Salon-focused booking
Plans are organized around hair and beauty businesses with online booking and team management.
Product documentationKADEPAY COMPARES / Salon, spa & wellness
KadePay vs Timely: which fits your business?
Compare Timely and KadePay for hair and beauty professionals, salon teams and service businesses evaluating booking and client consultation workflows. Start with the product scope, the customer workflow and the features you actually need.
Where Timely fits
Timely is salon software with booking, payments, client records and consultation tools. Its pricing structure distinguishes staff-based plans and messaging allowances, with consultation automation and some client-document features varying by plan. Official support explains how its Consult app and remotely completed forms differ, how documents attach to client records and how packages are sold. Buyers should test their actual devices and confirmation process rather than assuming every consultation route behaves identically.
Consultation tools
Consult supports customizable questions and forms sent to clients ahead of appointments.
Product documentationPackage records
Official guidance explains selling packages through the client's checkout.
Product documentationWhere KadePay fits
Compare Timely when online salon booking, staff schedules and consultation records are central. KadePay offers another service workflow with reviewed appointment requests, forms completed on the customer's own phone, payment links and shared Gallery folders. The right choice depends on booking expectations, device requirements, plan access and daily administration.
KadePay may suit a lash business that wants payment links, reviewed appointment requests, signed forms and packages with selected customer photo sharing. Forms are completed on the customer's own phone after sign-in; staff cannot sign for the customer. Test that approach with real client devices. Gallery folder permissions differ from private notes. If resource scheduling, stock administration or salon-specific automation is necessary, verify those requirements separately because they are not established KadePay capabilities.
Start with the whole customer visit
In KadePay, appointment links create requests for business review. Forms require customer sign-in, package redemption is separate from scheduling, and payments depend on setup and authorization. Compare those steps with the way your team wants to work.
Explore KadePay toolsCapabilities side by side
| Business need | Timely | KadePay |
|---|---|---|
| Salon appointment booking | Documented capability Online calendars and customer booking are documented; waitlist and other advanced tools depend on the plan. Evidence | Appointment requests Clients request a time for configured services and availability. Your business reviews and confirms it; reminder settings apply. See the KadePay workflow |
| Consultation forms | Documented capability Forms can be customized and sent ahead; in-person completion uses the iOS Consult app, with plan-specific integration and automation. Evidence | Customer forms & signatures Customers sign in and complete their own forms and signatures. Responses stay with their customer record. See the KadePay workflow |
| Service packages | Documented capability Packages can be sold from the client record and checked out; refreshed and legacy package features differ. Evidence | Session packages & redemption Sell visit packages and record each redemption. Scheduling each appointment is a separate step. See the KadePay workflow |
| Client profile notes | Documented capability The pricing comparison lists client-profile notes; confirm permissions and the selected plan. Evidence | Private customer notes Keep internal staff notes alongside the customer profile, separate from shared Gallery folders. See the KadePay workflow |
| Customer read/write shared folders | Not established in reviewed sources Attaching documents to staff-managed client records does not establish customer-accessible read/write folders. Evidence | Customer files & shared folders Keep customer files in Gallery folders and choose read or upload permissions when sharing. See the KadePay workflow |
| AI drafting inside business editors | Not established in reviewed sources The reviewed sources do not establish KadePay's exact Forms, Calendar and Payment Link drafting workflow. Evidence | Kady editor drafting Draft forms, packages and calendar links in signed-in editors. Review settings and save before sharing. See the KadePay workflow |
Read plan and integration qualifications in each row. Bold KadePay entries identify an explicitly documented gap in the reviewed competitor product or plan. A feature not established in public documentation is marked unverified, not absent.
Questions that change the decision
- Will consultations happen remotely, on a business iOS device or on each customer's phone?
- Which plan includes the required form delivery, automation and document features?
- What happens to stored consultations and documents when changing devices or migrating data?
The Consult FAQ states that in-person form completion is currently available through its iOS app, so device testing matters.
Read the qualificationConsult consultations kept only in the app can be lost when it is uninstalled; the guide recommends sharing them to client records.
Read the qualificationForm sending and document features are plan-dependent; reconfirm current country-specific inclusions.
Read the qualificationRefreshed and legacy package behavior are distinct in the support guidance.
Read the qualificationQuestions before you choose
Is KadePay always better than Timely?
Compare Timely when online salon booking, staff schedules and consultation records are central. KadePay offers another service workflow with reviewed appointment requests, forms completed on the customer's own phone, payment links and shared Gallery folders. The right choice depends on booking expectations, device requirements, plan access and daily administration.
What does this Timely comparison cover?
The reviewed scope is Hair and beauty business scheduling, payments, client management and consultation software; the salon product at gettimely.com.. The table distinguishes documented features, plan-dependent features, integrations and items not established in the reviewed public sources.
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DOCUMENTATION CHECKED NOVEMBER 2, 2026
Sources and review scope
Reviewed product: Hair and beauty business scheduling, payments, client management and consultation software; the salon product at gettimely.com.. This comparison is published by KadePay and uses official product, pricing and help documentation. It is not an independent review or a hands-on performance benchmark. Features, country availability and plans can change; verify your required workflow before purchase.
- Timely pricing and plans
Staff-based plans, message allowances and feature differentiation; exact prices not quoted
- Introduction to Timely Consult
Custom questions, remote completion, iOS in-person route and storage caveats
- Timely document uploads on iOS
Document scanning and attachment to client records
- Selling Timely packages
Package checkout and legacy/refreshed distinction
KadePay references: product capabilities, plans and complete fees, appointment request rules and forms and signatures. Competitor names identify the products discussed; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.
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