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SewingERP vs BridalLive
BridalLive is built for selling gowns; SewingERP is built for making and altering them. If your shop is mostly retail, BridalLive has more of what you need. If your shop has its own sewing workroom, SewingERP shows where every dress is and what it cost.
We make SewingERP. Facts about BridalLive come from its own website, read on October 12, 2026: pricing, services, our story, FAQ.
Who should pick which
Pick BridalLive if you run a bridal or formalwear boutique that mainly sells designer and off-the-rack gowns: it has a point of sale built for bridal (off-the-rack, special orders, layaways, returns), tracks special orders until they arrive, emails purchase orders to vendors, processes cards through BridalLive Pay, and has years in the market (its story goes back to a family salon opened in 2003, and it says thousands of shops use it in North America, Australia, Spain and the UK). It also offers an eCommerce product that syncs with it.
Pick SewingERP if gowns are made or heavily altered in your own workroom or by outside seamstresses, and the question you keep asking is “where is this dress and is it late?”. You want a published price with unlimited users and the bride portal included, and you can live without a point of sale. SewingERP is new (launched October 2026).
Features
| SewingERP | BridalLive | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Bridal shops, evening-wear boutiques and designers with a workroom | Bridal and formalwear boutiques |
| Appointments | Fitting calendar, rooms and staff, optional online booking, email reminders | Online booking, confirmations and reminders by email or text |
| Workroom stages per dress | Yes: job number, your own stages, QR reporting from the seamstress's phone, what is stuck | Not described |
| Outside seamstresses and workshops | Work orders and a portal for each supplier (Atelier and Pro) | Not described |
| Real cost and profit per dress | Yes (Atelier and Pro) | Not described |
| Measurements | Measurement history per bride, garment measurements per dress | Not described on the pages above |
| Point of sale | No | Yes, built for bridal: off-the-rack, special orders, layaways, returns |
| Card processing | No (records payments and balances) | Yes, BridalLive Pay |
| Special orders and vendor purchase orders | Purchase orders for materials (Atelier and Pro) | Special orders tracked until arrival; purchase orders emailed to vendors |
| Bride portal | Included in every plan | Client Portal add-on, $110/month |
| Rentals | Dress rentals with return dates | Tuxedo Rentals add-on, $99/month |
| E-signatures | Included in every plan | Not described on the pages above |
| Online store | No | eCommerce product that syncs with BridalLive |
| API | API and MCP for AI agents (Pro) | API access add-on, $50/month per location |
| Runs on | Web browser, installable on a phone; 10 languages | Web browser on any device |
| In the market | New, launched October 2026 | Long-established; its story starts with a family salon opened in 2003 |
Pricing
| SewingERP | BridalLive | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | Salon $79, unlimited users, one location | Basic, 3 users: price not published |
| Middle plan | Atelier $149, unlimited users, up to 3 locations | Standard, 10 users: price not published |
| Top plan | Pro $249, unlimited users and locations | Standard Plus / Elite, unlimited users: price not published; Elite includes 2 stores, $120/month per extra store |
| Bride portal | Included | $110/month first location, $60 each additional |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card | 30 days |
| Yearly billing | Two months free | Not stated (FAQ: monthly by card) |
Questions
What is the main difference between SewingERP and BridalLive?
BridalLive is a long-established retail platform for bridal boutiques, with a point of sale, special orders, purchase orders to vendors and its own card processing. SewingERP is a new system built around the sewing workroom: each dress moves through the shop's own sewing stages, seamstresses report from their phone, and the shop sees what each dress really cost.
How much does BridalLive cost?
As listed on its pricing page in October 2026, BridalLive has four plans (Basic for 3 users, Standard for 10, Standard Plus and Elite with unlimited users) and does not publish their prices; you contact them. It does publish add-ons: Client Portal $110 a month for the first location, Tuxedo Rentals $99, Reputation Management $119 and API access $50 per location.
How much does SewingERP cost?
Salon $79, Atelier $149 and Pro $249 a month in US dollars before tax, with unlimited users on every plan and no setup fee. The bride portal, online booking and e-signatures are included in every plan. SewingERP opened to new shops in October 2026: sign up and start the 14-day free trial, no credit card.
Can SewingERP replace BridalLive's point of sale?
No. SewingERP records deposits, payments and balances but does not process cards, has no point of sale and no layaway flow. A boutique that relies on those should look at BridalLive or another retail system.