Beauty & Salon · head to head
StyleSeat vs Salon Iris
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.; Salon Iris saloniris.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to daysmart.com/salon/pricing; the product is sold as DaySmart Salon
- They diverge on capability: StyleSeat covers Professional profiles, Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which StyleSeat and Salon Iris actually diverge.
| Attribute | StyleSeat | Salon Iris |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Pricing model | transaction | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Windows, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2011 | 1999 |
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
- Professional profiles
- Payment processing
- Reviews & ratings
- Mobile app
- Calendar management
- Apple Calendar
- Stripe
Only in Salon Iris
- Appointment scheduling
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Payroll reports
- Mobile access
- QuickBooks
- Constant Contact
- Mailchimp
Both cover
- Online booking
- Client management
- Marketing tools
- Google Calendar
- PayPal
- PCI DSS
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
StyleSeat
- Client acquisitionnot Salon Iris
- Online bookingnot Salon Iris
- Personal brandingnot Salon Iris
- Payment collectionnot Salon Iris
- Client retentionnot Salon Iris
Salon Iris
- Salon appointment scheduling and client recordsnot StyleSeat
- Salon point of sale and inventorynot StyleSeat
- Stylist payroll and commission trackingnot 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.
Salon Iris
- saloniris.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to daysmart.com/salon/pricing; the product is sold as DaySmart Salon
- The $29 per month entry plan includes only 1 user and excludes resource management, packages, memberships, payroll and digital forms
- Additional users cost $9 per month each
- Text and email volumes are capped per plan, starting at 500 texts and 1,000 emails per month
- Text marketing, two way texting, reputation management and the website builder are separately priced add ons
Pricing, plan by plan
StyleSeat
Free- FreeFree
- Online booking
- Client management
- Professional profile
- Pro$35/month
- Everything in Free
- Smart pricing
- No-show protection
Salon Iris
$29/month- Basic$29/month
- Appointment booking
- Client database
- Basic POS
- Deluxe$59/month
- Everything in Basic
- Online booking
- Marketing tools
- Premier$109/month
- Everything in Deluxe
- Advanced reports
- Multi-location
Which should you pick?
Choose StyleSeat if
- You need professional profiles.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want payment processing.
Choose Salon Iris if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
- You also want point of sale.
Questions people ask
- Is StyleSeat or Salon Iris better?
- Neither clearly leads. StyleSeat starts at Free and Salon Iris at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, StyleSeat or Salon Iris?
- StyleSeat has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for StyleSeat and $29/month for Salon Iris.
- Does StyleSeat or Salon Iris run on more platforms?
- StyleSeat runs on Web, Ios, Android. Salon Iris runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
- Can I use StyleSeat for free?
- Yes. StyleSeat has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Salon Iris starts at $29/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 Salon Iris is typically brought in for.
- What can StyleSeat do that Salon Iris cannot?
- StyleSeat covers Professional profiles, Payment processing, Reviews & ratings, Mobile app. Salon Iris covers Appointment scheduling, Point of sale, Inventory management, Payroll reports. Both handle Online booking, Client management, Marketing tools, Facebook.