Software · head to head
Salon Ultimate vs SalonBiz
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.; SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- They diverge on capability: Salon Ultimate covers Staff scheduling, SalonBiz covers Staff management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Salon Ultimate and SalonBiz actually diverge.
| Attribute | Salon Ultimate | SalonBiz |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | $89/month |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Windows |
| Founded | 2008 | 2005 |
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 Ultimate
- Staff scheduling
- Online booking
- Reporting & analytics
- Email marketing
- Square
- Mailchimp
- PCI DSS
- Ios support
Only in SalonBiz
- Staff management
- Marketing automation
- Business reporting
- Desktop deployment
- Windows support
Both cover
- Appointment scheduling
- Client database
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- QuickBooks
- 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 SalonBiz
- Client retentionnot SalonBiz
- Inventory controlnot SalonBiz
- Business reportingnot SalonBiz
SalonBiz
- Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Salon Ultimate
- Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Salon Ultimate
- Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot 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.
SalonBiz
- Pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium
- Each tier caps service professionals at 5, 12 and 20 respectively, with extra staff sold in blocks of 10 at $55 per month
- Not using SalonBiz Payments raises the monthly fee by $25 to $45 depending on tier
- School and institute plans are capped at 100 students on Essential and 200 on Premium, with extra students at $15 per month per 25
- Enterprise and multi location pricing is quote only with no published rate
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
SalonBiz
$89/month- Standard$89/month
- Scheduling
- POS
- Client database
- Premium$179/month
- Everything in Standard
- Inventory
- Staff management
Which should you pick?
Choose Salon Ultimate if
- You need staff scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want online booking.
Choose SalonBiz if
- You need staff management.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want marketing automation.
Questions people ask
- Is Salon Ultimate or SalonBiz better?
- Neither clearly leads. Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and SalonBiz at $89/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Salon Ultimate or SalonBiz?
- Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and SalonBiz at $89/month.
- Does Salon Ultimate or SalonBiz run on more platforms?
- Salon Ultimate runs on Web, Ios, Android. SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows.
- 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 SalonBiz is typically brought in for.
- What can Salon Ultimate do that SalonBiz cannot?
- Salon Ultimate covers Staff scheduling, Online booking, Reporting & analytics, Email marketing. SalonBiz covers Staff management, Marketing automation, Business reporting, Facebook. Both handle Appointment scheduling, Client database, Point of sale, Inventory management.