Beauty & Salon · head to head
Phorest vs Resurva
The short version
- Only Resurva has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Phorest no price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request; Resurva pricing information not publicly displayed on website, requiring direct contact with sales team for quotes
- They diverge on capability: Phorest covers Appointment booking, Resurva covers Custom booking page.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Phorest and Resurva actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Phorest
- Appointment booking
- Client management
- Point of sale
- Marketing automation
- Reputation management
- Staff management
- Inventory tracking
- Business reports
Only in Resurva
- Custom booking page
- Online scheduling
- Email reminders
- SMS reminders
- Payment processing
- Calendar sync
- Website embedding
- Client database
Both cover
- Stripe
- GDPR compliant
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Phorest
- Salon and spa appointment booking with client recordsnot Resurva
- Marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businessesnot Resurva
Resurva
- Online bookingnot Phorest
- Website integrationnot Phorest
- Appointment remindersnot Phorest
- Professional presencenot Phorest
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Phorest
- No price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request
- There is no free trial at all, which the company states plainly
- The product is described as suited to 3 or more staff, so a solo operator is outside the intended range
- The branded booking app requires the Ultimate plan, and two way SMS, memberships, lead management and the ads manager are all Elite only
Resurva
- Pricing information not publicly displayed on website, requiring direct contact with sales team for quotes
- Limited information about feature depth compared to dedicated salon management platforms
- Integration options limited to five third-party tools compared to more comprehensive platforms
Pricing, plan by plan
Phorest
$99/month- Grow$99/month
- Appointment booking
- Client management
- POS
- Elevate$179/month
- Everything in Grow
- Advanced marketing
- Online booking
- Innovate$299/month
- Everything in Elevate
- Multi-location
- Advanced analytics
Resurva
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Resurva review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Phorest if
- You need appointment booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want client management.
Choose Resurva if
- You need custom booking page.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want online scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Phorest or Resurva better?
- Neither clearly leads. Phorest starts at $99/month and Resurva at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Phorest or Resurva?
- Resurva has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $99/month for Phorest and Free for Resurva.
- Does Phorest or Resurva run on more platforms?
- Phorest runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Resurva runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Resurva for free?
- Yes. Resurva has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Phorest starts at $99/month.
- What is Phorest best used for?
- Phorest is most often used for salon and spa appointment booking with client records, marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businesses. Of those, salon and spa appointment booking with client records and marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businesses are not what Resurva is typically brought in for.
- What can Phorest do that Resurva cannot?
- Phorest covers Appointment booking, Client management, Point of sale, Marketing automation. Resurva covers Custom booking page, Online scheduling, Email reminders, SMS reminders. Both handle Stripe, GDPR compliant, SSL encryption, Cloud deployment.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Resurva: Does Resurva offer a free trial?
Yes. Resurva offers a 60-day free trial with super support. No credit card is required to sign up.
SourceResurva: What features does Resurva include?
Resurva includes appointment scheduling, booking management, client management with client portal, online booking, email and SMS reminders, online payments, POS integration, multi-location support, and analytics and reporting tools.
SourceResurva: What integrations does Resurva support?
Resurva integrates with Mailchimp for email marketing, Meta for Business for social advertising, Stripe for payments, Twitter/X for social publishing, and Vend for POS and retail operations.
SourceResurva: Does Resurva support multi-location management?
Yes. Resurva supports multiple locations with a multi-location discount available on all accounts for managing several salon or barbershop locations from one dashboard.