Beauty & Salon · head to head
Envision vs DaySmart Salon
Envision
Beauty & Salon
Salon management software with integrated POS
- From
- $79/month
- Rated
- -
DaySmart Salon
Beauty & Salon
Intelligent salon and spa business platform
- From
- $99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Envision standard plan includes only 1 user and charges $20 per additional user up to a 5 seat cap; DaySmart Salon the $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
- They diverge on capability: Envision covers Client database, DaySmart Salon covers Online booking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Envision and DaySmart Salon actually diverge.
| Attribute | Envision | DaySmart Salon |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $79/month | $99/month |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2008 | 2010 |
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 Envision
- Client database
- SMS reminders
- Reporting
- English language support
Only in DaySmart Salon
- Online booking
- Client management
- Marketing automation
- Business analytics
- Mailchimp
- QuickBooks
- Zapier
- Data encryption
Both cover
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Staff scheduling
- Stripe
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Envision
- Salon and spa businesses managing bookings, marketing campaigns and payments in one platformnot DaySmart Salon
DaySmart Salon
- Appointment booking and staff scheduling for hair and beauty salonsnot Envision
- Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Envision
- Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Envision
- Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot Envision
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Envision
- Standard plan includes only 1 user and charges $20 per additional user up to a 5 seat cap
- No dollar amounts are shown for any plan; the page states pricing is tailored to your practice and requires contacting sales
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Envision
$79/month- Starter$79/month
- Scheduling
- Basic POS
- Client management
- Professional$159/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced POS
- Inventory
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
Which should you pick?
Choose DaySmart Salon if
- You need online booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want client management.
Questions people ask
- Is Envision or DaySmart Salon better?
- Neither clearly leads. Envision starts at $79/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Envision or DaySmart Salon?
- Envision starts at $79/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month.
- Does Envision or DaySmart Salon run on more platforms?
- Envision runs on Web. DaySmart Salon runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Envision best used for?
- Envision is most often used for salon and spa businesses managing bookings, marketing campaigns and payments in one platform. Of those, salon and spa businesses managing bookings, marketing campaigns and payments in one platform is not what DaySmart Salon is typically brought in for.
- What can Envision do that DaySmart Salon cannot?
- Envision covers Client database, SMS reminders, Reporting, English language support. DaySmart Salon covers Online booking, Client management, Marketing automation, Business analytics. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling.