How much does salon software cost in the UK?

Most systems charge a monthly fee. Some add commission on new clients, and AI phone answering is usually extra. Here is what each of the best-known UK systems charges, from its own website, and what Salonly costs.

Prices checked on 16 October 2026.

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09:00The short answer

The short answer.

Published prices among the best-known UK systems start at £4 a week for Timely, which charges by the bookings you take, £14.95 a month for Fresha's one-person plan and £40 a month plus VAT for Booksy. Phorest gives prices by quote, and Treatwell does not publish its monthly fee.

Then come the costs that are easy to miss: commission on new clients from a marketplace (20% at Fresha, 35% at Treatwell, 30% with Booksy's Boost switched on), AI phone answering (£79.95 a month for Fresha's AI Concierge, from £69 a month for Treatwell's AI Receptionist), texts and card fees.

Salonly is £19, £49 or £99 a month, billed monthly on a 12-month term with the price fixed for those 12 months, with no commission and the AI front desk on every plan.

10:00By team size

What a salon pays a month, by team size.

On each company's published prices, before commission, card fees and extras.

1 person

3 people

6 people

Salonly

1 person£19 (Solo)

3 people£49 (Salon)

6 people£49 (Salon)

Fresha

1 person£14.95 + VAT (Independent)

3 people£29.85 + VAT (Team)

6 people£59.70 + VAT (Team)

Treatwell

1 personNot published

3 peopleNot published

6 peopleNot published

Phorest

1 personBy quote

3 peopleBy quote

6 peopleBy quote

Booksy

1 person£40 + VAT

3 people£50 + VAT

6 people£65 + VAT

Timely

1 personFrom £4 a week

3 peopleFrom £4 a week

6 peopleFrom £4 a week

Timely's price is set by the bookings you take each week, with unlimited team members. Phorest says its plans suit salons and clinics with three or more staff. Read from each company's own website on 16 October 2026; the sources are listed at the end.

11:00Commission

What commission costs in a busy month.

Say a marketplace sends you 10 new clients in a month, and each first appointment is £50. This is what each system's new client fee comes to.

That commission buys you clients you might not otherwise have found. Fresha caps its fee on higher-value services, and Booksy only charges when Boost is on. Salonly has no marketplace: it is for the clients who already know you, and the ones you bring in through your website, Instagram and Google.

£175

Treatwell35% of each £50 first booking is £17.50, plus VAT

£150

Booksy, with Boost on30% of each £50 first visit is £15, plus VAT

£100

Fresha20% of each £50 first appointment is £10, plus VAT

£0

SalonlyNo marketplace, so no commission on any client

12:30Free and cheapest

Is there free salon booking software?

Fresha, Booksy, Timely and Phorest do not show a free plan on their pricing pages, and Treatwell's invites you to start for free while referring to a monthly fee it does not publish. Free trials are common: Salonly 14 days with no card needed, Timely 14 days, Fresha 7 days and Booksy 7 days with no card needed. Phorest says it does not offer one.

What is the cheapest salon booking system?

It depends on how many people take bookings, how many bookings you take, whether you pay commission on new clients and whether you want the phone answered for you. On subscription alone, Fresha (£14.95 a month) and Timely (from £4 a week) start lowest for one person. If you want an AI front desk, Salonly Solo includes one (30 calls a month); Fresha's AI Concierge is £79.95 a month on top of its plan, and Treatwell's AI Receptionist is from £69 a month.

14:00Easy to miss

Costs that are easy to miss.

Card fees

Fresha: 1.40% + 25p online, 1.19% + 20p in person. Booksy: 1.29% + 20p + VAT for mobile payments. Timely: 1.85% + 30p online, 1.59% + 5p in the salon. With Salonly, deposits are paid straight to your own Stripe account and Stripe charges its own card fees there; we take nothing from them.

Texts

Fresha: 20 free a month (per team member on Team), then 6p each. Booksy: 500 marketing texts a month, then 5p each; reminders free. Timely: included for each booking, then 4p to 8p each by plan. Phorest: 7p to 9.5p each, by plan. Salonly: 75, 250, 600 a month by plan, then 8p each, with emails unlimited.

Terms and notice

Salonly is billed monthly on a 12-month term, with the price fixed for those 12 months. Fresha says it has no minimum commitment, Booksy is monthly with no commitment and Timely asks for 14 days' notice. Phorest and Treatwell do not say on their pricing pages.

Moving your data

Salonly moves your clients, services and future bookings across for free, on every plan. Phorest says its migration specialists move your data as part of setting you up. How switching works

16:00What Salonly costs

One price a month, nothing taken from your clients.

14 days free with no card needed. The AI front desk, the till, deposits and online booking are on every plan.

Solo

For chair renters, mobile and home-based pros

£19a month

Billed monthly, 12-month term

Start free with Solo

14 days free, no card needed

1 bookable person
Online booking on your website, Instagram and Google
Diary, client records, colour formulas and patch tests
Text and email reminders (75 texts a month included)
Deposits to cut no-shows, straight to your bank

Salon

Recommended

For salons and barbers with a small team

£49a month

Billed monthly, 12-month term

Start free with Salon

14 days free, no card needed

Up to 6 bookable people
Everything in Solo
AI front desk: 100 calls a month answered and booked
250 texts a month included
Waitlist and cancellation fill

Pro

For busy salons, spas and clinics

£99a month

Billed monthly, 12-month term

Start free with Pro

14 days free, no card needed

Up to 25 bookable people
Everything in Salon
AI front desk: 200 calls a month answered and booked
600 texts a month included
Your brand on booking pages and emails

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Questions about cost

How much does salon software cost a month?

Published prices for the best-known UK systems start at £4 a week for Timely (set by your bookings), £14.95 a month for Fresha's one-person plan and £40 a month plus VAT for Booksy. Phorest prices by quote and Treatwell does not publish its monthly fee. Salonly is £19, £49 or £99 a month. Prices checked on 16 October 2026.

What is the cheapest salon booking system?

Is there free salon booking software?

Why do some salon booking systems charge commission?

Because they run a marketplace, an app or website where clients look for salons. When it sends you a brand new client, the commission is what you pay for that client: 20% at Fresha, 35% at Treatwell and 30% at Booksy with Boost switched on. Salonly has no marketplace and charges no commission.

Is an AI receptionist included in salon software?

Not usually. Fresha's AI Concierge is £79.95 a month per location and Treatwell's AI Receptionist is from £69 a month. Phorest's Front Desk AI answers by SMS and WhatsApp, and Booksy's AI Receptionist is a beta on its US website. Salonly includes its AI front desk on every plan: 30 calls a month on Solo, 100 on Salon and 200 on Pro.

Do salon software prices include VAT?

Often not: Fresha, Booksy and Treatwell show theirs without VAT. Salonly is not registered for VAT, so there is none to add to our prices.

Sources, all read on 16 October 2026

Prices change, so check with each company before you decide. If anything here is out of date, please tell us and we will correct it. Trade marks belong to their owners.

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