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Alternatives to MyTime
20 beauty tools sit alongside MyTime in this directory. Below is what separates each from MyTime on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 8
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- MyTime starts at
- Free
Why people look past MyTime
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. MyTime has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $69/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Online booking and business growth for salons
- No free tier, where MyTime has one.
- Starts $29 a month dearer, at $29/month.
Complete salon and spa management suite
- No free tier, where MyTime has one.
- Starts $160 a month dearer, at $160/month.
- 5 tiers to MyTime's 2.
Complete salon software from India
- Starts $2900 a year dearer, at 2900/year.
- 4 tiers to MyTime's 2.
Book beauty appointments instantly
- Sold on a transaction model rather than subscription.
Booking software built for beauty salons
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Appointment scheduling for service businesses
- Starts $14.95 a month dearer, at $14.95/month.
- 5 tiers to MyTime's 2.
Every MyTime alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MyTime (this page) | Free | Subscription | 2 | |
| GenbookOnline booking and business growth for salons | $29/month | - | - | vs MyTime |
| SalonBizComplete salon and spa management suite | $160/month | Subscription | 5 | vs MyTime |
| SalonistComplete salon software from India | Free, then 2900/year | - | 4 | vs MyTime |
| StyleSeatBook beauty appointments instantly | Free | Transaction | 2 | vs MyTime |
| Merlua | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs MyTime |
| Bookeo | Free, then $14.95/month | Subscription | 5 | vs MyTime |
| Goldie | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs MyTime |
| Resurva | Free | - | - | vs MyTime |
| Belliata | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs MyTime |
| DaySmart Salon | Free, then $29/month | Subscription | 5 | vs MyTime |
| Milano | $69/month | Subscription | 2 | vs MyTime |
| Salon Iris | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs MyTime |
| Mangomint | $120/monthly | Subscription | 5 | vs MyTime |
| Phorest | $99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs MyTime |
| Rosy Salon Software | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs MyTime |
| Kitomba | 79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs MyTime |
| Envision | $79/month | Subscription | 2 | vs MyTime |
| Meevo | $129/month | Subscription | 4 | vs MyTime |
| DaySmart Spa | $29/month | Per user per month | 5 | vs MyTime |
| Salon Ultimate | $69/month | Subscription | 3 | vs MyTime |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the MyTime badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
MyTime is most often brought in for appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locations, point of sale and integrated payments at the counter, staff scheduling and labour forecasting, email, sms and push marketing to clients, loyalty, referral and membership programmes, multi-location reporting for a franchise group. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If MyTime is broadly right and the question is cost, the MyTime pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Beauty category lists everything the directory holds, and best beauty tools ranks them.
MyTime runs on web, mobile-responsive. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about MyTime alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to MyTime?
- 20 other beauty tools are listed in this directory, led by Genbook, SalonBiz, Salonist, StyleSeat. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to MyTime?
- 8 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Salonist, StyleSeat, Merlua, Bookeo, Goldie.
- Is there a reason to switch away from MyTime?
- Nothing in the data flags one. MyTime has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $69/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from MyTime?
- MyTime is most often brought in for appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locations, point of sale and integrated payments at the counter, staff scheduling and labour forecasting, email, sms and push marketing to clients, loyalty, referral and membership programmes, multi-location reporting for a franchise group. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to MyTime?
- None of the beauty tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these MyTime alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Beauty, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare MyTime against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against MyTime covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every beauty tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Beauty category, 20 tools beside MyTime. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.