Beauty & Salon · head to head
Kitomba vs Bookeo
Bookeo
Beauty & Salon
Appointment scheduling for service businesses
- From
- $14.95/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Kitomba no plan price is published; pricing depends on package, features and staff count and is only given after a demo and a discovery call with a Kitomba consultant; 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: Kitomba covers Appointment booking, Bookeo covers Online booking widget.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kitomba and Bookeo actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Kitomba
- Appointment booking
- Point of sale
- Stock management
- Client management
- Marketing tools
- Business analytics
- Mobile apps
- Online booking
Only in Bookeo
- Online booking widget
- Calendar management
- Payment integration
- Email reminders
- SMS reminders
- Custom booking forms
- Staff scheduling
- Reporting
Both cover
- Google Calendar
- PCI DSS
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Kitomba
- Salon and spa appointment booking with staff rosteringnot Bookeo
- Salon point of sale and stock managementnot Bookeo
- Client marketing and reporting for hair and beauty businessesnot Bookeo
Bookeo
- Online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographersnot Kitomba
- Managing staff calendars and per consultant availabilitynot Kitomba
- Collecting digital waivers and sending SMS booking remindersnot Kitomba
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Kitomba
- No plan price is published; pricing depends on package, features and staff count and is only given after a demo and a discovery call with a Kitomba consultant
- Advertised per user pricing is based on 3 staff, so the quoted figure does not apply at other headcounts
- Xero, Mailchimp, REACH.ai, Salon Pay and Vish integrations all carry separate charges outside the software fee
- Data migration and live education carry additional charges
- Kitomba Pay EFTPOS terminal rental is available in Australia only
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
Kitomba
79/month- Starter$79/month
- Appointment booking
- Client management
- Basic reporting
- Business$149/month
- All Starter features
- POS system
- Stock management
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 Kitomba if
- You need appointment booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want point of sale.
Choose Bookeo if
- You need online booking widget.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want calendar management.
Questions people ask
- Is Kitomba or Bookeo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kitomba starts at 79/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, Kitomba or Bookeo?
- Kitomba starts at 79/month and Bookeo at $14.95/month.
- Does Kitomba or Bookeo run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Kitomba best used for?
- Kitomba is most often used for salon and spa appointment booking with staff rostering, salon point of sale and stock management, client marketing and reporting for hair and beauty businesses. Of those, salon and spa appointment booking with staff rostering and salon point of sale and stock management are not what Bookeo is typically brought in for.
- What can Kitomba do that Bookeo cannot?
- Kitomba covers Appointment booking, Point of sale, Stock management, Client management. Bookeo covers Online booking widget, Calendar management, Payment integration, Email reminders. Both handle Google Calendar, PCI DSS, SSL encryption, Cloud deployment.