salonMonster vs. Tapped
salonMonster is built by hairdressers for the salon day, with colour processing time, client records, and a real person to help you move in. Tapped is a free booking tool made for any service business.
No credit card required · No long-term contract · Free migration help
Canadian-owned and built in British Columbia since 2010, with straightforward pricing for salons across Canada and the US.
Who it's made for
salonMonster
Hairdressers, nail techs, estheticians, and owner-led salons who want software made for beauty professionals, by people who have worked behind the chair
Tapped
Service businesses of many kinds, from salons and barbers to trainers, therapists, and detailers, that want a free booking page
Top features
salonMonster
Online booking, processing-time gaps for colour, booking requests, client records, inventory, reports, a wait list, and bulk email and text marketing, all in one plan
Tapped
A day and week calendar, direct booking pages, confirmations and reminders, recurring appointments, client notes, and earnings reports
Support
salonMonster
Phone, chat, and email support from people who know salon work, plus free migration help from a real person
Tapped
Data and account requests go through its support team
Bottom line
salonMonster
Built by hairdressers, for hairdressers, with the salon tools, marketing, and personal help in one price
Tapped
A general booking tool for any service business, advertised as free, with a consumer directory attached
Hairdressers, nail techs, estheticians, and owner-led salons who want software made for beauty professionals, by people who have worked behind the chair
Tapped
Service businesses of many kinds, from salons and barbers to trainers, therapists, and detailers, that want a free booking page
Online booking, processing-time gaps for colour, booking requests, client records, inventory, reports, a wait list, and bulk email and text marketing, all in one plan
A day and week calendar, direct booking pages, confirmations and reminders, recurring appointments, client notes, and earnings reports
Phone, chat, and email support from people who know salon work, plus free migration help from a real person
Data and account requests go through its support team
Built by hairdressers, for hairdressers, with the salon tools, marketing, and personal help in one price
A general booking tool for any service business, advertised as free, with a consumer directory attached
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Want a deeper dive? Here's how salonMonster stacks up.
Public product and pricing information reviewed October 5, 2026. salonMonster bills in Canadian dollars in Canada and US dollars in the US. Prices and plans change, so check Tapped's website before deciding.
The real difference: a booking tool for everyone, or software built for your salon
Built around the chair
Tapped has to work for a trainer, a car detailer, and a salon. salonMonster is made by hairdressers, for the way a salon day already runs. Book a cut into the gap while a colour processes, approve online booking requests before they land in your book, and keep formulas on the client record.
Built for the whole salon day
Tapped is built around a calendar, a booking page, and client notes. salonMonster is built around the salon tools you lean on every day: processing-time gaps for colour, booking requests you approve, a wait list, inventory, and bulk email and text marketing, on every plan.
Help from people who know salons
We've been behind the chair, so you won't have to explain what a root touch-up is. A real person moves your client list over for free and walks you through your new account. And you get 14 days with no card at all, so nothing can charge you until you've decided it's right for you.
Switching from Tapped: get your records first, then cancel
Your client list is the business you built, and it should come with you. Tapped's privacy policy says to ask its support team for a copy of your data. Start there and we'll do the rest together.
1
Ask for your records
Ask Tapped's support team for a copy of your clients, upcoming appointments, and notes. Do this before you delete anything, and keep your account open while you do.
2
We look at what you got
Send the files over through our secure process. We'll tell you exactly what can move into salonMonster before we call the move done, so there are no surprises later.
3
Walk through it with a real person
We'll go over your clients, services, upcoming bookings, team access, and booking rules together. Once it all looks right, that's the moment to close your Tapped account.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tapped free?
Tapped advertises free access with unlimited team members and bookings and no booking commission. Its terms of service also describe paid plans, renewals, and price changes with notice, so check what applies to your account. salonMonster’s price is published and the same every month, and the trial is 14 days of the full system with no card.
Which costs less, salonMonster or Tapped?
salonMonster is $30 a month for one person with every salon tool included, plus $15 for each additional person with a calendar, up to $120. Tapped advertises its booking tool as free. Compare what each one includes for the way your salon works, not just the monthly number.
Does Tapped have a marketplace?
Tapped gives you a direct booking page and also links to a consumer discovery directory. salonMonster keeps booking between you and your clients: they book through your own booking page or a widget on your website, not a marketplace.
Can I export my data from Tapped?
Tapped’s privacy policy says you can ask its support team for a copy of your data. Ask for everything you rely on before you delete your account. With salonMonster, your data belongs to you and exports to CSV from one place, anytime.
Can salonMonster move everything from Tapped?
It depends on the files you’re able to get out. Send them over and we’ll tell you exactly what can move before you cancel anything.
ready when you are
Ready for salon software built around the chair?
Start with 14 days free. No credit card. If you decide to move from Tapped, a real person will look over the files you get and explain what can come across before you cancel.
No card. No contract.
salonMonster is an independent company and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapped. Tapped is a trademark of its respective owner. Product and pricing information was reviewed on October 5, 2026.