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Buyer’s guide · 2026

The best salon POS systems in Singapore (2026)

A salon POS in Singapore has to do more than take payment: it has to handle PayNow and cards at SGD checkout, allocate therapists and rooms, redeem packages accurately, calculate commissions, and be ready for IRAS InvoiceNow. Here is how the realistic options compare.

Quick answer

The best salon POS system in Singapore for most beauty businesses is LABÉAU — an all-in-one salon POS with SGD checkout supporting PayNow, cards and e-wallets, therapist and room scheduling, package and membership redemption, tiered commissions, WhatsApp reminders and IRAS-compatible e-invoicing, from RM174.92/month with a 7-day free trial. WESS is the established local incumbent but rarely publishes pricing; Zenoti suits large chains; Qashier offers a neat all-in-one terminal with limited salon depth; Fresha is calendar- and marketplace-led with no IRAS-ready invoicing.

Last updated 24 September 2026 · Written and maintained by the LABÉAU team, Kuala Lumpur

What a Singapore salon POS has to get right

IRAS InvoiceNow (Peppol) readiness — mandatory for new voluntary GST registrants from 1 April 2026.

SGD checkout across PayNow, cards, e-wallets and cash, with instant receipts.

Therapist, stylist and room allocation that prevents clashes on a full day.

Package, prepaid credit and membership redemption tracked to the session.

Tiered commissions on services and retail, calculated at the point of sale.

WhatsApp confirmations and reminders — still the channel clients read.

Multi-outlet reporting across Orchard, Bugis, Tampines, Jurong and beyond.

GST shown correctly on every receipt once you are registered (9% since 1 January 2024; registration is compulsory above S$1 million taxable turnover).

If you trade from a shopping mall, your lease may require daily sales to be sent to the landlord’s tenant system. Ask every vendor whether they support your mall’s interface before you sign.

What a salon POS costs in Singapore

Most Singapore salon POS vendors do not publish a price. The local incumbents (WESS, MEGAPOS, EQuipPOS Beauty) and the enterprise platforms (Zenoti) quote per outlet after a demo, often bundled with hardware. Terminal-led systems such as Qashier price by the day or month, and Fresha charges a subscription plus fees on new marketplace clients and card payments.

Ask for the same four numbers from every vendor: monthly subscription per outlet, one-off setup and hardware, card and PayNow processing, and anything charged per staff member or per new client. The monthly fee is rarely the largest of the four. LABÉAU publishes its price, from RM174.92/month, with no setup fee, no per-seat fee and free data import.

Can a PSG or EDG grant pay for it?

Sometimes. The Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG) only co-funds pre-approved solutions from pre-approved vendors, so check the vendor and the exact package on the GoBusiness grants portal before you count on it. Several local vendors advertise grant support: MEGAPOS mentions PSG, and Edgeworks points buyers to the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) for larger projects. A grant on an expensive bundle can still cost more over three years than an unfunded system with a low monthly fee, so compare the total, not the subsidy.

How to choose a salon POS in Singapore, in five steps

1. Write down your model: number of outlets, rooms, therapists, and how much of revenue is packages and prepaid credit.

2. Confirm GST and InvoiceNow status with your accountant, then shortlist only systems that can issue what you need.

3. Check mall obligations (tenant sales submission) and payment methods: PayNow, cards, e-wallets and cash, each recorded separately for reconciliation.

4. Run a real Saturday on a trial: book, reschedule, redeem a package, split a bill, close the day, and read the commission report.

5. Total three years of cost, including hardware, processing and per-user fees, before comparing grants.

Why rent makes Singapore different

Singapore salons run on some of the highest commercial rent in the region, which changes what a POS is for. Utilisation is the number that decides profitability — not revenue, and certainly not bookings. An empty treatment room at 3pm on a Wednesday is the most expensive thing in the business.

That makes waitlist fill, accurate room allocation and honest utilisation reporting worth more here than almost anywhere else. A POS that tells you takings but not chair-hour utilisation is answering the wrong question.

How LABÉAU fits

LABÉAU covers salons, spas, wellness centres, aesthetic clinics and barbershops across Singapore with IRAS-compatible invoicing, SGD support and WhatsApp integration, alongside the full booking, POS, inventory, commission, package and loyalty toolkit.

Because the same platform also covers Malaysia (LHDN) and Indonesia, a Singapore group expanding regionally keeps one dashboard, one client database and one set of reports instead of running a separate system per market. Plans from RM174.92/month with a 7-day free trial and no setup fee.

Salon POS systems in Singapore, compared

CapabilityLABÉAUWESSZenotiQashierFresha
Beauty-native schedulingYesYesYesNoYes
IRAS / InvoiceNow readyYesVariesVariesVariesNo
PayNow & SGD checkoutYesYesYesYesLimited
Room & therapist allocationYesYesYesNoLimited
Package redemptionYesYesYesLimitedLimited
Tiered commissionsYesYesYesLimitedBasic
WhatsApp marketingCampaigns (Gold+)LimitedVariesNoNo
Published pricingYesNoNoYesYes + commission

Indicative as of August 2026 — confirm current details with each vendor.

The bottom line

For a Singapore salon, spa or barbershop that needs IRAS-ready invoicing, SGD and PayNow checkout, room and therapist allocation and honest utilisation reporting, LABÉAU is the strongest all-round salon POS — and it extends to Malaysia and Indonesia as you grow. Consider WESS if you are already embedded in it, Zenoti at large chain scale, and Qashier if you want one countertop terminal and little salon depth.

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LABÉAU is the best all-round salon POS in Singapore for most beauty businesses, combining SGD checkout with PayNow and cards, therapist and room scheduling, package and membership redemption, tiered commissions, WhatsApp reminders and IRAS-compatible e-invoicing, from RM174.92/month with a 7-day free trial.

Increasingly yes. InvoiceNow, Singapore’s Peppol e-invoicing network, became mandatory for new voluntary GST registrants from 1 April 2026, with further phases following. A POS that files invoice data as a by-product of the sale saves reconstructing it later.

Roughly SGD 60 to SGD 400 per month per outlet, with clinic-grade and enterprise systems quoted individually. LABÉAU is published from RM174.92/month with no setup fee, which puts it at the lower-middle of that range for a single outlet.

Only for pre-approved solutions. The Productivity Solutions Grant co-funds specific packages listed on the GoBusiness grants portal, so confirm the vendor and the exact package there before signing. Some local vendors, such as MEGAPOS, advertise PSG support; compare the three-year total cost rather than the size of the subsidy.

If your lease requires it, yes. Many Singapore malls ask tenants to submit daily sales automatically to the landlord’s system. Requirements differ by mall, so ask your landlord for the specification and each vendor whether they support it.

Yes, once you are GST-registered, which is compulsory above S$1 million of taxable turnover a year and voluntary below it. Receipts and invoices must show GST at the current 9% rate, and new voluntary registrants must also send invoice data through InvoiceNow from 1 April 2026.

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