CelerBook vs Da Vinci
Last updated: 10 September 2026
Salon software with pay-as-you-go pricing in euros, from €0.25 excl. VAT per appointment. See how CelerBook compares to Da Vinci on price, features and the add-on structure.
CelerBook is online appointment software with a pay-as-you-go pricing model: €0.25 excl. VAT per completed appointment, capped at €30 excl. VAT plus €5 excl. VAT per additional staff member. No usage in a month means no invoice. Da Vinci SalonSoftware is the software made by DVI in Vorden. The same software has several names: dvi.nl itself writes about SMARTsalon, the login environment is dvisalonsoftware.com, and salon owners search for davinci salonsoftware or dvi salonsoftware. The family business started in Vorden in 1945 and has been making salon software for 29 years according to dvi.nl, now for 2400+ salons and 8500 beauty professionals. On your own that costs €27.95 per month (ZZP ONLY); with staff it starts at €48.50 per month and runs up to €94.50, plus separate paid modules for the hairdressing collective agreement, the Bjootify marketplace, chair rental and Da Vinci Pay.
Where CelerBook works differently than Da Vinci
Pay-as-you-go for quiet months
CelerBook charges €0.25 excl. VAT per completed appointment with a cap of €30 plus €5 per additional staff member. No usage in a month means no invoice. Da Vinci charges a fixed monthly fee from €27.95 per dvi.nl, regardless of volume. For a just-launched salon or a business with seasonal peaks, the CelerBook model is structurally cheaper in quiet months. Da Vinci has an attractive model for large teams (no per-staff fee), but never falls back to zero.
Booking page and branding included by default
CelerBook gives you your own booking page at yoursalon.celerbook.com with a photo gallery of up to 15 images, custom theme colours (primary and secondary), bilingual NL+EN booking widget, photos per staff member and cancellation policy. Da Vinci includes a mini website with the plan per dvi.nl/website-voor-kappers, with no separate module and no setup fee, but without custom theme colours or a bilingual widget. With CelerBook, your public page is part of the pay-as-you-go rate.
No add-on creep
CelerBook bundles KPI dashboard, revenue per service and staff, quarterly VAT export and weekly analytics email in the base rate. Da Vinci sells many core functions as separate paid modules per dvi.nl/losse-opties: ANKO cao Snipperdagen €17.50/month, Bjootify Plus €17.50/month for teams or €6 for sole traders, chair-rental software €24.50/month per extra chair renter, and Da Vinci Pay, which as Flex costs €0 per month with 1 percent per card transaction or as Plus €25 per month with €0.198 per card transaction. For sole traders dvi.nl/prijzen/losse-modules-zzp-only adds modules at €6 per month each. For a complete salon stack these modules add up quickly.
Pricing compared
CelerBook in euros excluding VAT. Da Vinci publishes prices without explicit VAT mention on dvi.nl; we cite what dvi.nl itself publishes.
| Item | CelerBook | Da Vinci |
|---|
| Base price per month | €0.25 per completed appointment (excl. VAT) | €27.95 per month solo, from €48.50 with staff (VAT status not explicit on dvi.nl) |
| Package variants | One pay-as-you-go rate | ZZP ONLY €27.95, ZZP ONLY COMPLEET €61.50, team Booking €48.50, Plus €74.00 or Vip €86.00 when billed yearly |
| Monthly cap | €30 plus €5 per additional staff member (excl. VAT) | No cap, fixed fee |
| Per extra staff member | €5 towards the cap (excl. VAT) | No per-staff fee, but a team needs the team rate from €48.50 per dvi.nl |
| Contract | None, no usage means no invoice | No contract, 1 calendar month cancellation notice |
| Setup fee | None | None, not for the mini website either |
| Free trial | First 5 appointments per month free, ongoing | 30 days free, no payment details |
| SMS reminders | €0.11 excl. VAT via Twilio per appointment with SMS on | 19.96 cents per SMS, or 9.92 cents with a €6 per month module |
| Marketing emails module | Not offered | €6 per month (Marketing module for sole traders) |
| Online payments | Not offered | Da Vinci Pay Flex €0 per month at 1 percent per transaction, Plus €25 per month at €0.198 per card transaction |
| Own salon website | Included in base | Mini website is part of the plan |
Example: solo hairdresser with 80 appointments per month, all CelerBook amounts excl. VAT. CelerBook: 75 × €0.25 = €18.75. Da Vinci ZZP ONLY: €27.95 per month. That same ZZP ONLY plus two add-on modules at €6: €39.95 per month. Want every sole-trader module, then ZZP ONLY COMPLEET is €61.50 per month billed yearly or €66.00 billed monthly. With 20 appointments in a quiet month you pay €3.75 in CelerBook; Da Vinci still charges €27.95 flat. With staff, Da Vinci moves to the team rate from €48.50 per month while CelerBook stays at €0.25 per appointment, capped at €30 plus €5 per additional staff member.
When Da Vinci fits better
You have a large fixed team with steady volume
Da Vinci charges no per-staff fee inside a plan, but a team falls into the team rate from €48.50 per dvi.nl. For a team of six with steady volume, CelerBook costs at most €55 (cap €30 plus 5 × €5), Da Vinci Team Booking €48.50 billed annually. For a large team with predictable volume, Da Vinci is structurally cheaper than CelerBook.
You want a local Dutch family vendor with almost 30 years of salon software
The family business started in Vorden in 1945, had one of the first salon computers in the Netherlands running there in 1988, and has been making salon software for 29 years per dvi.nl, now for 2400+ salons with a Dutch helpdesk. CelerBook is younger and leans on pay-as-you-go and automation. If you value an established local vendor with decades of history, Da Vinci fits better.
You want gift cards and loyalty cards built in
Da Vinci ships gift cards and loyalty/stamp cards as standard in the base rate. CelerBook does not offer these features today. If your salon runs daily on gift cards or a loyalty system, Da Vinci fits better.
Frequently asked questions about CelerBook vs Da Vinci
What is the main difference between CelerBook and Da Vinci?
The main difference is the pricing model and the add-on structure. CelerBook charges €0.25 excl. VAT per completed appointment with a cap of €30 excl. VAT per month plus €5 excl. VAT per additional staff member and bundles booking page, KPI dashboard, VAT export and weekly analytics email in the base rate. Da Vinci charges €27.95 per month for a solo business and from €48.50 for a team per dvi.nl, with no per-staff fee inside a plan, but sells Bjootify Plus (€17.50 for teams, €6 for sole traders), ANKO cao Snipperdagen (€17.50), chair-rental software (€24.50 per extra chair renter) and Da Vinci Pay Plus (€25) as separate modules. Want fair pay-as-you-go without add-on creep, pick CelerBook. Want an established Dutch vendor on a flat team rate, pick Da Vinci.
Which is cheaper, CelerBook or Da Vinci?
It depends on team size and volume. For a solo hairdresser with 80 appointments per month, CelerBook costs €18.75 excl. VAT (75 × €0.25), Da Vinci ZZP ONLY €27.95 per month. In a quiet month with 20 appointments, CelerBook is €3.75 excl. VAT and Da Vinci stays at €27.95. With staff, Da Vinci moves to the team rate: Booking €48.50, Plus €74.00 or Vip €86.00 per month when billed yearly per dvi.nl. A team of six costs at most €55 excl. VAT in CelerBook (cap €30 plus 5 × €5), so Booking sits below that and Plus or Vip above it. Add Da Vinci modules on top (Bjootify Plus €17.50, ANKO cao Snipperdagen €17.50, Da Vinci Pay Plus €25) and the balance tips further to CelerBook.
Is Da Vinci excl. or incl. VAT?
Da Vinci publishes prices on dvi.nl without explicit VAT mention. For Dutch B2B software, excl. VAT is common, but we only cite what Da Vinci itself publishes and cannot confirm. Verify this before signing a quote. CelerBook is in euros excluding VAT, fixed price per appointment.
What does Da Vinci offer that CelerBook doesn't?
Da Vinci ships gift cards and loyalty/stamp cards as standard, the Bjootify marketplace for extra visibility, Da Vinci Pay with card and Tap to Pay (Flex with no subscription at 1 percent per transaction, Plus €25 per month at €0.198 per card transaction), and a long Dutch support track record (29 years, 2400+ salons). CelerBook does not offer these features today and is deliberately software-only without a marketplace.
Does Da Vinci offer a free trial?
Yes, Da Vinci offers 30 days free with no payment details required per dvi.nl. CelerBook gives the first 5 appointments per month free, ongoing with no time limit. A just-launched salon pays nothing in its first weeks.
What do Da Vinci's add-on modules cost on top of the base rate?
Per dvi.nl/losse-opties, Da Vinci sells core functions separately: ANKO cao Snipperdagen €17.50 per month, Bjootify Plus €17.50 per month for teams or €6 for sole traders, chair-rental software €24.50 per month per extra chair renter, and Da Vinci Pay as Flex with no subscription at 1 percent per transaction or as Plus at €25 per month with €0.198 per card transaction. For sole traders, dvi.nl/prijzen/losse-modules-zzp-only sells add-on modules at €6 per month each, with an extra staff member at €7.50 per month. In CelerBook, KPI dashboard, weekly analytics email, quarterly VAT export and your own booking page are standard in the pay-as-you-go rate without add-on creep.
How easy is it to switch from Da Vinci to CelerBook without losing client data or disrupting my business?
There is no automatic import, CelerBook has no CSV import for clients. You do not lose your client list and your business does not go down. Request an export from Da Vinci support, then enter the clients yourself via Clients - New client. A list of up to a few hundred clients you can do yourself, for larger lists email info@celerbook.com. Da Vinci keeps running in the meantime: you only cancel (1 calendar month cancellation notice) once CelerBook is set up, so you do not start with an empty calendar.
Does Da Vinci have a long contract period?
No, Da Vinci uses no contract per dvi.nl but does have a 1 calendar month cancellation notice. CelerBook works without a contract and without cancellation notice: pay-as-you-go. Stop scheduling new appointments and your invoice automatically returns to zero.
Does Da Vinci support multiple locations?
Not explicitly mentioned on dvi.nl as a feature. CelerBook currently supports one location per business; the calendar and booking flow do not scope per location. If you need more than one branch with its own calendar and staff per location, check with both vendors before switching.
What does SMS cost at Da Vinci and at CelerBook?
CelerBook charges €0.11 excl. VAT via Twilio per appointment with SMS on, uncapped. Da Vinci charges 19.96 cents per SMS per dvi.nl/prijzen/losse-modules-zzp-only, or 9.92 cents once you take the €6 per month Marketing module. Confirmation emails ship in both systems as standard. The difference is the reminder: ours runs over SMS, not over email.
Does Da Vinci have online payments that CelerBook doesn't?
Yes. Da Vinci offers Da Vinci Pay: as Flex with no subscription at 1 percent per card transaction, or as Plus at €25 per month with €0.198 per card transaction. An online payment request over iDEAL or WERO costs €0.35 on Flex and €0.30 on Plus, and a card terminal starts at €445. CelerBook does not offer integrated online payments; clients pay in store after the service. If you want to prevent no-shows with deposits or online payments in your workflow, Da Vinci fits better on this point.
Is it called Da Vinci, DVI or SMARTsalon?
All three refer to the same Dutch salon software. Da Vinci SalonSoftware is the brand name, DVI is the abbreviation you see in the dvi.nl domain and in the dvisalonsoftware.com login environment, and SMARTsalon is the name dvi.nl uses itself when it writes about updates to the package. Search for davinci salon, dvi salonsoftware or smartsalon and you land on the same product. This comparison is re-checked against dvi.nl every quarter, the figures here were fetched on 10 September 2026. Found a fact that's not correct? Email info@celerbook.com with the source URL and we'll update within 48 hours.