Booking systems compared
Side-by-side against the platforms UK salons actually use — including the parts where they beat us.
Slotora vs Fresha
Fresha is £14.95 a month solo or £9.95 per bookable team member, and takes 20% of a marketplace client's first visit. Repeat bookings are free — here is the rest of the arithmetic.
Read the comparisonSlotora vs Booksy
Booksy is £40 a month plus £5 per extra team member, with every feature included and no tiers. Boost, if you switch it on, is 30% of a new client's first visit.
Read the comparisonSlotora vs Treatwell
Treatwell does not publish a subscription price. What it does publish is the commission: 35% of a new marketplace client's first booking, 0% on repeats.
Read the comparisonSlotora vs Timely
Timely is £22–£39 per bookable staff member per month, with no commission on new clients at all. Honest pricing — the question is the monthly bill as your team grows.
Read the comparisonSlotora vs Square Appointments
Square Appointments has a real free plan for a single location, with unlimited staff calendars. The catch is which features sit above it — no-show fees and waitlists are on Plus, at £29 a month.
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Looking for a Fresha alternative? What its monthly fee and 20% new-client fee cost you in a year
Is there a team on your floor?
If several people work in your salon, and somebody else keeps the day running while you are with a client, that is a different job from one diary — and there is a Slotora written for it.
See Slotora for busy salons