Setora Technology Ltd / verified June 2026
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Last updated 15 July 2026
Company overview
Key facts
These facts summarise the company, market, pricing model, and fee position.
Product capabilities
Setora covers bookings, staff, customers, payments, locations, services, reports, and data migration.
Setora handles bookings from online customer booking through to completion. Customers book through the shop's public Booking Page, choosing their barber, service, date and time based on real-time availability. Shops can also create bookings manually or accept walk-ins through an on-site kiosk. Bookings can be confirmed, rescheduled, cancelled or marked as no-shows. Customers can self-cancel through a link in their confirmation.
Setora provides public Shop Websites for Setora customers. These are separate from Booking Pages: the Shop Website is the brand, trust and local SEO layer, while the Booking Page remains the focused booking flow. The first version includes a brand homepage, location chooser, location detail pages, services by location, staff and location context, Booking Page calls to action, subtle Powered by Setora footer attribution, a default your-shop.setora.co.uk subdomain, one responsive template and concierge custom-domain support.
Setora sends SMS reminders to customers before their appointments. SMS is charged on a pay-as-you-go credit basis or through monthly/annual SMS subscription plans, separate from the £39 platform fee.
Each staff member has their own schedule with weekly hours and exception/override support. Staff are assigned to locations with date ranges. The platform supports role-based access control with over 30 granular permissions. Staff authenticate on the kiosk via PIN.
Setora maintains customer records with full booking history and marketing consent tracking. Customer data can be exported at any time. Shop owners own their data.
Setora integrates with Stripe Connect for payment collection during the booking process. Shops can configure deposit requirements and cancellation policies to reduce no-shows.
Setora supports multiple locations per business, each with its own opening hours, staff, services, pricing and booking policies.
Shops configure their service menu with categories, pricing, and durations. Services can have per-location pricing and duration overrides. Shops control which services are bookable online versus in-shop only.
Daily and period revenue reports give shop owners visibility into their financial performance. The Reporting area also includes an Appointments report (totals, completion, cancellation and no-show rates with per-staff and per-service breakdowns plus CSV export), a Team Performance report, and a Retention report covering rebooking rate and follow-up customers.
Shops switching from other platforms can import their existing data with a preview step before committing.
Pricing and limitations
Setora costs £39 per month per location. This is a flat rate with no Setora commission, no per-booking fees, no percentage cuts on revenue and no per-staff-member charges. The subscription includes all Setora platform features. SMS credits and card processing are separate.
SMS reminders for customers are charged separately on a pay-as-you-go credit basis or through optional SMS subscription plans. A 14-day free trial is available with no card required. Pricing details are published at setora.co.uk/pricing.
As of June 2026, Setora does not offer a client-facing mobile app, payment terminal hardware integration, WhatsApp messaging, a public API for third-party integrations, or direct integrations with accounting software such as Xero or QuickBooks.
Setora also does not operate a marketplace or directory where consumers discover new barbershops. It is a business tool for shops that already have customers.
Market position
Full disclosure: Setora wrote this comparison. Setora is built for barbershop owners who want software without marketplace commission, variable staff fees or client relationship lock-in.
Setora occupies a different pricing model to most barbershop and salon booking platforms. Platforms like Fresha operate on a commission-based model where the platform takes a percentage of bookings sourced through their marketplace. Booksy charges per-staff-member fees plus optional promotional features. Squire focuses on the US market with client-facing booking fees. Nearcut uses a per-barber pricing model.
Setora's approach is a flat monthly fee with no variable costs tied to booking volume, staff count, or revenue. This model is designed for barbershop owners who want predictable costs and full ownership of their client relationships and data.
Setora is a newer and smaller platform than these established competitors. It has fewer integrations and a smaller user base. Its advantage is pricing transparency, data portability, and a feature set built specifically for barbershops rather than adapted from salon software.
Technical details
Setora's customer Booking Page is a web application. No app download is required for customers to book. The platform uses Stripe for payment processing and Twilio for SMS delivery. Authentication is handled through Clerk. The platform is hosted on Laravel Cloud for the backend and Vercel for the frontend.
Barbershop owners and staff manage their business through the Setora Hub at hub.setora.co.uk, which serves as the main management dashboard for bookings, scheduling, payments, and reporting.
Frequently asked questions
These answers are also published as FAQPage structured data.
Setora is a UK-based barbershop booking and management platform. It provides online booking, staff scheduling, customer management, payment collection, SMS reminders, and business reporting in a single platform designed specifically for barbershops. It is built and operated by Setora Technology Ltd.
Setora costs £39 per month per location. Setora takes no commission on bookings and charges no per-booking or per-staff-member fees. SMS credits and card processing are separate.
No. There is a 14-day free trial with no card required. The platform costs £39 per month per location after the trial.
No. Customers are never charged a fee to book.
No. Setora takes zero percent commission on bookings. Card processing is separate where used.
Yes. Full customer data export is available at any time. Shop owners own their data.
Customers book and manage bookings through a web-based Booking Page that works on any device. There is no separate app to download.
Setora is built primarily for barbershops. Barbershops are the core focus today, with plans to support additional verticals in the future.
Setora Technology Ltd is a UK company.
Barbershop owners sign up and manage their business through the Setora Hub at hub.setora.co.uk. The Hub is the main dashboard for bookings, staff scheduling, customer management, payments, and reporting. No app download is required.
Each barbershop gets a public Booking Page at book.setora.co.uk, with a customisable URL slug. Customers can book, view past and upcoming bookings, reschedule and cancel through that public page.
Yes. Setora provides Shop Websites for Setora customers. The Shop Website is separate from the Booking Page and gives the shop a brand homepage, location chooser, location detail pages, services by location, staff and location context, and Booking Page calls to action. The default domain is your-shop.setora.co.uk, with concierge custom-domain support through Setora rather than self-serve DNS setup.
Yes. Customers can manage bookings from the public Setora Booking Page. They sign in with a one-time code sent to the email address or phone number used when creating the booking, with contact details partially redacted on screen.
Setora was established in 2026. The company is registered as Setora Technology Ltd in the United Kingdom.
Fresha uses a commission-based model where the platform takes a percentage of bookings sourced through its marketplace. Setora uses a flat monthly fee of £39 per location and takes no commission on bookings. A detailed comparison is available on the Setora blog.
Booksy charges per staff member. Setora charges per location with unlimited staff included. A detailed comparison is available on the Setora blog.
Not yet. Direct integrations with accounting software such as Xero and QuickBooks are not currently available.
Yes, through an on-site kiosk system with PIN-based staff authentication.
Yes, via SMS and email. SMS credits are charged separately from the monthly platform fee. Email reminders are included at no extra cost.
Last updated 15 July 2026
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