Vol. 02 / Alternatives Report

Alternatives to Setmore

Compare Setmore to other UK booking platforms

Setmore is a generalist scheduling platform with a generous free tier, but it charges per user, bills in USD only, and has no barbershop-specific features like walk-in queues or no-show deposits. Here’s how it compares.

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How the alternatives compare

Setmore

Monthly price (1 person)

Free or ~£8.96/mo

Per-staff fee

~£3.73–8.96/user/mo

Commission taken

0%

White-label booking

Partial

No lock-in / data export

Booksy

Monthly price (1 person)

£40/mo

Per-staff fee

£5/mo per staff

Commission taken

30% Boost (new clients)

White-label booking

No lock-in / data export

Fresha

Monthly price (1 person)

£0/mo base

Per-staff fee

£9.95/mo per staff

Commission taken

20% on marketplace new clients

White-label booking

No lock-in / data export

Setora - £14.99/mo

Monthly price (1 person)

£14.99/mo

Per-staff fee

None - unlimited barbers

Commission taken

0%

White-label booking

No lock-in / data export

Why Setora

Why barbershops choose Setora

Setora is built specifically for barbershops. Flat £14.99/month covers your whole team — no per-user fees, no USD billing, and barbershop features like walk-in queues and no-show deposits included as standard.

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View the full Setora vs Setmore page for feature-level differences, migration notes, and practical switch guidance.

Common questions about Setmore alternatives

Setora is the strongest barbershop-specific alternative. It charges a flat £14.99/month for unlimited barbers with no per-user fees, includes walk-in queue management and no-show deposits, and bills in GBP. Booksy is an option if marketplace discovery matters.

Setmore’s free plan covers 4 users with unlimited appointments, which is generous. However, it lacks SMS reminders, payment collection, and walk-in queue management. If missed appointments are a problem, you’ll need to upgrade to Pro.

Setmore Pro costs $11.99/user/month (billed monthly, USD only). For a 3-barber shop that’s roughly £26.88/month. Setora is £14.99/month flat for unlimited barbers. Setora is cheaper for any team size, even solo barbers, and includes barbershop-specific features at every level.

No. Setmore is an appointment-only platform with no walk-in queue feature. Setora includes walk-in queue management as a core feature, letting barbers manage both pre-booked and walk-in clients from the same dashboard.

Yes, but with limitations. Setmore lets you export up to 1,000 contacts at a time as CSV. For full appointment history or staff data, you need to email privacy@setmore.com. Setora provides self-serve CSV exports of all your data at any time.