Salon software Switzerland — comparison

Name: Salon software Switzerland — comparison
Creator: Stefan Bernhard
Published: 2026-08

A full diary, a clean till, VAT shown correctly.

As of August 2026

Swiss specifics

What is different in Switzerland

Salon software

The Swiss market imposes requirements that an international solution usually lacks — it is built for other legal systems. Buy from abroad and you notice at the year-end close, in the VAT filing or with the first payroll declaration. These are the points that decide in this category:

This category lists only vendors with a Swiss legal entity. Foreign solutions are not excluded — none of those that matter here names a franc price.

VAT 8.1 / 2.6 / 3.8 %The software has to carry all three Swiss rates — standard, reduced and the special rate for accommodation — and assign them correctly on documents and in the filing. Foreign programs often know only one rate per country.
TipsA voluntary tip is not VAT-liable turnover, but it belongs in the till reconciliation, and a business that passes it on to staff must document the distribution per person. With card payment it moves from a cash question to an accounting entry.
QR-billMandatory standard since the payment slip was retired. Check both directions: issuing invoices with a QR code and reading incoming QR documents — the second is missing more often.
Data locationSwiss data centres are not a legal requirement, but often a procurement criterion – especially for personal data and public-sector contracts.
Ten-year retentionThe Swiss Code of Obligations requires ten years of audit-proof retention – including readability. Clarify what happens to your data after you cancel.
Export and exitBefore signing up, check what an export looks like (entries, documents, master data). A solution without a usable export is a one-way street.

Comparison of 4 solutions in Salon software, data from vendor sources with check date. As of August 2026. Surveyed and verified by Stefan Bernhard.
Criterion	Free entry with ecosystemDetails	Free tier, seven languagesDetails	Booking only in the top tierDetails	One-off purchase, long establishedDetails
Appointments and till
Online booking	not researched	✓	✓	not researched
Salon till	not researched	✓	✓	✓
Cost & onboarding
List priceas stated by the vendorbars: 0 to CHF 94	from CHF 26	free–CHF 94	CHF 29–84	purchase price only
Pricing model	Subscription	Subscription	Subscription	Licence
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud	Cloud	Desktop/Server
Free version	–	✓	not researched	not researched
Payroll, VAT & law
Swiss VAT filing	✓	✓	not researched	not researched
Data location	Switzerland	Switzerland	EU	not researched
Scope & extensions
Mobile app	✓	not researched	✓	not researched
Works offline	–	not researched	✓	not researched
Collaboration & vendor
Languages	DE · FR · IT	DE · FR · IT · EN	DE	DE
Vendor	ePost Service AG (Swiss Post)	ITmakers	ETRON Softwareentwicklungs- und Vertriebs GmbH	Coiffeurservice AG
Headquarters	St. Gallen	Oftringen AG	Zürich	Wädenswil ZH
Vendor website	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗	open ↗

Surveyed and verified by: Stefan Bernhard · Method