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DaySmart Salon vs Salonized

DaySmart Salon logo

DaySmart Salon

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon and spa business platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Salonized logo

Salonized

Beauty & Salon

Cloud-based salon management and POS system

From
$30/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; Salonized the pricing page lists no monthly plan price and no per plan feature breakdown; visitors are directed to start a trial to see plan details
  • They diverge on capability: DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Salonized covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where DaySmart Salon and Salonized differ
AttributeDaySmart SalonSalonized
Starting price$99/month$30/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20102014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Beauty & Salon).

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
  • Marketing automation
  • Business analytics
  • Mailchimp
  • QuickBooks
  • Google
  • Zapier

Only in Salonized

  • Appointment booking
  • SMS notifications
  • Payment processing
  • Financial reporting
  • PayPal
  • Google Calendar
  • WhatsApp
  • Instagram

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Client management
  • Facebook
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • Data encryption
  • GDPR compliant
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web 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 Salonized
  • Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Salonized
  • Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Salonized
  • Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot Salonized

Salonized

  • Online appointment booking and calendar management for hair and beauty salonsnot DaySmart Salon
  • Taking in salon card payments through Salonized Pay terminalsnot DaySmart Salon
  • Sending appointment reminders to clients by SMSnot DaySmart Salon
  • Listing salon availability on the Treatwell marketplacenot 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

Salonized

  • The pricing page lists no monthly plan price and no per plan feature breakdown; visitors are directed to start a trial to see plan details
  • SMS messages are a paid add on starting at EUR 0.11 each and cost EUR 0.15 each in the 50 to 999 credit band
  • Salonized Pay requires a payment terminal starting at EUR 199 plus a 1.0 percent transaction fee
  • Bookings taken through the Treatwell integration carry a 35 percent commission on new Treatwell bookings plus a 2 percent transaction fee on prepaid online bookings
  • The free trial runs 14 days

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

Salonized

$30/month
  • Basic$30/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$55/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • Point of sale
    • Inventory management
  • Premium$95/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced analytics
    • Multi-location support

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 Salonized if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want sms notifications.
Salonized review

Questions people ask

Is DaySmart Salon or Salonized better?
Neither clearly leads. DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Salonized at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DaySmart Salon or Salonized?
DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Salonized at $30/month.
Does DaySmart Salon or Salonized run on more platforms?
DaySmart Salon runs on Web, Ios, Android. Salonized runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
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 Salonized is typically brought in for.
What can DaySmart Salon do that Salonized cannot?
DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Marketing automation, Business analytics. Salonized covers Appointment booking, SMS notifications, Payment processing, Financial reporting. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling, Client management.
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