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Beauty & Salon · head to head

Shortcuts vs Milano

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Shortcuts

Beauty & Salon

Multi-vendor salon and spa booking platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Milano

Beauty & Salon

Hair salon and beauty studio management software

From
$69/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Shortcuts has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • They diverge on capability: Shortcuts covers Online booking platform, Milano covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Shortcuts and Milano actually diverge.

Attributes where Shortcuts and Milano differ
AttributeShortcutsMilano
Starting priceFree$69/month
Pricing modeltransactionsubscription
Free tierYesNo
Founded20102014

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Shortcuts

  • Online booking platform
  • Business profile
  • Appointment management
  • Payment processing
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Reviews management
  • Google

Only in Milano

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Client profiles
  • Styling notes
  • Photo gallery
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling

Both cover

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • English language support

What people use each for

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

Shortcuts

  • Client acquisitionnot Milano
  • Multi-vendor bookingnot Milano

Milano

  • Salon managementnot Shortcuts
  • Styling notesnot Shortcuts

Where each one falls short

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

Shortcuts

  • Shortcuts (salon and spa management software) is sold via phone inquiry rather than published pricing, and its own marketing frames it as the only solution built for chain or franchise businesses specifically rather than for independent single-location salons (archived homepage, 14 September 2012)

Milano

Nothing recorded yet. See the Milano review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Shortcuts

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Online booking
    • Business profile
    • 20% commission
  • Premium$99/month
    • Everything in Free
    • 10% commission
    • Advanced analytics

Milano

$69/month
  • Essentials$69/month
    • Scheduling
    • Client profiles
    • Styling notes
  • Professional$139/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • POS
    • Inventory

Which should you pick?

Choose Shortcuts if

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

Choose Milano if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want client profiles.
Milano review

Questions people ask

Is Shortcuts or Milano better?
Neither clearly leads. Shortcuts starts at Free and Milano at $69/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Shortcuts or Milano?
Shortcuts has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Shortcuts and $69/month for Milano.
Does Shortcuts or Milano run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Shortcuts for free?
Yes. Shortcuts has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Milano starts at $69/month.
What is Shortcuts best used for?
Shortcuts is most often used for client acquisition, multi-vendor booking. Of those, client acquisition and multi-vendor booking are not what Milano is typically brought in for.
What can Shortcuts do that Milano cannot?
Shortcuts covers Online booking platform, Business profile, Appointment management, Payment processing. Milano covers Appointment scheduling, Client profiles, Styling notes, Photo gallery. Both handle Facebook, Instagram, Stripe, SSL encryption.
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