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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Sabre Red Workspace

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASabre Red Workspace, from Sabre Travel Network, is travel agent workspace management solution.N/A

    Timely booking & payments system

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ATimely is appointment scheduling and business management software for spas and salons from the New Zealand company of the same name.

    $26

    per month per seat

    Pricing
    Sabre Red WorkspaceTimely booking & payments system
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Build
    $26
    per month per user
    Elevate
    $39
    per month per user
    Innovate
    $47
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Sabre Red WorkspaceTimely booking & payments system
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—All plans available through a monthly plan, with no long-term contract.
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    User Ratings
    Sabre Red WorkspaceTimely booking & payments system
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.6
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
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    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Sabre Red WorkspaceTimely booking & payments system
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Sabre
    If you want to keep all of your choices in the same location, this is an excellent choice to make.Sabre is an excellent choice for serious travel agents who are prepared to devote a substantial amount of time to learning and becoming proficient with a booking platform. It provides agents with excellent functions such as the ability to find flight availability and pricing in real time, the capacity to hold flights for up to 72 hours, and the capability to book with a secure and well-known system. The primary issue is that it is geared toward the needs of agents; as a result, it is EXTREMELY challenging for a new user to pick up and become proficient with Sabre.
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    Timely
    I've researched a lot of salon software, and Timely was the top-of-the-line software that does it all compared to competitors. It has a friendly interface, offers easy ways to communicate with clients via text and emails, and provides insights and reports, so it indeed does everything you need for booking software. On top of that, it's cloud-based, so say goodbye to only accessing your appointment book through your computer at the salon.
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    Pros
    Sabre
    • Sabre Red Workspace is constantly evolving to keep up with technology trends. For example, it is now available for agents to download on their iPads so that they can work from anywhere.
    • Sabre Red Workspace offers a suite called Red Apps which has many categories of useful apps that can customize your experience (some at no extra charge) and help simplify workflows.
    • Sabre Red Workspace provides a comprehensive library of every format or command that an agent could ever need to do his or her job.
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    Timely
    • Integration with Google Calendar allows avoiding double ups
    • Automatic appointment bookings with SMS reminders
    • Xero integration and Automatic Invoicing, Payments and Partial Reconciliation
    • Multiple Staff Members to be booked
    • Facebook Integration, allows people to book from Facebook
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    Cons
    Sabre
    • Sabre does not have a well-working support system. Most calls require you to pay Sabre just for assistance within the system.
    • Sabre has a very large learning curve. It is very specific to itself - it is unlike other software and requires memorizing a lot of keystrokes.
    • Sabre is all in code and text-speak, so it is often difficult to understand.
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    Timely
    • UI/UX
    • Cloud based system
    • Has to be more customer friendly
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    Support Rating
    Sabre
    In my 14 years of using Sabre Red Workspace, their software support desk has always offered top-notch customer service and professionalism. Their representatives are extremely knowledgeable, and there has never been a time where they weren't able to quickly and accurately resolve our issues or answer our questions when we called, and we have never been charged for their assistance.
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    Timely
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    Alternatives Considered
    Sabre
    Error Free Functionality, More Availability and Much better in speed
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    Timely
    Timely is by far the most user-friendly and fun to use. It's got a great interface, works on iPads, and training is super easy for the team. Other software is clunky and takes too long to set up and train the team to use.
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    Return on Investment
    Sabre
    • Overall for the business, it allows us to profit on international flights, where outside of Sabre we would not earn anything. We can earn percentages on certain international flights for booking or add commissions to base prices not posted elsewhere.
    • Sabre creates a barrier to entry for new agents and keeps agents from committing to the business.
    • Sabre gives base prices for agents that are significantly less than those found to a normal user, searching for a flight. This allows for sometimes very high added commissions (upwards of $500 per ticket) while also providing a lower cost to the customer, keeping them working with you in the future.
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    Timely
    • Bragging rights, yes. Always cool to tell how automated your business is.
    • ROI, no. In our case, it wasn't worth the time spent in integration into the website, system setup, plus subscription fee. However, take into account, that High-Value Professional Services is a wrong industry for this product.
    • Convenience and confidence that there will be no double booking across G Suite and Timely was tested and were really handy at the times.
    • No ability to use our own SMTP. If your server has Anti-Spoofing DKIM and etc., setting it up with Timely was a nightmare as support had no idea. So a lot of emails were going to Spam on the client's side.
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    ScreenShots

    Timely booking & payments system Screenshots

    Screenshot of a view of the Timely calendar.Screenshot of a view of the Timely connected checkout pushing payment to a terminal.Screenshot of A view of a fully booked Timely account on a tablet.Screenshot of A view of Timely's reporting tool.Screenshot of taking in person payments with a Timely terminal.Screenshot of a client testimonial - Shelly Rau, of Nails by Shelly R