There's a version of this industry where every salon and spa in Canada runs its business on software built somewhere else - priced in a currency that isn't ours, shaped by decisions made in another country, and vulnerable to trade policy we have no say in. That's the normal today. We think Canada deserves better than normal.
Zivly is one of the leading salon and spa management platforms in Canada - and it's ours. Built here, priced here, and made from day one to be one of the most affordable options a salon or spa owner in this country can choose.
Why Canadian-Made Actually Matters Right Now
Most of the salon and spa software used across Canada today comes from the US or the UK. That's fine when exchange rates are stable and trade relationships are predictable. It's a lot less fine when tariffs, currency swings, and cross-border uncertainty become part of the daily business news cycle.
When your booking software is billed in USD, your monthly cost isn't fixed - it moves every time the exchange rate does. When your vendor is a foreign company, the decisions about pricing, support, and product priorities are made with a different market in mind, not yours. And when trade tensions escalate, software and digital services can get caught up in the same conversations as physical goods, even if it's rarely obvious to the end customer paying the bill.
Canada doesn't need to depend on that. We have the talent, the infrastructure, and the ambition to build software that competes on the world stage - and we should be using it to support our own small businesses first.
Canada needs to be self-reliant. That's exactly why we built Zivly.
What "Built for Canada" Actually Means at Zivly
- Priced in CAD, always. What you see is what you pay - no currency conversion surprises on your statement.
- Built and operated in Canada. Our infrastructure, our support, and our decision-making live here - not somewhere our customers have no influence over.
- No exposure to foreign tariffs or trade policy. Your software bill won't move because of a headline about cross-border trade.
- Designed around how Canadian salons and spas actually operate - from GST/HST-friendly invoicing to support hours that match Canadian time zones.
The Most Affordable Salon Software in Canada - By Design, Not By Accident
Being Canadian-made isn't enough on its own - it also has to be worth it. So we built Zivly to be genuinely affordable, not "affordable" with an asterisk.
- Team plan: CA$10.99 per service provider per month. Front desk staff and receptionists are always free.
- Solo plan: free for independent hairstylists, estheticians, barbers, and nail techs, up to 300 bookings a month. (A small CA$0.99 fee applies only to bookings clients make and pay for online themselves.)
- No mandatory add-ons. Booking, reminders, client management, inventory, payroll, and analytics are all included in the base price - not sold back to you piece by piece.
Our Rule: We Only Charge You When It Costs Us Money
A lot of software pricing is built around what a company can get away with charging, not what something actually costs to deliver. We built Zivly around a simpler rule: if it doesn't cost us anything extra to provide, it shouldn't cost you anything extra to use.
That's why the core platform - the calendar, the client database, the booking widget, the reporting, the payroll tools - is just included in your plan. The only charges that pass through to you are the ones that are genuinely variable and tied to a real, external cost:
- SMS reminders beyond the free monthly allowance - because every text message has a real delivery cost from the carrier network
- Payment processing - Stripe's standard rates, passed through as-is, with nothing added on top
No "premium tier" for features that cost us nothing to turn on. No paywalling reports you should already have access to. If it costs us money, we ask you to cover that specific cost. If it doesn't, it's free - because "we could probably charge for this" was never the right reason to charge for it.
Helping Canadian Salons and Spas Grow, Not Just Book Appointments
The bigger goal behind Zivly was never just "cheaper scheduling software." It's giving Canadian salon and spa owners a platform that actually helps the business grow - without the growth being taxed by add-on fees the moment it starts working.
Automated reminders that cut no-shows. Online booking that captures clients while you're busy with someone else's hair. Payroll and commission tracking that saves hours every pay period. Built-in hiring tools when it's time to bring on another stylist. All of it under one flat, predictable Canadian price - so growing your team doesn't mean unlocking a more expensive tier.
Supporting Canadian Software Is Supporting Canadian Salons
Every dollar a Canadian salon or spa spends on foreign software is a dollar that leaves the Canadian economy. Every dollar spent on a Canadian platform stays here - funding Canadian jobs, Canadian infrastructure, and the next round of features built specifically for Canadian business owners, not adapted from a US product as an afterthought.
Choosing Zivly isn't just a software decision. It's a small, practical way to back the idea that Canadian small businesses - salons, spas, and barbershops included - deserve Canadian tools built for them, priced fairly, and answerable to them.
Ready to Try Canadian-Made Salon Software?
If you've been running your salon or spa on foreign software and wondering whether there's a better option that's actually built for Canada, this is that option. Start with the 14-day free trial, or jump straight into the Solo plan for free if you're working independently.
See the full breakdown on our pricing page, or start your trial below.