Booksui vs GlossGenius · checked 2026-10-26
The GlossGenius alternative built for hair and makeup artists
GlossGenius is booking and payments for beauty pros running appointments. Booksui is a wedding business CRM that speaks hair and makeup: proposals priced by the face, the trial, and a chair schedule worked back from the time everyone must be ready.
GlossGenius is known for booking and payments for beauty professionals: online and Instagram booking, a card reader with fast payouts, client history and marketing. The table below sets Booksui’s own features next to that, in plain terms.
| Topic | Booksui | GlossGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Wedding and event vendors, each with its own pipeline, including hair and makeup. | Beauty and wellness professionals running appointments. |
| Booking | Weddings as events with a proposal and contract. | Online and Instagram booking for appointments. |
| The wedding morning | A chair schedule worked back from the ready-by time, with the start on the day’s timeline and the invoice by head. | Client history and preferences. |
| Contracts | A bridal hair and makeup agreement with bridal party terms. | Digital forms and waivers. |
| Getting paid | Invoices with a dated payment schedule and a reminder for each payment. Clients pay the way you accept (bank transfer, Venmo, Zelle, cash) and tell you on the pay page when they have; you confirm it. | A card reader with fast access to funds. |
| Price | Starter is $12/mo with no card (2 photo and video galleries, 1 booking page, 10 active inquiries). Pro $24/mo, Studio $49/mo, Agency $99/mo. 30-day refund on your first paid month. | Set by GlossGenius and changed by GlossGenius; their current pricing page is the only honest source, so this page does not quote it. |
Who switches, and why
- Bridal artists whose bookings are weddings with a bridal party, not single appointments.
- Artists who want the wedding timeline shared with the photographer and planner.
What you keep
- Your clients: the contact list comes across by CSV.
- Your prices per face and early-start fee.
What changes
- No card reader or appointment calendar for walk-ins.
- Each wedding has a chair schedule and a phase for the hair and makeup trial.
How the move happens
- 1Export your client contacts from GlossGenius as a CSV. If your account has no export, a spreadsheet of names and emails imports the same way.
- 2In Booksui, Import → Upload CSV; check the column matching and confirm. Orders, appointments and invoices stay in GlossGenius.
- 3Pick hair and makeup during onboarding so the pipeline and paperwork are installed.
- 4Point your website inquiry form at Booksui.
When GlossGenius is the better choice
If you take card payments in a chair every day for single appointments, GlossGenius is built for that and Booksui is not. Booksui suits an artist whose work is weddings and events with a bridal party to schedule.
Questions
- Does Booksui have a card reader?
- No. Clients pay invoices the ways you accept.
- Can I import from GlossGenius?
- There is no dedicated import. Client contacts come across by CSV.
- Is there a trial?
- Yes: 14 days on any plan with a card on file, nothing charged until it ends; limits are on the pricing page.
GlossGenius’s pricing and feature set are set by GlossGenius, change over time, and are worth checking on their own site — this page reflects Booksui’s own features accurately and describes GlossGenius in general, well-known terms rather than a line-by-line audit of their current product.