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Insight Salon Software vs Pike13

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Insight Salon Software

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Pike13 logo

Pike13

Fitness & Wellness

Client management for service businesses

From
$129/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; Pike13 the entry Essential plan is $159 per month billed monthly, or $139 with annual prepayment
  • They diverge on capability: Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Pike13 covers Online scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Insight Salon Software and Pike13 actually diverge.

Attributes where Insight Salon Software and Pike13 differ
AttributeInsight Salon SoftwarePike13
Starting price$40/month$129/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiIos, Android, Web
CategoryBeauty & SalonFitness & Wellness
Founded20122011

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 Insight Salon Software

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

Only in Pike13

  • Online scheduling
  • Automated billing
  • Client portal
  • Staff management
  • Reporting dashboard
  • QuickBooks
  • Zapier
  • Ios support

Both cover

  • Stripe
  • Mailchimp

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 Pike13
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot Pike13

Pike13

  • Class, course and appointment scheduling for fitness studiosnot Insight Salon Software
  • Membership billing, passes and automated collectionsnot Insight Salon Software
  • Multi-location reporting for growing studio and franchise businessesnot 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

Pike13

  • The entry Essential plan is $159 per month billed monthly, or $139 with annual prepayment
  • SMS reminders and messaging, email marketing, digital waivers, payroll and staff time tracking and multi-location oversight all require the Advanced plan at $225 per month billed monthly
  • Custom reporting and website widgets are excluded from the Essential plan
  • API access and custom integrations require the Premium plan at $286 per month billed monthly
  • On the Premium plan you must choose either a branded app or custom reports, not both
  • Member progress tracking and skill assessments are Premium only
  • The advertised lower prices require a single yearly payment up front

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

Pike13

$129/month
  • Studio$129/month
    • Scheduling
    • Billing
    • Client portal
  • Enterprise$249/month
    • Multi-location
    • Advanced reports
    • API access

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 Pike13 if

  • You need online scheduling.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want automated billing.
Pike13 review

Questions people ask

Is Insight Salon Software or Pike13 better?
Neither clearly leads. Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and Pike13 at $129/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Insight Salon Software or Pike13?
Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and Pike13 at $129/month.
Does Insight Salon Software or Pike13 run on more platforms?
Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Pike13 runs on Ios, Android, Web.
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 Pike13 is typically brought in for.
What can Insight Salon Software do that Pike13 cannot?
Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Client management, Staff scheduling, Advanced analytics. Pike13 covers Online scheduling, Automated billing, Client portal, Staff management. Both handle Stripe, Mailchimp.
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