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Mangomint vs Salon Ultimate

Mangomint logo

Mangomint

Beauty & Salon

Salon & spa software made simple

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

Salon Ultimate

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon management made simple

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 Ultimate multi-location businesses pay per location ($199 per location per month) rather than a flat enterprise rate, and the vendor charges $0.03 per additional SMS message on top of subscription plans, per its own pricing page.
  • They diverge on capability: Mangomint covers Smart scheduling, Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Mangomint and Salon Ultimate differ
AttributeMangomintSalon Ultimate
Starting price$165/month$29/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20172008

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 Mangomint

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

Only in Salon Ultimate

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Point of sale
  • Staff scheduling
  • Online booking
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Email marketing
  • Square

Both cover

  • Inventory management
  • QuickBooks
  • Mailchimp
  • Stripe
  • PCI DSS
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios 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 Ultimate
  • Point of sale, payments and staff management for beauty businessesnot Salon Ultimate

Salon Ultimate

  • Appointment managementnot Mangomint
  • Client retentionnot Mangomint
  • Inventory controlnot Mangomint
  • Business reportingnot 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 Ultimate

  • Multi-location businesses pay per location ($199 per location per month) rather than a flat enterprise rate, and the vendor charges $0.03 per additional SMS message on top of subscription plans, per its own pricing page.

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 Ultimate

$29/month
  • Basic$29/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$59/month
    • All Basic features
    • Online booking
    • POS system

Which should you pick?

Choose Mangomint if

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

Choose Salon Ultimate if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client database.
Salon Ultimate review

Questions people ask

Is Mangomint or Salon Ultimate better?
Neither clearly leads. Mangomint starts at $165/month and Salon Ultimate at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Mangomint or Salon Ultimate?
Mangomint starts at $165/month and Salon Ultimate at $29/month.
Does Mangomint or Salon Ultimate run on more platforms?
Mangomint runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Salon Ultimate runs on Web, 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 Ultimate is typically brought in for.
What can Mangomint do that Salon Ultimate cannot?
Mangomint covers Smart scheduling, Client management, Integrated payments, Automated confirmations. Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Point of sale, Staff scheduling. Both handle Inventory management, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Stripe.
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