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Meevo vs Squarespace Commerce

Meevo logo

Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Squarespace Commerce logo

Squarespace Commerce

Software

All-in-one website builder and ecommerce platform

From
$14/month
Rated
-

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; Squarespace Commerce the entry plan charges a 2% transaction fee on online store sales on top of payment processing
  • They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Squarespace Commerce covers Website builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Meevo and Squarespace Commerce actually diverge.

Attributes where Meevo and Squarespace Commerce differ
AttributeMeevoSquarespace Commerce
Starting price$99/month$14/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded20082003

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

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Client database
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal

Only in Squarespace Commerce

  • Website builder
  • Ecommerce platform
  • Mobile optimization
  • Email marketing
  • Analytics
  • Domain registration
  • SSL certificate
  • Customer accounts

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

Squarespace Commerce

  • Running a store on a hosted website builder with managed hostingnot Meevo
  • Selling products, services and memberships from one sitenot 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

Squarespace Commerce

  • The entry plan charges a 2% transaction fee on online store sales on top of payment processing
  • Digital content and membership sales carry their own fee, up to 7% on the lowest tier
  • The entry plan is limited to 2 contributors
  • Reaching a 0% transaction fee requires moving up from the entry plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Meevo

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

Squarespace Commerce

$14/month
  • Personal$14/month
    • Website builder
    • Free domain
    • Analytics
  • Business$23/month
    • All Personal features
    • Ecommerce functionality
    • Inventory management

Which should you pick?

Choose Meevo if

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

Choose Squarespace Commerce if

  • You need website builder.
  • You also want ecommerce platform.

Questions people ask

Is Meevo or Squarespace Commerce better?
Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and Squarespace Commerce at $14/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Meevo or Squarespace Commerce?
Meevo starts at $99/month and Squarespace Commerce at $14/month.
Does Meevo or Squarespace Commerce run on more platforms?
Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android. Squarespace Commerce runs on 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 Squarespace Commerce is typically brought in for.
What can Meevo do that Squarespace Commerce cannot?
Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Inventory management. Squarespace Commerce covers Website builder, Ecommerce platform, Mobile optimization, Email marketing.

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