Comparison
Enterprise Pay Gateway vs GlossGenius
GlossGenius is booking and point-of-sale software for independent stylists and small salons, typically with its own bundled card processing. Enterprise Pay Gateway is not a booking calendar — it is payments and billing software that runs on your own Stripe account, so funds settle directly to your bank rather than an aggregated balance. Businesses whose main need is a booking page usually reach for GlossGenius; businesses that want their own Stripe account, deposits, packages and invoicing use Enterprise Pay Gateway.
Last updated 9 September 2026
The products solve different problems. GlossGenius centres on scheduling, client management and a simple point of sale, with payments processed inside the app. Enterprise Pay Gateway has no booking calendar; it is a payments and billing layer — storefront, deposits, prepaid packages, memberships and invoicing — built on a Stripe account in your business's own name.
Feature by feature
What you get out of the box with each, side by side.
Your own merchant account
Payments settle in an account in your business name, not an aggregator's.
Hosted checkout links per product
A permanent, shareable pay page for anything you sell.
Public storefront page
A ready-made page listing everything you sell, no website needed.
Memberships and recurring billing
Monthly or yearly plans with saved cards and automatic retries.
Invoicing with bank debit (ACH)
Send an invoice with a pay button and take low-cost bank payments.
Staff logins with their own access
Invite your team instead of sharing one password.
Multi-location reporting
Compare revenue site by site.
Dispute tracking with deadlines
Reason, amount at risk, countdown, evidence checklist and private notes.
Payout and fee reports with CSV export
Every payout itemised against the fees deducted from it.
Import your catalogue
CSV, Shopify, Square or WooCommerce, read-only sync.
Transparent, separated fees
Subscription, platform fee and processing shown apart, never blended.
Already on GlossGenius? You can switch without losing your catalogue — import by CSV or sync it across.
| Enterprise Pay Gateway | GlossGenius | |
|---|---|---|
| Core product | Payments & billing software for your own Stripe account | Booking app with its own built-in payments |
| Appointment scheduling | Not included — pair with any scheduling tool | Included, core feature |
| Merchant account | Your own Stripe account, funds settle to your bank | GlossGenius's own bundled processing |
| Checkout & storefront | Hosted storefront and checkout links | Booking page with payment at checkout |
| Deposits | Included on any product or invoice | Check with GlossGenius |
| Prepaid packages / memberships | Included, no-code | Check with GlossGenius |
| Invoicing with ACH | Included | Check with GlossGenius |
| Staff logins | Owner, manager and staff roles | Check with GlossGenius |
| Multi-location reporting | Included | Check with GlossGenius |
| Pricing | $49–$499/mo + 0.20%–0.75% platform fee | [VERIFY PRICE] |
Choose Enterprise Pay Gateway when
- You want your own Stripe account so money settles directly to your bank, not an aggregated balance
- You need deposits, prepaid packages, memberships and invoicing beyond a booking app's defaults
- You already use a scheduling tool and just want stronger payments and billing underneath it
Choose GlossGenius when
- Booking and scheduling is your main daily need and you want it bundled with payments in one app
- You are a solo or small-team stylist who wants the simplest possible single subscription
- You are comfortable with payments processed inside GlossGenius rather than your own Stripe account
Common questions
- Does Enterprise Pay Gateway include appointment booking like GlossGenius?
- No. EPG is payments and billing software — deposits, packages, memberships, invoicing and a storefront. If you need a booking calendar, GlossGenius or another scheduling tool covers that directly.
- Can I use GlossGenius for booking and EPG for payments?
- The two are not integrated with each other today, so most salons pick one place to run payments. If GlossGenius's built-in payments already cover what you need, there is little reason to add EPG.
- Why would my own Stripe account matter if GlossGenius already processes payments?
- With your own Stripe account, funds settle directly to your bank under your business's name rather than through an aggregated balance, and you have a direct relationship with Stripe for payouts and disputes.
What would we cost you?
Move the slider to your monthly card volume. Stripe keeps billing you its own processing rates directly — this is only what Enterprise Pay Gateway adds on top.
$15,000
Recommended plan
Starter
- Subscription
- $49 / mo
- Platform fee (0.75%)
- $113 / mo
- Total added by us
- $162 / mo
- Effective rate on volume
- 1.08%
Stripe's processing fees are separate and billed to you by Stripe under your own account.
Other comparisons
Third-party pricing and features are typical published figures and change often — verify with each provider before deciding. Our own figures come from the pricing page.