A booking app for a small team.
What 2 to 5 people pay.

What does a booking app cost for a small salon team?

For a small team, a flat price nearly always beats paying per person. On 2 November 2026, five people cost £59.70 a month on Fresha and £72 on Booksy with VAT, against £10 on Slotivo’s Paid plan, £19 on Glow or SalonBooking’s Team plan, and £19.99 on Covered Beauty’s Team plan, which we make. Slotora and Square Appointments list no charge for staff on their free plans. The price isn’t the whole story, so check texts, deposits and what each person can see.

We make Covered Beauty, so read this knowing that. Every other figure links to the provider’s own page, with the day we read it, and there are no affiliate links on this page.

When does paying per person make sense?

Hardly ever at this size, on price alone. Fresha’s per-person plan costs more than a £19.99 flat plan as soon as there are two of you, and the gap grows with every person you add. Five people on Fresha cost £39.71 a month more than on Covered Beauty’s Team plan, which is about £477 a year.

Per-person plans make sense when you’re paying for something else. Fresha and Booksy both come with a marketplace that can find you clients, and a flat plan won’t. If that’s filling your diary, compare the fees with what those clients are worth to you. Our guides to what Fresha costs and Booksy alternatives have the sums.

Source: Fresha UK pricing and Booksy UK pricing, checked 2 November 2026.

What does a small team need from a booking app?

The price tells you little about whether it’ll work on a busy Saturday. These are the things to test on a free trial.

• One diary with a column for each person. You should see the whole day at once, and two clients should be able to book the same time with different people.
• Their own hours. Part-timers and days off need to show on the booking page, so clients can’t pick someone who isn’t in.
• Who does what. If only one of you does lashes, clients shouldn’t be able to book anyone else for them.
• Their own login. Everyone needs to see their own day, and not everyone needs to see the takings.
• Enough texts. Allowances that suit one person run out quickly with five. Work out one text a booking and see where you land.
• Clients choosing who they see. Regulars book a person, not a salon.

How does a team work on Covered Beauty?

The Team plan is £19.99 a month for up to 5 people, with one shared diary and 300 texts a month.

• Each person has their own login and their own column in the diary.
• You can give each person their own working hours, and choose which treatments they do.
• Clients can pick who they’d like to see when they book, or choose anyone available.
• You choose what each person can see and change, from full access to only their own bookings.
• Two clients can book the same time with different people. If two try for the same person online, only one gets it.
• Everything on Solo and Pro is included: card deposits, no-show fees, consent forms, rebooking emails sent for you and your own web address.

There’s no commission, and you get 7 days free with no card. Deposits go straight into your own Stripe account, so Stripe’s card fees apply.

When we’re not the right choice. The Team plan stops at 5 people, so a bigger team should look elsewhere. If you want a marketplace to bring in new clients, we don’t have a big one. And if each person rents a chair and keeps their own clients, one shared account may not suit you. Our guide for self-employed hairdressers covers that.

Which should I choose?

• You’re two people and the budget’s tight. Slotivo Free covers two people if your menu fits in 5 services. Slotora is free for a team of 2 to 15, and its page lists no limit on bookings or clients.
• You’re three to five and want texts included. Compare Glow at 50 a month and Covered Beauty’s Team plan at 300. Work out how many you’d use.
• You don’t need texts and want a low flat price. Slotivo’s Paid plan is £10 with VAT included, for any size of team.
• You already use Square readers. Square Appointments keeps it all in one place, and Plus at £29 adds no-show fees and waitlists.
• You want new clients found for you. Look at Fresha, Booksy or Treatwell, and add their fees to the table above.

Source: Slotivo pricing, Slotora pricing, Glow pricing and Square Appointments UK pricing, checked 2 November 2026.