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DaySmart Salon vs Shopkeep

DaySmart Salon logo

DaySmart Salon

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon and spa business platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Shopkeep logo

Shopkeep

E-commerce & Retail

Cloud-based POS for small businesses

From
$49/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; Shopkeep unreliable inventory control across multiple locations
  • They diverge on capability: DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Shopkeep covers Payment processing.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where DaySmart Salon and Shopkeep differ
AttributeDaySmart SalonShopkeep
Starting price$99/month$49/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidiPad, Web
CategoryBeauty & SalonE-commerce & Retail
Founded20102008

Identical on both: 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 Shopkeep

  • Payment processing
  • Customer profiles
  • Sales analytics
  • Employee management
  • Mobile POS
  • 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 Shopkeep
  • Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Shopkeep
  • Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Shopkeep
  • Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot Shopkeep

Shopkeep

No use cases recorded yet. See the Shopkeep 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

Shopkeep

  • Unreliable inventory control across multiple locations
  • Cloud-dependent with no offline transaction processing capability
  • Dropped Bluetooth connections cause lost sales and payment processing failures

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

Shopkeep

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Shopkeep review.

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 Shopkeep if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on iPad, Web.
  • You also want customer profiles.
Shopkeep review

Questions people ask

Is DaySmart Salon or Shopkeep better?
Neither clearly leads. DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Shopkeep at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DaySmart Salon or Shopkeep?
DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Shopkeep at $49/month.
Does DaySmart Salon or Shopkeep run on more platforms?
DaySmart Salon runs on Web, Ios, Android. Shopkeep runs on iPad, 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 Shopkeep is typically brought in for.
What can DaySmart Salon do that Shopkeep cannot?
DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Staff scheduling, Client management. Shopkeep covers Payment processing, Customer profiles, Sales analytics, Employee management. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Shopkeep: How much does Shopkeep cost?

Shopkeep by Lightspeed pricing varies by plan. Customers must request quotes for current pricing, which has shifted since the Lightspeed acquisition.

Source
Shopkeep: What hardware does Shopkeep require?

Shopkeep operates on iPad tablets, cloud-based systems, and traditional cash register setups, requiring third-party hardware integration.

Source
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