ShopMaster vs Shore
ShopMaster
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| Figure | ShopMaster | Shore |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | A$117/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 7 |
| Spec score · Salon Software | 7.3 (#32) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Headquarters | Ringwood, Victoria, Australia | Munich, Germany |
| Integrations | The maker describes Google Reviews integration and @MasterPAY as an EFTPOS terminal included with the ShopMaster plan. | The Booking package lists Google Calendar integration, and Booking + Marketing lists PayPal integration. |
| Point of sale | The software includes point of sale, cash drawer and receipt printer features. | The Shore POS app turns an iPad into a register that can connect to a card reader and receipt printer. |
| Support | The support page states a four-hour response time and helpdesk hours of 9am to 5:30pm EST Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. | Shore offers personal support and a hotline, and says its service team helps with registration, setup, and importing data. |
Plans
Shore
- Booking€49.90 a year
- Booking + Marketing€69.90 a year
- POS€49.90 a year
- POS+€69.90 a year
- All-in-One€119.90 a year
- Booking$4,990 a month
- Booking + Marketing$6,990 a month
In their own words
ShopMaster
ShopMaster has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Shore
Shore combines appointment booking, customer and staff management, payments, and point-of-sale tools for service businesses and retailers. Customers can book through a business website, Google, Instagram, or Facebook, while staff can use an online calendar, customer records, automatic reminders, and business statistics. Group booking and payment collection are also listed. For in-person sales, its POS app turns an iPad into a register that can connect to a card reader and receipt printer; POS features include inventory control, with a DATEV interface for transferring sales data to a tax advisor. Shore runs in a browser and has iOS and Android apps. It lists a Google Calendar integration in Booking and PayPal in Booking + Marketing. Plans include Booking, Booking + Marketing, POS, POS+, and All-in-One. Pricing starts at €49.90/mo (annual), and there is no free plan. The 14-day trial requires no payment information and ends automatically. Shore says its servers and databases are located in Germany, with daily backups and redundant storage.