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DaySmart Salon vs Zenoti

DaySmart Salon logo

DaySmart Salon

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon and spa business platform

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Zenoti logo

Zenoti

Scheduling & Booking

Enterprise spa and salon software

From
$200/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; Zenoti zenoti publishes no prices: the pricing page names plans by business type but gives no rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and routes every enquiry to a quote or demo
  • They diverge on capability: DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Zenoti covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where DaySmart Salon and Zenoti differ
AttributeDaySmart SalonZenoti
Starting price$99/month$200/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryBeauty & SalonScheduling & Booking

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), founded (2010).

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
  • Business analytics
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Zapier

Only in Zenoti

  • Appointment booking
  • Employee management
  • Membership management
  • Gift cards
  • Business intelligence
  • Xero
  • Constant Contact
  • PayPal

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Marketing automation
  • Mailchimp
  • QuickBooks
  • Stripe
  • GDPR compliant
  • Cloud deployment

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

Zenoti

  • Running multi location spa, salon and medspa chains on one platformnot DaySmart Salon
  • Centralising appointment booking, point of sale and inventory across sitesnot DaySmart Salon
  • Managing memberships, packages and customer marketing for large operatorsnot 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

Zenoti

  • Zenoti publishes no prices: the pricing page names plans by business type but gives no rate, no per location fee and no minimum, and routes every enquiry to a quote or demo
  • Multi location pricing is described as customised to the customer's footprint, so two buyers of the same size are not guaranteed the same rate
  • Communication costs such as messaging are billed on consumption on top of the plan
  • Functionality is extended through paid add ons rather than being included in a single plan

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

Zenoti

$200/month
  • Essential$200/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Professional$350/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Marketing automation
    • Inventory management
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location
    • Custom integrations

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 Zenoti if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want employee management.
Zenoti review

Questions people ask

Is DaySmart Salon or Zenoti better?
Neither clearly leads. DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Zenoti at $200/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DaySmart Salon or Zenoti?
DaySmart Salon starts at $99/month and Zenoti at $200/month.
Does DaySmart Salon or Zenoti run on more platforms?
DaySmart Salon runs on Web, Ios, Android. Zenoti 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 Zenoti is typically brought in for.
What can DaySmart Salon do that Zenoti cannot?
DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Appointment scheduling, Staff scheduling, Client management. Zenoti covers Appointment booking, Employee management, Membership management, Gift cards. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management, Marketing automation, Mailchimp.
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