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Paired Plus is the ultimate all-in-one spa and salon software, built to streamline operations and fuel growth. Scalable for solo stylists or 300-staff spas, it includes every feature with no extra fees. The intuitive appointment book, client profiles, POS, and inventory tools simplify daily tasks, while 300+ customizable reports, exportable to Excel or email, provide deep insights to drive success. Our exclusive 2-in-1 mobile app keeps staff and clients connected, enabling seamless scheduling and communication on the go. DARCI, our AI-powered assistant, automates reminders, surveys, e-forms, and personalized birthday or holiday messages, fostering client loyalty. The Fortune Teller feature forecasts outcomes by tweaking key indicators like visit frequency, guiding strategic promotions and raises to boost revenue. Unlimited email marketing and built-in theft prevention, with instant alerts for suspicious activity, ensure engagement and security. Paired Plus integrates with IQWare, Opera, RDP, and Maestro, syncing bookings and billing for hotel or resort spas. Our California- and Oregon-based team offers unlimited training and 24/7 support at no cost, with tailored sessions to ensure confidence. Need branding? We provide free logo design and marketing support, from email campaigns to social media, to attract and retain clients. With Paired Plus, every feature—from DARCI’s automation to Fortune Teller’s insights—is included. Our cloud-based platform ensures access anywhere. Join countless businesses trusting Paired Plus to elevate client experiences and revenue. Discover the future of spa and salon management today!

Simplify the process of booking and managing appointments effortlessly with Acuity Scheduling. This user-friendly online appointment scheduling tool empowers professionals and businesses to conveniently fill their calendars without the associated stress. Clients can view your availability in real time, book appointments quickly, and make payments upfront, allowing you to avoid the tedious task of constant organization and rescheduling. Additionally, Acuity's features help streamline your workflow, making your scheduling experience even more efficient.

Our SMS-powered waitlist, reservations and queue management app for restaurants, hospitals, and other businesses will streamline your customer flow. * Customers can add themselves via an embedded widget, web page or SMS message to your list. You can also turn this off. * Online reservations/appointments, customizable for restaurants, personal services, retail, entertainment, DMVs, and more. * You can easily text your guests when you are available. You can choose from a variety customizable automated messages or open a 1:1 SMS chat. * Can you use another software to schedule appointments? No problem. Upload reservations or use our API to manage your customer flow. * Integration with Square POS, Weebly and Weebly allows you to send text messages when an order has been placed. *There is no app that you or your customers can download.

Built specifically for the pet care industry, MoeGo pet business software combines everything grooming salons, mobile groomers, and boarding/daycare providers need into one powerful platform. From client scheduling and automated reminders to payment processing and employee management, MoeGo keeps your operations running smoothly. It helps boost customer retention, reduce appointment gaps, and scale across locations or fleets. With POS, CRM, and reporting tools built in, MoeGo empowers over 10,000 businesses to work more efficiently. Onboarding is quick, mobile apps are included, and support is available 24/7.

FrontFace is a powerful on-premise digital signage & kiosk software product (not SaaS) that allows you to easily deploy flexible and very reliable interactive kiosk terminals, touchscreen frontends, as well as non-interactive public displays and digital signage applications, advertising or information displays, self-service kiosks, etc. FrontFace can display any kind of media format, whether you want to display text, images, photos, PDFs, videos, news tickers or even entire web pages (HTML5). But the best news is that you can use ANY Windows application that can print to create high-quality HD content for your display. Use PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc. to create content for your playlists. Use the tools you are familiar with without having to invest in learning a new, complex design application! In addition, FrontFace comes with a plugin interface that allows you to extend the application's functionality with optional plugins. This includes the integration of external calendars (e.g. Office 365 Exchange Online or ICS or Excel) or vertical applications such as an accident statistics board or a dashboard. Content management is super easy with FrontFace. No programming are skills required.

WaitWell provides organizations with a modern way to coordinate walk-in traffic and scheduled services through a secure, cloud-based queuing and appointment platform. Customers can join virtual queues or book appointments via QR codes, SMS, web links, kiosks, or by chatting with Waillo, an AI agent native to WaitWell that answers questions, explains services, and routes customers into the correct line using natural language. Customers receive live status updates and AI-driven wait time forecasts that reduce uncertainty. WaitWell includes strong real-time reporting and operational dashboards. Waillo Insights builds on this foundation by enabling leaders to ask plain-language questions of their data to uncover service constraints, monitor performance trends, and refine staffing decisions. With real-time visibility, integrated payments, open APIs, and HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance, WaitWell supports scalable, efficient service delivery across locations.

Vibe Retail is a cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) and retail operations system designed exclusively for businesses that sell physical products through one or multiple locations. Unlike most POS platforms that attempt to serve restaurants, hospitality, or service-based businesses, Vibe Retail focuses only on retail, allowing the platform to be engineered around real retail workflows rather than generalized use cases. The system centralizes inventory, sales, employee, customer, and supplier data into a single, mobile-friendly interface. Retailers can track inventory across stores and warehouses in real time, manage product variations such as size, color, and material, and maintain serialized inventory for traceability. Additional capabilities include barcode generation and scanning, purchase order creation, supplier receiving, delivery reconciliation, and real-time stock transfers between locations. On the transaction side, Vibe Retail supports multiple retail payment types, including credit and debit cards, cash, checks, gift cards, and EBT. Retail-specific workflows such as layaway, delivery fulfillment, loyalty programs, and branded receipts are built into the system. Mobile receipt printing and role-based staff permissions allow retailers to operate efficiently both at fixed checkout counters and on the sales floor. Vibe Retail integrates with ecommerce platforms such as Shopify and WooCommerce, synchronizing inventory, orders, and customer data across online and physical channels. Built-in analytics provide more than 40 real-time reports covering sales performance, inventory movement, employee activity, and operational metrics, helping retailers maintain visibility and control as they scale.

Vehicle Acquisition Network (VAN) is an automotive software platform built to help car dealerships acquire high-quality used vehicles directly from private sellers—without relying on auctions. As wholesale prices rise and vehicle availability tightens, VAN empowers dealers with tools to source inventory faster, more profitably, and with greater control. VAN aggregates local FSBO (for-sale-by-owner) listings, applies real-time market data to assess profitability, and automates communication with sellers at scale. Buyers can manage leads, track seller conversations, and streamline acquisition workflows through an intuitive CRM-style dashboard designed specifically for dealership teams. For dealers who don’t have dedicated acquisition staff, VAN offers a Managed Buyer program, pairing stores with expert buyers who actively source, engage, and negotiate with private sellers on their behalf—saving time and boosting acquisition volume without internal hiring. VAN is trusted by hundreds of dealerships across North America—from independent rooftops to franchise groups—looking to beat Carvana and CarMax at their own game. It's the smarter way to buy cars.

Katana Cloud Inventory platform gives you a live look at your business, including live inventory and manufacturing management, batch tracking for end-to-end traceability, a Shop Floor App for total floor-level control, open API, and a growing channel partner network. Real-time inventory insights Access real-time inventory data for informed decisions, proactively preventing stockouts and overstock. Gain complete visibility into product locations, arrivals, and quantities, ensuring efficient operations and precise stock control. Built-in purchase order management Make informed purchasing decisions based on precise material requirements and reorder points. Issue purchase orders directly from Katana and track delay risks to meet customer demand.
 Manufacturing operations management Define your bill of materials and operations to optimize production scheduling, maintain optimal levels of raw materials and finished goods, and accurately track manufacturing costs for streamlined production. Omnichannel sales management Centralize all your B2B and B2C sales orders to quickly identify available items for sale and significantly optimize your order fulfillment process, leading to improved operational efficiency.

Canva is an all-in-one design solution, empowering anyone—from students and non-profit organizations to businesses of any size—to design anything they can imagine. Think of all the ways you can use Canva and the versatility it will provide you in day-to-day life, education, or the office. Use the whiteboard feature to flesh out new ideas and keep track of your notes—Edit photos or videos for any occasion. Elevate your resume by building it with a template, or take it further and create a website dedicated to your accomplishments! Companies can develop marketing campaigns and social media advertising with ease. Canva Teams offers real-time collaboration on the same project, helping you create content faster, improve collaboration, and help scale your brand. Try premium features with Canva Pro for free for 30 days, and try exclusive features like background remover, instant animations, scheduling campaigns, brand kits, and resizing formatting options. Canva also has a feature called Magic Write. Magic Write in Canva Docs is an AI text generator to help you write stories, copy, blogs, articles, lyrics and more using AI content generation.