Gratsio review
A budget-friendly salon platform with payroll reporting, but no tax filing or direct staff payments.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Gratsio is a web-based platform for salons, studios, independent beauty professionals and multi-location beauty businesses. It combines online booking, appointment calendars, client records, payments, reminders, websites, analytics, payroll rules, accounting and inventory management. Its payroll features calculate salary and commission amounts from completed visits, while tip recording keeps tips outside commission calculations. This makes it a fit for businesses that want booking, client management and compensation reporting in one system rather than a standalone payroll processor.
Pricing is organized across four monthly plans. Free costs $0 and includes a marketplace listing, online booking and basic CRM. Pro costs $29 per month and adds an own booking website, all website templates, a built-in blog and 0% commission on service bookings. Studio costs $59 per month and adds a custom domain, dedicated site server, full CRM with finance, payroll and inventory, plus a private client community. Chain costs $249 per month and adds multi-location support, an AI manager, Google reviews on site, a before-and-after gallery, live streams and a personal account manager. A seven-day free trial is also available.
For payroll-focused salons, the standout is the rule and reporting coverage: salary, commissions, bonuses, deductions and tips can be organized into payroll periods traceable to completed tickets. Revenue, occupancy and staff analytics add operational context, while automated reminders and rebooking messages support ongoing client activity. The boundary is important: Gratsio prepares compensation information for an existing payroll provider, but does not file taxes or pay staff directly. Choose it if you want salon operations and payroll calculations together; choose a payroll service instead if tax filing or direct staff payments are essential.
Gratsio pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free plan includes marketplace listing, booking and basic CRM
- Tracks salary, commissions, bonuses, deductions and tips
- Payroll reports connect compensation to completed tickets
- Where it doesn't
- Does not file taxes
- Does not pay staff directly
- Advanced payroll and finance tools require the Studio plan
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