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Insight Salon Software vs Meevo

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Insight Salon Software

Software

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/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; Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • They diverge on capability: Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Meevo covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Insight Salon Software and Meevo differ
AttributeInsight Salon SoftwareMeevo
Starting price$40/month$99/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
  • Square
  • PayPal

Only in Meevo

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Inventory management
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • QuickBooks
  • Google

Both cover

  • Staff scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Stripe
  • Facebook
  • 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 Meevo
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot Meevo

Meevo

  • Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Insight Salon Software
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Insight Salon Software
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Insight Salon Software
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot 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

Meevo

  • Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
  • Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
  • Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
  • Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
  • The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers

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

Meevo

$99/month
  • Professional$99/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client management
  • Enterprise$299/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced reporting
    • Inventory management

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 Meevo if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client database.
Meevo review

Questions people ask

Is Insight Salon Software or Meevo better?
Neither clearly leads. Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and Meevo at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Insight Salon Software or Meevo?
Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and Meevo at $99/month.
Does Insight Salon Software or Meevo run on more platforms?
Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Meevo 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 Meevo is typically brought in for.
What can Insight Salon Software do that Meevo cannot?
Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Client management, Advanced analytics, Revenue tracking. Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Inventory management, Business reporting. Both handle Staff scheduling, Point of sale, Stripe, Facebook.
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