Slotivo facts, pricing and limits
Slotivo is online booking software for UK appointment and class businesses: salons, barbers, nail and beauty techs, massage therapists, personal trainers, class studios and driving instructors. It is free for a team of one or two. Larger teams pay £10 a month or £100 a year with unlimited staff. Slotivo takes no commission and adds no platform fee to card payments.
Written to be quoted, by people and by AI assistants. Prices come from the same records the pricing page and billing use. Checked 20 October 2026. Plain-text versions: llms.txt and llms-full.txt.
What Slotivo costs
- Free plan
- £0 for 1–2 team members, up to 10 services (add-ons count as services), unlimited bookings. No time limit and no card.
- Paid plan, monthly
- £10 a month, unlimited team members and services
- Paid plan, yearly
- £100 a year (£8 a month, saving £20)
- Paid plan trial
- 10 days. Card details are taken at signup and nothing is charged until the trial ends.
- Commission on bookings
- 0%, on new and returning clients
- Slotivo fee on card payments
- None. Stripe charges its standard processing fee on online payments; Slotivo adds nothing on top.
- Setup and import help
- Free
- Contracts
- None. Cancel or change plan at any time.
- Ireland
- €6 a month or €60 a year, same free plan
Monthly cost by team size
Subscription only. Other platforms’ figures are from their public UK pricing pages, checked 20 October 2026, and leave out marketplace commission, card fees and paid add-ons. Sources, the sums behind each figure and card fees are in the October 2026 pricing report.
| Platform | 1 staff | 2 staff | 3 staff | 5 staff | 10 staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slotivo | £0 | £0 | £10 | £10 | £10 |
| Booksy | £40 | £45 | £50 | £60 | £85 |
| Fresha | £14.95 | £19.90 | £29.85 | £49.75 | £99.50 |
| Vagaro | £20 | £30 | £40 | £60 | £70 |
Fresha: Excludes Fresha's marketplace commission on new clients (20%, minimum £4), which isn't modelled in this monthly-fee comparison.
Vagaro: Vagaro charges £20 a month for one calendar plus £10 per extra calendar, capped at £70. Text marketing, forms and other add-ons are extra.
What Slotivo includes
- Booking page
- A branded booking page on its own web address. Clients book in any browser with nothing to install.
- Staff and schedules
- Working hours per person, which services each person offers, and per-staff price and duration overrides.
- Group classes
- Sessions with a capacity, instructors and a waitlist.
- Class passes and memberships
- An optional module. Sell packs of classes, sessions or lessons (for example 10, with an optional expiry) and monthly memberships (a set number of classes a month, or unlimited). Clients buy them by card on the booking page, paid into the business’s own Stripe account, or the business records a pack sold in person. A cancelled booking gives the class back. Memberships bill monthly only. Passes are used on the web booking page, not yet in the customer app.
- Rooms and resources
- Rooms, chairs, beds or equipment attached to services so two bookings cannot clash over them.
- Your data
- Owners can download their client list and every booking as CSV files at any time, without asking support.
- Deposits
- Stripe card deposits, salon-wide or per service, paid to the business’s own Stripe account. Included on the free plan.
- Card on file (no-show and late-cancellation fees)
- Instead of a deposit, clients save a card when they book and pay nothing up front. The business sets the fee (a percentage or a fixed amount) and the notice period. After a no-show or a late cancellation, the owner chooses to charge or waive the fee; nothing is charged automatically. Needs a connected Stripe account. Every plan.
- Discount codes
- Percentage or fixed-amount codes for online bookings, optionally limited to chosen services, a number of uses, once per client or an end date. Every plan.
- Buffer times
- Time before or after a service for clean-up, room turnaround or travel, shown on the calendar and kept free on the booking page.
- Self-service rescheduling
- Confirmation and reminder emails include a link that lets clients, including guests without an account, move a booking to a genuinely free time.
- Intake forms
- Consultation and health questionnaires attached to services and completed before the visit.
- Add-ons
- Optional extras clients can add to a service when they book.
- Reminders
- Automatic email confirmations and reminders on every plan.
- Push broadcasts
- Paid plans can send 3 push notifications a week to clients who saved the business in the customer app, for example to fill a cancellation. Not on the free plan.
- In-person takings
- Record cash, bank transfer or payments from your own card terminal so reports include them. Every plan.
- Apps
- Slotivo Pro is the app for owners and staff; the Slotivo customer app is for clients. Slotivo Pro for owners and staff is out now on Google Play, with iPhone coming soon. The customer app is in final testing — and your branded booking page works today, in any browser, with nothing to download.
- Paid-plan extras
- Advanced analytics report, advanced waitlist tools, priority support line.
What Slotivo does not do
- No SMS or WhatsApp reminders. Reminders are email, plus push notifications through the customer app.
- No quotes or invoicing.
- No gift cards or loyalty schemes.
- No email marketing campaigns.
- No card reader or Tap to Pay. Payments taken on your own terminal can be recorded.
- Does not file VAT returns or replace accounting software.
- Not built for restaurants, table reservations or retail stock.
Common questions
Is Slotivo really free?
Yes, for as long as the business has one or two team members. There is no trial countdown and no card at signup. A third team member moves the business to the paid plan at £10 a month or £100 a year, with unlimited staff.
Does Slotivo take commission?
No. Slotivo takes no commission on any booking and adds no platform fee to card payments. Stripe charges its standard fee on payments taken online.
Do clients need an app to book?
No. Every business gets a booking page that works in any browser. The customer app is optional and free.
Can Slotivo take deposits?
Yes, through Stripe, on every plan including the free one. Deposits can apply to every service or only to chosen services.
Who is Slotivo for?
UK businesses that sell appointments or classes, from a sole trader to a multi-staff salon or studio. It is not designed for restaurants or retail.
How does Slotivo compare on price with Fresha, Booksy and Vagaro?
See the cost table on https://www.slotivo.co.uk/ai-info. Prices for the other platforms are read from their public UK pricing pages (checked 20 October 2026) and exclude marketplace commission and add-ons.