Best card machine for salons and barbers

Treatment-by-treatment payment, tipping, deposit-on-booking are common. Card volume depends on chair count and footfall.

Our pick

Dojo Go

Acquirer: Dojo

Dojo for established salons with strong volume. Sub-£10k monthly salons better off with SumUp Solo for the no-contract economics.

Why this trade matters

Cashflow shape: Steady with weekly cycle and December/wedding-season peaks.
Average transaction: £25 to £75
Contactless share: ~60%

Watch outs

Tipping handling differs.
Booking-system integrations (Treatwell, Fresha, Booksy) lock you to specific acquirers in some cases.

Alternatives

SumUp Solo (small / mobile)
Square Terminal

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Take your trade. We do the rest.

Named UK account team for the life of the agreement. Acquirer pays our commission on completed introductions, so it costs you nothing on top.

24/7 dedicated support
Direct line to a named UK account manager, not a generic acquirer helpline. When your terminal goes down on a Saturday night you call us.
Quarterly rate reviews
As your card volume grows your rate should drop. We renegotiate against the 80+ UK acquirer panel every quarter, so you never overpay because you forgot to ask.
Chargeback and dispute help
UK chargebacks cost £15 to £35 per case and 60-80% are friendly fraud you can win with the right evidence. We draft the response and escalate where the acquirer drags its feet.
Switching support when you outgrow
If a better acquirer fit emerges as you grow we manage the cutover. No exit-fee surprises, no dual-running gap. Same account team across acquirers.

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Last reviewed: 2026-04-26.