Software · head to head
Envision vs SalonBiz
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; SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- They diverge on capability: Envision covers Staff scheduling, SalonBiz covers Staff management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Envision and SalonBiz actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
- Staff scheduling
- SMS reminders
- Reporting
Only in SalonBiz
- Staff management
- Marketing automation
- Business reporting
- QuickBooks
- Desktop deployment
- Windows support
Both cover
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Client database
- 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 SalonBiz
SalonBiz
- Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Envision
- Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Envision
- Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot 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
SalonBiz
- Pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- Each tier caps service professionals at 5, 12 and 20 respectively, with extra staff sold in blocks of 10 at $55 per month
- Not using SalonBiz Payments raises the monthly fee by $25 to $45 depending on tier
- School and institute plans are capped at 100 students on Essential and 200 on Premium, with extra students at $15 per month per 25
- Enterprise and multi location pricing is quote only 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
SalonBiz
$89/month- Standard$89/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client database
- Premium$179/month
- Everything in Standard
- Inventory
- Staff management
Which should you pick?
Choose SalonBiz if
- You need staff management.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want marketing automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Envision or SalonBiz better?
- Neither clearly leads. Envision starts at $79/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Envision or SalonBiz?
- Envision starts at $79/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
- Does Envision or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
- Envision runs on Web. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
- 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 SalonBiz is typically brought in for.
- What can Envision do that SalonBiz cannot?
- Envision covers Staff scheduling, SMS reminders, Reporting. SalonBiz covers Staff management, Marketing automation, Business reporting, QuickBooks. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Client database.