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Salon Ultimate vs Treatwell

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Salon Ultimate

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon management made simple

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Treatwell logo

Treatwell

Beauty & Salon

Beauty and wellness booking platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Treatwell has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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.; Treatwell treatwell charges 35 percent commission on the first booking from a client introduced through its marketplace, and the rate is subject to location
  • They diverge on capability: Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling, Treatwell covers Online booking platform.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Salon Ultimate and Treatwell differ
AttributeSalon UltimateTreatwell
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptiontransaction
Free tierNoYes

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Beauty & Salon), 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
  • Staff scheduling
  • Online booking
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Email marketing

Only in Treatwell

  • Online booking platform
  • Business profile
  • Customer reviews
  • Appointment management
  • Payment processing
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics
  • Google

Both cover

  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support
  • Spanish language support

What people use each for

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

Salon Ultimate

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

Treatwell

  • Listing a salon on the Treatwell consumer booking marketplacenot Salon Ultimate
  • Free salon calendar, POS and client records for freelancers and small teamsnot Salon Ultimate
  • Taking online prepaid bookings with daily payoutsnot 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.

Treatwell

  • Treatwell charges 35 percent commission on the first booking from a client introduced through its marketplace, and the rate is subject to location
  • Online prepayments carry an additional 2.5 percent processing fee plus VAT
  • All commissions and fees are subject to VAT on top of the quoted percentages
  • The commercial model depends on marketplace introductions: there is no commission on direct or social media bookings, so the software is free only where the salon brings its own clients

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

Treatwell

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Business profile
    • 25% commission
  • Premium$49/month
    • Everything in Free
    • 15% commission
    • Advanced analytics

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 Treatwell if

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

Questions people ask

Is Salon Ultimate or Treatwell better?
Neither clearly leads. Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month and Treatwell at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Salon Ultimate or Treatwell?
Treatwell has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Salon Ultimate and Free for Treatwell.
Does Salon Ultimate or Treatwell run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Treatwell for free?
Yes. Treatwell has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Salon Ultimate starts at $29/month.
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 Treatwell is typically brought in for.
What can Salon Ultimate do that Treatwell cannot?
Salon Ultimate covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Point of sale, Inventory management. Treatwell covers Online booking platform, Business profile, Customer reviews, Appointment management. Both handle SSL encryption, Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support.
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