Rosie vs Wellyx Salon POS

Rosie is staff scheduling and rostering software for hospitality, retail, healthcare, and services businesses, available on Android, iOS, and web. Its constraint solver considers availability, contracted hours, qualifications, rest periods, and fairness when generating rosters. Managers can adjust shifts in a drag-and-drop weekly grid and publish schedules to staff. Employees can clock in or out on a phone with GPS verification or at a shared tablet kiosk. Rosie says it enforces 22 scheduling rules and supports break, rest, young-worker, and leave requirements across six jurisdictions. The scheduler uses Google OR-Tools CP-SAT version 9.8.3296 rather than a language model. The free plan covers up to 15 people at one site. Pro costs $3.50 per month and covers up to 75 people at five sites; Business costs $5 per month and covers up to 150 people with unlimited sites. Business plans can send approved hours to Xero, while timesheets and reports can be exported as CSV. Rosie passes hours and rates to payroll but does not calculate tax or pay employees.

Wellyx Salon POS is a checkout and payment system for salons, with product and stock tracking for in-person and online retail. Salons can use it to sell services, packages, and retail items such as haircare and styling tools. A website widget lets customers make purchases without being redirected to another site. Payment options listed include Stripe for cards, GoCardless for ACH and bank transfers, and PayTabs in some Middle Eastern countries. Communications integrations include WhatsApp, Twilio for calls and SMS, and Mailgun for email; website integrations include Wix, WordPress, Shopify, and Squarespace. Wellyx describes the software as web-based, requiring an internet connection and browser but no installation, and says staff and customer apps are available for iOS and Android. POS is included in the Exceed plan at $199 a month and Ultimate at $299 a month; Excel costs $99 a month and does not list POS. A free trial is available, but there is no free plan. Wellyx says it uses encryption, role-based access, audits, and monitoring, and states a GDPR commitment.