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Meevo vs Shopkeep

Meevo logo

Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Shopkeep logo

Shopkeep

Software

Cloud-based POS for small businesses

From
$49/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; Shopkeep unreliable inventory control across multiple locations
  • They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Shopkeep covers Payment processing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Meevo and Shopkeep actually diverge.

Attributes where Meevo and Shopkeep differ
AttributeMeevoShopkeep
Starting price$99/month$49/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidiPad, Web

Identical on both: 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

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • QuickBooks
  • Facebook

Only in Shopkeep

  • Payment processing
  • Customer profiles
  • Sales analytics
  • Employee management
  • Mobile POS
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management

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 Shopkeep
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Shopkeep
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Shopkeep
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Shopkeep

Shopkeep

No use cases recorded yet. See the Shopkeep review.

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

Shopkeep

  • Unreliable inventory control across multiple locations
  • Cloud-dependent with no offline transaction processing capability
  • Dropped Bluetooth connections cause lost sales and payment processing failures

Pricing, plan by plan

Meevo

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

Shopkeep

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Shopkeep review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Meevo if

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

Choose Shopkeep if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on iPad, Web.
  • You also want customer profiles.
Shopkeep review

Questions people ask

Is Meevo or Shopkeep better?
Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and Shopkeep at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Meevo or Shopkeep?
Meevo starts at $99/month and Shopkeep at $49/month.
Does Meevo or Shopkeep run on more platforms?
Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android. Shopkeep runs on iPad, 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 Shopkeep is typically brought in for.
What can Meevo do that Shopkeep cannot?
Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Staff scheduling, Business reporting. Shopkeep covers Payment processing, Customer profiles, Sales analytics, Employee management. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Shopkeep: How much does Shopkeep cost?

Shopkeep by Lightspeed pricing varies by plan. Customers must request quotes for current pricing, which has shifted since the Lightspeed acquisition.

Source
Shopkeep: What hardware does Shopkeep require?

Shopkeep operates on iPad tablets, cloud-based systems, and traditional cash register setups, requiring third-party hardware integration.

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