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Caviar vs Meevo

Caviar logo

Caviar

Food & Restaurant

Premium restaurant delivery service

From
$20/order
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Meevo logo

Meevo

Beauty & Salon

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Caviar limited availability to 20 major metropolitan areas; Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • They diverge on capability: Caviar covers Premium delivery, Meevo covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Caviar and Meevo actually diverge.

Attributes where Caviar and Meevo differ
AttributeCaviarMeevo
Starting price$20/order$99/month
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
CategoryFood & RestaurantBeauty & Salon
Founded20122008

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Caviar

  • Premium delivery
  • Curated marketplace
  • Order management
  • Quality-focused
  • Analytics
  • DoorDash
  • Toast
  • Square

Only in Meevo

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Client database
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Caviar

  • Point of Salenot Meevo
  • Order Managementnot Meevo
  • Inventory Controlnot Meevo
  • Staff Schedulingnot Meevo

Meevo

  • Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Caviar
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Caviar
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Caviar
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Caviar

Where each one falls short

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

Caviar

  • Limited availability to 20 major metropolitan areas
  • Service fee of 18 percent applied to all orders
  • Not available in all regions as standalone service

Meevo

  • Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
  • Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
  • Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
  • Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
  • The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers

Pricing, plan by plan

Caviar

$20/order
  • Standard$25/percent
    • Premium delivery
    • Curated placement

Meevo

$99/month
  • Professional$99/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client management
  • Enterprise$299/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced reporting
    • Inventory management

Which should you pick?

Choose Caviar if

  • You need premium delivery.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want curated marketplace.
Caviar review

Choose Meevo if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want point of sale.
Meevo review

Questions people ask

Is Caviar or Meevo better?
Neither clearly leads. Caviar starts at $20/order and Meevo at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Caviar or Meevo?
Caviar starts at $20/order and Meevo at $99/month.
Does Caviar or Meevo run on more platforms?
Caviar runs on Web, iOS, Android. Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Caviar best used for?
Caviar is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Meevo is typically brought in for.
What can Caviar do that Meevo cannot?
Caviar covers Premium delivery, Curated marketplace, Order management, Quality-focused. Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Inventory management. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Caviar: What does Caviar charge for delivery?

A service fee of 18 percent is applied to each Caviar delivery order. The delivery fee ranges from $1.99 to $8.99 depending on distance and demand. Customers ordering for pickup pay no order minimums, service fee or delivery fee.

Source
Caviar: Is Caviar available as a standalone service?

No. Caviar was acquired by DoorDash in October 2019 and now operates as part of the DoorDash platform. DoorDash members with DashPass enjoy waived delivery fees and reduced service charges on Caviar orders.

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