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Meevo vs Salon Iris

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Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/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: Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month; 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: Meevo covers Client database, Salon Iris covers Client management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Meevo and Salon Iris differ
AttributeMeevoSalon Iris
Starting price$99/month$29/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Windows, Ios, Android
Founded20081999

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 Meevo

  • Client database
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • Google
  • Stripe
  • Ios support

Only in Salon Iris

  • Client management
  • Marketing tools
  • Payroll reports
  • Online booking
  • Mobile access
  • Constant Contact
  • Mailchimp
  • Google Calendar

Both cover

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • QuickBooks
  • Facebook
  • SSL encryption
  • PCI DSS
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web 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 Salon Iris
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Salon Iris
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Salon Iris
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Salon Iris

Salon Iris

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

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

Meevo

$99/month
  • Professional$99/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client management
  • Enterprise$299/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced reporting
    • Inventory management

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 Meevo if

  • You need client database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want staff scheduling.
Meevo review

Choose Salon Iris if

  • You need client management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want marketing tools.
Salon Iris review

Questions people ask

Is Meevo or Salon Iris better?
Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/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, Meevo or Salon Iris?
Meevo starts at $99/month and Salon Iris at $29/month.
Does Meevo or Salon Iris run on more platforms?
Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android. Salon Iris runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
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 Salon Iris is typically brought in for.
What can Meevo do that Salon Iris cannot?
Meevo covers Client database, Staff scheduling, Business reporting, Mobile app. Salon Iris covers Client management, Marketing tools, Payroll reports, Online booking. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, QuickBooks.
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