Software · head to head
Meevo vs Bookeo
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month; 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: Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Bookeo covers Online booking widget.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Meevo and Bookeo actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2008).
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 Meevo
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Client database
- Inventory management
- Business reporting
- Mobile app
- Client portal
Only in Bookeo
- Online booking widget
- Calendar management
- Payment integration
- Email reminders
- SMS reminders
- Custom booking forms
- Reporting
- PayPal
Both cover
- Staff scheduling
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- SSL encryption
- PCI DSS
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Meevo
- Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Bookeo
- Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Bookeo
- Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Bookeo
- Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Bookeo
Bookeo
- Online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographersnot Meevo
- Managing staff calendars and per consultant availabilitynot Meevo
- Collecting digital waivers and sending SMS booking remindersnot Meevo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Meevo
- Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
- Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
- Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
- Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
- Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
- The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers
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
Meevo
$99/month- Professional$99/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client management
- Enterprise$299/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced reporting
- Inventory 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 Meevo if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- 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 Meevo or Bookeo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/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, Meevo or Bookeo?
- Meevo starts at $99/month and Bookeo at $14.95/month.
- Does Meevo or Bookeo run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Meevo best used for?
- Meevo is most often used for appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spas, med spa operations including injectable tracking via meevomd, multi location and franchise salon management, client email and sms marketing from the booking record. Of those, appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spas and med spa operations including injectable tracking via meevomd are not what Bookeo is typically brought in for.
- What can Meevo do that Bookeo cannot?
- Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Inventory management. Bookeo covers Online booking widget, Calendar management, Payment integration, Email reminders. Both handle Staff scheduling, QuickBooks, Stripe, SSL encryption.