Covered Beauty vs SalonBooking.
Not the same product.
Covered Beauty is £9 a month for one person, £14 for Pro with the extras, or £19.99 for up to five people, with no booking commission. We are not SalonBooking, and the two are separate products. When we checked on 29 October 2026, SalonBooking listed Solo at £9 a month and its Team plan at £19 a month with unlimited staff, also with zero commission.
How much does SalonBooking cost compared with Covered Beauty?
A subscription is only part of the picture. Check the team allowance, commission rules and payment fees before choosing.
| What you are comparing | Covered Beauty | SalonBooking |
|---|---|---|
| One practitioner | Solo: £9/month, or Pro with the extras: £14/month | Solo: £9/month for one staff member and one calendar Source: SalonBooking pricing |
| Five bookable people | Team plan: £19.99/month for up to five | Team: £19/month for unlimited staff members Source: SalonBooking pricing |
| Booking commission | None, including a client’s first booking | Zero commission on bookings Source: SalonBooking pricing |
| Contract | Monthly. Cancel any time from your billing page | No contracts. Cancel or switch plan any time Source: SalonBooking pricing |
| Free trial | 7 days free. No card needed | 14 days free, no credit card needed Source: SalonBooking pricing |
| Deposits | Card deposits through Stripe on every plan, paid into your own Stripe account | Card deposits through Stripe, or your own bank transfer details shown instead. Stripe’s normal fees apply to card payments, about 1.5% + 20p Source: SalonBooking pricing and SalonBooking home page |
| Consultation forms | Included on every plan | Consent, medical details, treatment notes and patch test information collected before the appointment, on each plan Source: SalonBooking home page and SalonBooking pricing |
| Reminders | 50 texts a month on Solo, 150 on Pro and 300 on the Team plan, then top-ups if you need them | Email reminders on each plan. Text reminders are optional and use credits you buy separately. Its pages don’t give the price of a credit Source: SalonBooking pricing |
SalonBooking prices and terms checked 29 October 2026 on SalonBooking pricing and SalonBooking home page. Covered Beauty prices are the advertised monthly subscriptions in our pricing section. SalonBooking’s pricing page doesn’t say whether its prices include VAT. Card processing and optional extras are separate. Features and tax treatment differ, so this is not a like-for-like total-cost quote. Check each provider’s current terms before signing up.
Is Covered Beauty a good SalonBooking alternative?
Covered Beauty has a middle plan, Pro at £14, that adds 150 texts a month instead of 50, rebooking emails sent for you every morning, win-back campaigns, your own web address and your logo at the top of your booking page instead of ours. Texts are included on every plan (50 texts a month on Solo, 150 on Pro and 300 on the Team plan), where SalonBooking’s pages say text reminders use credits you buy separately and don’t give a price. Consent forms, client records and card deposits are on every plan.
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Who is SalonBooking better for?
SalonBooking suits solo and small-team salons that want a simple booking page and a longer free trial. When we checked, its trial was 14 days where ours is 7, and its Team plan had no limit on staff where ours stops at five people. If you have more than five people, SalonBooking’s Team plan is the one to look at.
Look at what sits around the monthly price.
SalonBooking’s Solo plan is £9 a month and Covered Beauty’s Solo plan is £9. Both take deposits through Stripe with no booking commission, so the difference is in the trial, the texts and the extras. Add Stripe’s card fees to either one, and any text credits you buy.
How do I switch from SalonBooking to Covered Beauty?
- Add a few treatments with the prices and durations you actually use.
- Set your working hours and open the booking page on your phone.
- Check the diary, a client record and the consent forms you need.
- Export your client list from SalonBooking. If its columns are headed name (or first and last name), email and phone or mobile, upload it to Covered Beauty as it is. If not, paste those columns into our client template and upload that.
- Ask us about future appointments and any prepaid balances. Keep access to SalonBooking until you have checked everything.
Need help working out the move? Tell us what you use now. We can confirm what is possible before you commit. Our salon software checklist covers the rest of the move.
Questions about switching from SalonBooking
Is Covered Beauty the same as SalonBooking?
No. They are separate products. Covered Beauty is at beauty.covered.technology and is a trading name of HAMR Ltd. SalonBooking is at salonbooking.co.uk. Both are booking software for UK salons, and both say they charge no booking commission, so the two can be mixed up.
How much does SalonBooking cost?
When we checked on 29 October 2026, SalonBooking’s pricing page listed Solo at £9 a month for one staff member and its Team plan at £19 a month with unlimited staff, each with 14 days free and no card needed. It doesn’t say whether VAT is included. Covered Beauty is £9/month for one person, £14 for Pro with the extras, or £19.99 for up to five people.
Does SalonBooking charge commission?
Its pricing page says zero commission on bookings, and that Stripe’s normal fees, about 1.5% + 20p, apply to card payments. Covered Beauty also charges no booking commission, and Stripe’s fees apply to card payments.
Can I try Covered Beauty before switching?
Yes. You get seven days free, with no card needed. Add a card before the trial ends if you want to carry on, and your chosen plan starts when it does. Solo is £9/month, Pro £14 and the Team plan £19.99 for up to five people. Stripe processing fees and optional extras are separate.
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