Modern software you can trust

  • Slick is 100% cloud-based and backed by L'Oréal
  • Modern, easy to use features
  • Slick includes unlimited FREE SMS reminders to save you money
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Compare Slick to Salon IQ

See why salons are ditching Salon IQ to cut costs

Slick
Salon IQ
Free, unlimited SMS reminders
Unlimited & Free
0.07p per SMS
2-way SMS reminders
Paid extra
Free marketing SMS per month
50 on Essential plan
500 on Advanced Plan
2000 on Supercharged
0 Free SMS per month
Instagram / Facebook Book Now button
Automate booth renter commissions: custom % per person per category including deposits
Free integrated staff tipping
FREE
66p per tip
L'Oréal Partner Shop integration
7-Day Live Chat Support

"Easier to use & more reliable"

5 tools Slick salons love

Manage clients
The slick-est calendar you’ve EVER used. Fewer clicks, less chaos, happy staff, happy clients. Win, win, win, win.
A digital cloud-based diary interface showing a schedule with appointments for Sam Cutter, manager. Appointments include Kristy Marsh for blow-dry, Caroline Chisnall for half head highlights and ladies cut & style, and Lilly Haynes for blow-dry, each with time slots and confirmation check marks. The right panel details Caroline Chisnall's confirmed booking on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm with status icons for no show, arrived, and confirmed, listing services and prices. Notification pop-ups show deposit paid for Lilly Haynes and an SMS from Caroline saying she is running 10 minutes late. Action buttons for managing and checking out the booking are at the bottom.
Reduce no-shows
Text message reminders go out automatically, so no excuses for your clients to miss an appointment. And unlike other software, our texts are FREE.
Screenshot of a two-way SMS appointment confirmation system showing messages between Sam Bennett and Luxury Barbers. The left screen shows Sam Bennett's confirmed booking details with SMS history: a reminder SMS sent on 11 Nov at 10:45am, client reply on 11 Nov at 11:18am saying 'Y. See you then', and a custom reply on 12 Nov at 1:30pm thanking Sam for confirming. The right screen shows the live SMS conversation: the barber's message asking Sam to reply Y to confirm or N to cancel for the appointment at 09:30AM on 13 Nov, Sam's reply confirming with 'Y. See you then', and a final message thanking Sam and looking forward to the appointment.
Fill empty slots
Fill empty slots without being glued to the salon phone. Make life easier for your clients with booking buttons on your Instagram and Facebook pages
Smartphone displaying a Luxury Salon Instagram profile with 678 posts, 1,450 followers, and 1,592 following, showing styling categories and a purple outlined 'Book Now' button; email inbox with notifications for new online bookings and meeting reminders, highlighting a 'Meta book now button' label above with directional arrows.
Get paid next day
Tips go straight to your team, and you’ll get paid the next day 💸 We can also separate payments for booth renters
Diagram showing integrated payments and tipping with a client bill featuring Colour & Cut £80 and Tip £10 totaling £90 on a contactless payment device with a Visa card. Payments split to business owner receiving £80 next day via Barclays and staff member receiving £10 next day via NatWest.
Track numbers
Nobody wants to spend evenings with a calculator! Automated reports for your accountant & the team can see their own KPIs on their phone
Digital dashboard displaying staff KPI reports for Sam Cutter and Tony Smith, showing metrics like total revenue, colour percentage penetration, rebooking rate, new clients, and revenue excluding retail for the period Tue 4 to 22 Nov 2024. A notification highlights that Sam smashed it with a 64% rebooking rate. Options at top include KPI Reports, Target Performance, and Time-off Report, with filters for total business or all staff members.
A digital cloud-based diary interface showing a schedule with appointments for Sam Cutter, manager. Appointments include Kristy Marsh for blow-dry, Caroline Chisnall for half head highlights and ladies cut & style, and Lilly Haynes for blow-dry, each with time slots and confirmation check marks. The right panel details Caroline Chisnall's confirmed booking on Tuesday 4 Nov 2025 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm with status icons for no show, arrived, and confirmed, listing services and prices. Notification pop-ups show deposit paid for Lilly Haynes and an SMS from Caroline saying she is running 10 minutes late. Action buttons for managing and checking out the booking are at the bottom.
Screenshot of a two-way SMS appointment confirmation system showing messages between Sam Bennett and Luxury Barbers. The left screen shows Sam Bennett's confirmed booking details with SMS history: a reminder SMS sent on 11 Nov at 10:45am, client reply on 11 Nov at 11:18am saying 'Y. See you then', and a custom reply on 12 Nov at 1:30pm thanking Sam for confirming. The right screen shows the live SMS conversation: the barber's message asking Sam to reply Y to confirm or N to cancel for the appointment at 09:30AM on 13 Nov, Sam's reply confirming with 'Y. See you then', and a final message thanking Sam and looking forward to the appointment.
Smartphone displaying a Luxury Salon Instagram profile with 678 posts, 1,450 followers, and 1,592 following, showing styling categories and a purple outlined 'Book Now' button; email inbox with notifications for new online bookings and meeting reminders, highlighting a 'Meta book now button' label above with directional arrows.
Diagram showing integrated payments and tipping: a client bill lists Color & Cut for $80 and a $10 tip, totaling $90 on a card payment device. The business owner receives $80 via Barclays next day, and the staff member receives $10 via NatWest next day.
Staff KPI reports dashboard comparing key performance indicators for Sam Cutter and Tony Smith for the period Tue Nov 4-22 '24, showing total revenue, color percentage penetration, rebooking rate, new clients, and revenue excluding retail. Sam Cutter's data highlights $1,780 total revenue, 48% color penetration, 64% rebooking rate, 23 new clients, and $1,250 revenue excluding retail. Notification at top-left reads: Sam smashed it! 64% rebooking rate so far! Tabs for KPI Reports, Target Performance, and Time-off Report are visible.

"With Slick i save money & get a better system"

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Why choose Slick?

Here's what Jordan achieved with Slick
$1523
saved vs Salon IQ
32%
jump in online appointments
$4k
staff tips in 1 month
$32K
made from marketing
Two women seated in a salon waiting area looking at their phones, with salon products on shelves and hanging light bulbs surrounded by greenery.
$1523
saved vs Salon IQ

Person using a MacBook Air laptop displaying a colourful digital calendar schedule with various appointments and time slots, placed on a table near books and a decorative plant.
32%
jump in online appointments

Hand holding a black payment terminal displaying a subtotal of £105.00 and options to add a tip of 15%, 10%, 5%, custom, or no tip, against a blurred background with a laptop keyboard.
$4k
staff tips in 1 month

Person using a tablet displaying a colour-coded digital calendar with scheduled events in green, pink, and grey blocks for the week of 3rd July 2023.
$12k
SMS reminders sent

Essential
Our basic package, for freelancers and small salons
From $18/ month
For the first column
+ $10.80 per additional column(s)
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Most popular
Advanced
Perfect for small to medium sized hair / beauty salons & barbers
From $31.50/ month
For the first column
+ $16.20 per additional column(s)
Book a demo
Supercharged
The best for successful large hair / beauty salons & large barber shops
From $197.10/ month
Unlimited columns
Book a demo
Essential
Our basic package, for freelancers and small salons
From $18/ month
For the first column
+ $10.80 per additional column(s)
Book a demo
Most popular
Advanced
Perfect for small to medium sized hair / beauty salons & barbers
From $31.50/ month
For the first column
+ $16.70 per additional column(s)
Book a demo
Supercharged
The best for successful large hair / beauty salons & large barber shops
From $197.10/ month
Unlimited columns
Book a demo

Comparison based on publicly available SalonIQ pricing and features as of April 2026 and testimonial data from former customers. Please verify current details on SalonIQ's website.

Switching done for you.

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Step 1 - Setup

We set up the calendar with your staff prices & timings

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Step 2 - Client Import

We import your clients & appointments for free

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Step 3 - Training

Our experienced team show you how to use Slick in 1-on-1 training sessions

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"Switching is easy as we can import your services, clients & appointments for free"
Tori, Head of Onboarding at Slick
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Trusted by salons and barbers across the US
Black text logo with the word WINDLE above a horizontal line and LONDON in bold underneath.
Gold-colored stylised silhouette of a man's bearded profile above the word 'PORTERS' in uppercase gold letters.
Text logo reading 'MARC ANTONI' in large uppercase serif font with 'HAIR SALONS' in smaller spaced uppercase sans-serif font below.
Orange stylised lowercase letter 'b' logo next to the word 'bang' in matching orange rounded lowercase letters.
The word 'PANKHURST' in uppercase serif font above a thin horizontal line, with the word 'LONDON' in uppercase serif font below the line.
The word 'idlewild' with the first letter 'i' in red and the rest in black typewriter-style font, accompanied by a red circular text reading 'Understanding the philosophy of heidexsang'.
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