This is a data report, not a sales page, though Youzse built it and is one of the eighteen rows. Every figure comes from the provider's own published UK pricing or support page, read on the date given in each footnote. Where a provider does not publish a number, the table says so rather than estimating one. Journalists, bloggers and other software vendors are welcome to cite any figure here; link back to this page as the source so the number stays checkable against the original rather than getting copied without its date.
The wider shortlist
| Platform | Published price signal | New client fee signal | Best known for | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youzse | From £19 a month | 0% commission on new clients | Fresh UK tool set with flat business pricing, deposits, quotes, invoicing, memberships, gift cards, loyalty and data import included | Growing salons, barbers, clinics and trades that want to own the client relationship |
| Fresha | £14.95 a month on Independent, or £9.95 a month per bookable team member on Team. Fresha does not state whether those prices include VAT | 20% one time fee on marketplace new clients, £4 minimum in the UK | Large consumer marketplace, polished calendar and strong discovery for empty columns | Salons that want marketplace reach and accept new client acquisition cost |
| Booksy | £40 a month, plus £5 a month per additional team member. Booksy states that all services are subject to VAT, which will be added to the final price | No marketplace commission when Boost is off. Boost is 30% one time with a £5 minimum | Strong barber adoption, quick rebooking and a well known client app | Established barbers and salons with a full book |
| Vagaro | £20 a month in the UK, then the bill rises with bookable calendars | 20% one time fee on marketplace new clients | Deep configuration across salon, spa, wellness, fitness, retail, classes and memberships | Mixed service businesses that want a configurable system |
| GlossGenius | From $24 a month billed annually, US focused | No published marketplace new client fee found on its pricing page | Beautiful booking sites, forms, payments and simple brand led client experience | US beauty professionals who care heavily about presentation |
| Treatwell | Monthly fee not published on its pricing page. Treatwell publishes 35% on first bookings from new marketplace clients and card processing at 2.5% plus VAT | 35% new client commission via the marketplace plus VAT | High marketplace visibility and a familiar consumer booking brand in Europe | Salons that want marketplace demand more than software ownership |
| Setora | £39 a month per location with unlimited staff. Setora states that prices shown exclude VAT where applicable | No new client commission published | UK salon booking with flat pricing, deposits, reminders, walk ins, exports and no per staff fee | Salons that want predictable direct booking software without a marketplace |
| Schedulista | From $19 a month | No marketplace new client fee published | Simple general scheduling with flat pricing | Small teams that need scheduling rather than salon depth |
| Solo | £20 a month website only or £30 with booking | No published commission schedule found for the booking app. Secret Spa marketplace access is separate and selective | Built for self employed beauty, hair and wellness professionals with mobile and at home workflows | Freelancers who want a lightweight app first setup |
| Bookaro | From ₹99 a month | No current public commission schedule found | Ultra low cost booking link with WhatsApp and social sharing | Very small teams comparing lightweight booking tools outside a UK salon stack |
| Barbr | £20 a month on the PRO plan, 50% off each extra barber | No new client commission published | UK barber only app with bookings, SMS reminders, no-show protection, reviews, referrals and analytics | Barbers who want a cheap barber first app and do not need quotes, invoices or other trades |
| Square Appointments | Free for a single location, then Plus and Premium plans per location | No marketplace new client commission | Booking, POS and payments from one payments company | Businesses already using Square at the till |
| Slick | From £20 a month for one column. Slick states that prices are exclusive of VAT which is applied at the standard rates | No new client commission published | UK salon and barber software with reminders, deposits, imports and support | Salons that want a UK salon first system without marketplace dependency |
| Book in Beautiful | Free plan where clients pay a booking charge, subscription is custom | No salon side new client commission published | Website first beauty booking with consultation forms, deposits and social booking | Beauty businesses that accept a client paid booking charge or custom subscription |
| SQUIRE | No official public price verified | No current public commission schedule found | Barber only operations, payments, staff and discovery positioning | Barbershops that want a specialist barber brand |
| SalonIQ | Quote led publicly | No marketplace new client fee found | UK and Ireland salon depth across bookings, SMS, skin tests, forms, stock and KPIs | Established salons wanting operational depth |
| Salonized | Published UK pricing varies by plan and region, check before buying | No marketplace new client fee found on its pricing page | Salon management, online booking, payments, marketing and client records | Salons wanting a European salon management suite |
| Phorest | No plan price published, quote only, so there is no published figure for a VAT basis to apply to | No public marketplace commission schedule found | Deep salon growth, marketing, reviews and reporting, with strong salon specific onboarding | Established salons that want a mature salon platform |
Only public pricing signals we could verify are shown. Where a provider does not publish a current UK number, the table says so instead of guessing. VAT treatment is shown where the provider states it on its own site, and where a provider states nothing we say that too. A row that says nothing about VAT either way is one we have not verified yet, so check it against the provider before you budget from it.
The commission split
Of the seventeen third-party platforms in the table above, only four publish a marketplace commission on new clients at all: Fresha at 20% with a £4 minimum, Vagaro at 20%, Treatwell at 35% and Booksy at 30% when its Boost feature is switched on, 0% when it is not. Every other platform compared here, including Youzse, either publishes 0% or has no marketplace commission structure published anywhere on its site.
That split is not evenly spread across the category. The four that do charge commission are also the four names with the largest UK consumer marketplace behind them. The commission is priced into being found by a stranger who was not already looking for the salon by name, not into the booking software itself.
The practical read: a business already getting most of its clients from repeat visits and its own marketing is choosing between subscription-only platforms on price and features. A business leaning on marketplace discovery to fill an empty diary is choosing how much of a new client's first visit it is willing to hand over for the introduction, and Treatwell at 35% is a materially different trade to Fresha or Vagaro at 20%.
Who actually publishes a price
Three of the eighteen platforms compared here do not publish a plan price at all: Phorest, SQUIRE and SalonIQ are all quote led, reachable only through a demo call. Book in Beautiful and Salonized publish a price for part of their range but leave the rest custom or region dependent.
That matters beyond convenience. A price that has to be asked for cannot be compared on a page like this one, and it usually cannot be compared by the salon owner either, since the number that comes back on a call is rarely the number a competitor quotes for the same features.
How we worked this out
Every figure quoted for another platform was taken from that company's own UK pricing page on the date shown at the bottom of this page. Where a platform does not publish a number, we have left it out rather than estimating it.
Watch the VAT treatment when you compare. Booksy publishes its subscription and card fees plus VAT. Fresha and Vagaro publish theirs without that note. Check what each provider will actually invoice you before you decide.
These platforms change their plans. If you spot something out of date here, tell us and we will correct it.
Third-party pricing and features on this page were last checked on 10 August 2026. Rival platforms change their plans, so check their own site before you decide.