Beauty & Salon · head to head
Kitomba vs Goldie
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Goldie
Beauty & Salon
Beauty booking app for independent professionals
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- Rated
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The short version
- Only Goldie has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Goldie goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing
- They diverge on capability: Kitomba covers Appointment booking, Goldie covers Mobile scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kitomba and Goldie actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Goldie
- Mobile scheduling
- Client database
- Online booking link
- Payment processing
- SMS reminders
- No-show protection
- Social sharing
- Revenue tracking
Both cover
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Ios support
- Android support
- English language 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 Goldie
- Salon point of sale and stock managementnot Goldie
- Client marketing and reporting for hair and beauty businessesnot Goldie
Goldie
- Mobile business managementnot Kitomba
- Client bookingnot Kitomba
- Payment collectionnot Kitomba
- Building clientelenot 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
Goldie
- Goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing
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
Goldie
Free- FreeFree
- Appointment scheduling
- Client management
- Basic reminders
- Pro$9.99/month
- All Free features
- Online payments
- SMS reminders
Which should you pick?
Choose Kitomba if
- You need appointment booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want point of sale.
Choose Goldie if
- You need mobile scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want client database.
Questions people ask
- Is Kitomba or Goldie better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kitomba starts at 79/month and Goldie at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Kitomba or Goldie?
- Goldie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at 79/month for Kitomba and Free for Goldie.
- Does Kitomba or Goldie run on more platforms?
- Kitomba runs on Web, Ios, Android. Goldie runs on Ios, Android.
- Can I use Goldie for free?
- Yes. Goldie has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Kitomba starts at 79/month.
- 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 Goldie is typically brought in for.
- What can Kitomba do that Goldie cannot?
- Kitomba covers Appointment booking, Point of sale, Stock management, Client management. Goldie covers Mobile scheduling, Client database, Online booking link, Payment processing. Both handle SSL encryption, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android support.