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    Phorest

    Score7 out of 10
    N/APhorest 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

    Sage Estimating

    Score9.5 out of 10
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    PhorestSage Estimating
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    PhorestSage Estimating
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    PhorestSage Estimating
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    9.0
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    Support Rating
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    PhorestSage Estimating
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Sage
    Sage Estimating was initially created for the construction industry and many of its current users use it to estimate buildings, but it has adapted quite well for the oil and gas industry. If the user is willing to invest the time and energy to develop and maintain their database, I can see it working for any industry. It is very easy to adjust and adapt the database as estimating methods and project designs change. As an example, our accounting department sometimes changes the way projects are reporting in our accounting software. Because I can go through our 9000 line item database in a couple of days, I am always ahead of the curve and can report my estimates in the format they require.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Phorest Salon Software
    • Appointment scheduling
    • SMS Reminders
    • Rebooking SMS
    • Support
    • Managing Clients
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    Sage
    • Same format Spreadsheet
    • Ability to adjust by percentages
    • Ability to separate phases into categories
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    Cons
    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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    Sage
    • The program has a fairly antiquated user interface such that someone working in it may not feel like they are working with advanced software.
    • Sage Estimating has absolutely no remote access capability outside running it in a Citrix/RDP environment so users have to be using a fat/full client vs. any hopes of access on a mobile device.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Phorest Salon Software
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    Sage
    It is a good product and meets all of our needs
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    Support Rating
    Phorest Salon Software
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    Sage
    Sage's support of Estimating is adequate though frankly we rarely need it. Outside of more complex operations such as upgrades and installation problems the program itself is so straightforward that we do not usually have any "issues" and questions that are more about usability can easily be answered in online forums. We trust Sage's capability to answer these questions if needed but rarely use it.
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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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    Sage
    For our needs and after completing a valued score card SAGE has always exceeded our min. requirements
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    Return on Investment
    Phorest Salon Software
    • More organization
    • Helped with business processes
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    Sage
    • Manupulation of existing data is very user friendly thanks to "Database Manager".
    • A bit pricey
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