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Salon Ultimate vs Envision

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Salon Ultimate

Software

Complete salon management made simple

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Envision logo

Envision

Software

Salon management software with integrated POS

From
$79/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.; Envision standard plan includes only 1 user and charges $20 per additional user up to a 5 seat cap
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Ultimate covers Online booking, Envision covers SMS reminders.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Salon Ultimate and Envision differ
AttributeSalon UltimateEnvision
Starting price$29/month$79/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb

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

  • Online booking
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Email marketing
  • QuickBooks
  • Square
  • Mailchimp
  • PCI DSS
  • Ios support

Only in Envision

  • SMS reminders
  • Reporting
  • Facebook
  • Google

Both cover

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • English language support

What people use each for

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

Salon Ultimate

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

Envision

  • Salon and spa businesses managing bookings, marketing campaigns and payments in one platformnot 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.

Envision

  • Standard plan includes only 1 user and charges $20 per additional user up to a 5 seat cap
  • No dollar amounts are shown for any plan; the page states pricing is tailored to your practice and requires contacting sales

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

Envision

$79/month
  • Starter$79/month
    • Scheduling
    • Basic POS
    • Client management
  • Professional$159/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Advanced POS
    • Inventory

Which should you pick?

Choose Salon Ultimate if

  • You need online booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want reporting & analytics.
Salon Ultimate review

Choose Envision if

  • You need sms reminders.
  • You also want reporting.
Envision review

Questions people ask

Is Salon Ultimate or Envision better?
Neither clearly leads. Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and Envision at $79/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salon Ultimate or Envision?
Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and Envision at $79/month.
Does Salon Ultimate or Envision run on more platforms?
Salon Ultimate runs on Web, Ios, Android. Envision runs on Web.
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 Envision is typically brought in for.
What can Salon Ultimate do that Envision cannot?
Salon Ultimate covers Online booking, Reporting & analytics, Email marketing, QuickBooks. Envision covers SMS reminders, Reporting, Facebook, Google. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Client database, Point of sale, Inventory management.
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