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Salon Iris vs Belliata

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Salon Iris

Software

Complete salon & spa management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Belliata

Software

Premium salon software from Europe

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Belliata has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Salon Iris saloniris.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to daysmart.com/salon/pricing; the product is sold as DaySmart Salon; Belliata an archive capture of belliata.com/pricing from 11 December 2023 shows a Free plan (forever, no cost) as one of the named tiers, but the paid tier prices rendered as unreadable/broken text in the captured HTML so no paid figure can be quoted
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling, Belliata covers Calendar management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Salon Iris and Belliata actually diverge.

Attributes where Salon Iris and Belliata differ
AttributeSalon IrisBelliata
Starting price$29/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded19992015

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Salon Iris

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client management
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Marketing tools
  • Payroll reports
  • Mobile access
  • QuickBooks

Only in Belliata

  • Calendar management
  • Client database
  • Marketing automation
  • Business analytics
  • Staff management
  • Custom branding
  • Multi-language support
  • Instagram

Both cover

  • Online booking
  • Google Calendar
  • Facebook
  • SSL encryption
  • Data backup
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Salon Iris

  • Salon appointment scheduling and client recordsnot Belliata
  • Salon point of sale and inventorynot Belliata
  • Stylist payroll and commission trackingnot Belliata

Belliata

  • Premium booking experiencenot Salon Iris
  • Client marketingnot Salon Iris
  • Business growthnot Salon Iris
  • European compliancenot Salon Iris

Where each one falls short

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

Salon Iris

  • saloniris.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to daysmart.com/salon/pricing; the product is sold as DaySmart Salon
  • The $29 per month entry plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
  • Additional users cost $9 per month each
  • Text and email volumes are capped per plan, starting at 500 texts and 1,000 emails per month
  • Text marketing, two way texting, reputation management and the website builder are separately priced add ons

Belliata

  • An archive capture of belliata.com/pricing from 11 December 2023 shows a Free plan (forever, no cost) as one of the named tiers, but the paid tier prices rendered as unreadable/broken text in the captured HTML so no paid figure can be quoted

Pricing, plan by plan

Salon Iris

$29/month
  • Basic$29/month
    • Appointment booking
    • Client database
    • Basic POS
  • Deluxe$59/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • Online booking
    • Marketing tools
  • Premier$109/month
    • Everything in Deluxe
    • Advanced reports
    • Multi-location

Belliata

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Calendar management
    • Basic client management
  • Professional$39/month
    • All Free features
    • Marketing tools
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Salon Iris if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client management.
Salon Iris review

Choose Belliata if

  • You need calendar management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client database.
Belliata review

Questions people ask

Is Salon Iris or Belliata better?
Neither clearly leads. Salon Iris starts at $29/month and Belliata at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salon Iris or Belliata?
Belliata has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Salon Iris and Free for Belliata.
Does Salon Iris or Belliata run on more platforms?
Salon Iris runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Belliata runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Belliata for free?
Yes. Belliata has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Salon Iris starts at $29/month.
What is Salon Iris best used for?
Salon Iris is most often used for salon appointment scheduling and client records, salon point of sale and inventory, stylist payroll and commission tracking. Of those, salon appointment scheduling and client records and salon point of sale and inventory are not what Belliata is typically brought in for.
What can Salon Iris do that Belliata cannot?
Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling, Client management, Point of sale, Inventory management. Belliata covers Calendar management, Client database, Marketing automation, Business analytics. Both handle Online booking, Google Calendar, Facebook, SSL encryption.
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