Bellafy vs Next
Bellafy
bellafy.app
Next
nextproapp.comSide by side
| Figure | Bellafy | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $69/mo | $5/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 4 |
| Spec score · Salon App Builder Software | 8.2 (#11) | 9.0 (#2) |
| Audience | Bellafy describes itself as focused on beauty clinics and lists salons, barbershops, nail salons, spas, saunas, tanning salons, massage shops, tattoo studios, and piercing shops. | The maker names hairstylists, barbers, nail artists, makeup artists, lash technicians, estheticians, massage therapists, and other personal-care professionals as its audience. |
| Payments | Payments to clinics are processed through Stripe, and the privacy policy says Bellafy does not store full card numbers on its servers. | Its point-of-sale system supports deposits, cards on file, coupons, discounts, touch and touchless payments, and merged or split payments. |
| Product | Bellafy provides beauty clinics with a branded Progressive Web App for clients and a dashboard for managing the business. | Next is a free booking app designed for salon professionals working in salon suites. |
Plans
Next
- Next booking appFree
- Next booking appFree
- Unlimited SMS and email messaging$5 a month
- Unlimited SMS texts$5 a month
In their own words
Next
Next is a free booking app for salon professionals working in salon suites. Professionals can set booking rules, choose request-based or direct booking, customize service durations and stack appointments. Marketing tools support email, in-app and SMS campaigns, including prepared or custom campaigns. Its point-of-sale system supports deposits, cards on file, coupons, discounts, touch and touchless payments, and merged or split payments. The payment page lists a flat 2.52% processing rate on chipped card transactions, including AMEX and Discover, with no per-transaction fees. Next can connect with participating salon suite locations for rent management, website booking, cross-marketing and maintenance requests. The maker identifies hairstylists, barbers, nail artists, makeup artists, lash technicians, estheticians, massage therapists and other personal-care professionals as its audience. The app is available on Android, iOS and the web. Booking features are free; unlimited SMS texts are an optional $5 a month plan. Connection to a salon suite website and check-in system is marked as coming soon.