Disclosure: Mako CRM publishes this comparison and is one of the products discussed. This is vendor-authored analysis, not an independent review or hands-on product test.
Method: We checked the official sources below on September 1, 2026. Features, prices, fees, promotions, limits, and contract terms can change. Quote-only or unverified items should be labeled; absence from an official page is not proof that a feature is unavailable.
| Publisher | Source | What it supports | Limitations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meevo | Meevo pricing | Displayed annual-contract/new-client Lite 129 Essentials 229 and Premier 329 monthly figures plus Medspa tiers | Promo contract region taxes processors and add-ons vary |
| Meevo | Meevo features | Salon spa and medspa scheduling clients inventory messaging payments booking memberships and packages | Does not establish final price or promotion duration |
| Mako CRM | Pricing - Transparent Plans for Service Businesses | Public plan prices, annual totals, included team members, additional-location price, and month-to-month contract statement | Vendor-authored and changeable; checked date required; does not independently prove value, superiority, or competitor differences |
| Mako CRM | Invoicing and Payment Software for Service Businesses | Invoice creation, payment links, partial-payment tracking, reminders, recurring billing, Stripe processing, and Mako fee statements | Vendor-authored; Stripe fees can vary by market and account; sample collection and speed figures are not independent outcome evidence |
Meevo, the successor to Millennium, is built for established salon and spa businesses — the kind with multiple locations, layered service menus, formal inventory control, and a manager whose job includes running the software. It is deep, and that depth is earned. Mako sits at the other end: financial clarity and flat published pricing for owners who are running the business and working in it at the same time.
Meevo: No published pricing. Quote-only, scoped to your location count, user count, and module selection, with onboarding and data migration priced into the engagement. Expect a discovery call and a proposal, and expect annual terms. This is normal for software at this level, but it does mean you cannot compare costs without entering a sales process.
Mako: Pulse is free. Paid plans are Mako Basic at $139/month, Mako Team at $249/month, and Enterprise at $999/month — roughly 20% less on annual billing at $1,334, $2,390, and $9,588 per year. Basic includes 3 team members, Team includes 15, Enterprise is unlimited and includes three locations. Additional locations on Team are $75/month each. Published, month-to-month, no sales call.
The evaluation cost differs as much as the price. You can be inside Mako in minutes, and you can benchmark your retention against your market for nothing before deciding anything. Getting a number from Meevo is a scheduled conversation.
This is the honest dividing line. Meevo rewards a business with someone whose job includes configuring the service menu, maintaining inventory rules, building the reports, and training staff. In a group with a manager or an operations lead, that investment pays back — the system can model a genuinely complex business.
In a salon where the owner is behind a chair four days a week, that same depth becomes a cost. Configuration that never gets finished, reports nobody builds, features paid for and unused. The right question is not which platform can do more. It is who, specifically, is going to set it up.
Meevo: Extensive. Complex service menus, inventory control, staff hierarchies, and detailed reporting.
Mako: Covers scheduling, clients, commissions, inventory, and financials without the same configurability.
Edge: Meevo for genuine operational complexity.
Meevo: Built for groups, with central control across sites.
Mako: Multi-location supported — $75/month per extra location on Team, three included at Enterprise.
Edge: Meevo above roughly five locations.
Meevo: Quote-only, annual terms typical.
Mako: Published, month-to-month, with a free tier.
Edge: Mako.
Meevo: Structured implementation with training, measured in weeks.
Mako: Self-serve, running the same day.
Edge: Mako, substantially.
Meevo: Powerful reporting, generally configured rather than out-of-the-box.
Mako: P&L, cash flow, LTV, and profitability visible on day one.
Edge: Mako for owner-operators.
Meevo: Decades of history in professional beauty, with a large installed base.
Mako: Newer, broader, smaller in this vertical specifically.
Edge: Meevo on vertical track record.
Pick Meevo if:
Pick Mako if:
Your salon is a business. Not a hobby, not a side project, not a calendar with a cash register. It deserves software that treats it accordingly. If your platform cannot tell you whether you are financially healthy, it is not doing its job. And in 2026, you have better options.
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