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Clover vs DaySmart Salon

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Clover

Software

Point of sale system that grows with your business

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
DaySmart Salon logo

DaySmart Salon

Software

Intelligent salon and spa business platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Clover the App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts; 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: Clover covers POS system, DaySmart Salon covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clover and DaySmart Salon actually diverge.

Attributes where Clover and DaySmart Salon differ
AttributeCloverDaySmart Salon
Starting price$29/month$99/month
PlatformsHardware, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20122010

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 Clover

  • POS system
  • Payment processing
  • Employee management
  • Reporting
  • Yelp
  • Gusto
  • PCI DSS
  • EMV

Only in DaySmart Salon

  • Online booking
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Staff scheduling
  • Client management
  • Marketing automation
  • Business analytics
  • Mailchimp

Both cover

  • Inventory management
  • QuickBooks
  • Ios support

What people use each for

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

Clover

  • Point of salenot DaySmart Salon
  • Payment processingnot DaySmart Salon
  • Business managementnot DaySmart Salon

DaySmart Salon

  • Appointment booking and staff scheduling for hair and beauty salonsnot Clover
  • Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Clover
  • Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Clover
  • Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot Clover

Where each one falls short

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

Clover

  • The App Store listing (Clover Network, Inc) requires an existing Clover merchant account to use the app at all; there is no self-serve signup or published subscription price inside the listing, confirming the product is sold only through merchant onboarding contracts

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

Clover

$29/month
  • StarterFree
    • Mobile payments
    • Basic reporting
  • Standard$14.95/month
    • Full POS
    • Employee management
    • Inventory

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 Clover if

  • You need pos system.
  • You work on Hardware, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.
Clover review

Choose DaySmart Salon if

  • You need online booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want appointment scheduling.
DaySmart Salon review

Questions people ask

Is Clover or DaySmart Salon better?
Neither clearly leads. Clover starts at $29/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, Clover or DaySmart Salon?
Clover starts at $29/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month.
Does Clover or DaySmart Salon run on more platforms?
Clover runs on Hardware, Ios, Android. DaySmart Salon runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Clover best used for?
Clover is most often used for point of sale, payment processing, business management. Of those, point of sale and payment processing are not what DaySmart Salon is typically brought in for.
What can Clover do that DaySmart Salon cannot?
Clover covers POS system, Payment processing, Employee management, Reporting. DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Staff scheduling. Both handle Inventory management, QuickBooks, Ios support.
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