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Meevo vs Square Appointments

Meevo logo

Meevo

Beauty & Salon

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Square Appointments logo

Square Appointments

Scheduling & Booking

Free scheduling for beauty businesses

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Square Appointments 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; Square Appointments the free plan is aimed at solo professionals; booking across multiple staff requires the paid Plus plan
  • They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Square Appointments covers Online booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Meevo and Square Appointments actually diverge.

Attributes where Meevo and Square Appointments differ
AttributeMeevoSquare Appointments
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
  • Client database
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Client portal
  • Facebook
  • Google

Only in Square Appointments

  • Online booking
  • Client management
  • Payment processing
  • Automated reminders
  • Instagram booking
  • Google booking
  • Square POS
  • Google Calendar

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Mobile app
  • QuickBooks
  • 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 Square Appointments
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Square Appointments
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Square Appointments
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot Square Appointments

Square Appointments

  • Online appointment booking for salons, barbers and personal servicesnot Meevo
  • Taking card payments and deposits at the time of bookingnot Meevo
  • Managing staff calendars, waitlists and no-show policiesnot 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

Square Appointments

  • The free plan is aimed at solo professionals; booking across multiple staff requires the paid Plus plan
  • Cancellation policies, no-show fees and waitlists require the Plus plan
  • Resource management, service cost tracking and the future bookings report require the Premium plan
  • Custom processing rates are reserved for Square Pro, which is aimed at businesses processing over $250,000 a year
  • Card processing fees are charged on top of the plan fee on every tier including the free one

Pricing, plan by plan

Meevo

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

Square Appointments

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited appointments
    • Online booking
    • Client management
  • Plus$29/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Multiple staff calendars
    • No-show protection
  • Premium$69/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • Multi-location
    • Staff management

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 Square Appointments if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client management.
Square Appointments review

Questions people ask

Is Meevo or Square Appointments better?
Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and Square Appointments at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Meevo or Square Appointments?
Square Appointments has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for Meevo and Free for Square Appointments.
Does Meevo or Square Appointments run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Square Appointments for free?
Yes. Square Appointments 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 Square Appointments is typically brought in for.
What can Meevo do that Square Appointments cannot?
Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Inventory management, Staff scheduling. Square Appointments covers Online booking, Client management, Payment processing, Automated reminders. Both handle Point of sale, Mobile app, QuickBooks, SSL encryption.
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