How much does StyleSeat charge for new clients?

StyleSeat’s help center describes New Client Connection as 30% of the service cost of a new client’s first appointment, with a $50 maximum. It applies to clients who find you through StyleSeat, on their first appointment only. Clients also pay a $2.35 booking fee.

How much is StyleSeat a month?

As of November 2026, StyleSeat’s help center lists the plan at $35 a month, while its sign-up page advertises a limited-time rate for new professionals of $19 a month or $199 a year. Check the price shown when you sign up.

Can I use Kiri and StyleSeat together?

Yes. Kiri is a free listing that brings new clients and booking requests, and it does not need access to your StyleSeat account. Keep StyleSeat for the calendar and payments and add accepted Kiri requests by hand.

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Kiri vs StyleSeat

StyleSeat is a booking app and consumer marketplace. Its help center lists the plan at $35 a month, and its New Client Connection program takes 30% of a new client’s first appointment, up to $50. Kiri is a free listing that brings clients and booking requests with no commission. If you like StyleSeat’s calendar, keep it and let Kiri bring clients you do not pay a cut for.

List your salon freePrices last checked November 12, 2026

Side by side

The facts, in one table.

	Kiri	StyleSeat
Monthly price	$0 to list, with no subscription. A full booking system is planned as an opt-in add-on at $20 a month plus $10 per staff member; the free listing stays either way.	StyleSeat’s help center lists one plan at $35 a month. Its sign-up page showed a limited-time offer for new professionals at $19 a month or $199 a year when we checked. A free trial, then the monthly plan.
Fees on bookings	None. No commission on bookings and no fee for new clients.	New Client Connection: 30% of the service cost of a new client’s first appointment, to a maximum of $50, for clients who find you through StyleSeat. Clients also pay StyleSeat a $2.35 booking fee.
Contract	None. No card on file; leave whenever you like.	No contracts and no setup fees; cancel anytime.
Online booking	Booking requests: the client picks a service, stylist and time, and you accept or decline in Kiri Studio.	Online booking with deposits, no-show protection and late-cancellation policies, plus a consumer marketplace.
How clients find you	Every portfolio photo becomes a style page people find by searching the cut. Salon pages are marked up for Google and AI search, and listed in Kiri city guides for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco so far.	StyleSeat marketplace and search, with the 30% first-appointment fee on new clients it connects.
Website or profile page	A salon page with menu and prices, team, portfolio, hours, reviews and HairSalon structured data, at kiri-me.com/stylists/your-salon.	A booking page and custom website are included.
Payments and POS	Not handled. You keep collecting payment in the salon.	Card payments in the app, including Tap to Pay and card on file.
Text reminders	Not yet. Text reminders are part of the planned booking system.	Automated reminders, plus email and text marketing campaigns, included.
Setup	Done by the Kiri team from your Instagram, website or Google listing. You review before it goes live.	Self-serve. StyleSeat says its team can import your client list for you.

Honest take

Where StyleSeat wins

A consumer marketplace that StyleSeat says reaches more than two million clients.
Online booking with deposits, no-show protection and late-cancellation policies.
Automated reminders and text marketing included in the plan.
One plan with everything in it, and no contract.

Honest take

Where Kiri wins

No 30% fee on a new client’s first appointment: clients Kiri sends you cost nothing.
Clients pay no booking fee to send you a request through Kiri.
$0 to list, with no subscription.
Clients find you by the hairstyle they want, from search and AI answers, not only inside an app.

Both?

You can run both.

Kiri is not a point-of-sale and does not try to be one. Keep StyleSeat for the calendar, deposits and payments. Put your Kiri page in your bio and on your Google listing so new clients reach you without a connection fee, and add accepted Kiri requests to StyleSeat like a phone booking.

StyleSeat fits best

When the StyleSeat marketplace already fills your calendar, and you are willing to pay 30% of a first appointment, up to $50, for each new client it connects.

Kiri fits best

Solo stylists, small teams and salons of any size that want new clients to find them by the work they do, a page built to rank for their name and area, and booking requests without paying a platform for the privilege.

Questions

Asked before switching.

How much does StyleSeat charge for new clients?: StyleSeat’s help center describes New Client Connection as 30% of the service cost of a new client’s first appointment, with a $50 maximum. It applies to clients who find you through StyleSeat, on their first appointment only. Clients also pay a $2.35 booking fee.
How much is StyleSeat a month?: As of November 2026, StyleSeat’s help center lists the plan at $35 a month, while its sign-up page advertises a limited-time rate for new professionals of $19 a month or $199 a year. Check the price shown when you sign up.
Can I use Kiri and StyleSeat together?: Yes. Kiri is a free listing that brings new clients and booking requests, and it does not need access to your StyleSeat account. Keep StyleSeat for the calendar and payments and add accepted Kiri requests by hand.

Sources

StyleSeat prices and terms are theirs and change. We quote their public pages as of November 12, 2026; check the current page before deciding. Kiri is not affiliated with StyleSeat.

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