Phorest vs. Vagaro

It's well suited if you own a salon and are looking for a software to manage all of your needs - stock/inventory, staff schedules, client bookings and rebookings. It's more salon focused than clinic focused (e.g. if you have a wellness center it's not ideal for consent forms for example). Changing staff price offering is a bit time consuming.

We have been working in IT for many years and we can say that the software fulfills what it promises but mostly I would say that it is oriented for businesses that are just starting out and if that is your case, friend, let me tell you that the software will save you many organizational problems.

Incentivized

• Appointment scheduling
• SMS Reminders
• Rebooking SMS
• Support
• Managing Clients

• listing of the service is great
• location of spas nearby
• Rating the service

Incentivized

• Better UI/UX - more intuitive to use
• Better customer service support
• Would prefer more hand holding during onboarding experience

• A cancellation feature doesn't seem to be available.
• Adding photos to the description would be a plus.
• How to locate certain feature as opt in is hard to find.

Incentivized

Phorest is a more modern software, although it can still be more intuitive to use its much better than other options out there. I feel it works great for someone who has been using salon software for many years and wants to upgrade to something more modern, or for someone who is switching over from pen and paper to manage their appointments

StyleSeat is a scheduling platform for the end user. It also allows you to pay directly in the app, along with tipping. StyleSeat is also a well-known product used in the service industry that offers more bells and whistles. Although, you can sometimes get bombarded with ads and emails.

Incentivized

• More organization
• Helped with business processes

• It wasn't the most positive because I didn't like to offer discounts which is why I switched

Incentivized