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Mangomint vs Salon Iris

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Mangomint

Software

Salon & spa software made simple

From
$165/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Salon Iris logo

Salon Iris

Software

Complete salon & spa management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Mangomint the base plan is $130 a month before any add ons, which is a high floor for a single chair salon; Salon Iris saloniris.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to daysmart.com/salon/pricing; the product is sold as DaySmart Salon
  • They diverge on capability: Mangomint covers Smart scheduling, Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Mangomint and Salon Iris actually diverge.

Attributes where Mangomint and Salon Iris differ
AttributeMangomintSalon Iris
Starting price$165/month$29/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Windows, Ios, Android
Founded20171999

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 Mangomint

  • Smart scheduling
  • Integrated payments
  • Automated confirmations
  • Express booking
  • Two-way texting
  • Business reports
  • Xero
  • Stripe

Only in Salon Iris

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Marketing tools
  • Payroll reports
  • Online booking
  • Mobile access
  • Constant Contact
  • Facebook

Both cover

  • Client management
  • Inventory management
  • QuickBooks
  • Google Calendar
  • Mailchimp
  • PCI DSS
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Mangomint

  • Appointment scheduling and client management for salons and spasnot Salon Iris
  • Point of sale, payments and staff management for beauty businessesnot Salon Iris

Salon Iris

  • Salon appointment scheduling and client recordsnot Mangomint
  • Salon point of sale and inventorynot Mangomint
  • Stylist payroll and commission trackingnot Mangomint

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Mangomint

  • The base plan is $130 a month before any add ons, which is a high floor for a single chair salon
  • Each additional location is $120 a month and each additional user $10
  • Phone service is $70 a month per line, marketing starts at $30 and payroll is $50 plus $8 per worker
  • Card processing is charged on top, at 2.45% plus 15 cents in person and 2.90% plus 30 cents for virtual payments

Salon Iris

  • saloniris.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to daysmart.com/salon/pricing; the product is sold as DaySmart Salon
  • The $29 per month entry plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
  • Additional users cost $9 per month each
  • Text and email volumes are capped per plan, starting at 500 texts and 1,000 emails per month
  • Text marketing, two way texting, reputation management and the website builder are separately priced add ons

Pricing, plan by plan

Mangomint

$165/month
  • Essential$165/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Integrated payments
  • Standard$245/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Online booking
    • Forms & intake
  • Unlimited$375/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Unlimited staff
    • Multi-location

Salon Iris

$29/month
  • Basic$29/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client database
    • Basic POS
  • Deluxe$59/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • Online booking
    • Marketing tools
  • Premier$109/month
    • Everything in Deluxe
    • Advanced reports
    • Multi-location

Which should you pick?

Choose Mangomint if

  • You need smart scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want integrated payments.
Mangomint review

Choose Salon Iris if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want point of sale.
Salon Iris review

Questions people ask

Is Mangomint or Salon Iris better?
Neither clearly leads. Mangomint starts at $165/month and Salon Iris at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mangomint or Salon Iris?
Mangomint starts at $165/month and Salon Iris at $29/month.
Does Mangomint or Salon Iris run on more platforms?
Mangomint runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Salon Iris runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
What is Mangomint best used for?
Mangomint is most often used for appointment scheduling and client management for salons and spas, point of sale, payments and staff management for beauty businesses. Of those, appointment scheduling and client management for salons and spas and point of sale, payments and staff management for beauty businesses are not what Salon Iris is typically brought in for.
What can Mangomint do that Salon Iris cannot?
Mangomint covers Smart scheduling, Integrated payments, Automated confirmations, Express booking. Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Marketing tools, Payroll reports. Both handle Client management, Inventory management, QuickBooks, Google Calendar.
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