Toasted vs GlossGenius
Beautiful beauty software — not built around rinse timing.
GlossGenius wins on polish for salons. Solo spray-tan artists often hit SMS credit walls and missing tan workflow.
Toasted
$49 / month
GlossGenius
SMS credits by tier
Monthly software
$49/mo — one plan
Monthly software
$28 / $56 / $168 (or annual equivalents) — tier gates
Platform fee on payments
0% take-rate (Stripe passthrough)
Platform fee on payments
0% take-rate — they bundle ~2.6% flat processing
Industry fit
Spray tan only
Industry fit
General beauty & wellness — hair, nails, spa first
Rinse / aftercare automation
Solution-aware rinse SMS at tan complete
Rinse / aftercare automation
Generic appointment reminders
Dedicated business texting
Your own number + inbox — transactional SMS included
Dedicated business texting
SMS marketing credits by tier (artists report overages)
Clients download an app?
Never
Clients download an app?
Never — web booking
Honest tradeoff
iPhone-only artist app today
Honest tradeoff
Phone, tablet, desktop
GlossGenius public pricing (Sep 2026): Standard / Gold / Platinum tiers. Processing advertised ~2.6% flat. SMS marketing credits vary by plan. Pricing and features sourced from public competitor pages, reviewed September 2026 — verify before you decide.