The short version
I'm Hadi. I'm a software engineer. I built Solovi because every UK sole trader I know, barbers, nail technicians, personal trainers, dog groomers, was renting their business from Booksy, Fresha, or Vagaro. Every booking, the platform took a cut. Every month, the bill kept growing.
So I built the opposite. A flat monthly fee. 0% commission, ever. Every penny your customer pays belongs to you.
What Solovi actually is
A done-for-you bundle: a professional website, an online booking system, Stripe-powered payments (with Apple Pay + Google Pay), gift cards, loyalty cards, and local SEO, all running under your own domain. We set it up for you, we maintain it, you focus on your craft.
Three tiers: Solo (£19/mo after a 30-day free trial), Local (£39/mo), Bespoke (£79/mo). The first 100 customers lock Local at £29 and Bespoke at £49 forever, that's the Founding 100 program. After 100, prices return to standard. No setup fee. 30-day money back.
Honest status
As of June 2026, Solovi is pre-launch. The platform is fully built and operational. Stripe Connect is live. Apple Pay and Google Pay work. The customer-facing booking flow, loyalty stamps, gift cards, all shipped and tested. Bloom Studio is a fictional Marylebone beauty studio I built to showcase the Bespoke tier, every booking on it is real, processed by our real production API.
What I don't have yet: a single paying customer. The first 100 will be the Founding 100. If you're reading this and you run a UK service business, you can be one of them.
Why this exists
- Booksy charges around £40/mo and takes up to 30% on the new clients it sends you. That adds up fast.
- Fresha takes 20% on new clients. Vagaro stacks a subscription on higher card fees. Even Wix needs a separate booking tool bolted onto your site.
- And none of them give you a real website. You get a profile page on their domain, ranked behind every other Booksy salon in your area.
I'd rather charge £19/mo and let you keep the £45. That math works for both of us.
Where we are based
United Kingdom. Email [email protected]. Open to traders in every UK city. Currently focused on solo operators and single-location businesses with up to ~5 staff sharing one shared booking calendar. Per-staff scheduling and multi-location chains are on the roadmap, not yet shipped, if that's what you need, wait or use a competitor for now.
What you can do next
- Start a 30-day free trial, no card required.
- See a live demo, booking, gift cards, the lot.
- Get in touch, I read every message myself.