Best Alternative to GlossGenius for Tattoo Shops

GlossGenius is salon and spa software. This page uses the Beauty and Wellness cards on GlossGenius’s pricing page, checked November 8, 2026. The Medspa tab is a different set of plans and is not in the table. Tattoo Studio Pro’s own claims follow help.

A direct comparison is Tattoo Studio Pro vs GlossGenius.

Feature comparison

Feature	Tattoo Studio Pro	GlossGenius (pricing page, Nov 8, 2026)
Software price	$29/month, Solo, 1 team member	Standard $28/month, or $24/month billed annually. Gold $56 or $48, up to 9 staff. Platinum $168 or $148, teams of 10+.
Trial	30 days. A payment method is required. You are not charged until it ends.	14 days. No credit card.
Forms	Consent forms on every plan	Gold lists Forms and Waivers. The compare table marks customizable templates off on Standard and on for Gold and Platinum. The page does not describe a tattoo consent form.
Deposits	Online deposits, with a setting for whether a deposit is required before the appointment confirms	Built-in deposits are marked on for Standard, Gold, and Platinum.
Commission	A report of what is owed. It does not pay people.	Commissions Report is marked on for all three. Customizable commissions are marked on for Platinum only.
Portfolio	A public portfolio in help, per team member	Portfolio image gallery is marked on for Standard, Gold, and Platinum.
Card fee	Your Stripe account. The subscription does not add a software percent.	FAQ on this page: 2.4% + $0.15 in person. The cards print 2.9% + $0.30 for online invoicing.

What the GlossGenius cards say

Standard is $28 a month, or $24 a month when billed annually. The card says you save 14%. It does not print a staff cap. Gold is $56 a month, or $48 billed annually, and the card says it is for businesses with up to 9 staff. It also says you save 14%. Platinum is $168 a month, or $148 billed annually, for teams of 10+. That card says you save 12%. The FAQ on the same page also says the Platinum plan includes unlimited team members. Those two Platinum lines are both on the page. This comparison does not collapse them.

The page header says “save up to 14%.”

Gold’s feature list adds Forms and Waivers on top of Standard. In the Beauty and Wellness compare table, customizable templates are off on Standard and on for Gold and Platinum. The page does not describe a tattoo consent form, a minor workflow, or a health-official archive. That is what this page shows.

Commissions Report is on for Standard, Gold, and Platinum. Customizable commissions are off on Standard and Gold, and on for Platinum. Payroll is a separate add-on at $40 a month plus $6 a seat. That is not the commissions row.

Multiple service provider booking is off on Standard and on for Gold and Platinum. Built-in deposits are on for all three.

The plan cards leave the in-person rate as an unfilled token in the page HTML. The FAQ on the same page states 2.4% + $0.15 for in-person payments. Online invoicing on the cards is 2.9% + $0.30. Instant payouts add a 1.8% fee. Reception by GlossGenius is $50 a month. None of those usage fees are a staff subscription.

The trial is 14 days, and the page says no credit card is required.

What Tattoo Studio Pro’s help documents

Solo is $29/month or $239/year for 1 team member. Every feature is on every plan. Yearly billing costs less than paying monthly. Other team sizes are on the pricing page. Managers and health officials do not count toward the staff limit. An extra spot, on web billing, is a separate charge. It is not part of the Solo price above.

Consent forms are on every plan. A signed form is stored on the client and in the Forms Archive. Managers and the Health Official role can open the archive. If the client is under 18, parent or guardian fields appear on the in-studio form. The public online check-in link cannot capture parent or guardian consent.

Commission reports what is owed. It does not pay people. Details are in tracking artist commissions.

Help documents a public portfolio for each team member. Appointment messages are a confirmation text and up to 5 reminder texts. Help does not state a per-text price, and it does not call the texts unlimited.

Client import can bring a client list, and appointments if the export includes them. Old signed-form PDFs do not come over.

FAQ

What does GlossGenius charge for one person?

The Standard card is $28 a month, or $24 a month billed annually. The card does not print a staff cap for Standard. Gold, at $56 or $48 a month, says up to 9 staff. Tattoo Studio Pro’s Solo plan is $29 a month or $239 a year for 1 team member.

Does GlossGenius Standard include forms?

The Gold card lists Forms and Waivers as a Gold feature. The Beauty and Wellness compare table marks customizable templates off on Standard and on for Gold and Platinum. The page does not describe a tattoo consent form. Tattoo Studio Pro’s consent forms are on every plan.

Does GlossGenius track artist commissions?

Commissions Report is marked on for Standard, Gold, and Platinum. Customizable commissions are marked on for Platinum only. Payroll, at $40 a month plus $6 a seat, is a separate add-on. Tattoo Studio Pro’s commission figure is a report of what is owed. It does not pay people.

What card rate does the pricing page state?

The FAQ states 2.4% + $0.15 for in-person payments. The plan cards print 2.9% + $0.30 for online invoicing. The cards did not print an in-person number in the HTML opened on November 8, 2026. Tattoo Studio Pro does not add a software percent on top of Stripe.

What is the GlossGenius trial?

14 days, with no credit card, on the pricing page. Tattoo Studio Pro’s trial is 30 days, asks for a payment method, and does not charge you until it ends.

Can a client list move over?

Tattoo Studio Pro can import a client list, and appointments if the export includes them. Stored consent-form files do not come over. GlossGenius’s page says it offers a free data transfer. This page does not restate what that transfer includes.

See how switching works and the appointment scheduling chapter.