Salon & Barbershop Management

Book Nail Appointments and Track Products with One Tool

Nail salons juggle short back-to-back appointments and a shelf of colors and products. SoftBela covers the booking calendar, checkout and stock tracking in one login built for that pace.

Short-slot scheduling

Book manicures, pedicures and combos with accurate durations so technicians are not overbooked.

Technician assignment

Let clients pick a favorite nail technician or the next available seat from the booking page.

Polish and product stock

Track gel colors, acrylics and tools with stock levels and low-stock alerts per product.

Fast, flexible checkout

Accept cash, card, mobile money or split payments for services and retail items together.

Scheduling for a fast-paced nail bar

Nail salons often run several short appointments per hour across multiple technicians, which makes an accurate calendar essential. SoftBela lets each service, such as a basic manicure, gel manicure or full pedicure, have its own duration so the schedule reflects real chair time rather than a generic slot length. The list view is useful at a busy front desk for seeing who is free right now, while the day and week views help a manager plan technician shifts around expected demand, such as heavier weekend bookings.

Service-specific durations for manicures and pedicures
List view for fast front-desk lookups
Day, week and month views for planning shifts
No-show tracking on the client profile

Letting clients book their favorite technician

The public booking page shows which services each technician performs, so a client wanting nail art is matched to a technician who offers it rather than any available seat. Regular clients can search for their usual technician by name, while first-time clients can choose the next open slot to get in sooner. Since the page pulls live availability from the same calendar the front desk uses, a technician who just got booked online will not also be handed a walk-in for the same time slot.

Services matched to technician skill sets
Book a specific technician or next available
Live availability with no overlap risk
Accessible from a phone without an app

Checkout for services and retail together

A client who gets a gel manicure and buys a bottle of the same color to take home should be able to pay for both in one transaction. SoftBela's point of sale supports adding services and retail products to the same checkout, accepting cash, card payments, bank transfer, mobile money such as m-Pesa, e-Mola or mKesh, split payments, or other methods. An A4 invoice is generated automatically, and refunds can be processed if a product is returned or a service needs adjustment.

Services and retail products on one checkout
Cash, card, mobile money and split payments
A4 invoice generated automatically
Refunds tracked against the original checkout

Tracking polish and product inventory

Nail salons carry a wide range of gel colors, acrylics, files and tools that get used up quickly and need reordering on a schedule. Inventory tracks stock levels per product, records supplier details for reordering, logs stock movements so a manager can see what has been used or sold, and triggers low-stock alerts before a popular color runs out mid-service. This reduces the chance of a technician discovering a shade is out of stock only after a client has already chosen it.

Stock levels tracked per gel or acrylic product
Supplier records for reordering
Stock movement history for used or sold items
Low-stock alerts before items run out

One monthly price for the whole salon

Between the calendar, booking page, point of sale, inventory, customer records and staff management, a nail salon on SoftBela pays 20 USD per month with every module included and no setup fee. The 48-hour free trial lets an owner test real bookings and a real checkout before subscribing, and the plan can be cancelled at any time, which suits salons that want to try the system without committing to a long contract upfront.

All modules included for one price
48-hour free trial with no commitment
Cancel anytime after subscribing

Frequently asked questions

Can clients book a specific nail technician online?

Yes. The public booking page lets clients search for a technician by name or pick the next available seat, and only technicians who perform a given service are shown for that service.

Does SoftBela track gel polish and product stock?

Yes. Inventory records stock levels, suppliers and stock movements for every product, including gel colors and acrylics, and sends low-stock alerts before an item runs out.

How much does SoftBela cost for a nail salon?

SoftBela is 20 USD per month with every module included, no setup fees, and a 48-hour free trial so you can test bookings and checkout before paying anything.

Can I sell retail nail products through the same checkout?

Yes. Point of sale checkout supports adding retail products alongside services on the same invoice, so a client can pay for a manicure and a bottle of polish in one transaction.

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