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GlossGenius vs TINYpulse

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GlossGenius

Scheduling & Booking

Beautiful booking for beauty pros

From
$24/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
TINYpulse logo

TINYpulse

HR & Recruiting

The employee voice platform

From
$5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: GlossGenius card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent; TINYpulse tINYpulse has joined WebMD Health Services, per the vendor: "TINYpulse has officially joined forces with WebMD Health Services", and its own pricing page now redirects to a WebMD Health Services page
  • They diverge on capability: GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which GlossGenius and TINYpulse actually diverge.

Attributes where GlossGenius and TINYpulse differ
AttributeGlossGeniusTINYpulse
Starting price$24/month$5/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
CategoryScheduling & BookingHR & Recruiting
Founded20162012

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

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 GlossGenius

  • Custom booking pages
  • Payment processing
  • Client management
  • Automated reminders
  • Marketing tools
  • Website builder
  • Reports & insights
  • Gift cards

Only in TINYpulse

  • Pulse surveys
  • Anonymous suggestions
  • Cheers peer recognition
  • eNPS tracking
  • Virtual suggestions box
  • Manager insights
  • Custom surveys
  • Trend analysis

What people use each for

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

GlossGenius

  • Appointment booking and calendar management for salonsnot TINYpulse
  • Card payments and tipping at the chairnot TINYpulse
  • Client records, forms and waiversnot TINYpulse
  • Memberships and prepaid packagesnot TINYpulse
  • Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot TINYpulse

TINYpulse

  • Collecting anonymous employee engagement pulse surveysnot GlossGenius

Where each one falls short

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

GlossGenius

  • Card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent
  • Forms and waivers, waitlists and Google booking need the Gold plan at $56 a month
  • Team analytics, custom commissions and unlimited team members require Platinum at $168 a month
  • The medspa plans start where the beauty Platinum plan does, at $168 a month, rising to $298 for the full clinical suite
  • Payroll is a separate add-on at $40 a month plus $6 per staff member

TINYpulse

  • TINYpulse has joined WebMD Health Services, per the vendor: "TINYpulse has officially joined forces with WebMD Health Services", and its own pricing page now redirects to a WebMD Health Services page

Pricing, plan by plan

GlossGenius

$24/month
  • Standard$24/month
    • Custom booking site
    • Unlimited appointments
    • Client management
  • Gold$48/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Marketing suite
    • Advanced analytics

TINYpulse

$5/month
  • Engage$5/month
    • Weekly pulse surveys
    • Anonymous feedback
    • Cheers recognition
  • Perform$7/month
    • Everything in Engage
    • Performance reviews
    • Goal tracking

Which should you pick?

Choose GlossGenius if

  • You need custom booking pages.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.
GlossGenius review

Choose TINYpulse if

  • You need pulse surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want anonymous suggestions.
TINYpulse review

Questions people ask

Is GlossGenius or TINYpulse better?
Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $24/month and TINYpulse at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or TINYpulse?
GlossGenius starts at $24/month and TINYpulse at $5/month.
Does GlossGenius or TINYpulse run on more platforms?
GlossGenius runs on Web, Ios, Android. TINYpulse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is GlossGenius best used for?
GlossGenius is most often used for appointment booking and calendar management for salons, card payments and tipping at the chair, client records, forms and waivers, memberships and prepaid packages. Of those, appointment booking and calendar management for salons and card payments and tipping at the chair are not what TINYpulse is typically brought in for.
What can GlossGenius do that TINYpulse cannot?
GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Automated reminders. TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys, Anonymous suggestions, Cheers peer recognition, eNPS tracking.
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