Phorest

Phorest Salon Software is an all-in-one management platform for hair salons, spas, barbershops and aesthetic clinics. It includes online and branded-app booking with deposits, automated SMS and email reminders, a client CRM with consultation forms, a loyalty programme, a point-of-sale system, stock management and marketing tools.

Customers are salon, spa and clinic owners and their staff. The company sells subscription plans (Starter, Grow, Ultimate and Elite) that include unlimited devices and staff, with SMS rates charged separately. The website states that over 155,000 professionals and over 11,000 businesses use the software.

The company's founder and CEO, Ronan Perceval, and co-founder Jamie Mysercough began the business after a salon reception problem with no-shows. The website publishes regional versions for the UK, US and Finland, describes the company as a Certified B Corporation, and lists open roles in Ireland, Northern Ireland, the UK, Germany, Australia, Canada and the USA, including sales, customer success, security and AI enablement engineering.

Product: All-in-one salon, spa and aesthetic clinic management software covering bookings, marketing, loyalty, payments and reporting.