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Milano vs Salon Ultimate

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Milano

Beauty & Salon

Hair salon and beauty studio management software

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Salon Ultimate logo

Salon Ultimate

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon management made simple

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Milano covers Client profiles, Salon Ultimate covers Client database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Milano and Salon Ultimate actually diverge.

Attributes where Milano and Salon Ultimate differ
AttributeMilanoSalon Ultimate
Starting price$69/month$29/month
Founded20142008

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Beauty & Salon).

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 Milano

  • Client profiles
  • Styling notes
  • Photo gallery
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

Only in Salon Ultimate

  • Client database
  • Online booking
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Email marketing
  • QuickBooks
  • Square
  • Mailchimp
  • PCI DSS

Both cover

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Milano

  • Salon managementnot Salon Ultimate
  • Styling notesnot Salon Ultimate

Salon Ultimate

  • Appointment managementnot Milano
  • Client retentionnot Milano
  • Inventory controlnot Milano
  • Business reportingnot Milano

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Milano

Nothing recorded yet. See the Milano review.

Salon Ultimate

  • Multi-location businesses pay per location ($199 per location per month) rather than a flat enterprise rate, and the vendor charges $0.03 per additional SMS message on top of subscription plans, per its own pricing page.

Pricing, plan by plan

Milano

$69/month
  • Essentials$69/month
    • Scheduling
    • Client profiles
    • Styling notes
  • Professional$139/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • POS
    • Inventory

Salon Ultimate

$29/month
  • Basic$29/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$59/month
    • All Basic features
    • Online booking
    • POS system

Which should you pick?

Choose Milano if

  • You need client profiles.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want styling notes.
Milano review

Choose Salon Ultimate if

  • You need client database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want online booking.
Salon Ultimate review

Questions people ask

Is Milano or Salon Ultimate better?
Neither clearly leads. Milano starts at $69/month and Salon Ultimate at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Milano or Salon Ultimate?
Milano starts at $69/month and Salon Ultimate at $29/month.
Does Milano or Salon Ultimate run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Milano best used for?
Milano is most often used for salon management, styling notes. Of those, salon management and styling notes are not what Salon Ultimate is typically brought in for.
What can Milano do that Salon Ultimate cannot?
Milano covers Client profiles, Styling notes, Photo gallery, Instagram. Salon Ultimate covers Client database, Online booking, Reporting & analytics, Email marketing. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling.
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