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Salon Iris vs Meevo

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Salon Iris

Software

Complete salon & spa management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Meevo

Software

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Iris covers Client management, Meevo covers Client database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Salon Iris and Meevo differ
AttributeSalon IrisMeevo
Starting price$29/month$99/month
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded19992008

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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

  • Client management
  • Marketing tools
  • Payroll reports
  • Online booking
  • Mobile access
  • Constant Contact
  • Mailchimp
  • Google Calendar

Only in Meevo

  • Client database
  • Staff scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • Google
  • Stripe
  • Ios support

Both cover

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • QuickBooks
  • Facebook
  • PCI DSS
  • SSL encryption
  • 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 Meevo
  • Salon point of sale and inventorynot Meevo
  • Stylist payroll and commission trackingnot Meevo

Meevo

  • Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Salon Iris
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Salon Iris
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Salon Iris
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot 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

Meevo

  • Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
  • Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
  • Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
  • Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
  • The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers

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

Meevo

$99/month
  • Professional$99/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client management
  • Enterprise$299/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced reporting
    • Inventory management

Which should you pick?

Choose Salon Iris if

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

Choose Meevo if

  • You need client database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want staff scheduling.
Meevo review

Questions people ask

Is Salon Iris or Meevo better?
Neither clearly leads. Salon Iris starts at $29/month and Meevo at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salon Iris or Meevo?
Salon Iris starts at $29/month and Meevo at $99/month.
Does Salon Iris or Meevo run on more platforms?
Salon Iris runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Meevo runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 Meevo is typically brought in for.
What can Salon Iris do that Meevo cannot?
Salon Iris covers Client management, Marketing tools, Payroll reports, Online booking. Meevo covers Client database, Staff scheduling, Business reporting, Mobile app. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, QuickBooks.
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