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Heartland Retail vs Phorest

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Heartland Retail

Software

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Phorest logo

Phorest

Software

Salon software that grows your business

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Omnichannel selling, Phorest covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Heartland Retail and Phorest actually diverge.

Attributes where Heartland Retail and Phorest differ
AttributeHeartland RetailPhorest
Starting price$150/month$99/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded19972003

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 Heartland Retail

  • Omnichannel selling
  • Inventory management
  • Customer management
  • Payment processing
  • Employee management
  • Analytics
  • Reporting

Only in Phorest

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Marketing automation
  • Reputation management
  • Staff management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Business reports
  • Mailchimp

Both cover

  • Point of sale

What people use each for

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

Heartland Retail

No use cases recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Phorest

  • Salon and spa appointment booking with client recordsnot Heartland Retail
  • Marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businessesnot Heartland Retail

Where each one falls short

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

Heartland Retail

Nothing recorded yet. See the Heartland Retail review.

Phorest

  • No price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request
  • There is no free trial at all, which the company states plainly
  • The product is described as suited to 3 or more staff, so a solo operator is outside the intended range
  • The branded booking app requires the Ultimate plan, and two way SMS, memberships, lead management and the ads manager are all Elite only

Pricing, plan by plan

Heartland Retail

$150/month
  • Core$150/month
    • POS system
    • Inventory management
    • Customer management
  • Professional$350/month
    • All Core features
    • Omnichannel
    • Advanced analytics

Phorest

$99/month
  • Grow$99/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client management
    • POS
  • Elevate$179/month
    • Everything in Grow
    • Advanced marketing
    • Online booking
  • Innovate$299/month
    • Everything in Elevate
    • Multi-location
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Heartland Retail if

  • You need omnichannel selling.
  • You also want inventory management.
Heartland Retail review

Choose Phorest if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Phorest review

Questions people ask

Is Heartland Retail or Phorest better?
Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and Phorest at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or Phorest?
Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and Phorest at $99/month.
Does Heartland Retail or Phorest run on more platforms?
Heartland Retail runs on Web. Phorest runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What can Heartland Retail do that Phorest cannot?
Heartland Retail covers Omnichannel selling, Inventory management, Customer management, Payment processing. Phorest covers Appointment booking, Client management, Marketing automation, Reputation management. Both handle Point of sale.
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