Beauty & Salon · head to head
MyTime vs StyleSeat

MyTime
Beauty & Salon
Online booking and appointment scheduling platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: MyTime aimed at chains and franchises from 5 to 500 locations rather than single-site independents; StyleSeat introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.
- They diverge on capability: MyTime covers Appointment scheduling, StyleSeat covers Professional profiles.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which MyTime and StyleSeat actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 MyTime
- Appointment scheduling
- Client database
- Email & SMS reminders
- Custom branding
- Reporting
- Mobile-responsive support
- English language support
Only in StyleSeat
- Professional profiles
- Client management
- Reviews & ratings
- Mobile app
- Calendar management
- Apple Calendar
- PayPal
- Ios support
Both cover
- Online booking
- Payment processing
- Marketing tools
- Google Calendar
- Stripe
- SSL encryption
- PCI DSS
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
MyTime
- Appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locationsnot StyleSeat
- Point of sale and integrated payments at the counternot StyleSeat
- Staff scheduling and labour forecastingnot StyleSeat
- Email, SMS and push marketing to clientsnot StyleSeat
- Loyalty, referral and membership programmesnot StyleSeat
- Multi-location reporting for a franchise groupnot StyleSeat
StyleSeat
- Client acquisitionnot MyTime
- Online bookingnot MyTime
- Personal brandingnot MyTime
- Payment collectionnot MyTime
- Client retentionnot MyTime
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
MyTime
- Aimed at chains and franchises from 5 to 500 locations rather than single-site independents
- Pricing is not published
StyleSeat
- Introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.
Pricing, plan by plan
MyTime
Free- FreeFree
- Online booking
- Client management
- Email reminders
- Professional$39/month
- Everything in Free
- Custom branding
- Marketing tools
StyleSeat
Free- FreeFree
- Online booking
- Client management
- Professional profile
- Pro$35/month
- Everything in Free
- Smart pricing
- No-show protection
Which should you pick?
Choose MyTime if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
- You also want client database.
Choose StyleSeat if
- You need professional profiles.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want client management.
Questions people ask
- Is MyTime or StyleSeat better?
- Neither clearly leads. MyTime starts at Free and StyleSeat at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, MyTime or StyleSeat?
- MyTime starts at Free and StyleSeat at Free.
- Does MyTime or StyleSeat run on more platforms?
- MyTime runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. StyleSeat runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use MyTime for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is MyTime best used for?
- MyTime is most often used for appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locations, point of sale and integrated payments at the counter, staff scheduling and labour forecasting, email, sms and push marketing to clients. Of those, appointment scheduling across multiple salon or spa locations and point of sale and integrated payments at the counter are not what StyleSeat is typically brought in for.
- What can MyTime do that StyleSeat cannot?
- MyTime covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Email & SMS reminders, Custom branding. StyleSeat covers Professional profiles, Client management, Reviews & ratings, Mobile app. Both handle Online booking, Payment processing, Marketing tools, Google Calendar.
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