Phorest vs DaySmart Salon

Multiple no-show alerts

Unreliable clients can leave you with empty timeslots and cost valuable revenue. Phorest automatically adds a note to client records when a client doesn’t show for an appointment, and you’ll get a ‘multiple no-show’ alert when they try to book with you over the phone. This allows you to turn them away, or request they book online with a deposit, allowing you to capture their payment details and charge a no-show fee should it happen again.

Opt-out links automatically included

Ensuring your clients consent to all marketing material you send is a must. Phorest’s innovative marketing suite ensures that all marketing emails sent from your system contain an opt-out link, helping you stay GDPR compliant, keeping your data safe, and ensuring your clients are happy.

Premium consultation features

Phorest's premium consultation features offer face-mapping, timestamps, and mark-ups, helping you conduct safe and professional consultations that guarantee client satisfaction throughout the entire process. Easily upload photos, utilise freehand or template markups, and effortlessly monitor treatment progress, all while seamlessly linking these forms to clients' individual profiles.

Put your own stamp on your marketing emails

The Phorest marketing email editor includes a library of stock photos that are free to use, and an image editor tool to make them your own.

Fallback SMS

Most salons only have email addresses for 30% of their clients. Don’t put all that effort into beautiful marketing promotions, only to miss 70% of your clients! Phorest is the only salon software with a Fallback SMS feature that lets you send a link to your promotion, via SMS, to clients that do not have a valid email address on their client card.

See marketing ROI right to the register

Because our marketing, management and reporting tools are integrated, you can see the impact of your marketing spend all the way to the register - see how much revenue your campaigns brought in, and even what services and products your clients were prompted to buy.

Online reputation manager

No other salon software has a built-in online reputation manager, helping you get hundreds of 5 star reviews on Google, Facebook and Yelp by prompting your best reviewers to share their comments online in one click. Let your online reputation generate referrals for you while you sleep.

Fully integrated Online Store

Make it easier for your clients to purchase products from you with your fully integrated Phorest Online store. With easy product uploads, delivery and/or curbside pickup available, and seamless integration into the inventory and reporting section of your Phorest system, it's ecommerce made simple.

Sell gift cards & vouchers online

Want to make more money, even while your salon is closed? Sell gift cards and vouchers online, from your Phorest system, to boost revenue and increase client visits to the salon with ease.

Facebook & Instagram Ads Manager

Phorest Ads Manager is the industry’s only integrated social media advertising tool, helping you craft effective social media ads for a range of goals. Effortlessly set ads live and easily monitor your results to supercharge your salon marketing.

Free SMS to clients overdue to rebook

Machine learning in Phorest recognises when your clients are overdue to rebook their usual services, and you can send an SMS to them, free of charge, to remind them to make that booking asap.

Automated rebooking feature

Taking that one step further, if you don’t want to remember to hit send on that campaign to your overdue clients each day, you can use the automated rebooking feature to automatically send that reminder SMS for you.

Your branded app in the app store

Phorest creates your own custom-branded salon app and makes it available to clients across all app stores. Your branded app gives clients the opportunity to book and reschedule appointments from any smart device, at any time of day or night. With full integration to your Phorest system, you can boost your online brand while sending offers and marketing material straight to your clients’ pocket.

Stock take app

Take the chore out of stock takes with our iPhone and Android app – just scan the barcode with your phone’s camera, enter your stock count, and you’re done!

Multi-location staff scheduling

Phorest makes it easier to manage rosters and organise your multi-location salon business with easy to use staff management features. Schedule staff to work between locations on any given date range, with the ability to schedule the same staff member between different locations on the same day. With integration to reporting, commission, and payroll, you can stay organised and informed no matter where your staff are located.

Seamless Tipping, Simplified

Make tipping effortless with PhorestTips. Our innovative feature allows clients to tip service providers directly from the card machine, streamlining the payment process for a smooth checkout. Tipped amounts are paid directly into your staff’s bank accounts, eliminating the need for manual cash handling or complex tip distribution. It’s a convenient, transparent way to reward your team. Unlike other systems that lack integrated tipping options, PhorestTips makes it easier than ever for your clients to say thank you.

Renowned support team

Our clients consistently compliment the exceptional support we provide, and it's easy to see why. At Phorest, 'Seirbhís go hiontach' (excellence in service) isn’t just a saying, it’s how we operate every day. While some competitors limit training options, we go above and beyond with unwavering support for all clients, regardless of the package. See what our clients have to say below.

Dedicated Business Advisor to help you increase salon revenue

With many other salon software providers you’ll get an account manager to help you get set up, but once you’re up and running you won’t hear from them again. With Phorest you’ll be assigned a Business Advisor to make sure you’re getting the most from your software, supporting you to keep growing your business and increasing your revenue.