Software · head to head
Envision vs Meevo
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; Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
- They diverge on capability: Envision covers SMS reminders, Meevo covers Business reporting.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Envision and Meevo actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2008).
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
- SMS reminders
- Reporting
Only in Meevo
- Business reporting
- Mobile app
- Client portal
- QuickBooks
- PCI DSS
- Ios support
- Android support
Both cover
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Client database
- Staff scheduling
- Stripe
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language 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 Meevo
Meevo
- Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Envision
- Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Envision
- Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Envision
- Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot 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
Meevo
- Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
- Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
- Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
- Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
- Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
- The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers
Pricing, plan by plan
Envision
$79/month- Starter$79/month
- Scheduling
- Basic POS
- Client management
- Professional$159/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced POS
- Inventory
Meevo
$99/month- Professional$99/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client management
- Enterprise$299/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced reporting
- Inventory management
Which should you pick?
Choose Meevo if
- You need business reporting.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want mobile app.
Questions people ask
- Is Envision or Meevo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Envision starts at $79/month and Meevo at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Envision or Meevo?
- Envision starts at $79/month and Meevo at $99/month.
- Does Envision or Meevo run on more platforms?
- Envision runs on Web. Meevo 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 Meevo is typically brought in for.
- What can Envision do that Meevo cannot?
- Envision covers SMS reminders, Reporting. Meevo covers Business reporting, Mobile app, Client portal, QuickBooks. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Client database.