Leave Square for software built for barbershops.
Square is a solid all-rounder, but barbershops need more than generic scheduling.
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Per-staff fees
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Square isn’t built for barbershops.
And the add-ons pile up fast.
Add-ons add up quickly
Square’s free tier looks great, but the features barbershops actually need are paid extras.
Generic, not barbershop-specific
Square treats your barbershop the same as a restaurant, retail store, or yoga studio. The scheduling is generic.
Missing for barbershops:
- - No walk-in queue management
- - No per-barber service durations
- - No barbershop-specific workflows
- - “Powered by Square” on booking pages
A 30-minute cut for one barber and a 45-minute cut for another requires creating duplicate services.
Costs scale with locations
Square charges per location. Add-ons apply per location too. Multi-site shops pay double or triple.
Plus subscription + typical add-ons per location.
With Setora? £14.99/location. Always.
Square pricing vs Setora: see your real costs
Toggle the add-ons you use. Watch the numbers add up.
Your shop setup
Square add-ons you use
Square cost breakdown
Square estimated cost
Plus subscription + add-ons
£63/mo
Setora (flat rate)
Everything included. Ex-VAT.
£14.99/mo
Your savings with Setora
£48.01
per month
£576.12
per year
14-day free trial. No card required.
Square pricing: Free (1 location), Plus £29/location, Premium £69/location. Add-ons priced separately. Setora price excludes VAT. All figures from public pricing pages, February 2026.
Built for barbershops
Everything you need.
Nothing you don’t.
No bloated salon features. Just the tools a barbershop actually uses.
Online booking
Clients book 24/7. You set the rules—services, times, buffers. Your booking page, your branding.
Multi-chair support
Each barber gets their own schedule and login. See everyone’s day at a glance.
SMS reminders
Automated confirmations and reminders. Cut no-shows by up to 70%. Credits roll over monthly.
Business insights
Track revenue, busiest times, and repeat clients. Data that actually helps you grow.
Deposits & payments
Take deposits to secure bookings. Accept card payments in-chair. Your money, fast.
Works on mobile
Manage your shop from your phone. Book walk-ins, check the day, get notified. Fully responsive - no app download needed.
What Square does well
We’re not going to pretend Square is a bad product. Here’s where credit is due:
- Unbeatable free tier. A solo barber can run online booking, payment processing, and customer management at £0/month. No other competitor comes close for a single-person operation.
- Best data portability. Self-service CSV export of all data, plus the most comprehensive API of any booking platform. Your data is genuinely yours.
- Transparent processing. 1.75% flat with no per-transaction pence fee is clean and predictable. Plus and Premium get 1.6% - competitive across the board.
- Strong integrations. Native Xero and QuickBooks integrations, plus an open API ecosystem. If accounting sync matters, Square delivers today.
Square is the right choice if you’re a solo barber who wants free booking software, or if you need accounting integrations right now. But if you’re a growing barbershop that wants purpose-built barbershop booking software and a branded experience, Setora is built for exactly that.
Trusted by UK barbershops
Built on trust.
Backed by results.
“Switched to Setora recently. Setup was really quick with their import tool. Only thing I’d say is the reporting could go deeper but they’re adding stuff regularly. Would recommend.”
Claire W.
Barbershop owner
Recognised & accredited
NHBF Assured Trade Member and finalist for Digital StartUp of the Year at the UK StartUp Awards 2026, East of England.
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Uptime
UK-based support
GDPR compliant
14-day free trial
Three steps. One day. Done.
Export your data from Square
Under GDPR, Square must let you download your client list, booking history, and service data. We’ll show you exactly how.
Set up your Setora account
Add your services, staff, and opening hours. Customise your booking page. Takes about 20 minutes.
Import clients and go live
Upload your client data, share your new booking link, and start taking appointments. Same day.
Questions
Straight answers
No sales jargon. Here’s what you actually want to know.
Square has excellent data portability. You can self-export all customer and transaction data as CSV, and they have a comprehensive API. We’ll help you import everything into Setora.
For a solo barber, Square’s free tier is genuinely hard to beat - £0/month with basic booking and 1.75% processing. But it lacks no-show protection, SMS confirmations, and advanced staff management. As you grow, Plus at £29/location plus add-ons adds up quickly.
Square’s accounting integrations are a genuine strength. Setora’s Xero integration is on the roadmap. If Xero sync is critical today, Square may be the better choice until we ship ours.
Square Plus charges £29 per location. Two shops cost £58/month, three cost £87. Setora charges £14.99 per location - significantly cheaper for single sites, and the barbershop-specific features make the difference.
Square is built for all appointment-based businesses. It lacks barbershop-specific workflows like walk-in queues, and you can’t customize service duration per barber (a 30-minute cut for one barber, 45 for another requires duplicate services).
Cancel anytime. No exit fees. Export all your data - clients, bookings, everything - at any time, for free.
Popular alternatives include Fresha, Booksy, Treatwell, and Setora. The key differences are whether they charge commission, per-staff fees, and whether features are gated behind add-ons. Setora charges £14.99/month per location with no commission, no per-staff fees, and every feature included. The right choice depends on your shop's size and priorities.
Export your customer and transaction data from Square's dashboard as CSV. Set up your new platform with services, staff, and hours. Update your booking link on Google, social media, and your website. Let regulars know you've moved - a quick message with your new link is usually enough. If you switch to Setora, we provide a step-by-step migration guide and can help import your client data.
Yes. Setora charges £14.99 per location with unlimited staff at each. There are no add-on fees that multiply across locations. A two-shop operation pays £29.98/month total for every feature, compared to Square where Plus (£29/location) plus Marketing, Loyalty, and Advanced Access add-ons can reach £160+/month across two sites.
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