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Insight Salon Software vs SalonBiz

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Insight Salon Software

Beauty & Salon

Intelligent salon management with deep analytics

From
$40/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SalonBiz logo

SalonBiz

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon and spa management suite

From
$89/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; SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
  • They diverge on capability: Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Insight Salon Software and SalonBiz differ
AttributeInsight Salon SoftwareSalonBiz
Starting price$40/month$89/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Windows
Founded20122005

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Beauty & Salon).

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
  • Square
  • PayPal

Only in SalonBiz

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Inventory management
  • Client database
  • Staff management
  • Business reporting
  • QuickBooks
  • Google
  • Desktop deployment

Both cover

  • Marketing automation
  • 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 SalonBiz
  • Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot SalonBiz

SalonBiz

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

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

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

SalonBiz

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

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want inventory management.
SalonBiz review

Questions people ask

Is Insight Salon Software or SalonBiz better?
Neither clearly leads. Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Insight Salon Software or SalonBiz?
Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
Does Insight Salon Software or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
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 SalonBiz is typically brought in for.
What can Insight Salon Software do that SalonBiz cannot?
Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Client management, Staff scheduling, Advanced analytics. SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling, Inventory management, Client database, Staff management. Both handle Marketing automation, Point of sale, Stripe, Facebook.
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