Everything your salon runs on.
33 capabilities across 7 areas of the business, from the first booking to the last payslip.
Front desk
Bookings and checkout, without the juggling
The calendar and the till work as one, so an appointment flows from the first request to the paid receipt.
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Team calendar
See every team member's day side by side, and drag an appointment to move it or hand it to someone else.
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Online booking page
Each salon gets its own page in a choice of themes, where clients request a service and time for themselves.
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Clients created for you
Search a client by name or phone when booking. New clients are registered automatically, matched by phone number.
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Point of sale
Sell services and products on one ticket, choose service options, apply a discount and take cash or card.
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Bookings linked to payment
Pull a client's unpaid appointment onto the ticket, and it is marked complete the moment it is paid.
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Every sale on record
Look up any transaction by receipt, client or cashier, and void a sale when something was rung up wrong.
Clients
Remember every client, not just their name
A full profile for each client, so anyone at the front desk can give a regular's welcome.
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Service and purchase history
Every appointment, walk-in service and product bought, with what was spent and when they last visited.
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Tags and status
Mark clients as VIP, bridal, regular or anything else you use, and filter the list by who is new or dormant.
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Family and referrals
Link family members, and record who referred a client, including another client already on your books.
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Preferences and care notes
Preferred stylist, allergies, sensitivities and private staff notes, plus custom fields of your own.
Services and stock
A menu and a stockroom that stay in step
Define what you sell once, and Kess keeps prices, durations and stock consistent everywhere.
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Flexible services
Simple services, services with options at different prices, and packages that bundle several together.
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Per-branch menus
Offer a service at every branch or only at some, so each location shows what it actually does.
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Stock by branch
Track quantities for each branch, record what comes in and goes out, and see what is low or out.
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Retail at the till
Give products a selling price and they are ready to sell, with stock reduced as each sale goes through.
Team and payroll
From the roster to the payslip
Plan the week, track the hours and pay everyone correctly, with the numbers carried through for you.
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Roles that fit the job
Owner, branch manager, reception, stylist and instructor, each with their own view of the business.
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Roster and attendance
Schedule shifts by branch, let staff clock in and out, and compare time worked with time rostered.
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Leave
Paid and unpaid leave types with yearly allowances, requested by staff and approved by a manager.
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Monthly payroll
Basic salary, allowances, overtime, no-pay days, EPF and ETF calculated into a payslip for every person.
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Service commission
Set a commission rate per person and Kess adds it up from the paid services they performed that month.
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Self-service for staff
Team members see their own shifts, attendance, leave and finalized payslips from any device.
Academy
Run your training school alongside the salon
If you teach as well as style, the academy manages courses and students without a second system.
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Courses and modules
Build each course from modules and lessons, and reuse modules from a shared library across courses.
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Batches and enrollments
Schedule intakes with an instructor, class days and a seat limit, then enroll students into them.
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Class attendance
Instructors record who attended each session, lesson by lesson, for the batches they teach.
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Fees and payment plans
Charge course and registration fees in full or by installment, take payments and see what is overdue.
Finance
Know where the money is
Sales, fees, expenses and payroll come together, so the owner sees the whole picture for any period.
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Overview
Income, expenses, payroll and the resulting profit for the period, broken down by source and category.
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Every transaction
One ledger of money in and money out across sales, academy fees and paid expenses.
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Expenses and supplier bills
Record what you spend, keep unpaid bills grouped by supplier, and mark them paid when the money leaves.
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What you are owed
Completed appointments that were never paid and outstanding course fees, with overdue amounts flagged.
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Cash, bank and card
See how much moved through each payment method over the period you choose.
Branches and security
One account, every location, kept private
Grow from one branch to many without losing control of who sees what.
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Multiple branches
Give each branch its own team, stock, services and schedule, all inside one salon account.
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Switch your view
Owners move between a single branch and the whole business; managers stay focused on their own branch.
- database
A database of your own
Each salon's records are stored separately, so your clients and figures are never mixed with anyone else's.
- devices
Any device
Kess runs in the browser on phones, tablets and desktops, with nothing to install.
See it working for your salon.
Tell us about your business and we will help you get set up on Kess.