This page will unpick some of the key differences between Meevo and Pabau so that you can decide which is the best fit for your business.
Meevo is a software designed primarily for salons, spas, and beauty bars. although it also caters to medical spas.
It offers a range of features to help businesses manage appointments, client relationships, staff schedules, inventory, marketing, and more, all wrapped in a user-friendly interface.
Salon owners praise Meevo’s ease of use and customer support, with a 98.5% support rating.
Pabau is an all-in-one practice management tool designed for med spas and other healthcare businesses – any where you need to track a medically related patient journey.
It’s purpose designed for med spas, but Pabau is also a great fit for private practices, cosmetic surgery clinics, and more.
Pabau supports businesses with online bookings, patient management, medical forms, automated recalls/reminders, POS, marketing, and other operational needs.
Meevo’s subscription pricing model is based on the number of professionals that want to use it.
Meevo offers 6 pricing plans – they start at $139/month for up to 5 professionals and can go up to $529/month for an unlimited number of professionals.
They also offer a plan for bigger enterprise companies, and you’ll have to contact them directly for a custom quote.
While Meevo has a number of powerful features, some of these come as add-ons and will cost you a hefty price tag if you choose to use them.
Pabau operates on a straightforward flat-fee subscription model, charging a fixed monthly price based on the number of users – pricing begins at $28 per month.
The real advantage here is that this price and all other tiers give you access to all features, eliminating the need for costly upgrades to unlock essential tools. This makes Pabau an attractive option for businesses of all sizes.
The only extra fees are optional and include SMS reminders, advanced marketing functionalities, and our Pabau Pay card terminals.
Core functionality built-in
Even though Meevo offers an extensive range of advanced features, many of them are extra charges on top of the flat fee. These features include online bookings, reporting management features, intake forms, and marketing tools such as gift cards and packages – all of which are included in all Pabau plans.
Pabau offers all of these for just one flat monthly fee.
Built-in consent forms
Pabau includes customizable forms and treatment templates in all plans. You can also build and design forms based on your preferences from start-to-finish.
Meevo offers forms, but they aren’t included in their subscription plan. You’ll have to pay $29 per month extra for their business booster add-on.
Image mark-up/injecting plotting on client’s photos
Pabau allows you to easily document injection points on clients’ photos with its robust and easy-to-use face-mapping tool. Record where, what, and when you injected a client and add the batch, the number, and the date. Meevo does not offer this feature. prescriptions and more.
Combined EHR and scheduling system
Pabau is a robust scheduling tool with an equally robust EHR system that enables seamless client record management. All patient communication, including automated reminders, intake form requests, and pre-care/follow-up care, is securely stored in online patient records.
Meevo doesn’t offer an EHR system at all.
Gift cards
Pabau offers customizable gift cards in all pricing plans. While Meevo offers eGifts to increase revenue and build client loyalty, but they aren’t included in the subscription pricing plans.
Built-in packages
Meevo doesn’t have a dedicated packages feature—they are offered as an add-on and in the eGift (online gift certificates) feature.
In Pabau, creating packages and bundles is included in all plans. You can sell treatment packages online or in person, encouraging clients to book multiple sessions and boosting revenue.
Now, I don’t have to spend time doing the jobs that I don’t want to do. I can spend more time treating my patients, which is what I love doing – rather than trying to book people in, sending out forms, and doing all the filing.
The reason you need a software solution like Pabau is that you won’t need other tools. It has everything you need, from booking and scheduling, client records, automated appointment reminders, packages, and gift cards, and built-in marketing features to promote your services. With Meevo, you’ll probably need to budget for additional tools or get their paid add-ons.
Your business needs software that understands your daily challenges and is built to give your clients the experience they deserve. While Meevo is mostly targeted at salons, spas and beauty bars, Pabau is purpose-built for medical spas and medical businesses. It supports medical-related patient journeys with automated pre-care and aftercare emails, before-and-after photos, injection plotting, customizable forms, and so on.
Meevo doesn't have an EHR, meaning you'll have to integrate with a separate tool to manage client records. Pabau has an integrated EHR system included, allowing seamless access to your client's medical history at all times. This also enables you go fully paperless, saving you tons of time. With it, you’ll have insight into your patient data and operational data side by side.
Since Pabau is also a great fit for clinics, it has an e-prescription feature that allows you to prescribe medication directly from the system. This is crucial, for example, if you offer weight loss or regenerative medicine services that require a prescription. In contrast, Meevo’s main focus is providing business management for salons and spas, its software doesn’t offer an e-prescription feature.
Making an error such as forgetting to get an intake signed, not taking photos, or not sending aftercare can all happen. Pabau helps with smart features that act as safety nets to keep your patients and business safe, such as the in-practice journey that builds these into your process. Pabau simplifies your patient management processes and supports HIPAA compliance to help you operate safely and confidently.
“After 16 years of using about 20 different client management software systems, this is the only one I can honestly say does it all, and does it all very well.”
Roxanne Merchant,
Head of Operations, Juvea Medical
“Pabau is feature-rich, allowing us functionality to grow as our business needs grow, and at the same time quite intuitive to use. Competing software offerings can’t compete!”
Daniel, Doctor,
G2 review
“I’ve been in business for almost nine years. I’ve tried a lot of different software, but I was always missing some features. This software has everything that saves my time, keeps my records and medical forms in one place, and is easy to use.”
Angelina, Owner
G2 review
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