Online Booking and Calendar
Clients book 24/7 from your website, Instagram or Google profile. Salonist adds a room calendar, a waitlist and package booking for spas. Mangomint has a fast, well liked booking flow.
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Salonist vs Mangomint: The Same Day, A Smaller Bill
Mangomint starts at $120 a month and adds $10 for every user. Anyone with a profile counts, including the front desk, and each extra location is another $120.
Salonist runs the same salon day for $59 to $179 a month with unlimited staff and every location included.
- ✓Unlimited staff. No staff limits.
- ✓Get more features for less.
- ✓Front desk users cost nothing
What a ten person salon pays
$220
Mangomint base plan plus ten users
Mangomint figures come from its pricing page. Salonist holds one price whatever the headcount or location count.
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Salonist vs Mangomint at a Glance
Pick Salonist if
You want the bill to stop moving
- You pay per user today, front desk included
- You run more than one location
- You want campaigns and WhatsApp in the plan
- You want forms and reporting without add ons
- You work outside the United States
What to check on Mangomint
Costs that scale with you
- !$10 a month for every user with a profile
- !$120 a month for each extra location
- !Marketing starts at $30 a month
- !A phone line is $70 a month
- !Payroll is $50 a month plus $8 per worker
- !Card processing at 2.45% plus 15 cents in person
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| Feature | Salonist | Mangomint |
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Mangomint pricing vs Salonist pricing
Mangomint Cost vs Salonist Cost
Mangomint publishes clear pricing. Read it as a base plus a fee for every person who logs in.
Mangomint Pricing
A base platform fee, then a charge for each user profile.
| Plan or fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Base plan | $120 a month |
| Each user profile | $10 a month |
| Each extra location | $120 a month |
| Marketing | From $30 a month |
| Phone line for calls and texts | $70 a month per line |
| Payroll | $50 a month plus $8 per worker |
| In person card rate | 2.45% + 15¢ |
| Virtual card rate | 2.90% + 30¢ |
Onboarding and data migration are included. There is no long contract.
Salonist Pricing
One flat plan price with unlimited staff. Printed on the pricing page, no quote needed.
| Plan or fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Free marketplace listing | $0 |
| Essential | $59 a month |
| Advance | $109 a month |
| Expert | $179 a month |
| Extra staff | $0, unlimited |
| Extra location | Included on paid plans |
| Free trial | 7 days, no card |
| New marketplace client | 15% of the first visit, once |
Every paid plan includes unlimited staff, every location and free data import. See the full Salonist pricing page.
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What Each Tool Costs Your Salon
Mangomint
Salonist
Subscription fees from both pricing pages. Card processing and payroll are not counted on either side.
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Feature comparison
Salonist vs Mangomint Feature by Feature
Mangomint is a well built product for mid sized salons and spas. Salonist covers the same jobs without charging for every login.
Point of Sale and Retail
Ring up services and products on one ticket, take tips and print or email the receipt at the till, and sell online through the built in store. Mangomint runs a solid till with integrated payments.
Staff, Commission and Tips
Commission splits, tips, timesheets and login permissions all sit in one staff screen, with no charge for extra people. On Mangomint, every profile including the front desk adds $10 a month.
Stock and Inventory
Inventory management covers barcodes, purchase orders, warehouse stock and low stock alerts, so retail stops leaking margin. Mangomint tracks stock well.
Marketing and Client Win Back
Run SMS, email and WhatsApp campaigns from the same place as your calendar including birthday offers and rebooking reminders. Mangomint sells marketing from $30 a month and a phone line at $70.
Memberships, Loyalty and Gift Cards
Memberships, reward points and gift cards work at the till and online, which keeps regulars coming back. Mangomint covers memberships and packages.
Built for Multiple Locations
Salonist is a multi location system. Run every branch from one account, switch between them in a click and compare them in one report, with every location included on paid plans. Mangomint charges the full base fee for each extra location.
Forms and Client Records
Consent forms, before and after photos and client documents sit with the visit history on the client record. Mangomint includes forms.
The difference that shows
WhatsApp Marketing and 13 Languages, Built In
Salonist runs in 60+ countries with 13 languages, right to left Arabic and local payment gateways. WhatsApp campaigns sit on the Advance plan, so reminders and offers reach clients on the app they actually open.
- Booking confirmations and reminders on WhatsApp
- Birthday and win back offers
- Rebooking nudges after a visit
- Your team sees the software in their own language
Why salons switch
What You Get With Salonist
In every plan
- ✓Unlimited staff on every plan
- ✓Every location included on paid plans
- ✓POS, retail and inventory built in
- ✓WhatsApp, SMS and email campaigns
- ✓Commissions, tips and timesheets
- ✓60+ countries and 13 languages
Best fit for
- ✓Salons with front desk staff on the system
- ✓Owners with two or more locations
- ✓Teams that want campaigns inside the plan
- ✓Spas and clinics that need forms and room booking
- ✓Salons outside the United States
Prices taken from the Mangomint pricing page.
Best fit
Who Should Choose Salonist?
- Salons with front desk staff on the system
- Owners with two or more locations
- Teams that want campaigns inside the plan
- Spas and clinics that need forms and room booking
- Salons outside the United States
See Salonist for med spas, aesthetics clinics, spas, massage therapy.
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Moving is easy
Switching from Mangomint to Salonist
Book a demo
A product expert walks through Salonist with you in 20 minutes.
Send your data
We import your clients, services and appointment history for free.
Add the whole team
Every staff member is included, so nobody is left off the calendar.
Go live
Share your booking link and start taking appointments the same week.
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