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DaySmart Spa

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Pricing from
$29 per month
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User industry
  1. Healthcare and life sciences
  2. Retail and wholesale
  3. Arts, entertainment, and recreation

What is DaySmart Spa

DaySmart Spa is a spa and salon management platform used to run day-to-day operations such as appointment scheduling, client management, staff calendars, and point-of-sale. It targets independent spas, salons, and multi-provider wellness businesses that need front-desk workflows and customer communications in one system. The product is part of the DaySmart suite and is commonly deployed alongside payments, reporting, and marketing/retention tools. It is positioned as an operational system of record for service-based businesses rather than a general-purpose health EHR.

pros

Scheduling and resource management

DaySmart Spa centers on appointment booking with staff calendars, service durations, and room/resource allocation. These capabilities support multi-provider operations where availability and capacity constraints matter. The workflow aligns with typical front-desk needs in spas and salons, including rescheduling and managing recurring client visits.

POS and client profiles

The product includes point-of-sale functions to take payments and sell services and retail items. It maintains client profiles that can store visit history and preferences to support repeat business and staff handoffs. This combination reduces the need to stitch together separate tools for booking and checkout.

Operational reporting tools

DaySmart Spa provides reporting for sales and operational performance, supporting common spa/salon metrics such as service revenue and staff productivity. These reports help owners and managers monitor performance without exporting data to external BI tools for basic use cases. Reporting is oriented toward business operations rather than clinical outcomes.

cons

Limited clinical/EHR depth

For medical spa or healthcare-adjacent workflows, DaySmart Spa is not positioned as a full electronic health record. Organizations that require robust clinical documentation, medical charting, or healthcare-grade compliance features may need additional systems. This can create process gaps for practices that operate more like specialty clinics than salons.

Integrations vary by ecosystem

Integration breadth and depth can be a constraint when a business relies on a broader stack (e.g., advanced marketing automation, telehealth, or specialized patient communications). Some integrations may require third-party connectors or workarounds depending on the tools already in use. This can increase implementation effort for teams seeking an all-in-one ecosystem.

May not fit enterprise complexity

Larger multi-location operators often need more advanced controls such as complex role-based permissions, standardized cross-location inventory, and corporate-level analytics. DaySmart Spa can be a better fit for small to mid-sized operations than highly standardized enterprise rollouts. Businesses with complex franchise or corporate governance models may outgrow the administrative tooling.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Basic $29 per month Best for independent service provider; includes 1 user; Appointment scheduling & reminders; Credit card processing; Online booking; Social media “Book Now”; Email & chat support; 500 text messages/month; 1,000 emails/month; 14-day free trial available.
Deluxe $69 per month Fit for growing teams; includes 3 users; Everything in Basic plus Employee management, Digital forms, Email marketing, Phone support; 1,000 text messages/month; 5,000 emails/month; 14-day free trial available.
Deluxe Growth $149 per month Increase productivity; Everything in Deluxe plus Text marketing, Two-way texting, Online reviews; 1,000 text messages/month; 10,000 emails/month; 14-day free trial available.
Premium $199 per month Great for advancing growth; includes 6 users; Everything in Deluxe plus QuickBooks Connect; 2,500 text messages/month; 10,000 emails/month; 14-day free trial available.
Premium Growth Contact for pricing Drive revenue; Everything in Premium plus Unlimited users, Expense tracking, Slide scale commission, Commission exceptions, Overtime rules; pricing available upon request; 14-day free trial available.

Seller details

DaySmart Software, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
1998
Private
https://www.daysmart.com/
https://x.com/DaySmart
https://www.linkedin.com/company/daysmart-software/

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