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Salon Iris vs Shortcuts

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Salon Iris

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon & spa management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Shortcuts

Beauty & Salon

Multi-vendor salon and spa booking platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Shortcuts 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; Shortcuts shortcuts (salon and spa management software) is sold via phone inquiry rather than published pricing, and its own marketing frames it as the only solution built for chain or franchise businesses specifically rather than for independent single-location salons (archived homepage, 14 September 2012)
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling, Shortcuts covers Online booking platform.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Salon Iris and Shortcuts differ
AttributeSalon IrisShortcuts
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android
Founded19992010

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 Salon Iris

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

Only in Shortcuts

  • Online booking platform
  • Business profile
  • Appointment management
  • Payment processing
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Reviews management
  • Google

Both cover

  • 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 Shortcuts
  • Salon point of sale and inventorynot Shortcuts
  • Stylist payroll and commission trackingnot Shortcuts

Shortcuts

  • Client acquisitionnot Salon Iris
  • Multi-vendor bookingnot 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

Shortcuts

  • Shortcuts (salon and spa management software) is sold via phone inquiry rather than published pricing, and its own marketing frames it as the only solution built for chain or franchise businesses specifically rather than for independent single-location salons (archived homepage, 14 September 2012)

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

Shortcuts

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Business profile
    • 20% commission
  • Premium$99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • 10% commission
    • 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 Shortcuts if

  • You need online booking platform.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business profile.
Shortcuts review

Questions people ask

Is Salon Iris or Shortcuts better?
Neither clearly leads. Salon Iris starts at $29/month and Shortcuts at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salon Iris or Shortcuts?
Shortcuts has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Salon Iris and Free for Shortcuts.
Does Salon Iris or Shortcuts run on more platforms?
Salon Iris runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Shortcuts runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Shortcuts for free?
Yes. Shortcuts 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 Shortcuts is typically brought in for.
What can Salon Iris do that Shortcuts cannot?
Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling, Client management, Point of sale, Inventory management. Shortcuts covers Online booking platform, Business profile, Appointment management, Payment processing. Both handle Facebook, PCI DSS, SSL encryption, Cloud deployment.
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