Phorest vs Simple 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.

We won’t pit you against other salons in a marketplace or directory

Phorest doesn’t run a salon marketplace or directory, like Simplesalon does with 'Slick'. They make money from bookings taken through the marketplace - even more so from new client bookings. That means marketplaces pit you against other salons in your area, appealing to customers shopping around for the lowest price. With Phorest that won’t happen to you. All of our marketing tools are designed to help you get your clients back in, spending more and generating referrals.

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.

Make money while you are closed

Sell retail product online at any time of the day or night and make money while your salon is closed! Your Integrated Online Store requires no web adjustment or dev time - just select which products you want to sell online.

Your own booking app in the app store

Give your customers a professional experience and a simple way to book with you on their own time, with your own salon booking app they can download from the Apple or Android app stores.

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.

Video consultations

Protect your staff and your clients by minimising close contact, but keep revenue coming into your salon with video consultations. Confirmations, reminders and video links are automatically created and sent to clients and staff. Just login and chat!

Native app for staff and management

Take all the most powerful tools from Phorest Salon Software and put them in your pocket – manage your salon, staff, clients and stock from any device, anywhere. Staff can check their schedules, check clients in and out, and rebook or upsell straight from the chair.

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!

Digital consultation forms

Gather client information with professional and paperless consultation forms on your salon tablet, and store them digitally and securely in your client records.

Streamline Checkout, Simplify Management

PhorestPay, our fully integrated payment system, makes managing transactions effortless. With payments seamlessly connected to your booking and sales processes, there’s no need for separate card machines or time-consuming end-of-day cash reconciliation. Clients can easily pay for services and products in one smooth transaction, while your staff saves time and avoids errors during checkouts and cash-ups. Unlike other systems that rely on external payment processors, Phorest’s integrated solution simplifies your operations, ensuring accurate, hassle-free payments – all in one place.

Easy Tipping, Direct to Staff

Make tipping straightforward and stress-free with PhorestTips. Clients can add a tip right on the card machine during checkout, ensuring your team gets rewarded without any extra steps. Tips are deposited directly into your staff’s bank accounts, eliminating the need for extra cash handling. It’s a smooth, secure way to show appreciation, boosting both client experience and staff satisfaction. With PhorestTips, you simplify the process, making it easy for your team to receive what they’ve earned.

Migration/import of your client info, services and products included

Many other software suppliers, like Simple Salon, tend to leave you to sort out the switch from your previous provider by yourself. At Phorest we have a dedicated onboarding and migration team to take the heavy-lifting from you. As standard, our team will help you import your client information, services, products and more, so you can make the switch with zero downtime at your salon.

Renowned support team

Our clients can’t say enough good things about our excellent support team. 'Seirbhís go hiontach' (excellence in service) is a driving mantra here at Phorest. Just check out what they’re saying about us below.

Free training for life

You and your team will get comprehensive onboarding training when you switch to Phorest, but we don’t stop there. You can book additional free online training sessions with us for as long as you like, for old staff and new alike.

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.