Turbo Link vs GlossGenius for salons
Turbo Link is one flat price with a person who answers. GlossGenius has three tiers, AI tools, and a polished app. Here is the real comparison.
GlossGenius is a real product with a polished app and a genuine AI push. Turbo Link is a flat-priced platform with a person who answers the phone. If you are choosing between them, the honest difference is this: GlossGenius prices by feature tier, and the tier you actually need for a working salon usually costs more than its advertised entry price. Turbo Link is one price, and everything is already turned on.
Pricing, side by side
| Turbo Link Solo | GlossGenius Standard | GlossGenius Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price, billed annually | $29/month | $24/month | $48/month |
| Price, month to month | $35/month | $28/month | $56/month |
| Card processing | 2.9% + 15 cents | 2.6% flat | 2.6% flat |
| Instant payout fee | 1.5% (optional) | 1.8% (optional) | 1.8% (optional) |
| Forms and waivers | Included | Not on this tier | Included |
| Automated waitlist | Included | Not on this tier | Included |
| Website with own domain | Included | Custom booking website | Custom booking website |
Prices and features read from glossgenius.com/pricing on September 2, 2026. GlossGenius also runs a Platinum tier at $148 a month with team analytics and commission tools, and separate Practice tiers for medspas starting at $148 a month.
The pattern to watch: GlossGenius Standard looks cheaper on the homepage, but forms and waivers, an automated waitlist, and room management do not show up until Gold. A one-chair salon that takes deposits, uses intake forms, and wants a waitlist is really comparing $48 a month against Turbo Link’s $29.
What GlossGenius does better
Be fair about it. GlossGenius has invested in things Turbo Link has not:
- A marketing AI. The Growth Analyst and AI marketing assistant on higher tiers are real features aimed at telling an owner what to do next, not just tracking data.
- A payroll add-on. GlossGenius offers payroll at $40 a month plus $6 a seat, which some salons will want inside the same login rather than a separate payroll provider.
- A slightly lower processing rate. 2.6 percent flat is cheaper per transaction than Turbo Link’s 2.9 percent plus 15 cents, especially on higher-ticket services.
If any of those three things matter more to a salon than a flat monthly price, GlossGenius is a fair choice.
What Turbo Link does that GlossGenius does not advertise
Turbo Link is one subscription: a designed website on your own domain, online booking, a client book, payments and payouts, a pro app and a dashboard, and a client portal that needs no download, all for one price with no tiers to climb. A few specifics:
- No tier ladder. Solo at $29 a month includes deposits, card on file, automatic reminders, waitlist, forms, and the client book with rebook filters. Nothing is locked behind a higher plan.
- A human answers. Support is a real person, not a ticket queue, and the studio also offers Done For You website design starting at $349 and managed marketing retainers from $149 a month for salons that want the work done for them.
- No marketplace. Turbo Link never lists your business next to competitors on a shared directory. Every client who books came looking for you specifically.
- Client book that flags on its own. Due-to-rebook, gone-quiet, and win-back alerts at the ten-week mark surface automatically, without needing to run a report.
Which one fits
A one or two chair salon that wants deposits, forms, a waitlist, and a real website without adding tiers as they grow will usually land on Turbo Link at a flat $29 a month. A salon that specifically wants an AI assistant reading their numbers, or wants payroll built into the same login, should look hard at GlossGenius Gold or Platinum and budget for the higher tier the real feature set requires.
See the full breakdown at for salons, or compare the client book specifically at salon crm. If deposits and no-show policy are the deciding factor, read salon deposit and no show policy. Ready to see it running: get a demo. Full pricing: the pricing page.
Questions people ask
Is GlossGenius cheaper than Turbo Link?
At the entry tier, yes. GlossGenius Standard runs $24 a month billed annually, read from glossgenius.com/pricing on September 2, 2026, against Turbo Link Solo at $29 a month. But Standard does not include forms and waivers, an automated waitlist, or room management. Once a salon adds those, it moves to Gold at $48 a month, which is more than Turbo Link.
Does Turbo Link have AI tools like GlossGenius?
Not the same way. GlossGenius advertises a Growth Analyst and an AI marketing assistant on its higher tiers. Turbo Link does not market AI features. What Turbo Link does have is due-to-rebook and gone-quiet filters that flag clients automatically, which does similar work to a marketing assistant without calling itself one.
Who has cheaper card processing?
GlossGenius states a flat 2.6 percent rate with an optional 1.8 percent instant payout fee, read from glossgenius.com/pricing on September 2, 2026. Turbo Link charges 2.9 percent plus 15 cents per transaction. On a typical $80 service, GlossGenius costs less per swipe.
Does Turbo Link have a client marketplace like GlossGenius?
No, and that is by design. Turbo Link does not list your salon in a marketplace next to competitors. Every booking comes through your own site and your own domain.
Can I move my client list from GlossGenius to Turbo Link?
Yes, by CSV export and import. See /help/import-clients-csv for the steps and /help/switching-from-another-tool for what carries over and what does not.