See why salons are switching to The Salon Suite
| The Salon Suite | Fresha | Booksy | Timely | Phorest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||||
| Monthly subscription | £19.99 | £14.50 (solo) | £40/calendar | £21-37/staff | From ~£80/mo |
| Per staff charge | £3/staff | £11.50/staff | £5/staff | £21-37/staff | ~£80-150+ |
| Cost for 1 stylist | £19.99/mo | £14.50 + 20% commission | £40 | £21-37 | ~£80-150+ |
| Cost for 3 staff | £19.99 (launch) → £23.99 | £37.50 + 20% commission | £50 | £63-111 | ~£80-150+ |
| Cost for 5 staff | £19.99 (launch) → £29.99 | £60.50 + 20% commission | £60 | £105-185 | ~£80-150+ |
| Cost for 10 staff | £19.99 (launch) → £44.99 | £118 + 20% commission | £85 | £210-370 | ~£80-150+ |
| Founder's Price | £19.99/mo locked in for life | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Launch offer | Up to 10 staff FREE for 6 months | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Payment processing fee | 0.5% | 1.4% + 20% new clients | 2.49% + 40% first booking | Included | Included |
| Annual cost (3 staff, £65k rev) | £576.88* | £3,600+ | £1,425+ | £1,560-2,748 | ~£80-150+ |
| Hidden fees | None | Reports £60-90/mo, Chat £17/mo | 40% first marketplace booking | Part-timers pay full price | Setup fees, 12mo lock-in |
| Annual saving vs… | — | Save £2,951+ | Save £776+ | Save £911-2,099 | Save hundreds |
| Features | |||||
| Online booking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client database | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff management | ✓ | Basic | Basic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff rota | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Basic | ✓ |
| Holiday tracking | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Basic |
| Hair calculators | 125 tools | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Beauty calculators | 39 tools | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Total professional tools | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colour formula storage | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Colour correction planner | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Balayage calculator | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Treatment calculators | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Patch test tracker | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Basic |
| Consultation forms | ✓ | Basic | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Digital signatures | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Before/after photos | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Gift vouchers | ✓ | ✓ (fees) | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Aftercare cards | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Client surveys | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Waitlist | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email notifications | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS reminders | 3.5p/text — at cost, no markup | Bundled (hidden) | Bundled (hidden) | £8-15/mo add-on | Bundled |
| Reports | ✓ | ✓ | Basic | ✓ | ✓ |
| GDPR tools | ✓ | Basic | Basic | Basic | ✓ |
| Privacy policy generator | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Data export | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client import | ✓ | ✗ | Basic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dark mode | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Install as app | ✓ | ✗ | App only | App only | ✗ |
| In-app help | 55 articles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terms | |||||
| Commission on new clients | 0% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Contract | None | None | Monthly | Monthly | 12 months |
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