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Meevo vs Schedulicity

Meevo logo

Meevo

Beauty & Salon

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Schedulicity logo

Schedulicity

Scheduling & Booking

Easy online booking & payments

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Schedulicity has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Schedulicity schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management
  • They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Schedulicity covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Meevo and Schedulicity actually diverge.

Attributes where Meevo and Schedulicity differ
AttributeMeevoSchedulicity
Starting price$99/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
CategoryBeauty & SalonScheduling & Booking
Founded20082009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated).

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
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • QuickBooks

Only in Schedulicity

  • Online booking
  • Calendar management
  • Payment processing
  • Marketing automation
  • Class scheduling
  • Package sales
  • Reporting
  • Google Calendar

Both cover

  • Client database
  • Facebook
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • PCI DSS
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios 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 Schedulicity
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Schedulicity
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Schedulicity
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Schedulicity

Schedulicity

  • Appointment bookingnot Meevo
  • Class schedulingnot Meevo
  • Package managementnot Meevo
  • Client communicationsnot Meevo
  • Payment collectionnot 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

Schedulicity

  • Schedulicity has been retired and its domain now redirects to a Vagaro migration page titled From Schedulicity to Vagaro, urging existing customers to switch to Vagaro for booking, payments and client management

Pricing, plan by plan

Meevo

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

Schedulicity

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 bookings/month
    • Online booking
    • Calendar sync
  • Unlimited$34.99/month
    • Unlimited bookings
    • Text reminders
    • No-show protection
  • Unlimited Plus$44.99/month
    • Everything in Unlimited
    • Package sales
    • Class scheduling

Which should you pick?

Choose Meevo if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want point of sale.

Choose Schedulicity if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want calendar management.

Questions people ask

Is Meevo or Schedulicity better?
Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and Schedulicity at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Meevo or Schedulicity?
Schedulicity has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for Meevo and Free for Schedulicity.
Does Meevo or Schedulicity run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Schedulicity for free?
Yes. Schedulicity has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Meevo starts at $99/month.
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 Schedulicity is typically brought in for.
What can Meevo do that Schedulicity cannot?
Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling. Schedulicity covers Online booking, Calendar management, Payment processing, Marketing automation. Both handle Client database, Facebook, Stripe, SSL encryption.

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