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DaySmart Salon vs Heartland Retail

DaySmart Salon logo

DaySmart Salon

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon and spa business platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Heartland Retail logo

Heartland Retail

E-commerce & Retail

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Heartland Retail covers Omnichannel selling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DaySmart Salon and Heartland Retail actually diverge.

Attributes where DaySmart Salon and Heartland Retail differ
AttributeDaySmart SalonHeartland Retail
Starting price$99/month$150/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryBeauty & SalonE-commerce & Retail
Founded20101997

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 DaySmart Salon

  • Online booking
  • Appointment scheduling
  • Staff scheduling
  • Client management
  • Marketing automation
  • Business analytics
  • Mailchimp
  • QuickBooks

Only in Heartland Retail

  • Omnichannel selling
  • Customer management
  • Payment processing
  • Employee management
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management

What people use each for

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

DaySmart Salon

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

Heartland Retail

No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Heartland Retail

Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Heartland Retail

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • POS system
    • Inventory management
    • Customer management
  • Professional$350/month
    • All Core features
    • Omnichannel
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose DaySmart Salon if

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

Choose Heartland Retail if

  • You need omnichannel selling.
  • You also want customer management.
Heartland Retail review

Questions people ask

Is DaySmart Salon or Heartland Retail better?
Neither clearly leads. DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Heartland Retail at $150/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DaySmart Salon or Heartland Retail?
DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Heartland Retail at $150/month.
Does DaySmart Salon or Heartland Retail run on more platforms?
DaySmart Salon runs on Web, Ios, Android. Heartland Retail runs on Web.
What is DaySmart Salon best used for?
DaySmart Salon is most often used for appointment booking and staff scheduling for hair and beauty salons, salon point of sale with packages and memberships, commission based stylist payroll and expense tracking, client reminders and marketing by text and email. Of those, appointment booking and staff scheduling for hair and beauty salons and salon point of sale with packages and memberships are not what Heartland Retail is typically brought in for.
What can DaySmart Salon do that Heartland Retail cannot?
DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Staff scheduling, Client management. Heartland Retail covers Omnichannel selling, Customer management, Payment processing, Employee management. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management.
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