Built for beauty. Not bolted on.

Sirtxa vs Square for Beauty

Built for beauty. Not bolted on.

Square is a great general-purpose POS. But nail salons, barbershops, and spas need more than a generic register — they need turn rotation, a walk-in waitlist, a self check-in kiosk, and payroll built for commission-based teams. Sirtxa was built for exactly that.

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Sirtxa

Sirtxa is purpose-built for beauty businesses from the ground up — not adapted from a general retail POS. It covers online booking, walk-in waitlist, self check-in kiosk, turn rotation, POS, team payroll, loyalty programs, revenue intelligence, and an AI receptionist.

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Square for Beauty

Square for Beauty is Square's salon-focused offering, built on top of Square's general-purpose POS and payment infrastructure. It covers booking, payments, and basic staff management, but lacks the salon-specific depth that walk-in-heavy businesses need.

Where Sirtxa goes further

The features that matter most to nail salons, hair salons, barbershops, spas, and massage studios.

Walk-in waitlist and turn rotation

Sirtxa

Live digital waitlist captures every walk-in. Automatic turn rotation assigns clients to staff fairly. The turn board shows who is next, busy, or on break.

Square for Beauty

No built-in walk-in waitlist management or turn rotation system for beauty businesses.

Self check-in kiosk

Sirtxa

Tablet kiosk lets clients check in, pick their service, and join the queue — in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean.

Square for Beauty

No self check-in kiosk designed for salon walk-in and appointment workflows.

Revenue intelligence

Sirtxa

Automatically detects client drift, identifies dead time slots, scores no-show risk, and sends re-engagement texts — without any manual work.

Square for Beauty

Standard sales reporting. No proactive revenue recovery or automated client re-engagement.

AI receptionist

Sirtxa

Autumn AI answers calls 24/7, books appointments, and handles rescheduling against your real-time availability.

Square for Beauty

No AI receptionist or automated phone answering.

Commission-based payroll

Sirtxa

Commission rates per staff member, tips tracked separately, pay periods, earnings statements, and printed paychecks — all built in.

Square for Beauty

Basic team management. Commission-based payroll for beauty businesses requires additional Square Payroll subscription.

Built for beauty from day one

Sirtxa

Every feature — from the kiosk languages to the turn board to the revenue intelligence — was designed specifically for how salons, barbershops, and spas operate.

Square for Beauty

Square for Beauty is Square's general POS adapted for salons. Core infrastructure is retail-first, not beauty-first.

Feature comparison

Sirtxa vs Square for Beauty — side by side.

FeatureSirtxaSquare for Beauty
Online booking
Walk-in waitlist management
Self check-in kiosk
Turn rotation
Built-in POS with offline mode
Commission-based payroll (built in)
Loyalty programs
Revenue intelligence
AI receptionist (24/7 calls)
Multi-language kiosk
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