{"id":86907,"date":"2020-02-21T13:35:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T13:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phorest.com\/compare\/phorest-vs-salon-iris\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:27:02","slug":"phorest-vs-salon-iris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.phorest.com\/gb\/compare\/phorest-vs-salon-iris\/","title":{"rendered":"Phorest vs DaySmart Salon (Salon Iris)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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What is the difference between DaySmart Salon and Phorest?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

DaySmart Salon (formerly Salon Iris) is a long-established North American salon software platform, historically strong in the budget and mid-tier market. It covers core scheduling, POS, and basic client management. Where it falls behind: marketing automation, retention intelligence, staff performance tools, and the dedicated Business Advisor model are all significantly more developed in Phorest. DaySmart also has an older interface architecture that reflects its heritage as a desktop-first product.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

How does Phorest’s marketing compare to DaySmart Salon?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

DaySmart has email and SMS marketing tools. Phorest goes further: every campaign tracks revenue directly to the register, the machine-learning rebooking tool sends personalised outreach to overdue clients automatically, fallback SMS reaches the clients who only have a phone number on file, and Phorest Ads Manager runs social advertising from within the software. For a salon or clinic trying to understand what their marketing is actually worth and automate the work of getting clients back in, Phorest is the better fit.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

Does Phorest have better client retention tools than DaySmart Salon?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

Phorest’s Client Reconnect and Treatcard loyalty tools are built specifically around the retention and revenue-per-visit challenge premium salons and aesthetic clinics face. Treatcard salons and clinics see a 30% rise in average client spend and a 21% revenue boost. DaySmart has loyalty features and automated reminders, but Phorest’s machine-learning retention intelligence and the direct connection between campaigns and revenue outcomes are more developed.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

How does Phorest help with staff performance compared to DaySmart Salon?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

Phorest’s Staff Goals gives every stylist live visibility into their own revenue targets, retail performance, and rebooking rate from their phone. DaySmart has staff management and payroll reporting, but performance data sits at the management level rather than being accessible in real time by individual team members.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

What kind of support does Phorest provide that DaySmart Salon does not?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

Every Phorest customer gets a dedicated Business Advisor, a named person who manages the account proactively from onboarding onwards. DaySmart’s support is standard ticketed helpdesk. Phorest\u2019s Business Advisor relationship means someone is invested in helping your business grow, not just resolving technical tickets.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

How does switching from DaySmart Salon to Phorest work?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/summary>\n

Phorest’s migration team has moved many salons and clinics from DaySmart and Salon Iris. Client records, appointment history, gift card balances, staff data, services, and inventory all transferred. The process includes a data audit, structured import, and team training before go-live with zero downtime.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

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