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DaySmart Spa vs SalonRunner

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DaySmart Spa

Beauty

Spa and medi-spa booking and management with published tiers from 29 USD a month

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SalonRunner

Beauty

Run your salon like a pro

From
$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DaySmart Spa only one user is included on the entry plan and three on the middle plans, so a spa with eight therapists pays the tier price plus 9 USD per extra head and the headline price bears no relation to the real bill.; SalonRunner salonRunner is the underlying platform behind the flagship Rosy Salon Software brand, offered white-label through a VAR program (Internet Archive capture, 29 December 2021); no pricing figures were published
  • They diverge on capability: DaySmart Spa covers Point of sale, SalonRunner covers Client management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DaySmart Spa and SalonRunner actually diverge.

Attributes where DaySmart Spa and SalonRunner differ
AttributeDaySmart SpaSalonRunner
Starting price$29/month$19/month
Pricing modelPer user per monthsubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, WindowsWeb, Ios, Android
FoundedUnknown2012

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Beauty).

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 Spa

  • Point of sale
  • Automated reminders
  • Staff scheduling and payroll data
  • Memberships and packages
  • Inventory
  • Marketing

Only in SalonRunner

  • Client management
  • Staff scheduling
  • POS system
  • Commission tracking
  • Mobile apps
  • SMS reminders
  • Marketing campaigns
  • Stripe

Both cover

  • Online booking

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

DaySmart Spa

  • A single therapist spa that wants online booking and card payment for under 30 USD a month with no setup projectnot SalonRunner
  • A spa with three to six staff that needs rotas, commission and retail stock in the same system as the diarynot SalonRunner
  • A spa selling prepaid packages and memberships that needs balances tracked against future bookings rather than in a spreadsheetnot SalonRunner
  • An owner moving off paper diaries who wants automated text reminders to cut no shows and can size the message allowance against booking volumenot SalonRunner

SalonRunner

  • Mobile salon managementnot DaySmart Spa
  • Client bookingnot DaySmart Spa
  • Staff coordinationnot DaySmart Spa
  • Payment processingnot DaySmart Spa

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

DaySmart Spa

  • Only one user is included on the entry plan and three on the middle plans, so a spa with eight therapists pays the tier price plus 9 USD per extra head and the headline price bears no relation to the real bill.
  • Text and email allowances are tiered, so a spa that leans on reminders can be forced onto a much more expensive plan by message volume rather than by needing any additional feature.
  • The unlimited user tier has no published price at all, which breaks the transparency the rest of the range offers exactly at the point where a multi site chain needs to plan a budget.
  • There is no clinical charting, consent capture or medical record handling, so a medi-spa performing injectables or laser treatments needs a second system for patient records and the two will not share data.
  • It is a long established small business product built around a desktop lineage, and reporting and the interface show that age next to newer spa platforms, which matters if you want modern analytics rather than a working till.

SalonRunner

  • SalonRunner is the underlying platform behind the flagship Rosy Salon Software brand, offered white-label through a VAR program (Internet Archive capture, 29 December 2021); no pricing figures were published

Pricing, plan by plan

DaySmart Spa

$29/month
  • Basic$29/month
    • 1 user
    • Appointment scheduling and online booking
    • Payment processing
  • Deluxe$69/month
    • 3 users included
    • Additional users at 9 USD each
    • Larger text and email allowance
  • Deluxe Growth$149/month
    • 3 users included
    • Additional users at 9 USD each
    • Higher message allowance
  • Premium$199/month
    • 6 users included
    • Additional users at 9 USD each
    • Advanced payroll and reporting

SalonRunner

$19/month
  • Solo$19/month
    • 1 user
    • Online booking
    • Client management
  • Team$49/month
    • Up to 5 users
    • All Solo features
    • Staff scheduling

Which should you pick?

Choose DaySmart Spa if

  • You need point of sale.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
  • You also want automated reminders.
DaySmart Spa review

Choose SalonRunner if

  • You need client management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want staff scheduling.
SalonRunner review

Questions people ask

Is DaySmart Spa or SalonRunner better?
Neither clearly leads. DaySmart Spa starts at $29/month and SalonRunner at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DaySmart Spa or SalonRunner?
DaySmart Spa starts at $29/month and SalonRunner at $19/month.
Does DaySmart Spa or SalonRunner run on more platforms?
DaySmart Spa runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows. SalonRunner runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is DaySmart Spa best used for?
DaySmart Spa is most often used for a single therapist spa that wants online booking and card payment for under 30 usd a month with no setup project, a spa with three to six staff that needs rotas, commission and retail stock in the same system as the diary, a spa selling prepaid packages and memberships that needs balances tracked against future bookings rather than in a spreadsheet, an owner moving off paper diaries who wants automated text reminders to cut no shows and can size the message allowance against booking volume. Of those, a single therapist spa that wants online booking and card payment for under 30 usd a month with no setup project and a spa with three to six staff that needs rotas, commission and retail stock in the same system as the diary are not what SalonRunner is typically brought in for.
What can DaySmart Spa do that SalonRunner cannot?
DaySmart Spa covers Point of sale, Automated reminders, Staff scheduling and payroll data, Memberships and packages. SalonRunner covers Client management, Staff scheduling, POS system, Commission tracking. Both handle Online booking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

DaySmart Spa: How much does DaySmart Spa actually cost for a team of eight?

The 199 USD Premium plan includes six users, so eight users is 199 USD plus 9 USD each for the two extra, before payment processing fees.

DaySmart Spa: Does it handle medi-spa clinical notes?

No. There is no clinical charting or consent record, so medical treatments need a separate patient record system.

DaySmart Spa: Is there a free plan?

No, but there is a free trial. The cheapest paid tier is 29 USD a month for one user.

DaySmart Spa: How is it different from DaySmart Salon?

Same underlying platform, configured for spa services, packages and treatment rooms rather than chair based salon workflows.

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