# Zenoti or MeetScarlet: an app with your salon's name.

Source: https://meetscarlet.com/compare/zenoti/
Updated: 2026-11-10

For a single salon that wants its own app at a price it can see before a demo, MeetScarlet is the better pick: the app comes in every plan for $349 a month, while Zenoti lists its consumer app in Zenoti OS, priced by quote, with texts and calls billed by usage. MeetScarlet's setup is $999 on monthly billing and free on yearly. We make MeetScarlet; every Zenoti fact here comes from Zenoti's own pages.

- Our pick: MeetScarlet, for a single salon that wants its own app at a published price: $349 a month with the app included, where Zenoti OS is priced by quote

- Zenoti: Zenoti OS, “Get a Quote”, for salons, spas, medspas, fitness and barbershops from one location to enterprise franchises; AI agents need its AI Plus package; texts and calls billed by usage

- Zenoti's branded app: A consumer mobile app listed in Zenoti OS: book, reschedule, pay, rebook, loyalty and mobile check-in; no price shown on its pricing page

- MeetScarlet: $349 a month for one location with the app included, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, or $3,490 a year with no setup fee

- Written by: The MeetScarlet team, from each vendor's own pages, November 1, 2026

## Which should you pick?

**Who wrote this:** the team that makes MeetScarlet. We compare from each vendor's own public pages, read on November 1, 2026, not from a hands-on test of the rival. Where a vendor does not publish something, we say so rather than guess.

**Pick MeetScarlet** if you run one salon and want your own app at a price you can see before a demo: $349 a month with the app in every plan, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly, where Zenoti OS is priced by quote and bills texts and calls by usage. Our team sets the app up and submits it under your own Apple and Google accounts, so you know whose accounts hold the listing.

**Zenoti may suit you** if you run a larger salon or spa, or several locations, and want one system for color development windows, point of sale, payroll, marketing automation and 24/7 support.

## Why salons pick MeetScarlet over Zenoti

- Your own app in every plan for $349 a month; Zenoti OS, where its client app is listed, is priced by quote
- A price you can see before any demo, with setup free on yearly billing; Zenoti's pricing page says “Get a Quote” and bills texts, calls and messages by usage
- Your app is published under your own Apple and Google developer accounts; the Zenoti pages we read don't say whose accounts hold its app

## Side by side

| | Zenoti | MeetScarlet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Not published: “Get a Quote”; multi-location pricing tailored to your footprint; texts, calls and messages billed by usage, with optional base packs | $349 a month for one location and 5 staff logins, or $499 on MeetScarlet Pro with 20, which adds text reminders (coming soon); $999 setup on monthly billing, free on yearly |
| App with your salon's name | A consumer mobile app listed in Zenoti OS; clients book, reschedule, pay, rebook, track loyalty and check in | In every plan; clients book, rebook, manage memberships and packs, and message your salon |
| Developer accounts | Not stated on the seven pages we read, so any developer-account fees are unknown | Your own Apple and Google accounts ($99 a year to Apple, $25 once to Google) |
| Salon booking | Clients pick their stylist; buffer time, color development windows that allow double-booking during processing, and linked multi-service bookings | Clients book by service and by stylist, with buffers between appointments; a prompt to rebook |
| Waitlist | Clients join from your Webstore or app, and it automatically notifies them when a slot opens | A waitlist per service: clients join from the booking page, everyone it fits is told when a time opens, and the first to book gets it; members are told by push |
| Deposits and no-shows | A deposit or full payment at online booking, fixed or a percentage; card details captured upfront | A deposit or full payment at booking; a no-show fee on the client's saved card (you switch it on) |
| Memberships | Memberships and packages bought on your website and in the app, with auto-renewals; gift cards and referral programs | Memberships, packs and credits, plus gift cards and referral rewards |
| Scale and support | One location to enterprise franchises; white-glove migration; 24/7 global support | MeetScarlet runs one location; MeetScarlet Pro up to 3; we import your client list from a spreadsheet or CSV and set up your services, stylists and memberships |

From zenoti.com: its pricing, online booking, waitlist, memberships, mobile app and salon pages, read November 1, 2026.

## Where Zenoti may fit better

- Color development windows and linked cut, color and treatment bookings
- Point of sale, payroll, inventory and reputation management in one system
- Several locations up to enterprise franchises
- White-glove data migration and 24/7 support

## Questions to ask on a Zenoti demo

Zenoti's public pages leave these open, so ask before you sign:

- What does Zenoti OS cost for one location, and what do texts and calls add?
- Is the client app listed under my salon's own developer accounts, or Zenoti's?
- Who owns the app listing if I leave?
- Which features need AI Plus?
- If you leave, can you export your client list, and what comes with it?

Ask us the same questions about MeetScarlet; our prices are on the [homepage](https://meetscarlet.com/#pricing).

## Moving to MeetScarlet

We import your client list from a spreadsheet or CSV export, then set up your services, stylists, hours and memberships as part of setup. About 4 to 6 weeks for the store apps, most of it Apple's enrollment. Your web app's link is ready during setup, and members can book there as soon as you choose your MeetScarlet plan. They keep the same account when the store apps launch.

## Questions

Straight answers. Anything else, ask us on a demo.

### Does Zenoti have a branded app?

Yes. Zenoti's salon page says it includes a branded salon app for clients to book, reschedule and pay from their phone, and its pricing page lists a consumer mobile app in Zenoti OS (read November 1, 2026).

### How much does Zenoti cost?

Zenoti does not publish prices. Its pricing page says “Get a Quote”, tailors multi-location pricing to your footprint, bills texts, calls and messages by usage, and puts its AI agents on the AI Plus package.

### Is Zenoti cheaper than MeetScarlet?

We can't say, because MeetScarlet publishes its price and Zenoti doesn't. MeetScarlet is $349 a month for one location with the app included, plus $999 setup on monthly billing, or $3,490 a year with no setup fee. Zenoti prices by quote and bills texts, calls and messages by usage.

### Is this comparison independent?

No. We make MeetScarlet, and we recommend it to single salons that want their own app at a published price. Every Zenoti fact comes from Zenoti's own pages, dated, and we say where Zenoti may fit better.

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