Supercuts vs Great Clips, which is cheaper in 2026?
Quick answer
Great Clips is usually $1 to $4 cheaper than Supercuts for a basic adult haircut, at about $19 to $27 versus $22 to $30 in 2026.
Supercuts wins if you want hair color, which Great Clips doesn’t offer. All prices are estimates and vary by salon.
Independent site. We have no ties to Supercuts, Regis Corporation, Great Clips or any chain below. By the SupercutsPricess editorial team, last reviewed September 15, 2026.
Both chains sell the same basic thing, a fast haircut without a booked appointment. The differences are smaller than the logos suggest, but a few of them matter.
Great Clips is more than twice the size. It lists more than 4,400 salons in the US and Canada, all franchised.
Supercuts, the walk-in hair salon chain owned by Regis Corporation, had 1,744 salons on March 31, 2026, per the Regis Q3 fiscal 2026 report.
Great Clips or Supercuts prices, side by side
For a plain adult cut, Great Clips usually costs a little less. The gap is roughly the price of a coffee, and it can flip in some towns.
Supercuts vs Great Clips prices and policies, 2026 (price ranges are estimates)
What you’re comparing
Supercuts
Great Clips
Adult haircut
$22 – $30
$19 – $27
Kids and seniors
$18 – $24
Set by each salon
Shampoo
Add-on, $5 – $10
Add-on
Hair color
Yes, $25 – $130 by service
No
Perms
Few salons, call first
Select salons
Who sets prices
Franchise owner (1,648 of 1,744 salons)
Franchise owner (all salons)
Online check-in
Yes, app and website
Yes, app and website
Loyalty
Supercuts Rewards, free cut at 400 points
No national points program we could confirm; local coupons
Great Clips, most of the time. A guest cut every 4 weeks at $23 pays about $299 a year. The same 13 visits at a $26 Supercuts come to $338.
Supercuts Rewards narrows that. Members get 1 point per dollar and a free haircut at 400 points, according to the 2024 program launch.
With the 50-point signup bonus, that $338 year earns about 388 points, just short of a free cut. Reach 400 and the gap shrinks to about $13, if your points don’t expire first.
Great Clips counters with local coupons, often mailed or emailed. The amount and the expiry date change by market, so we can’t quote one national deal.
Our take? If you’d clip coupons, Great Clips is cheaper. If you forget coupons but visit every month, Supercuts Rewards does the saving for you.
Online Check-In and Clip Notes compared
Great Clips Online Check-In works from 5 minutes after opening until 15 minutes before closing, per its FAQ. It covers every service except perms and formal updos.
One catch. Great Clips says you can’t request a specific stylist through Online Check-In. Supercuts lets you pick a stylist in the app at many salons.
Clip Notes is the Great Clips answer to that. Its Clip Notes page says any stylist at any of its salons can read your saved cut details.
That’s genuinely useful if you travel. A guest from Minneapolis can walk into a Phoenix Great Clips and the stylist sees the same clipper guard numbers.
Supercuts stylists also keep notes, but we couldn’t confirm that they sync across every franchise salon. Ask your salon if it matters to you.
Neither chain takes traditional appointments for cuts. Great Clips states this plainly. See our Supercuts walk-in guide for wait-time tips.
How Sport Clips, Cost Cutters, Fantastic Sams and SmartStyle compare
Four other chains come up in the same searches. Here’s how their adult cut prices stack up against Supercuts, using our 2026 estimates.
Adult haircut prices at six US salon chains (2026 estimates)
Chain
Adult cut
Color?
Best for
Cost Cutters
$18 – $26
Varies by salon
Lowest price
SmartStyle (Walmart)
$18 – $26
Varies by salon
Cut during a Walmart run
Great Clips
$19 – $27
No
Coupons, Clip Notes
Supercuts
$22 – $30
Yes
Rewards, basic color
Fantastic Sams
$22 – $35
Yes, full menu
Perms, keratin, balayage
Sport Clips
$25 – $35
Call your store
Men who want the MVP extras
Sport Clips
Sport Clips costs the most of the group. Its MVP service adds a hot steamed towel, massaging shampoo and a neck and shoulder treatment, per sportclips.com.
Cost Cutters and SmartStyle
Both are tied to Regis. Its March 2026 report counted 998 franchised SmartStyle and Cost Cutters salons inside Walmart stores, each with its own menu.
Fantastic Sams
Fantastic Sams has the widest menu. Its services page lists perms, relaxers, keratin smoothing and balayage, at participating salons.
How to compare prices at salons near you
List the nearest salons. Search each chain’s app or website with your ZIP code and note the two or three closest.
Start a check-in without finishing it. Many salons show services and wait times before you confirm.
Call for the adult cut price. Ask for the price of the exact service you want, plus shampoo if you need it.
Add the loyalty value. Take about 5% to 7% off the Supercuts price if you’d reach reward tiers within a year.
Check the wait. Compare wait times at the hour you’d actually go, since a $3 saving isn’t worth 45 extra minutes.
Supercuts vs Great Clips FAQs
Can I get my hair colored at Great Clips?
No. Great Clips says its salons don’t provide hair coloring. Supercuts and Fantastic Sams both list color services at many salons.
Is Great Clips owned by the same company as Supercuts?
No. Supercuts belongs to Regis Corporation. Great Clips is a separate company that started near the University of Minnesota in 1982.
Do Great Clips coupons work at Supercuts?
There’s no national policy for that. A franchise owner might honor one, but call your Supercuts before counting on it.
Which chain has shorter waits?
It depends on the salon and hour. Both apps show live wait estimates, so check each one before you leave home.
Is a fade more expensive at Great Clips or Supercuts?
Usually neither charges extra for a fade. Both tend to price it as a standard adult cut, though a few salons add a few dollars.
About this price data
Price ranges for all six chains are our estimates from salon menus, customer reports and price guides checked in September 2026. Owners change them often.
Company facts link to each chain’s own pages or to Regis filings. Read our Supercuts haircut price by style page for fade and buzz cut details.
