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BentoBox vs Insight Salon Software

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BentoBox

Software

Restaurant websites and marketing platform

From
$99/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Insight Salon Software logo

Insight Salon Software

Software

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BentoBox bentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers; Insight Salon Software cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • They diverge on capability: BentoBox covers Website builder, Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BentoBox and Insight Salon Software actually diverge.

Attributes where BentoBox and Insight Salon Software differ
AttributeBentoBoxInsight Salon Software
Starting price$99/month$40/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20132012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BentoBox

  • Website builder
  • Online ordering
  • Email marketing
  • Gift cards
  • Catering
  • Event management
  • OpenTable
  • Resy

Only in Insight Salon Software

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Advanced analytics
  • Revenue tracking
  • Performance metrics
  • Marketing automation
  • Point of sale

Both cover

  • Square

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BentoBox

  • Restaurant websites with integrated online orderingnot Insight Salon Software
  • Gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own sitenot Insight Salon Software
  • Marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on Clover POSnot Insight Salon Software

Insight Salon Software

  • Running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spanot BentoBox
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot BentoBox

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BentoBox

  • BentoBox is now Clover, and its own site states that BentoBox products and services are only available to Clover POS customers
  • The pricing page publishes no plan price, setup fee, online ordering commission or contract length
  • Existing customers wanting to add services are directed to a customer success manager or an email address rather than a self serve price

Insight Salon Software

  • Cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • Premium Cloud's two way SMS is capped per tier, from 500 messages a month on Solo up to 8,000 on Enterprise
  • The installed one time purchase version only includes free software upgrades for 1 year, after which upgrades are not covered
  • Multi-year pre-purchase discounts of 10, 15 and 20 percent require paying 1, 2 or 3 years upfront

Pricing, plan by plan

BentoBox

$99/month
  • Starter$99/month
    • Website
    • Basic features
  • Essential$199/month
    • Online ordering
    • Marketing
  • Pro$399/month
    • Full features
    • Catering

Insight Salon Software

$40/month
  • Starter$40/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$70/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced analytics
    • Staff performance tracking
  • Enterprise$120/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location analytics
    • Custom reports

Which should you pick?

Choose BentoBox if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want online ordering.
BentoBox review

Choose Insight Salon Software if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Insight Salon Software review

Questions people ask

Is BentoBox or Insight Salon Software better?
Neither clearly leads. BentoBox starts at $99/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BentoBox or Insight Salon Software?
BentoBox starts at $99/month and Insight Salon Software at $40/month.
Does BentoBox or Insight Salon Software run on more platforms?
BentoBox runs on Web. Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is BentoBox best used for?
BentoBox is most often used for restaurant websites with integrated online ordering, gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site, marketing and customer data capture for restaurants on clover pos. Of those, restaurant websites with integrated online ordering and gift cards, events and catering enquiries from a restaurant's own site are not what Insight Salon Software is typically brought in for.
What can BentoBox do that Insight Salon Software cannot?
BentoBox covers Website builder, Online ordering, Email marketing, Gift cards. Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Client management, Staff scheduling, Advanced analytics. Both handle Square.
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