We've run the front desk, chased the no-shows, and switched booking systems more times than we'd like to admit. WeKnowSalons is the tool we always wished existed: simple, beautiful, and built to grow your salon without eating into your margins.
We're salon owners. Over the years we've used just about every booking system out there — legacy names like Vagaro and Booker, newer ones like Fresha and Squire.
And we kept switching. Every time, we ended up bending our business to fit their software. None of them cared about what made our salon unique. None of them would build us a real website to tell our story — even though our team are artists.
Here's the trap the market sets: the slick booking apps quietly charge a fortune to process your cards, while the payment companies with great rates hand you clunky booking software and a cookie-cutter website. You're forced to pick one.
We refused to choose. The legacy tools were slow and complicated; the newer ones pushed us to work their way. We wanted something genuinely easy — for our clients and for us — with great rates and a beautiful, custom site. So we built it.
Here's how most booking apps really make their money: your card processing. They bundle in their own payment processor and take 2.5–2.9% of every swipe — plus a fee per transaction. Booking software is how they hook you; processing is how they bill you. Many also charge per staff member, so growing your team quietly raises your bill.
See what you'd keep
Rates are illustrative — 2.9% and 1.9% are common high and low ends in today's market; your actual rate depends on your processor. WeKnowSalons never processes payments or takes a cut.
We do the opposite. WeKnowSalons is merchant-processor agnostic — bring your own processor and keep a low rate (plenty of salons get around 1.9%), or pass the fee to your customers entirely. We never touch your payments and take $0 of them. And we never charge per staff member — grow your team freely. Don't have a great processor yet? We'll happily refer you to one with excellent rates.
Our own nail salon ran over $1 million in card volume a year. Moving to our own system saved us more than $10,000 annually. We want to do that for you.
Keep your own processor and your low rate. No per-booking fees, no per-seat fees. Your growth stays yours.
Clients book in four taps; you run the whole day from one screen. Genuinely easy — and genuinely beautiful — on both sides.
A custom site that shows off your space, your work, and your artists — not a profile buried in someone else's marketplace.
Ongoing SEO, handled for you, so new clients discover you and your best work — not just your competitors.
We care about your business, so we work with you to shape a memorable story worth telling — and make it shine online.
Flat, honest pricing and real humans who know your shop. We're here for the life of your business — not to lock you in.
Our demos are the real product — not a video. Book like a client, run the owner dashboard, and explore a live, custom salon site. See for yourself why owners switch to us and stay.
See your real site before you pay a cent. $99/mo, no setup fee, cancel anytime.