Crowded vs. Phorest vs. Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Crowded
Score 8.2 out of 10
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Crowded.me is a banking service designed specifically for clubs, groups, and their members. Traditionally, banks have compartmentalized their customers into consumers and businesses and neglected the hundreds of billions in cash flow that exists between B2B and B2C. Crowded aims to be a one-stop-shop platform for these 'crowds' encompassing payments, banking, reporting, taxation, and organizational management.
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Phorest
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Phorest is a salon management software platform from, from Phorest Salon Software in Ireland. The software focuses on appointments and online bookings and document management and elimination, as well as review collection, reputation management, staff performance reports, and client remarketing.N/A
Xoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Xoom, a PayPal Service, is an online money transfer service for quickly sending money internationally. Xoom’s services are currently for personal use only, and business usage is against its terms of service.N/A
Pricing
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
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User Ratings
CrowdedPhorestXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.4
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Usability
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User Testimonials
CrowdedPhorestXoom, a PayPal Service (personal use only)
Likelihood to Recommend
Crowded
Crowded is very well suited for fraternities, or any non-profit community groups really, that have a centralized fund and rely on members purchasing equipment and materials individually. Any company that requires reimbursements and has to manage dues from numerous members should take advantage of this free application, as it provides a really easy way to manage the finances of an organization
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Phorest Salon Software
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.
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Discontinued Products
Xoom is best suited to send and receive money between two people who live in different countries, not only that we can also send money to our friends, colleagues, family members directly in their bank accounts. They have a great currency exchange functionality that directly converts our received money into our local currency, and deposits it into our bank account within a few minutes. The only drawback is that not many people know about it, it needs good marketing so that more people can use this service, and from my experience, I can say it is very secure and a good competitor of Payoneer.
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Pros
Crowded
  • Good customer service.
  • Easy-to-use, free software.
  • Useful features.
  • A sufficient product for its target market.
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Phorest Salon Software
  • Appointment scheduling
  • SMS Reminders
  • Rebooking SMS
  • Support
  • Managing Clients
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Discontinued Products
  • Very fast transfer and very secure as being of PayPal.
  • Receiver don't need to download the app or use Xoom.
  • It supports bank and debit card to transfer funds and same with the receiver.
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Cons
Crowded
  • Collaborating more with fraternities to sponsor events.
  • Making payments to nationals even easier.
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Phorest Salon Software
  • Better UI/UX - more intuitive to use
  • Better customer service support
  • Would prefer more hand holding during onboarding experience
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Discontinued Products
  • Some destinations take longer to get delivered to.
  • Higher amounts of money are harder to transfer.
  • High fees when trying to add funds to new card.
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Likelihood to Renew
Crowded
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Phorest Salon Software
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I don't see any other service that is so versatile and which offers such a breadth of services.
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Usability
Crowded
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Phorest Salon Software
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It's one of the most easy to use and intuitive platforms. The app is very powerful as well.
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Support Rating
Crowded
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Phorest Salon Software
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The support team is excellent. They help with any queries.
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Implementation Rating
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Phorest Salon Software
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The implementation was largely successful. Since this was a large shift from normal practices, we faced a few teething problems, but largely I'd say it went well.
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Alternatives Considered
Crowded
We were using GreekBill before to manage our funds and dues, and it was very outdated and unhelpful. Crowded was much more simple, easy to use, and had way more functions.
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Phorest Salon Software
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
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Discontinued Products
We agreed to select Xoom as the main payment method since it had more flexible options. It gives the user a full guarantee of transacting safely and when there is a conflict the customer support team acts quickly. The charges for sending and receiving money are relatively low as compared to other platforms. The mobile application has biometric login features making it difficult for unauthorized users to access confidential information.
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Return on Investment
Crowded
  • It has allowed us to keep track of all our finances and not lose track of funds.
  • It has allowed us to lower dues because of this increased accountability and organization.
  • No more reimbursement forms and Venmo payments!
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Phorest Salon Software
  • More organization
  • Helped with business processes
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Discontinued Products
  • We have had an uptick in payment processing times.
  • We receive payments from customers on time with no lag between invoice and payment dates.
  • Overall Xoom has literally added to our bottom line by allowing more than a physical check payment option.
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