Scale Beyond Solo Bookings
GlossGenius is known for serving beauty professionals with polished booking and payments. Kora is built for beauty businesses that want direct bookings, transparent fees, and room to grow across staff, services, and locations.
No per-seat pricing, no listing limits, and transparent booking fees for growing beauty businesses.
Who it fits
Choose based on your next stage
GlossGenius is a strong option for independent beauty professionals who want polished booking, payments, and client communication. Kora is built for operators who expect the business to grow beyond one book, one provider, or one location.
Often a strong fit: GlossGenius
Solo practitioners and small teams that prioritize a polished appointment experience and beauty-native workflows—especially when you primarily need simple 1:1 bookings.
Often a strong fit: Kora
Salons and spas scaling staff, services, or locations—who want direct bookings, clearer fee planning, and multiple booking models beyond a narrow appointment-only setup.
Compare
Kora vs GlossGenius at a glance
Use this comparison to decide which platform better matches your growth stage.
| Feature | Kora | GlossGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Transparent booking fees plus Stripe processing | Subscription and payment costs vary—verify GlossGenius public pricing for your plan |
| Customer ownership | Direct booking page centered on your business | Strong branded tools within the GlossGenius product experience |
| Platform / booking fees | Kora booking fee separated from Stripe processing | Payment and platform fees depend on GlossGenius packaging—verify current details |
| Free plan | Free for prepaid bookings | Free plan or trial terms vary—check GlossGenius for the latest |
| Multi-location | Multi-location on paid plans | Multi-location support depends on GlossGenius plan—confirm before you buy |
| Booking types | Service appointments, slot capacity, asset bookings, mixed workflows | Beauty appointment workflows aligned to how GlossGenius is built |
| Automations | Confirmations, reminders, review requests, SMS on paid plans | Automation and messaging capabilities vary—verify GlossGenius for your tier |
| Support | Kora onboarding around your booking engine, fees, and Stripe | GlossGenius support according to your subscription |
Team and listing growth: Kora has no per-seat pricing and no listing limits. GlossGenius team pricing depends on your plan—verify current packaging.
Deep dive
Key differences explained
01
Add staff without seat pricing
As a beauty business grows, adding staff should not make pricing harder to understand. Kora does not charge per staff seat and does not cap listings. Teams can expand services, schedules, and bookable resources while keeping the client experience under one brand.
02
Keep locations under one system
Multi-location support is available on Kora's paid plans for operators who need more structure as they grow. That helps owners manage bookings across more than one place without stitching together separate systems.
03
See how bookings are priced
Kora separates Stripe processing from the Kora booking fee so operators can understand transaction costs. Paid plans lower the booking fee and unlock more flexibility for growing volume. See Kora pricing.
04
Support more than beauty appointments
Many salons and spas add classes, packages, rooms, events, or rentals alongside core services. Kora supports multiple booking models, including services, slot capacity, and asset bookings. Browse nail salon booking software, salon booking software, or spa booking software if those match your business.
Migration
Switching from GlossGenius
Plan on manual setup for services and staff unless you have a confirmed import path. Beauty businesses should budget time to message clients so the new booking page feels intentional.
Map services & staff
Recreate offers, durations, and team members the way clients already know them.
Configure your Kora page
Brand the flow, deposits, and policies to match your standards.
Set payments
Connect Stripe and test a prepaid path before you send traffic.
Add locations if needed
Structure multiple sites on the right Kora plan when you are ready.
Update booking links on your site, social platforms, and email templates, then tell regulars where to book next.
Why Kora
Why Kora for growth beyond solo
Staff growth
Expand providers without a new per-seat line item for every hire.
No listing caps
Add services, packages, and bookable resources as you diversify retail.
Multi-location
Paid plans for owners adding a second site or more.
Transparent fees
Know what Kora keeps versus what Stripe processes on each transaction.
Branded checkout
Keep the relationship with your spa or salon name front and center.
Automations
Reminders and review requests on the plans that include them.
FAQ
GlossGenius switch FAQ
Is Kora a GlossGenius replacement?
Kora can replace the booking-and-checkout core for many beauty businesses, especially when you need multi-model bookings and multi-location structure. It is not a feature-for-feature clone of GlossGenius.
Is Kora only for salons and spas, or also solo beauty professionals?
Kora works for solos and teams. If you are solo and mainly want a polished appointment app, GlossGenius can still be a good match—Kora stands out when you expect staff, locations, or mixed booking models to grow.
Does Kora charge per staff member?
No per-seat pricing. Review Kora pricing for plan tiers.
Can Kora support multiple locations?
Yes—multi-location is available on Kora's paid plans so you can keep strategy consistent across sites.
How do I move clients to a Kora booking page?
Replace old links in your bio, site header, and email templates; add an in-salon note for regulars; and keep the message simple: book directly with us. See how Kora works.
Pick Kora when growth needs structure
If your business needs direct bookings, clearer fee planning, staff growth, multiple locations, or more flexible booking models, start free and connect Stripe when you are ready.