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SalonBiz vs Salonized

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SalonBiz

Beauty & Salon

Complete salon and spa management suite

From
$89/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Salonized

Beauty & Salon

Cloud-based salon management and POS system

From
$30/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: SalonBiz pricing is per location: $160 per month for Basic, $265 for Essential and $370 for Premium; Salonized the pricing page lists no monthly plan price and no per plan feature breakdown; visitors are directed to start a trial to see plan details
  • They diverge on capability: SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling, Salonized covers Appointment booking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which SalonBiz and Salonized actually diverge.

Attributes where SalonBiz and Salonized differ
AttributeSalonBizSalonized
Starting price$89/month$30/month
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20052014

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

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client database
  • Staff management
  • Marketing automation
  • Business reporting
  • QuickBooks
  • Google
  • Desktop deployment

Only in Salonized

  • Appointment booking
  • Client management
  • Staff scheduling
  • SMS notifications
  • Payment processing
  • Financial reporting
  • PayPal
  • Google Calendar

Both cover

  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Stripe
  • Facebook
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

SalonBiz

  • Salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per locationnot Salonized
  • Integrated card payments through SalonBiz Paymentsnot Salonized
  • Beauty school and institute management with student recordsnot Salonized

Salonized

  • Online appointment booking and calendar management for hair and beauty salonsnot SalonBiz
  • Taking in salon card payments through Salonized Pay terminalsnot SalonBiz
  • Sending appointment reminders to clients by SMSnot SalonBiz
  • Listing salon availability on the Treatwell marketplacenot SalonBiz

Where each one falls short

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

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

Salonized

  • The pricing page lists no monthly plan price and no per plan feature breakdown; visitors are directed to start a trial to see plan details
  • SMS messages are a paid add on starting at EUR 0.11 each and cost EUR 0.15 each in the 50 to 999 credit band
  • Salonized Pay requires a payment terminal starting at EUR 199 plus a 1.0 percent transaction fee
  • Bookings taken through the Treatwell integration carry a 35 percent commission on new Treatwell bookings plus a 2 percent transaction fee on prepaid online bookings
  • The free trial runs 14 days

Pricing, plan by plan

SalonBiz

$89/month
  • Standard$89/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client database
  • Premium$179/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Inventory
    • Staff management

Salonized

$30/month
  • Basic$30/month
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$55/month
    • Everything in Basic
    • Point of sale
    • Inventory management
  • Premium$95/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced analytics
    • Multi-location support

Which should you pick?

Choose SalonBiz if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want client database.
SalonBiz review

Choose Salonized if

  • You need appointment booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want client management.
Salonized review

Questions people ask

Is SalonBiz or Salonized better?
Neither clearly leads. SalonBiz starts at $89/month and Salonized at $30/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, SalonBiz or Salonized?
SalonBiz starts at $89/month and Salonized at $30/month.
Does SalonBiz or Salonized run on more platforms?
SalonBiz runs on Web, Windows. Salonized runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is SalonBiz best used for?
SalonBiz is most often used for salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per location, integrated card payments through salonbiz payments, beauty school and institute management with student records. Of those, salon appointment booking and point of sale priced per location and integrated card payments through salonbiz payments are not what Salonized is typically brought in for.
What can SalonBiz do that Salonized cannot?
SalonBiz covers Appointment scheduling, Client database, Staff management, Marketing automation. Salonized covers Appointment booking, Client management, Staff scheduling, SMS notifications. Both handle Point of sale, Inventory management, Stripe, Facebook.
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