Covered Beauty vs Book in Beautiful.
No booking charge for your clients.
Covered Beauty is £9 a month for one person or £19 for up to five, with no booking commission and no booking charge for your clients. When we checked on 26 October 2026, Book in Beautiful’s free plan cost the salon nothing but added a small booking charge for the client at checkout, and its subscription was priced by quote, with no commission on either.
How much does Book in Beautiful 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 | Book in Beautiful |
|---|---|---|
| One practitioner | Solo: £9/month | Free for You: £0/month. Clients pay a small booking charge on top of your prices at checkout. Its example shows £1.50 on a £20 haircut Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
| Five bookable people | Salon: £19/month for up to five | Free for You: £0/month, with no team limit stated, and clients pay the booking charge. Or the Subscription, priced by quote, set by your number of locations and therapists, with no booking charge for clients Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
| Booking commission | None, including a client’s first booking | Always zero commission. On the free plan the client pays the booking charge, not the salon Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
| Contract | Monthly. Cancel any time from your billing page | No long contracts and no set-up fees. After the trial you can carry on monthly, cancel or switch plan Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
| Free trial | 7 days free. No card needed | Subscription: the first 30 days free, with no card needed to sign up Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
| Deposits | Card deposits through Stripe on both plans, paid into your own Stripe account | Deposits or prepayment from the clients you choose. The free plan lists online payments and deposits with zero transaction fees (optional) Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
| Consent forms | Included on both plans | Consultation forms and patch test management on both plans Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
| Reminders | Email and text reminders on both plans | Email reminders. The free plan includes unlimited text reminders for online bookings, paid for by the client’s booking charge Source: Book in Beautiful pricing |
Book in Beautiful prices and terms checked 26 October 2026 on Book in Beautiful pricing. Covered Beauty prices are the advertised monthly subscriptions in our pricing section. Book in Beautiful’s pricing page says all its prices exclude 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 Book in Beautiful alternative?
Covered Beauty suits practitioners and teams of up to five who want to see the price before they sign up, with nothing added to the client’s bill. Solo is £9/month and Salon is £19/month, with online booking, card deposits through Stripe, consent forms, client records and reminders on both.
We do not market to your client list. You can export your records and cancel your subscription. Read our promise for the details.
See how online booking works and what is in a client record.
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Who is Book in Beautiful better for?
Book in Beautiful suits a salon that wants to start with no monthly bill and is happy for clients to pay a small booking charge at checkout. On its free plan it also lists online payments and deposits with zero transaction fees, where Covered Beauty’s card payments carry Stripe’s fees. Its quoted subscription suits a bigger salon that wants add-ons such as loyalty cards, email and text marketing, product sales, memberships, Klarna and a branded booking app for its clients. It also gives you longer to try it, with the first 30 days of the subscription free.
Decide who pays for the booking.
On Book in Beautiful’s free plan your client pays the booking charge, not you. Its own example adds £1.50 to a £20 haircut. Think about how your regulars would feel about that at checkout. If you’d rather have its subscription, ask for a quote for your team and compare it with ours over a year.
How do I switch from Book in Beautiful 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 Book in Beautiful. 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 Book in Beautiful 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 Book in Beautiful
Is Book in Beautiful free?
Its Free for You plan has no monthly fee for the salon. Instead, clients pay a small booking charge on top of your prices at checkout (Book in Beautiful’s pricing page, checked 26 October 2026). Its subscription has no booking charge for clients and is priced by quote. Covered Beauty is £9/month for one person or £19/month for up to five, and adds nothing to your clients’ bill.
Does Book in Beautiful take commission?
No. Its pricing page says always zero commission, and that all its prices exclude VAT. On the free plan the booking charge is paid by the client. Covered Beauty charges no booking commission either.
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. Salon is £19/month. Stripe processing fees and optional extras are separate.
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