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Salon Ultimate vs Bookeo

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Salon Ultimate

Software

Complete salon management made simple

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Bookeo

Software

Appointment scheduling for service businesses

From
$14.95/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Bookeo every plan caps monthly bookings: 200 on Solo at $14.95, 1,000 on Small and Standard, 2,000 on Large and 3,000 on X-Large at $119.95
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling, Bookeo covers Online booking widget.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Salon Ultimate and Bookeo differ
AttributeSalon UltimateBookeo
Starting price$29/month$14.95/month

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2008).

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 Ultimate

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Online booking
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Email marketing
  • Mailchimp

Only in Bookeo

  • Online booking widget
  • Calendar management
  • Payment integration
  • Email reminders
  • SMS reminders
  • Custom booking forms
  • Reporting
  • PayPal

Both cover

  • Staff scheduling
  • QuickBooks
  • Stripe
  • Square
  • PCI DSS
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Salon Ultimate

  • Appointment managementnot Bookeo
  • Client retentionnot Bookeo
  • Inventory controlnot Bookeo
  • Business reportingnot Bookeo

Bookeo

  • Online appointment booking for consultants, therapists and photographersnot Salon Ultimate
  • Managing staff calendars and per consultant availabilitynot Salon Ultimate
  • Collecting digital waivers and sending SMS booking remindersnot Salon Ultimate

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Bookeo

  • Every plan caps monthly bookings: 200 on Solo at $14.95, 1,000 on Small and Standard, 2,000 on Large and 3,000 on X-Large at $119.95
  • The Solo plan at $14.95 per month allows only 1 consultant and 1 staff login
  • Small at $29.95 and Standard at $39.95 both allow 1,000 bookings per month, so the extra $10 buys staff seats rather than capacity
  • SMS and fax messages are a paid add on starting at $0.09 per credit with bundles from $5 for 40 credits
  • Digital waivers are a separate add on starting at $9 per month for 200 waivers

Pricing, plan by plan

Salon Ultimate

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

Bookeo

$14.95/month
  • Solo$14.95/month
    • 1 staff member
    • Online booking
    • Email reminders
  • Small$29.95/month
    • Up to 3 staff
    • All Solo features
    • SMS reminders
  • Standard$39.95/month
    • Up to 20 staff
    • All Small features
    • Advanced reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Salon Ultimate if

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

Choose Bookeo if

  • You need online booking widget.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want calendar management.
Bookeo review

Questions people ask

Is Salon Ultimate or Bookeo better?
Neither clearly leads. Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and Bookeo at $14.95/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salon Ultimate or Bookeo?
Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and Bookeo at $14.95/month.
Does Salon Ultimate or Bookeo run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Salon Ultimate best used for?
Salon Ultimate is most often used for appointment management, client retention, inventory control, business reporting. Of those, appointment management and client retention are not what Bookeo is typically brought in for.
What can Salon Ultimate do that Bookeo cannot?
Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Point of sale, Inventory management. Bookeo covers Online booking widget, Calendar management, Payment integration, Email reminders. Both handle Staff scheduling, QuickBooks, Stripe, Square.
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