Software · head to head
Meevo vs SalonBiz
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; SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Staff scheduling, SalonBiz covers Staff management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Meevo and SalonBiz actually diverge.
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
- Staff scheduling
- Mobile app
- Client portal
- PCI DSS
- Ios support
- Android support
Only in SalonBiz
- Staff management
- Marketing automation
- Desktop deployment
- Windows support
Both cover
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Client database
- Inventory management
- Business reporting
- QuickBooks
- 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 SalonBiz
- Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot SalonBiz
- Multi location and franchise salon managementnot SalonBiz
- Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot SalonBiz
SalonBiz
- Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Meevo
- Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Meevo
- Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot 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
SalonBiz
- Pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- Each tier caps service professionals at 5, 12 and 20 respectively, with extra staff sold in blocks of 10 at $55 per month
- Not using SalonBiz Payments raises the monthly fee by $25 to $45 depending on tier
- School and institute plans are capped at 100 students on Essential and 200 on Premium, with extra students at $15 per month per 25
- Enterprise and multi location pricing is quote only with no published rate
Pricing, plan by plan
Meevo
$99/month- Professional$99/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client management
- Enterprise$299/month
- Everything in Professional
- Advanced reporting
- Inventory management
SalonBiz
$89/month- Standard$89/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client database
- Premium$179/month
- Everything in Standard
- Inventory
- Staff management
Which should you pick?
Choose Meevo if
- You need staff scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want mobile app.
Choose SalonBiz if
- You need staff management.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want marketing automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Meevo or SalonBiz better?
- Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Meevo or SalonBiz?
- Meevo starts at $99/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
- Does Meevo or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
- Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
- 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 SalonBiz is typically brought in for.
- What can Meevo do that SalonBiz cannot?
- Meevo covers Staff scheduling, Mobile app, Client portal, PCI DSS. SalonBiz covers Staff management, Marketing automation, Desktop deployment, Windows support. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Inventory management.