Vish and Daviana ColorLab are both hair colour management software: a Bluetooth scale at the colour bar, the formula saved to the client, and the cost of the bowl in front of you. The honest difference is where each one lives. Vish plugs into the booking system you already use. ColorLab is part of Daviana, on the same record as the diary and the till.
You are keeping your current booking system, such as Phorest, SalonIQ or Shortcuts, and want colour tracking that plugs into it, or you are a single stylist who wants the lowest monthly starting price.
You want colour weighed and costed on the same record as your diary and till, so the colour charge lands on the bill without a sync, with formulas that can start from a photo and a UK price that includes VAT.
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| Daviana ColorLab | Vish | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | £80 a month including VAT. First month free, cancel any month. | From $40 a month (Vish Solo) to $365 (Vish 20); Enterprise on quote. Listed in US dollars, subject to local taxes.1 |
| Scales and devices | A Bluetooth precision scale guides every pour to the gram. Runs on iOS and the web. | Scales are extra at $195 each. You provide a tablet (iPad or Android) for each scale.1 |
| Setup | We set your salon up with you and move your clients and prices across. | One-time location setup and education fee, with a customer success rep.1,3 |
| Booking system | Part of Daviana. ColorLab reads and writes the same record as the Daviana diary and till. | Connects to your existing salon software, including Phorest, SalonIQ, Shortcuts, Zenoti, Square and Boulevard.2 |
| Colour charge on the bill | Where a salon turns it on, the colour charge posts back to the appointment. | Exact usage and prices are sent to the front desk.3 |
| Formula history | Saved to the client for good, across every branch. Last formula reloads in one tap. | Mix from scratch or from stored history; formulas saved to the client record in your salon software.2,3 |
| Formula from a photo | Yes. Suggests shades and grams from a photo and the client's history, and asks to confirm when unsure. | No photo-to-formula feature found on the pages we checked.3 |
| Leftover colour | Stock comes off by what was actually poured. | A reweigh step subtracts leftovers from the recorded formula.3 |
Vish prices in US dollars by plan, and scales ($195 each), a tablet per scale and a one-time setup fee sit on top. To compare like for like, pick the Vish plan that fits your team, convert it to pounds, add local tax, then add the scales and tablets you need. Set that against £80 a month including VAT for ColorLab. Before either, work out what a head of colour costs you today with our free colour cost calculator: that is the number colour management software is meant to bring down. More on the problem itself in how much hair colour is your salon really wasting?
Vish's pricing page lists plans in US dollars: Vish Solo $40 a month, Vish Starter $100, Vish 5 $215, Vish 10 $290 and Vish 20 $365, with Enterprise on quote. Scales are not included in the subscription and cost $195 each, you provide a tablet (iPad or Android) for each scale, and there is a one-time location setup and education fee. Prices are subject to local taxes. We found no pound sterling price on the page. Daviana ColorLab is £80 a month including VAT.
Yes, both weigh the colour bowl on a Bluetooth scale, save the formula to the client and show what the colour cost. The main difference is where they sit. Vish connects to the booking system you already use. ColorLab is part of Daviana, so it reads and writes the same client record as the Daviana diary and till, and where a salon turns it on the colour charge posts to the client's bill.
Yes. Vish lists Phorest among its integrations, alongside SalonIQ, Shortcuts, Zenoti, Square and Boulevard, and offers a paid Sync+ add-on for Phorest salons on its Vish 5, 10 and 20 plans ($50, $75 and $100 a month). If you are staying on one of those systems, that is a real point in Vish's favour.
Yes. Photograph the hair and ColorLab reads it together with the client's colour history, then suggests the shades and grams. Where it is not sure, its safety rules ask the stylist to confirm rather than guess. A returning client's last formula reloads in one tap.
It depends on your team size and whether you already use Daviana. Vish Solo at $40 a month is cheaper than ColorLab for a single stylist, before scales, tablets and the setup fee. For a salon, compare the Vish plan that fits your team, plus scales and tablets, against ColorLab at £80 a month including VAT. Our free colour cost calculator shows what a head of colour costs you today, which is the number either tool is meant to reduce.
Thirty minutes, your colour spend and your diary. We will tell you if it is not a fit.
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