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DaySmart Salon vs Meevo

DaySmart Salon logo

DaySmart Salon

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon and spa business platform

From
$99/month
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: DaySmart Salon the $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms; 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: DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Meevo covers Client database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where DaySmart Salon and Meevo differ
AttributeDaySmart SalonMeevo
CategoryBeauty & SalonUnknown
Founded20102008

Identical on both: starting price ($99/month), pricing model (subscription), 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 DaySmart Salon

  • Online booking
  • Client management
  • Marketing automation
  • Business analytics
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier
  • Data encryption
  • GDPR compliant

Only in Meevo

  • Client database
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • PCI DSS
  • Android support
  • English language support

Both cover

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • QuickBooks
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support

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 Meevo
  • Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Meevo
  • Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Meevo
  • Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot Meevo

Meevo

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

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

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

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

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 DaySmart Salon if

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

Choose Meevo if

  • You need client database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business reporting.
Meevo review

Questions people ask

Is DaySmart Salon or Meevo better?
Neither clearly leads. DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Meevo at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DaySmart Salon or Meevo?
DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Meevo at $99/month.
Does DaySmart Salon or Meevo run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Meevo is typically brought in for.
What can DaySmart Salon do that Meevo cannot?
DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Client management, Marketing automation, Business analytics. Meevo covers Client database, Business reporting, Mobile app, Client portal. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling.
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