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Meevo vs Tonal

Meevo logo

Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Tonal logo

Tonal

Software

The world's smartest home gym

From
$59.95/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; Tonal requires hardware purchase (Tonal 2 equipment) to use the service
  • They diverge on capability: Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Tonal covers Digital weight system.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Meevo and Tonal actually diverge.

Attributes where Meevo and Tonal differ
AttributeMeevoTonal
Starting price$99/month$59.95/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidProprietary hardware
Founded20082015

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 Tonal

  • Digital weight system
  • AI-powered training
  • Form feedback
  • Personalized programs
  • Strength assessment
  • Apple Health
  • Apple Watch
  • Hardware support

Both cover

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

Tonal

  • Home gym strength trainingnot Meevo
  • Personalized resistance trainingnot Meevo
  • Multi-user household fitnessnot 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

Tonal

  • Requires hardware purchase (Tonal 2 equipment) to use the service
  • Subscription requires minimum 12-month commitment when paired with equipment purchase

Pricing, plan by plan

Meevo

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

Tonal

$59.95/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Tonal review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Meevo if

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

Choose Tonal if

  • You need digital weight system.
  • You work on Proprietary hardware.
  • You also want ai-powered training.

Questions people ask

Is Meevo or Tonal better?
Neither clearly leads. Meevo starts at $99/month and Tonal at $59.95/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Meevo or Tonal?
Meevo starts at $99/month and Tonal at $59.95/month.
Does Meevo or Tonal run on more platforms?
Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android. Tonal runs on Proprietary hardware.
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 Tonal is typically brought in for.
What can Meevo do that Tonal cannot?
Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Client database, Inventory management. Tonal covers Digital weight system, AI-powered training, Form feedback, Personalized programs. Both handle Ios support.

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