Software · head to head
Bookeo vs DaySmart Salon
DaySmart Salon
Software
Intelligent salon and spa business platform
- From
- $99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Bookeo every plan caps monthly bookings: 200 on Solo at $14.95, 1,000 on Small and Standard, 2,000 on Large and 3,000 on X-Large at $119.95; DaySmart Salon the $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
- They diverge on capability: Bookeo covers Online booking widget, DaySmart Salon covers Online booking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Bookeo and DaySmart Salon actually diverge.
| Attribute | Bookeo | DaySmart Salon |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $14.95/month | $99/month |
| Founded | 2008 | 2010 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Bookeo
- Online booking widget
- Calendar management
- Payment integration
- Email reminders
- SMS reminders
- Custom booking forms
- Reporting
- PayPal
Only in DaySmart Salon
- Online booking
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Client management
- Marketing automation
- Business analytics
- Mailchimp
Both cover
- Staff scheduling
- Stripe
- QuickBooks
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Bookeo
- Online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographersnot DaySmart Salon
- Managing staff calendars and per consultant availabilitynot DaySmart Salon
- Collecting digital waivers and sending SMS booking remindersnot DaySmart Salon
DaySmart Salon
- Appointment booking and staff scheduling for hair and beauty salonsnot Bookeo
- Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Bookeo
- Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Bookeo
- Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot Bookeo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Bookeo
- Every plan caps monthly bookings: 200 on Solo at $14.95, 1,000 on Small and Standard, 2,000 on Large and 3,000 on X-Large at $119.95
- The Solo plan at $14.95 per month allows only 1 consultant and 1 staff login
- Small at $29.95 and Standard at $39.95 both allow 1,000 bookings per month, so the extra $10 buys staff seats rather than capacity
- SMS and fax messages are a paid add on starting at $0.09 per credit with bundles from $5 for 40 credits
- Digital waivers are a separate add on starting at $9 per month for 200 waivers
DaySmart Salon
- The $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
- Extra users cost $9 per month each on Deluxe, Deluxe Growth and Premium
- Messaging is metered per plan: 500 texts and 1,000 emails per month on Basic, 1,000 texts and 5,000 emails on Deluxe, 5,000 texts and 20,000 emails at the top tier
- Text marketing, two way texting, reputation management and the website builder are paid add ons whose prices are not published
- Expense tracking, advanced payroll, commission tracking, sliding scale commissions and overtime rules are limited to Premium Growth
- Premium Growth is custom priced with no published rate
Pricing, plan by plan
Bookeo
$14.95/month- Solo$14.95/month
- 1 staff member
- Online booking
- Email reminders
- Small$29.95/month
- Up to 3 staff
- All Solo features
- SMS reminders
- Standard$39.95/month
- Up to 20 staff
- All Small features
- Advanced reporting
DaySmart Salon
$99/month- Starter$99/month
- Online booking
- Scheduling
- Client management
- Professional$199/month
- Everything in Starter
- POS
- Inventory
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom solutions
- API access
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Bookeo if
- You need online booking widget.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want calendar management.
Choose DaySmart Salon if
- You need online booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want appointment scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Bookeo or DaySmart Salon better?
- Neither clearly leads. Bookeo starts at $14.95/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Bookeo or DaySmart Salon?
- Bookeo starts at $14.95/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month.
- Does Bookeo or DaySmart Salon run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Bookeo best used for?
- Bookeo is most often used for online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographers, managing staff calendars and per consultant availability, collecting digital waivers and sending sms booking reminders. Of those, online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographers and managing staff calendars and per consultant availability are not what DaySmart Salon is typically brought in for.
- What can Bookeo do that DaySmart Salon cannot?
- Bookeo covers Online booking widget, Calendar management, Payment integration, Email reminders. DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management. Both handle Staff scheduling, Stripe, QuickBooks, SSL encryption.