Beauty & Salon · head to head
StyleSeat vs Insight Salon Software
Insight Salon Software
Beauty & Salon
Intelligent salon management with deep analytics
- From
- $40/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only StyleSeat has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: StyleSeat introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.; Insight Salon Software cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
- They diverge on capability: StyleSeat covers Online booking, Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which StyleSeat and Insight Salon Software actually diverge.
| Attribute | StyleSeat | Insight Salon Software |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $40/month |
| Pricing model | transaction | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | 2011 | 2012 |
Identical on both: 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 StyleSeat
- Online booking
- Professional profiles
- Payment processing
- Marketing tools
- Reviews & ratings
- Mobile app
- Calendar management
- Apple Calendar
Only in Insight Salon Software
- Appointment booking
- Staff scheduling
- Advanced analytics
- Revenue tracking
- Performance metrics
- Marketing automation
- Point of sale
- Square
Both cover
- Client management
- Google Calendar
- Stripe
- PayPal
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
StyleSeat
- Client acquisitionnot Insight Salon Software
- Online bookingnot Insight Salon Software
- Personal brandingnot Insight Salon Software
- Payment collectionnot Insight Salon Software
- Client retentionnot Insight Salon Software
Insight Salon Software
- Running point of sale and scheduling for a salon or spanot StyleSeat
- Sending automated two way SMS appointment reminders to clientsnot StyleSeat
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
StyleSeat
- Introductory price of $19/month for the first 3 months rises to a standard $35/month afterward, per StyleSeat's own pricing page.
Insight Salon Software
- Cloud plans are login limited even at the top tier: Enterprise Premium Cloud is $250 a month for up to 8,000 SMS messages and only 5 logins
- Premium Cloud's two way SMS is capped per tier, from 500 messages a month on Solo up to 8,000 on Enterprise
- The installed one time purchase version only includes free software upgrades for 1 year, after which upgrades are not covered
- Multi-year pre-purchase discounts of 10, 15 and 20 percent require paying 1, 2 or 3 years upfront
Pricing, plan by plan
StyleSeat
Free- FreeFree
- Online booking
- Client management
- Professional profile
- Pro$35/month
- Everything in Free
- Smart pricing
- No-show protection
Insight Salon Software
$40/month- Starter$40/month
- Appointment scheduling
- Client management
- Basic analytics
- Professional$70/month
- Everything in Starter
- Advanced analytics
- Staff performance tracking
- Enterprise$120/month
- Everything in Professional
- Multi-location analytics
- Custom reports
Which should you pick?
Choose StyleSeat if
- You need online booking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want professional profiles.
Choose Insight Salon Software if
- You need appointment booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want staff scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is StyleSeat or Insight Salon Software better?
- Neither clearly leads. StyleSeat starts at Free and Insight Salon Software at $40/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, StyleSeat or Insight Salon Software?
- StyleSeat has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for StyleSeat and $40/month for Insight Salon Software.
- Does StyleSeat or Insight Salon Software run on more platforms?
- StyleSeat runs on Web, Ios, Android. Insight Salon Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- Can I use StyleSeat for free?
- Yes. StyleSeat has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Insight Salon Software starts at $40/month.
- What is StyleSeat best used for?
- StyleSeat is most often used for client acquisition, online booking, personal branding, payment collection. Of those, client acquisition and online booking are not what Insight Salon Software is typically brought in for.
- What can StyleSeat do that Insight Salon Software cannot?
- StyleSeat covers Online booking, Professional profiles, Payment processing, Marketing tools. Insight Salon Software covers Appointment booking, Staff scheduling, Advanced analytics, Revenue tracking. Both handle Client management, Instagram, Facebook, Google Calendar.