Core Platform

Smart Scheduling

Reduce no-shows with reminders and live availability.

Customer Management

Centralise customer records, segmentation, and retention workflows.

Unified Inbox

Manage SMS, email, and chat conversations in one place.

Leads

Capture and convert new enquiries with clearer follow-up.

Chat

Use live and team chat to reply faster and book more clients.

Payments

Track transactions, credits, refunds, and checkout-linked revenue.

Growth

Marketing Suite

Run campaigns and segments tied to booking outcomes.

Loyalty Programmes

Reward repeat visits with tracked progress, credits, and discounts.

Memberships

Sell recurring plans with included services, enrol clients, and keep renewals on autopay.

Discounts & Gift Cards

Drive repeat revenue with tracked promotions and redemptions.

Ad Management

Connect paid campaigns to lead and booking conversion workflows.

Social Media Management

Coordinate social workflows with revenue and retention goals.

Operations

Inventory & Retail

Manage stock, suppliers, and retail performance in one stack.

Team Operations

Coordinate rota, roles, and team execution workflows.

Tasks

Keep day-to-day actions visible, assigned, and completed.

Managed Forms

Free mobile app for digital consultation forms, clients, and responses.

Locations & Resources

Run resource-aware scheduling and service continuity workflows.

Managed AI Overview

The AI team member built into your platform - copilot, receptionist, marketing, and analytics.

AI Receptionist

Answer enquiries across SMS, email, chat, and social DMs - even when you're with clients.

AI Call Handler

Never lose a booking to a missed call - AI voice handling for incoming calls.

AI Marketing Manager

Fill quiet days and win back lapsed clients with campaigns you approve before they send.

AI Inbox Assistant

Every enquiry arrives with a ready-to-send reply drafted from your prices and policies.

AI Form Chasing

Incomplete consultation and consent forms chased automatically before appointments.

Salons

Bookings, reminders, and client growth for salons.

Aesthetic Clinics

Operational control and patient communication in one system.

Medspas

Consults, treatment plans, and repeat bookings without manual admin.

Beauty Therapists

Simple workflows for solo beauty therapists.

Permanent Makeup Artists

Consult, treatment, and touch-up workflows in one place.

Aesthetic Practitioners

Practitioner-led treatment journeys with stronger retention.

Lash and Brow Studios

Protect refill workflows and improve repeat demand.

Nail Studios

Keep bookings, checkout, and retail operations connected.

Wellness Studios

Run member journeys and retention campaigns from one place.

Integrated Services

Service + software workflows designed to drive more bookings.

Social Media Growth

Content and engagement workflows tied to enquiries and bookings.

Advertising Management

Google, Meta, TikTok, and Microsoft PPC campaigns managed end to end.

Managed Forms

Create, send, complete, and review digital consultation forms from mobile.

Free Hosted Website

Launch booking-connected web experiences quickly.

Voice Notes

Transcriptions and treatment reports powered by your voice.

Contact Us

Talk to our team about growth workflows for your business.

AI Virtual Receptionist

AI-driven inbox handling across email, SMS, and social.

AI Call Handler

AI voice assistant for incoming booking calls.

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About

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FAQs

Common questions about setup, workflows, and support.

Blog

Operational and growth insights for beauty teams.

Compare Managed

See how Managed sits against major platforms, side by side.

Managed vs Faces Consent

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Managed vs Phorest

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Managed vs Booksy

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Managed vs Pabau

Compare focused growth workflows with clinical practice management depth.

Managed vs Zenoti

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Comparison hub

Choosing software? Compare the real workflow.

Most platforms can take a booking. The differences show up in the everyday path: enquiry to form, booking, payment, follow-up, and repeat visit. Here's how Managed sits against the major platforms, including where it isn't the best fit.

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Where Managed sits against major platforms

Most tools can handle booking. The difference is whether the everyday path from enquiry to form, booking, payment, follow-up, and repeat visit stays easy for your team to run.

CapabilityManagedFocused connected-growth workspacePabauClinical practice depthVagaroBroad toolbox and marketplaceZenotiEnterprise scale and AI suiteTimelyScheduling-led salon operationsMangomintPremium salon and spa operations
Booking and calendarCore requirement for any beauty or aesthetics platform.Strong: booking, reminders, diary control, and booking-connected website paths.Strong: clinic scheduling, online booking, reminders, waitlist, and policies.Strong: booking, calendar, notifications, marketplace, and social booking channels.Strong: enterprise booking, direct social booking, waitlist, and AI booking support.Strong: booking and payments app built around hair and beauty scheduling.Strong: calendar, online booking, Express Booking, and mobile apps.
Forms and client recordsWhere consultation details, consent, history, and repeat service context live.Strong: Managed Forms app, templates, QR/link/email/SMS sharing, in-person completion, and workspace sync.Strong clinical depth: EMR, forms, charting, photos, aftercare, prescriptions, and labs.Yes/add-on: forms, SOAP notes, customer data, and document storage options.Strong: forms and charting inside a broader enterprise salon, spa, and medspa platform.Strong forms app: Timely Consult is free and connects to Timely client profiles.Add-on: Forms & Charting for client data, notes, and documentation.
Inbox, leads, and enquiry follow-upWhere businesses lose warm demand when messages and booking actions separate.Core focus: leads, inbox, chat, tasks, and booking actions tied to the same client journey.Yes: lead management, capture forms, campaigns, workflows, and patient communication tools.Yes/add-on: Connect, Connect AI, text marketing, marketplace visibility, and booking widgets.Very strong: AI receptionist, lead manager, abandoned cart recovery, and enterprise automation.Partial: client messages and reminders are present, but the product is more scheduling-led.Yes/add-on: Connect for calls, text, chat, plus campaigns and automated flows.
Repeat visits and retentionThe real value is not only first bookings, but bringing clients back predictably.Core focus: follow-up, campaigns, loyalty, memberships, offers, gift cards, and client history.Strong: memberships, packages, loyalty, referrals, campaigns, reviews, and workflow automation.Strong: marketing, loyalty, memberships, packages, gift certificates, and Daily Deals.Strong enterprise depth: memberships, packages, loyalty, AI retention, upsells, and dynamic pricing.Yes: reminders, basic automated marketing, client records, and online booking.Strong: automated flows, campaigns, memberships, packages, offers, and gift cards.
Team operations and handoversImportant when front desk, practitioners, and owners need the same operating picture.Strong day-to-day focus: tasks, ownership, team operations, roles, resources, and handovers.Strong clinical ops: staff profiles, permissions, rota, commissions, timesheets, and wages.Strong broad ops: employee calendars, reports, inventory, payroll integrations, and booking widgets.Very strong for larger operators: payroll, reporting, multi-location, and enterprise workflows.Yes: staff, clients, notes, stock, payments, and reports in a simple salon workflow.Strong: staff management, reporting, multi-location, inventory, and payroll processing add-on.
Clinical and enterprise depthThe clearest place where Managed should not overclaim.Focused rather than heavy: best for beauty/aesthetics workflows that do not need deep EMR, labs, or enterprise governance.Very strong: built around clinics and medical spas with EMR, clinical documentation, labs, prescriptions, and compliance pages.Moderate: medspa support, forms, SOAP notes, reports, and broad business tooling.Very strong: enterprise scale, multi-location operations, medspa features, reporting, and AI workforce.Light to moderate: best known for simple salon booking, payments, forms, and records.Moderate: premium beauty/wellness operations with forms, charting, and medspa coverage.
Growth execution supportWhether the platform only gives tools or also helps generate and convert demand.Differentiator: software plus optional ad management, social media management, and booking-ready hosted website.Software-led: marketing tools, reporting, workflows, and account/project support options.Software-led: marketplace, Get Featured, MySite, email/text marketing, and branded app add-ons.Software-led enterprise growth: AI, direct social bookings, upsells, cart recovery, and analytics.Software-led: booking, payments, reminders, marketing, and forms for hair and beauty teams.Software-led: booking, campaigns, flows, Connect, gift cards, and premium operations tooling.

Directional comparison based on public product pages and Managed site content reviewed in July 2026. Feature availability and packaging can change, so check plan details before switching.

Comparing software options?

See how Managed combines ease of use with serious growth support.

vs Mangomint

More connected growth tools

Managed connects bookings, communication, and follow-up in one clear flow.

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vs Fresha

More control for your team

Managed gives teams clearer ownership and visibility across daily tasks.

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vs Vagaro

Messages and bookings stay connected

Managed keeps client messages and booking actions together so follow-up is faster.

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vs Timely

Built for growth, not just scheduling

Managed helps teams go beyond calendar management to repeat-booking growth.

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vs Pabau

Focused growth without heavy clinical overhead

Compare Managed against Pabau when you want booking, forms, inbox, payments, and follow-up without deep EMR complexity.

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vs Zenoti

Adoption-first alternative to enterprise scale

Compare Managed against Zenoti when your team needs connected daily execution more than enterprise AI and governance depth.

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Where Managed is the best fit, and where it isn't

We'd rather you pick the right platform than switch twice.

1

Best fit: connected growth operations

Choose Managed when bookings, messages, forms, payments, marketing, and follow-up need to move together, with built-in AI working those tools for you.

2

Best fit: fast team adoption

Managed is strongest when the owner, front desk, and practitioners need a clear daily workspace without months of process redesign.

3

Not best fit: deep clinical enterprise needs

If you need deep EMR workflows, labs, prescribing, or complex multi-brand governance, compare Pabau or Zenoti carefully.

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