What Argus is

Argus is salon-management software for pet grooming businesses. It brings appointment booking, groomer schedules, customer and pet records, checkout, staff management, and reporting into one service. Its calendar shows each groomer’s day, supports drag-to-reschedule, and includes staff shifts and repeating rotas. Customers can book on a salon-branded page that offers times according to salon hours, staff shifts, existing appointments, and groomer qualifications. Records can hold a pet’s breed, size, birthday, microchip number, photo, notes, and grooming history. At checkout, staff can process services and consumables, apply discounts, tips, and tax, and calculate commissions automatically. Optional texts cover appointment confirmations and changes, grooming-due and day-before reminders, and review requests. One account can manage several branches, with separate calendars, staff, services, hours, and booking pages, plus reporting across locations. The service runs in a browser, and Argus says nothing needs downloading for browser use. Its staff dashboard and customer booking portal support nine languages. Salons can also have a branded iOS and Android app published under their name; push notifications are not available yet. The usage-based plan costs $10 per active team member per month, with SMS billed separately.

Good at

Booking times reflect salon hours, shifts, appointments, and staff qualifications.
Pet records can include grooming history and microchip numbers.
Checkout calculates staff commissions automatically.
One account supports multiple branches and cross-location reporting.
Browser access and booking portal support nine languages.

Watch for

SMS is charged separately at 0.01–$0.15 per message segment.
Push notifications are not available in the salon-branded app.
The plan charges $10 per active team member each month.

Argus plans and prices

Plan	Price	What it includes
SMS messages $0.01–$0.15 per message segment; rate depends on the country of the recipient’s phone.	$0.01, paid once	Per message segment · 160 characters, or 70 for non-Latin messages From argus.pet, 4 Oct 2026
Usage-based $10.00 per team member, per month; SMS is charged separately at $0.01–$0.15 per message segment, depending on the recipient’s country.	$10 a month	Active team members · SMS segments sent · no per-location charge · all features included From argus.pet, 4 Oct 2026

From $10/mo

The usage-based plan costs $10 per active team member per month. SMS costs an additional 0.01–$0.15 per message segment, depending on the recipient’s country; a segment is 160 characters or 70 for non-Latin messages.

Getting started

Visit https://argus.pet/.
Use the browser-based service; Argus says no download is needed for browser access.
Choose the usage-based plan at $10 per active team member per month.
Set up SMS through the salon’s own SMS account if you want to send text messages.

Facts from Argus's own pages

Scheduling: The calendar provides a day view per groomer, drag-to-reschedule, staff shifts, and repeating rotas.source, 4 Oct 2026
Online booking: Customers book through a branded page that offers times based on salon hours, groomer shifts, existing appointments, and staff qualifications.source, 4 Oct 2026
Customer and pet records: Records can include a pet’s breed, size, birthday, microchip number, photo, notes, and grooming history.source, 4 Oct 2026
Checkout and commissions: Argus supports in-salon checkout for services and consumables, with discounts, tips, tax, and automatically calculated staff commissions.source, 4 Oct 2026
Reminders: Optional texts include grooming-due reminders, appointment confirmations and changes, day-before reminders, and review requests.source, 4 Oct 2026
Mobile app: Argus offers a salon-branded native app for iOS and Android, published under the salon’s name; push notifications are not available yet.source, 4 Oct 2026
SMS setup: Messages are opt-in and sent through the salon’s own SMS account; Argus logs message recipients, delivery status, and message body.source, 4 Oct 2026
Multi-location: One account can cover multiple branches, each with its own calendar, staff, services, hours, and booking page, with reporting across locations.source, 4 Oct 2026
Languages: The homepage says the staff dashboard and customer booking portal support nine languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian Bokmål, Ukrainian, and Georgian.source, 4 Oct 2026
Platform access: The service runs in a browser and the homepage says there is nothing to download to use it.source, 4 Oct 2026
Account security: The terms say accounts authenticate using a one-time code sent to email or phone, described as passwordless login.source, 4 Oct 2026
Data separation: The terms describe Argus as a multi-tenant service that keeps each organization’s data separate from other organizations’ data.source, 4 Oct 2026
Support and development: Argus says it ships improvements on most working days and invites salons to request features, with an answer about whether and when they can be added.source, 4 Oct 2026

Questions

How much does Argus cost?

The usage-based plan is $10 per active team member per month. SMS is billed separately at 0.01–$0.15 per message segment, depending on the recipient’s country.

Is there a free plan?

Argus is a paid service, and its listed pricing does not include a free plan.

Which platforms does Argus support?

Argus runs in a browser and is available on Android and iOS. Its salon-branded native app is published under the salon’s name.

Can Argus manage multiple salon locations?

Yes. One account can cover multiple branches, each with its own calendar, staff, services, hours, and booking page, with reporting across locations.

How are text messages billed and sent?

Messages are opt-in and sent through the salon’s own SMS account. SMS is charged by segment, from 0.01 to 0.15 USD depending on the recipient’s country.

Which languages are supported?

The staff dashboard and customer booking portal support English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian Bokmål, Ukrainian, and Georgian.

Who it suits

Argus suits grooming salons that want online booking, staff scheduling, pet records, checkout, and reporting in one service. Its multi-branch setup and salon-branded app may suit businesses serving clients across locations or through mobile devices.

Verdict

Choose Argus if your grooming salon needs booking, scheduling, pet records, checkout, and multi-branch reporting together. Consider the separate SMS charges and the absence of app push notifications when deciding whether its reminder setup fits your salon.