Timely or Salonly: priced by your bookings, or one monthly price?
Timely charges by how many bookings you take each week. Salonly is one monthly price for your team size, with an AI front desk that answers the phone on every plan. Here is how they compare, using only what Timely says on its own website.
Timely's facts read from its own website on 16 October 2026. Our prices from our own catalogue.
Salonly and Timely, fact by fact.
Salonly
Timely
- Monthly price
- Solo £19, Salon £49, Pro £99 a month
- From £4 a week (Run), £7 (Boost) or £9 (Thrive), set by your bookings
- Commission or fees on new clients
- None, ever
- No new client fees
- AI phone answering
- Included on every plan (30 calls a month on Solo, 100 on Salon and 200 on Pro)
- None on its pricing page
- Free trial
- 14 days, no card needed
- 14 days
- Text messages
- 75, 250, 600 a month included, then 8p each
- Included for each booking, then 4p to 8p each by plan
- Minimum term
- 12 months, billed monthly
- 14 days' notice
Timely, checked 16 October 2026: gettimely.com/pricing. "Not stated" means the pages we checked did not say, not that Timely lacks it.
How much is Timely?
Timely's UK pricing page lists three plans: Run from £4 a week, Boost from £7 a week and Thrive from £9 a week, billed in pounds with unlimited team members. The price adjusts each week with the number of bookings you take, so a busier week costs more.
Texts are included for each booking (one, two or three by plan), then 4p to 8p each. Timely says it charges no new client fees, has a 14-day free trial and asks for 14 days' notice if you want to cancel.
Timely's pricing page does not list an AI receptionist or AI phone answering.
A price that does not move with your bookings.
Salonly plans are £19, £49 and £99 a month, billed monthly on a 12-month term, with the price fixed for those 12 months however many bookings you take.
See every plan and price- The AI front desk answers your phone and books into the diary: 30 calls a month on Solo, 100 on Salon and 200 on Pro
- Patch-test rules checked before anyone books a colour
- Deposits paid straight to your own Stripe account
- No commission on any client
- A free switch, done for you
Where Timely may suit you better.
Timely charges by how many bookings you take each week, with unlimited team members and 14 days' notice to leave. If you take only a few bookings a week, it may cost less.
Timely also lets you leave with 14 days' notice, where Salonly is billed monthly on a 12-month term.
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Moving from Timely.
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Timely questions
How much is Timely in the UK?
Timely's UK pricing page lists Run from £4 a week, Boost from £7 a week and Thrive from £9 a week, adjusted to the number of bookings you take each week. We checked this on 16 October 2026.
Does Timely charge commission?
Timely says it charges no new client fees. Salonly takes no commission either. The difference is how the price is set: Timely by your bookings each week, Salonly by your team size, as one monthly price.
Does Timely have an AI receptionist?
Its pricing page does not list one. Salonly's AI front desk answers your phone, checks your diary and books the appointment, on every plan.
Is there a minimum term?
Timely asks for 14 days' notice to cancel. Salonly is billed monthly on a 12-month term, with the price fixed for those 12 months, after a 14-day free trial with no card needed.
Can I move from Timely to Salonly?
Yes, free on every plan. Send us your clients, services and future bookings and we bring them across and check them with you.
Is Salonly part of Timely?
No. Salonly is not connected with Timely in any way. Timely is a trade mark of its owner.
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