Software · head to head
Meevo vs Envision
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; Envision standard plan includes only 1 user and charges $20 per additional user up to a 5 seat cap
- They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Business reporting, Envision covers SMS reminders.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Meevo and Envision actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
- Business reporting
- Mobile app
- Client portal
- QuickBooks
- PCI DSS
- Ios support
- Android support
Only in Envision
- SMS reminders
- Reporting
Both cover
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Client database
- Inventory management
- Staff scheduling
- Stripe
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- English language 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 Envision
- Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Envision
- Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Envision
- Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Envision
Envision
- Salon and spa businesses managing bookings, marketing campaigns and payments in one platformnot 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
Envision
- Standard plan includes only 1 user and charges $20 per additional user up to a 5 seat cap
- No dollar amounts are shown for any plan; the page states pricing is tailored to your practice and requires contacting sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Meevo
$99/month- Professional$99/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client management
- Enterprise$299/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced reporting
- Inventory management
Envision
$79/month- Starter$79/month
- Scheduling
- Basic POS
- Client management
- Professional$159/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced POS
- Inventory
Which should you pick?
Choose Meevo if
- You need business reporting.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want mobile app.
Questions people ask
- Is Meevo or Envision better?
- Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and Envision at $79/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Meevo or Envision?
- Meevo starts at $99/month and Envision at $79/month.
- Does Meevo or Envision run on more platforms?
- Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android. Envision runs on Web.
- 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 Envision is typically brought in for.
- What can Meevo do that Envision cannot?
- Meevo covers Business reporting, Mobile app, Client portal, QuickBooks. Envision covers SMS reminders, Reporting. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Inventory management.