Beauty & Salon · head to head
DaySmart Salon vs StyleSeat
DaySmart Salon
Beauty & Salon
Intelligent salon and spa business platform
- From
- $99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only StyleSeat has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; StyleSeat introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.
- They diverge on capability: DaySmart Salon covers Appointment scheduling, StyleSeat covers Professional profiles.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DaySmart Salon and StyleSeat actually diverge.
| Attribute | DaySmart Salon | StyleSeat |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | transaction |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2010 | 2011 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Staff scheduling
- Marketing automation
- Business analytics
- Mailchimp
- QuickBooks
Only in StyleSeat
- Professional profiles
- Payment processing
- Marketing tools
- Reviews & ratings
- Mobile app
- Calendar management
- Google Calendar
Both cover
- Online booking
- Client management
- 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 StyleSeat
- Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot StyleSeat
- Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot StyleSeat
- Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot StyleSeat
StyleSeat
- Client acquisitionnot DaySmart Salon
- Online bookingnot DaySmart Salon
- Personal brandingnot DaySmart Salon
- Payment collectionnot DaySmart Salon
- Client retentionnot 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
StyleSeat
- Introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.
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
StyleSeat
Free- FreeFree
- Online booking
- Client management
- Professional profile
- Pro$35/month
- Everything in Free
- Smart pricing
- No-show protection
Which should you pick?
Choose DaySmart Salon if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want point of sale.
Choose StyleSeat if
- You need professional profiles.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want payment processing.
Questions people ask
- Is DaySmart Salon or StyleSeat better?
- Neither clearly leads. DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and StyleSeat at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DaySmart Salon or StyleSeat?
- StyleSeat has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for DaySmart Salon and Free for StyleSeat.
- Does DaySmart Salon or StyleSeat run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use StyleSeat for free?
- Yes. StyleSeat has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month.
- 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 StyleSeat is typically brought in for.
- What can DaySmart Salon do that StyleSeat cannot?
- DaySmart Salon covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling. StyleSeat covers Professional profiles, Payment processing, Marketing tools, Reviews & ratings. Both handle Online booking, Client management, Facebook, Stripe.