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Beauty & Salon · head to head

Milano vs Shopkeep

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Milano

Beauty & Salon

Hair salon and beauty studio management software

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Shopkeep logo

Shopkeep

E-commerce & Retail

Cloud-based POS for small businesses

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Milano covers Appointment scheduling, Shopkeep covers Payment processing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Milano and Shopkeep actually diverge.

Attributes where Milano and Shopkeep differ
AttributeMilanoShopkeep
Starting price$69/month$49/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidiPad, Web
CategoryBeauty & SalonE-commerce & Retail
Founded20142008

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Milano

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client profiles
  • Styling notes
  • Photo gallery
  • Staff scheduling
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Stripe

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.

Milano

  • Salon managementnot Shopkeep
  • Styling notesnot 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.

Milano

Nothing recorded yet. See the Milano review.

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

Milano

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

Shopkeep

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Shopkeep review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Milano if

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

Choose Shopkeep if

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

Questions people ask

Is Milano or Shopkeep better?
Neither clearly leads. Milano starts at $69/month and Shopkeep at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Milano or Shopkeep?
Milano starts at $69/month and Shopkeep at $49/month.
Does Milano or Shopkeep run on more platforms?
Milano runs on Web, Ios, Android. Shopkeep runs on iPad, Web.
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 Shopkeep is typically brought in for.
What can Milano do that Shopkeep cannot?
Milano covers Appointment scheduling, Client profiles, Styling notes, Photo gallery. 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.

Source
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