Beauty & Salon · head to head
Squire vs DaySmart Salon
DaySmart Salon
Beauty & Salon
Intelligent salon and spa business platform
- From
- $99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Squire booking fees of $1-3 per appointment add significant cost beyond subscription, increasing total cost of ownership; DaySmart Salon the $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
- They diverge on capability: Squire covers Walk-in queue, DaySmart Salon covers Appointment scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Squire and DaySmart Salon actually diverge.
| Attribute | Squire | DaySmart Salon |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $30/month | $99/month |
| Pricing model | Unknown | subscription |
| Founded | 2015 | 2010 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Squire
- Walk-in queue
- Team management
- Instant payouts
- Client app
- Marketing tools
- Yelp
- Venmo
Only in DaySmart Salon
- Appointment scheduling
- Inventory management
- Staff scheduling
- Client management
- Marketing automation
- Mailchimp
- QuickBooks
Both cover
- Online booking
- Point of sale
- Business analytics
- SSL encryption
- Data encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Squire
- Barbershop managementnot DaySmart Salon
- Walk-in handlingnot DaySmart Salon
- Team payrollnot DaySmart Salon
- Client bookingnot DaySmart Salon
DaySmart Salon
- Appointment booking and staff scheduling for hair and beauty salonsnot Squire
- Salon point of sale with packages and membershipsnot Squire
- Commission based stylist payroll and expense trackingnot Squire
- Client reminders and marketing by text and emailnot Squire
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Squire
- Booking fees of $1-3 per appointment add significant cost beyond subscription, increasing total cost of ownership
- Limited to barbershops and beauty salons; not suitable for other service industries
- Walk-in and waitlist features only available on higher-tier plans, limiting functionality for drop-in appointments
- POS system tightly integrated; cannot use with alternative payment processors or systems
- Customer data locked into Squire platform with limited export options
DaySmart Salon
- The $29 per month Basic plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
- Extra users cost $9 per month each on Deluxe, Deluxe Growth and Premium
- Messaging is metered per plan: 500 texts and 1,000 emails per month on Basic, 1,000 texts and 5,000 emails on Deluxe, 5,000 texts and 20,000 emails at the top tier
- Text marketing, two way texting, reputation management and the website builder are paid add ons whose prices are not published
- Expense tracking, advanced payroll, commission tracking, sliding scale commissions and overtime rules are limited to Premium Growth
- Premium Growth is custom priced with no published rate
Pricing, plan by plan
Squire
$30/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Squire review.
DaySmart Salon
$99/month- Starter$99/month
- Online booking
- Scheduling
- Client management
- Professional$199/month
- Everything in Starter
- POS
- Inventory
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Custom solutions
- API access
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Choose Squire if
- You need walk-in queue.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want team management.
Choose DaySmart Salon if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want inventory management.
Questions people ask
- Is Squire or DaySmart Salon better?
- Neither clearly leads. Squire starts at $30/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Squire or DaySmart Salon?
- Squire starts at $30/month and DaySmart Salon at $99/month.
- Does Squire or DaySmart Salon run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Squire best used for?
- Squire is most often used for barbershop management, walk-in handling, team payroll, client booking. Of those, barbershop management and walk-in handling are not what DaySmart Salon is typically brought in for.
- What can Squire do that DaySmart Salon cannot?
- Squire covers Walk-in queue, Team management, Instant payouts, Client app. DaySmart Salon covers Appointment scheduling, Inventory management, Staff scheduling, Client management. Both handle Online booking, Point of sale, Business analytics, Google.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Squire: What are Squire's pricing tiers?
Squire offers Pro plans starting at $30/month for independent barbers, Pro-Complete at $100/month for full shops, Executive tiers at $100-150/month, and Titan at $250/month. All include scheduling, POS, and customer management features.
SourceSquire: Does Squire charge booking fees?
Yes, Squire charges customers $1-3 per booking for online scheduling, in addition to the monthly subscription cost. This is a key cost factor beyond the base subscription.
SourceSquire: What integrations does Squire support?
Squire integrates with Square, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, and Stripe. It also offers an API for custom integrations and works with Zapier to connect to hundreds of other applications.
SourceSquire: What core features does Squire provide?
Squire includes online appointment scheduling, integrated POS system, customer relationship management, loyalty reward programs, promo codes, and automated text reminders.
SourceSquire: Does Squire support walk-in customers?
Yes, Squire supports walk-in booking through its waitlist feature, which is available on all plans except the basic Pro tier.
SourceSquire: Who founded Squire and how is it backed?
Squire was founded by Songe LaRon and Dave Salvant in 2016. The company raised $162M in funding as of February 2026 and achieved a $750M valuation in 2021.
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