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Salon Iris vs Salon Ultimate

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Salon Iris

Software

Complete salon & spa management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Salon Ultimate

Software

Complete salon management made simple

From
$29/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; Salon Ultimate multi-location businesses pay per location ($199 per location per month) rather than a flat enterprise rate, and the vendor charges $0.03 per additional SMS message on top of subscription plans, per its own pricing page.
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Iris covers Client management, Salon Ultimate covers Client database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Salon Iris and Salon Ultimate differ
AttributeSalon IrisSalon Ultimate
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded19992008

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), 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
  • Mobile access
  • Constant Contact
  • Google Calendar
  • Facebook
  • PayPal

Only in Salon Ultimate

  • Client database
  • Staff scheduling
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Email marketing
  • Stripe
  • Square
  • Ios support
  • Android support

Both cover

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Online booking
  • QuickBooks
  • Mailchimp
  • 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 Salon Ultimate
  • Salon point of sale and inventorynot Salon Ultimate
  • Stylist payroll and commission trackingnot Salon Ultimate

Salon Ultimate

  • Appointment managementnot Salon Iris
  • Client retentionnot Salon Iris
  • Inventory controlnot Salon Iris
  • Business reportingnot 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

Salon Ultimate

  • Multi-location businesses pay per location ($199 per location per month) rather than a flat enterprise rate, and the vendor charges $0.03 per additional SMS message on top of subscription plans, per its own pricing page.

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

Salon Ultimate

$29/month
  • Basic$29/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$59/month
    • All Basic features
    • Online booking
    • POS system

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 Salon Ultimate if

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

Questions people ask

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