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Insight Salon Software vs Bookeo

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Insight Salon Software

Software

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Bookeo

Software

Appointment scheduling for service businesses

From
$14.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Insight Salon Software cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins; Bookeo every plan caps monthly bookings: 200 on Solo at $14.95, 1,000 on Small and Standard, 2,000 on Large and 3,000 on X-Large at $119.95
  • They diverge on capability: Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Bookeo covers Online booking widget.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Insight Salon Software and Bookeo actually diverge.

Attributes where Insight Salon Software and Bookeo differ
AttributeInsight Salon SoftwareBookeo
Starting price$40/month$14.95/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20122008

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 Insight Salon Software

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Advanced analytics
  • Revenue tracking
  • Performance metrics
  • Marketing automation
  • Point of sale
  • Mailchimp

Only in Bookeo

  • Online booking widget
  • Calendar management
  • Payment integration
  • Email reminders
  • SMS reminders
  • Custom booking forms
  • Reporting
  • Zoom

Both cover

  • Staff scheduling
  • Stripe
  • Square
  • PayPal
  • Google Calendar
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

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

Insight Salon Software

  • Running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spanot Bookeo
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot Bookeo

Bookeo

  • Online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographersnot Insight Salon Software
  • Managing staff calendars and per consultant availabilitynot Insight Salon Software
  • Collecting digital waivers and sending SMS booking remindersnot Insight Salon Software

Where each one falls short

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

Insight Salon Software

  • Cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
  • Premium Cloud's two way SMS is capped per tier, from 500 messages a month on Solo up to 8,000 on Enterprise
  • The installed one time purchase version only includes free software upgrades for 1 year, after which upgrades are not covered
  • Multi-year pre-purchase discounts of 10, 15 and 20 percent require paying 1, 2 or 3 years upfront

Bookeo

  • Every plan caps monthly bookings: 200 on Solo at $14.95, 1,000 on Small and Standard, 2,000 on Large and 3,000 on X-Large at $119.95
  • The Solo plan at $14.95 per month allows only 1 consultant and 1 staff login
  • Small at $29.95 and Standard at $39.95 both allow 1,000 bookings per month, so the extra $10 buys staff seats rather than capacity
  • SMS and fax messages are a paid add on starting at $0.09 per credit with bundles from $5 for 40 credits
  • Digital waivers are a separate add on starting at $9 per month for 200 waivers

Pricing, plan by plan

Insight Salon Software

$40/month
  • Starter$40/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic analytics
  • Professional$70/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced analytics
    • Staff performance tracking
  • Enterprise$120/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-location analytics
    • Custom reports

Bookeo

$14.95/month
  • Solo$14.95/month
    • 1 staff member
    • Online booking
    • Email reminders
  • Small$29.95/month
    • Up to 3 staff
    • All Solo features
    • SMS reminders
  • Standard$39.95/month
    • Up to 20 staff
    • All Small features
    • Advanced reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Insight Salon Software if

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

Choose Bookeo if

  • You need online booking widget.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want calendar management.
Bookeo review

Questions people ask

Is Insight Salon Software or Bookeo better?
Neither clearly leads. Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and Bookeo at $14.95/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Insight Salon Software or Bookeo?
Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and Bookeo at $14.95/month.
Does Insight Salon Software or Bookeo run on more platforms?
Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Bookeo runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Insight Salon Software best used for?
Insight Salon Software is most often used for running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spa, sending automated two way sms appointment reminders to clients. Of those, running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spa and sending automated two way sms appointment reminders to clients are not what Bookeo is typically brought in for.
What can Insight Salon Software do that Bookeo cannot?
Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Client management, Advanced analytics, Revenue tracking. Bookeo covers Online booking widget, Calendar management, Payment integration, Email reminders. Both handle Staff scheduling, Stripe, Square, PayPal.
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