vs Booksy

Booksy takes a cut.
Solovi takes 0%.

Booksy charges you £40 a month AND up to 30% on every new client it sends you AND doesn’t give you a real website. Solovi charges one flat fee for everything. Here’s the receipts.

Start free for 30 days See examples

No credit card. No setup fee. 30-day money back on paid plans.

Honest comparison, same product, same prices, no marketing fluff.

Read the full Booksy cost breakdown →

Solovi for vs booksy

Booksy takes up to 30% on new clients. Solovi takes 0%.

Custom website, designed for your brand

Online booking + deposit protection

0% commission, 100% yours

Live in 7 days or your money back

Founding 100 rate

£29/mo

Head to head

Where Booksy ends, Solovi begins.

Booksy

Solovi

£40/mo + up to 30% on new clients

£39/mo flat. 0% commission. Forever.

Your customers are Booksy’s; they’re marketed to

Your customers are yours. Full stop.

Generic Booksy profile page

Custom-designed website (not template)

Loyalty + gift cards: Pro tier only

Loyalty + gift cards included from Local

Multi-staff: customer must pick a stylist they don't know upfront

"Earliest available with your usual stylist", one-click. Smart history-aware routing.

Per-staff pricing buried in advanced settings

Per-staff price + duration overrides first-class (Sarah £35 / 45 min vs Olivia £25 / 30 min)

You configure everything yourself

We build, launch, and manage it for you

Customer support: chat, business hours

Same-day phone + chat (Bespoke)

Want the full £ breakdown for your business? Open the earnings calculator →

Our promise to you

7 days

Live in a week.

From sign-up to a website your customers can book on, or your money back.

0 tech skills

We do it all.

You stay focused on your clients. We handle the design, the hosting, the SEO, every single detail.

100% yours

0% commission.

Every penny your customer pays goes to you. Just one monthly fee, no per-booking cuts, ever.

30-day money back · Stripe-secured payments · UK-based · GDPR compliant · No setup fee

Friday · 11:47 PM

Sarah Mitchell

New customer

Service Gel Manicure

When Monday, 10:30 AM

Deposit paid £10.00

Confirmed automatically · reminder sent for Sunday evening

While you slept

+£10.00 in your account

Stop chasing bookings

Your booking page
works while you sleep.

Sarah finds you on Google at 11pm Friday. She picks her service, picks Monday morning, pays a £10 deposit on her phone. By the time you wake up, your week is filling itself.

24/7 online booking, never lose a customer to "they didn't reply"
Required deposits kill no-shows. Refund eligibility you control.
Automatic reminders by email, customers actually show up
Apple Pay, Google Pay, card, they pay however they want

Built in. Not an add-on.

Bring them back
without lifting a finger.

Loyalty cards and gift cards turn one-off customers into regulars. Booksy charges extra for these. Vagaro charges extra. Fresha takes 20%. We bake them in.

Loyalty stamps

Their QR card lives in their phone. 6 visits → 1 free.

Gift cards

Sell £25 / £50 / £100. Recipient gets a branded QR. You get the cash now.

Add to Apple Wallet / Google Wallet, lives on their lock screen

Bloom Studio · Loyalty

6 visits → 1 free Shellac

4 / 6

Tap to scan

Gift card

For Hana, from Lily 🎁

£50

Code

7A4F · 9B2C · D8E1 · 3F50

yourname.solovi.co.uk Valid 12 months

Your earnings · this week

100% yours · 0% commission

Week Month

£540.00

from 12 bookings · 3 gift card sales

If you were on Booksy

Booksy Boost (new clients) −£8.10

Booksy monthly −£40.00

Solovi (just monthly) £39.00

You'd keep £8.10 more this week alone. Over a year, that's around £420 back in your pocket.

Next payout

Wednesday · £540.00

0% commission. Forever.

Every penny
they pay is yours.

Booksy charges up to 30% on the new clients it sends you. Fresha takes 20% on new clients. Vagaro and the rest stack a subscription on card-processing markups. Solovi takes zero commission. You pay a flat monthly fee, keep everything your customers pay, and cover only the standard card fee every business pays.

Stripe-direct payments

Paid to your bank in 7 days

Full earnings dashboard

See every payment + payout

One-click refunds

No emailing Solovi support

Disputes flagged instantly

We help you fight chargebacks

See how the maths works on every tier →

Run the numbers

See what you'd save.
Use your own numbers.

Honest comparison. We include a £20/mo "website" line for competitors that don't include one, that's the real cost when you add Wix or Squarespace alongside their booking tool.

Your business

Bookings per month 60

550100150200

Average deposit per booking £25

£5£25£50£75£100

Monthly volume through your booking page

£1,500

Annual: £18,000

Booksy Pro + Wix website £40/mo + card + £20 site

£81.50/mo

Fresha + Wix website ~£16/mo + card + £20 site

£52.85/mo

Vagaro Solo (basic site) ~£24/mo + card

£61.25/mo

Solovi Local EVERYTHING £39/mo · 0% · custom site included

£39/mo

Over a year, you'd keep:

+£510

vs Booksy

+£166

vs Fresha

+£267

vs Vagaro

Plus a custom-built website (not a template), loyalty cards, gift cards, and Stripe payouts in 7 days. All included.

Lock in this rate for Founding 100 →

Maths feel off? Tell us, we'll update the calculator with current competitor prices.

How it works

Three steps. Seven days. Done.

Tell us about your business

A quick chat about your services, your style, and what makes you different. That's all we need.

We build everything for you

Custom website, booking system, Google presence, all set up and ready. You approve, we launch.

Watch your bookings grow

Clients find you on Google, book online, and get automatic reminders. You just focus on what you love.

Your dashboard

Everything you need
in one screen.

Bookings, calendar, customers, services, gift cards, loyalty, payments, your site, all branded as yours, all on your phone. No tech skills needed.

Calendar & bookings · drag to reschedule, block holidays, see your week at a glance
Gift cards & loyalty · sell branded gift cards, reward your regulars with QR loyalty
Live earnings · see today / this week / month, plus your next Stripe payout date
Edit your site live · change colours, tagline, services, see the preview update as you type
Installable on your phone · open it like a native app, take bookings between clients

app.solovi.co.uk/billing

Billing & earnings

100% yours · 0% commission

Today Week Month All

Your earnings

£540

100% yours

Processed

£540

Via platform

Bookings

£415

12 payments

Gift cards

£125

3 sold

Your Solovi plan

£49 /mo

Bespoke FOUNDING 100

Payment processing

Active

●●●● 4242

Recent payments

Gift card · £50 for Hana

Lily K · 2h ago

+£50.00

Gel Manicure deposit

Sarah M · 5h ago

+£10.00

BIAB deposit

Priya R · yesterday

+£15.00

A real screenshot of the Solovi dashboard

Play with it

Pick your trade.
See your site come together.

We build it for you in 7 days, but you can preview the vibe right now. Try a different trade or colour.

Your trade

Brand colour

Live demo

Bloom Studio is a full Solovi demo site: custom design, live booking, loyalty cards and gift cards. Have a play.

Explore the live demo →

9:41 yourname.solovi.co.uk

NAIL SALON

Beautiful nails.
Booked your way.

Popular services

Gel Manicure

45 min

£35

Luxury Pedicure

60 min

£40

Nail Art Design

75 min

£55

★★★★★ 4.9 · 87 reviews

"Best nails I've ever had, lasted 3 weeks chip-free."

Pricing

0% commission. Always.

Every penny your customers pay belongs to you. Solovi only charges a flat monthly fee, no per-booking cuts, no gift-card fees, no hidden percentages. Ever.

⭐ Founding 100, 98 spots left

Lock in these prices forever. We'll never raise them on founding members.

Solo

Get online fast

Free /30 days

then £19/mo · no card needed

0% commission · 0% setup fee

30 days free, no credit card
3-page professional website
Online booking + payments
yourname.solovi.co.uk subdomain
Loyalty cards included
Basic local SEO
Email support

Start free for 30 days

Questions? We've got answers.

Do I need any technical skills?

Absolutely not. We handle everything, design, development, hosting, and SEO. You just tell us about your business and approve the final result.

What if I already have a website?

No problem. We can rebuild it from scratch or work with what you have. Either way, you'll end up with a site that actually brings in bookings.

How does the booking system work?

Clients visit your site, pick a service, choose a time, and book. They can pay a deposit upfront. You and the client both get confirmation emails and SMS reminders before the appointment.

Can I cancel the monthly plan?

Yes, you can cancel any time with 30 days' notice. No long contracts, no penalties. We want you to stay because we're brilliant, not because you're locked in.

What kinds of businesses do you work with?

Any solo service provider in the UK, beauty therapists, personal trainers, plumbers, tutors, cleaners, photographers, dog groomers, and more. If you're a one-person business offering services, we're built for you.

What does "local SEO" actually mean?