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Phorest vs Salonized

Phorest logo

Phorest

Beauty & Salon

Salon software that grows your business

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Salonized logo

Salonized

Beauty & Salon

Cloud-based salon management and POS system

From
$30/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Phorest no price is published for any of the seven plans, and every route ends at a quote request; Salonized the pricing page lists no monthly plan price and no per plan feature breakdown; visitors are directed to start a trial to see plan details
  • They diverge on capability: Phorest covers Marketing automation, Salonized covers Staff scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Phorest and Salonized actually diverge.

Attributes where Phorest and Salonized differ
AttributePhorestSalonized
Starting price$99/month$30/month
Founded20032014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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

  • Marketing automation
  • Reputation management
  • Staff management
  • Inventory tracking
  • Business reports
  • Mailchimp
  • Google My Business
  • SumUp

Only in Salonized

  • Staff scheduling
  • Inventory management
  • SMS notifications
  • Payment processing
  • Financial reporting
  • PayPal
  • Google Calendar
  • WhatsApp

Both cover

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Point of sale
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • 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 Salonized
  • Marketing, memberships and staff management for beauty businessesnot Salonized

Salonized

  • Online appointment booking and calendar management for hair and beauty salonsnot Phorest
  • Taking in salon card payments through Salonized Pay terminalsnot Phorest
  • Sending appointment reminders to clients by SMSnot Phorest
  • Listing salon availability on the Treatwell marketplacenot 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

Salonized

  • The pricing page lists no monthly plan price and no per plan feature breakdown; visitors are directed to start a trial to see plan details
  • SMS messages are a paid add on starting at EUR 0.11 each and cost EUR 0.15 each in the 50 to 999 credit band
  • Salonized Pay requires a payment terminal starting at EUR 199 plus a 1.0 percent transaction fee
  • Bookings taken through the Treatwell integration carry a 35 percent commission on new Treatwell bookings plus a 2 percent transaction fee on prepaid online bookings
  • The free trial runs 14 days

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

Salonized

$30/month
  • Basic$30/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$55/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • Point of sale
    • Inventory management
  • Premium$95/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced analytics
    • Multi-location support

Which should you pick?

Choose Phorest if

  • You need marketing automation.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want reputation management.
Phorest review

Choose Salonized if

  • You need staff scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want inventory management.
Salonized review

Questions people ask

Is Phorest or Salonized better?
Neither clearly leads. Phorest starts at $99/month and Salonized at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Phorest or Salonized?
Phorest starts at $99/month and Salonized at $30/month.
Does Phorest or Salonized run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Salonized is typically brought in for.
What can Phorest do that Salonized cannot?
Phorest covers Marketing automation, Reputation management, Staff management, Inventory tracking. Salonized covers Staff scheduling, Inventory management, SMS notifications, Payment processing. Both handle Appointment booking, Client management, Point of sale, Facebook.
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