Phorest vs. Zen Planner

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.

I have used Zen Planner at 3 different Jujitsu schools. Every school that has used it, has had great success in keeping their attendance records straight for their students. This is great when promotions are coming up, or special seminars that need to reach everyone. I don't know that Zen Planner is a great product for places that don't need to communicate with their clients on a regular basis.

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• Appointment scheduling
• SMS Reminders
• Rebooking SMS
• Support
• Managing Clients

• Easy to use interface
• Payment processing is easy for classes or for a small retail shop.
• The free integrated mobile website is great for everyone to check out the calendar and even sign and pay from within it.
• I can also send emails right from the platform when I need to connect with a student.

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• Better UI/UX - more intuitive to use
• Better customer service support
• Would prefer more hand holding during onboarding experience

• The only thing I would like to see, is the ability to see my entire attendance from the app. I can view it on the desktop though.

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No questions about that, I'm with Zen Planner for a while! They have everything I need and more.

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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

I have not used any product that are similar to Zen Planner in any way.

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• More organization
• Helped with business processes

• Saves me time in using a paper attendance record sheet.
• Payments are automated, no need to request checks or payments from anyone. Emails are sent out if a payment fails.
• I can keep track of 10, 20, 30, or even 50 students using this platform.

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