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Booking software, compared on what it really costs.
Pick the right booking system for your salon, clinic, studio or consultancy. We compare 21 tools side by side, with prices copied from each vendor's own page and dated, in pounds where the vendor publishes them and with VAT noted.
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Shortlists for the most common needs, each with the criteria we used.
- Online booking systems for UK businessesThere's no single best online booking system: a barbershop, a physio clinic and a consultant need different…
- Booking systems for small businesses in the UKFor a small business the two questions are what it costs as you add staff, and whether it handles payments and…
- Free booking systems (UK, 2026)A free plan is only useful if its limit is one you won't hit next month. Here are the free plans we track, with…
- Salon booking software in the UKSalons need more than a booking link: no-show protection, card payments at the chair, and ideally a way for new clients…
- Booking software for therapists and counsellors (UK)Therapists need private, reliable booking: intake forms before the first session, packages for courses of sessions, and…
- Booking software for consultants and coachesConsultants and coaches mostly book video calls, often with busy clients, and sometimes want payment up front. The…
- Booking software for small teamsOnce more than one person takes bookings, the questions change: can meetings be shared out (round robin), can visitors…
- Booking software for clinics (physio, chiro and therapy)A clinic usually needs more than booking: clinical notes, billing and sometimes telehealth. If you only need patients…
- AI scheduling assistants'AI scheduling' covers two different things. Some tools use AI to plan your own calendar (Reclaim, Motion).…
Our top picks
From our best online booking systems for uk businesses (2026) shortlist. Prices as published on 2 November 2026.
These are published prices and features only. We haven't tested every tool hands-on, and a low price here isn't a recommendation.
| # | Tool | Free plan | Entry price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Square Appointments | Yes: 1 location, unlimited staff (UK) | From £29 per location/month VAT basis not stated |
| 2 | SimplyBook.me | Yes: 50 bookings a month, 1 provider | From $11.90 per month (annual billing) US dollars; UK VAT may be added |
| 3 | Acuity Scheduling | No (7-day free trial) | From $16 per month (annual billing) US dollars; UK VAT may be added |
| 4 | Fresha | No (7-day trial; Fresha used to be free) | From £9.95 per bookable team member/month ex VAT (£11.94 inc VAT at 20%) Unconfirmed |
| 5 | Setmore | Yes: up to 4 users | From $5 per user/month (annual billing) US dollars; UK VAT may be added |
| 6 | Calendly | Yes: 1 event type, 1 calendar | From $10 per seat/month (annual billing) US dollars; UK VAT may be added |
Prices in pounds where the vendor publishes them; otherwise US dollars as published, and UK VAT may be added. Compare all 21 tools and the feature matrix.
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Every price and plan here is copied from the vendor's own pricing page, with the date we checked it and a link to the source.
When a vendor doesn't publish a figure, or we couldn't confirm it, we say so. We don't fill the gap with a guess, and we don't hand out stars or publish made-up reviews.
Some links may earn us a commission, and vendors can pay for a Verified listing or a Featured slot. Both are labelled as paid, and the order of every list still follows its stated criteria.