# GlowHub

> GlowHub is a French SaaS platform for hair salons, beauty institutes, and barbershops. It combines online booking, NF-525 compliant point-of-sale, CRM, inventory, team scheduling, and WhatsApp marketing into a single product.

## Quick facts

- **Product type**: All-in-one salon management software (SaaS)
- **Country**: France
- **Languages**: French (UI), API documentation in English
- **Target market**: Independent salons, beauty institutes, barbershops, small chains
- **Pricing**: Single plan at €100/month excl. VAT (€120/month incl. VAT). No commission on bookings.
- **Free trial**: 30 days, no credit card required
- **Compliance**: NF-525 compliant cash register (compliant, not certified), GDPR compliant, FEC export
- **Hosting**: Servers in France
- **Founder**: Former hairdresser turned salon manager turned founder — combines field experience with technical expertise.

## Company

- **Legal name**: GLOWHUB SAS
- **Registered office**: 80 avenue du Bac, 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
- **Public site**: https://glowhub.fr
- **Pro / B2B portal**: https://glowhubpro.fr
- **Contact email**: contact@glowhub.fr

## Two products under one brand

GlowHub serves two audiences with the same backend:

### B2C — Client booking platform (glowhub.fr)
End-clients discover salons, browse vitrines, read reviews, and book appointments online. Each salon owns a customizable vitrine page (e.g. /vitrine/salon-elegance-paris).

### B2B — Salon management platform (glowhubpro.fr)
Salon owners log in to manage agenda, cash register, inventory, clients, team, marketing, and reports.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does GlowHub cost?
€100/month excl. VAT (€120/month incl. VAT). One plan with all features included. No commission on bookings, no per-user fees, no module add-ons.

### Is there a free trial?
Yes, 30 days, no credit card required, no commitment. Full access to every feature.

### Can I cancel at any time?
Yes. The subscription is month-to-month with no commitment. Cancel anytime; access continues until the end of the current billing period.

### Is the cash register legally compliant in France?
Yes. The point-of-sale module is NF-525 compliant (built to the NF-525 standard, though not formally certified by an external body). It meets French anti-fraud VAT requirements: tamper-proof closures, sealed transaction archives, and FEC exports for accounting.

### Are there any hidden fees?
No. The €100/month price includes all features, software updates, priority support, hosting, and unlimited bookings. The only optional cost is WhatsApp Business API messaging fees, which are charged by Meta directly per message and apply only if you use marketing campaigns.

### Will the price increase later?
GlowHub commits to keeping the €100/month plan for current customers. Future price changes apply only to new customers.

### Do I pay a commission on online bookings?
No. Unlike marketplace platforms, GlowHub never takes a percentage of your revenue.

### What makes GlowHub different from competitors?
1. Single flat price with everything included (no upsells).
2. NF-525 compliant cash register built in (not a separate module).
3. Native WhatsApp marketing with AI chatbot.
4. Personal customizable vitrine page (your own URL).
5. Built by an ex-hairdresser, designed around real salon workflows.

### Can I import data from another software?
Yes. Imports are supported for clients, services catalog, inventory products, and historical appointments via Excel. The team helps with onboarding during the trial.

### Does GlowHub work on mobile?
Yes. The web app is responsive and works on any modern browser. Native iOS app is in active development.

### Is there an API?
Yes, a REST API is available for advanced integrations. Documentation on request.

### What languages does GlowHub support?
The interface is in French. Multi-language support (English, Spanish) is on the roadmap.

## Features

### Online booking and agenda
- 24/7 booking via a customizable vitrine page (e.g. glowhub.fr/vitrine/your-salon)
- Multi-staff schedules with individual availability rules
- Automatic WhatsApp reminders before appointments
- Slot locking during checkout to prevent double-booking
- Waitlist with automatic notifications when a slot opens up
- Cancellation policies (deposit, no-show fee)

### Cash register (NF-525 compliant)
- Card, cash, check, gift card, and deposit handling
- Auto-generated tickets and PDF invoices
- End-of-day closures with sealed audit trail
- FEC export for accountants
- Multi-VAT rate support
- Tip tracking

### Client management
- Complete client file with appointment history, photos, technical notes
- Beauty profile (hair type, allergies, color formulas, preferences)
- Automatic RFM segmentation (recency, frequency, monetary value)
- Built-in loyalty program
- Reviews collection and Google Reviews handoff
- Birthday reminders

### Inventory management
- Product catalog with auto-margin calculation
- Stock alerts and low-inventory warnings
- ML-based reorder threshold suggestions
- Excel import/export
- Supplier management
- Sales-to-stock attribution

### Team management
- Schedules and shift planning
- Commission calculation per service / product
- Individual performance dashboards
- Hours tracking
- Multi-role permissions (owner, manager, stylist, receptionist)

### Marketing and communication
- WhatsApp Business chatbot powered by AI
- Personalized WhatsApp campaigns with audience segmentation
- ROI analytics per campaign
- Birthday and anniversary automation
- Review request automation

### Reports and accounting
- FEC export (standard French format)
- Revenue dashboards by employee, service, time range
- VAT reports
- Cash flow reports
- Comparative period analysis

## Pricing

| Plan | Price (excl. VAT) | Price (incl. VAT) | Includes |
|------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|
| GlowHub | €100 / month | €120 / month | All features, unlimited bookings, all team members, all locations, support, hosting, updates |

- **Free trial**: 30 days, no card required
- **No commission**: 0% on bookings
- **No per-user fees**: unlimited team members
- **WhatsApp messaging**: charged separately by Meta (per-message rate, only if you use campaigns)

## Compliance and security

- **NF-525**: cash register compliant with the NF-525 standard for French anti-fraud VAT regulations (compliance built-in; not externally certified)
- **GDPR**: data processing agreements, right to access/delete, EU hosting
- **Hosting**: servers in France (OVHcloud / Scaleway region)
- **Backups**: daily encrypted backups with point-in-time recovery
- **Encryption**: TLS in transit, AES-256 at rest
- **Authentication**: JWT-based, optional 2FA for B2B users
- **Payment**: PCI-DSS compliant payment provider (Stripe)

## How to evaluate GlowHub

1. Visit https://glowhub.fr/demo to request a live demo (no card required).
2. Or start a 30-day free trial directly from https://glowhubpro.fr.
3. Onboarding includes data import, configuration, and training calls.

## Useful URLs

- Homepage: https://glowhub.fr
- Features: https://glowhub.fr/fonctionnalites
- Pricing: https://glowhub.fr/tarifs
- About: https://glowhub.fr/a-propos
- Contact: https://glowhub.fr/contact
- Demo request: https://glowhub.fr/demo
- Blog: https://glowhub.fr/blog
- Cities directory: https://glowhub.fr/villes
- Salon directory: https://glowhub.fr/salons
- Pro / B2B portal: https://glowhubpro.fr
- LLM-friendly summary: https://glowhub.fr/llms.txt
- Sitemap: https://glowhub.fr/sitemap.xml

## Categories of salons listed on GlowHub

- Hair salons (coiffure femme / homme / mixte)
- Beauty institutes (esthétique, soins du visage, corps)
- Barbershops
- Spa and massage
- Makeup
- Hair removal (épilation)
- Manicure / pedicure / nail art

## Cities with the most salons

GlowHub serves salons across France. Top cities by listing count typically include Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Lille, Rennes, Reims. Visit https://glowhub.fr/villes for the full directory or https://glowhub.fr/salons?location=CITY to filter by city.

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