Pay runs

Statutory

Open a monthly period, review PAYE/UIF, and issue BCEA payslips.

PAYE + UIF

Staff overview

Quick view of what still needs attention across your team.

Unpaid tip balances

Remaining taxable tips by employee

View all →

Lindiwe Molefe
12 allocations
R 484,06
Mandla Dube
8 allocations
R 312,00
Zanele Khumalo
3 allocations
R 82,00

Outstanding commission balances

Earned vs paid by employee

View all →

Lindiwe Molefe
Earned R 2 100 · Paid R 478
R 1 621,68
Mandla Dube
Earned R 980 · Paid R 200
R 780,00
Zanele Khumalo
Earned R 554 · Paid R 200
R 354,68

Tips and commissions follow the till. Monthly pay runs when you need them.

Details

Financial Hub

Month · 1–22 Sep 2026Export overview

Estimated profit excludes operating expenses not yet recorded (rent, utilities, etc.).

Cash this period

Actual money that moved — job payments and till sales, not the same as work billed.

Came in

R 42,180

Actual money that moved

Went out

R 18,940

Payouts, costs, wages

Cash left

R 23,240

Came in minus went out

Where cash came from

Sales tillR 28,420
Job paymentsR 11,260
Wallet top-upsR 2,500

Where cash went

Wages & labourR 8,400
Job costsR 4,820
Running costsR 3,120
Tips & commissionsR 2,600

Earned this period

Till sales plus job payments collected. Jobs invoiced is a workflow stamp — not cash.

Till / sales

R 28,420

Job payments collected

R 11,260

Jobs invoiced

R 18,400

Total earned

R 39,680

Costs of the work

Job costs

R 4,820

Product cost

R 2,140

Wages & labour

R 8,400

Running costs

R 3,120

What's left after costs

R 21,200

Not the same as cash left

Still waiting

Money owed or held — not counted as profit for this period.

Customers still owe

R 44,000

Jobs AR

Unpaid wages

R 6,120

3 payslips

Wallet owed to customers

R 1,840

Outstanding liability

Money in, money out and what’s left — without five spreadsheet exports.

Details

Expenses

This month

R 48.2k

Posted

With receipt

19

Of 24

Pending

R 3.1k

To review

Operating expenses

This month

Sandton City Management
Rent · 1 Sep · EFT
R 28,500
City Power
Utilities · 4 Sep · Debit order
R 6,420
Xero SA
Software · 8 Sep · Card
R 899

Rent, utilities, software — with receipts if you have them.

Details

POS

Line items

2

Subtotal

R 475

Loyalty

696 pts

Amount due

R 515

Custom

Client

Wallet & loyalty on the cart

Amara Botha

#2816 · Wallet R 120.00

Loyalty · 696 pts available

Cart

2 lines ready to pay

Cut & style
Service
Staff: Thandi · Today 14:30
R 280.00
1
Kerastase shampoo 250ml
Product
Retail
R 195.00
1

SubtotalR 475.00

Tip · ThandiR 40.00

Amount due

R 515.00

Payment

Ring up services and retail — or take a quick payment from Reception when that’s enough.

Details

Service Costing

BalayageRecipe

Material cost

R 186

Per service

Sell price

R 1,200

List

Lines

4

In recipe

Linked products

Lightener powder
40 g
R 72
Developer 20 vol
80 ml
R 48
Toner ash
30 ml
R 42
Foils (pack)
1 item
R 24

Link products to each service as a recipe — see real material cost when the job finishes.

Details

Temps

Active

14

Available

On jobs today

6

Assigned

Outstanding

R 8.2k

Unpaid

Temp labour

3 on the books

Jabu Sithole
General labour · R 280 / day
Active
R 1,120
Pieter Botha
Scaffold · R 450 / day
Active
R 0
Andile Cele
Painter · R 350 / day
Inactive
R 700

Reusable profiles, rates and what’s still owed — for day labour across jobs.

Details

Inventory

On hand

1,284

All SKUs

Retail value

R 186k

At list price

Low stock

7

Needs reorder

Products

4 in view

KE
Kerastase shampoo 250ml
RET-KS-250
18
R 195
DE
Developer 20 vol
COL-DEV-20
4
R 89
Low
GR
Grooming oil 50ml
RET-GO-50
22
R 180
TO
Torch-on membrane
JOB-TM-ROLL
2
R 450
Low

Retail and back-bar stock in one place — so you don’t run dry mid-day.

Details

Loyalty & Wallets

Members412Enrolled

Points out86kOutstanding

Wallet liabilityR 12.4kPrepaid

Silver

From 0 pts

1× points

Gold

From 2,500 pts

1.25× points

Platinum

From 8,000 pts

1.5× points

Members

Amara Botha
4,880 to Platinum
3,120
Gold
Kagiso Dlamini
1,610 to Gold
890
Silver
Naledi Mokoena
Top tier
9,400
Platinum

Wallets

Amara Botha
Top-up · yesterday
R 420.00
Theo Vermeulen
Spent R 280 · today
R 1,200.00

Points and tiers that run themselves — plus prepaid wallets when you sell credit.

Details

FAQ

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Salon software that keeps every chair moving

The problems we solve

Double-booked chairs

Bookings stuck in chat threads

Mystery margins on colour and treatments

Tips and commission drama

Clients who don’t come back

A typical day on Zuri

Run the floor

Book the chair

Run the service

Checkout once

Pay the team & bring clients back

Capabilities that matter here

Reception

Appointments

Payroll Hub

Financial Hub

Expenses

POS

Service Costing

Temps

Inventory

Loyalty & Wallets

FAQ

What is the best salon software for small teams in South Africa?

Can clients book salon appointments on WhatsApp?

Does salon software need to handle walk-ins and phone bookings together?

How do tips and commissions work in Zuri salon software?

Can salon software track back-bar product cost per service?

Is Zuri only for large multi-chair salons?

See Zuri for salons