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Heartland Retail vs SalonBiz

Heartland Retail logo

Heartland Retail

E-commerce & Retail

Omnichannel retail management platform

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SalonBiz logo

SalonBiz

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon and spa management suite

From
$89/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Heartland Retail covers Omnichannel selling, SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Heartland Retail and SalonBiz differ
AttributeHeartland RetailSalonBiz
Starting price$150/month$89/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Windows
CategoryE-commerce & RetailBeauty & Salon
Founded19972005

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 Heartland Retail

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

Only in SalonBiz

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Staff management
  • Marketing automation
  • Business reporting
  • QuickBooks
  • Stripe
  • Facebook

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management

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.

SalonBiz

  • Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Heartland Retail
  • Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Heartland Retail
  • Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot 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.

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

Heartland Retail

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

SalonBiz

$89/month
  • Standard$89/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client database
  • Premium$179/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Inventory
    • Staff management

Which should you pick?

Choose Heartland Retail if

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

Choose SalonBiz if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want client database.
SalonBiz review

Questions people ask

Is Heartland Retail or SalonBiz better?
Neither clearly leads. Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Heartland Retail or SalonBiz?
Heartland Retail starts at $150/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
Does Heartland Retail or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
Heartland Retail runs on Web. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
What can Heartland Retail do that SalonBiz cannot?
Heartland Retail covers Omnichannel selling, Customer management, Payment processing, Employee management. SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Staff management, Marketing automation. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management.
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