Salon software for chair renters and self-employed stylists
A 5-chair salon with rented chairs pays from £394 a month on per-person pricing plus per-sale and new-client fees, against £39.99 flat on Revyfy.
Revyfy covers unlimited staff and zero commission, each stylist with their own diary column and clients choosing them when they book online. On per-person pricing every renter adds to the bill, a Fresha example being £9.95 per bookable team member.
At a glance
- 5 rented chairs: from £394 a month on per-person pricing plus per-sale and new-client fees (5 x £9.95, 600 sales at 25p, 11 new clients at £9, texts, then VAT), against £39.99 flat on Revyfy.
- Revyfy: £39.99 a month flat for the whole salon, unlimited staff, zero commission, however many chairs are rented.
- Diary: each stylist gets their own diary column, and clients choose who they see when they book online.
- Per-person pricing: every renter adds to the bill, Fresha charging £9.95 per bookable team member a month, for example.
- Switching: the Revyfy team moves staff, clients, notes, services, future appointments, gift cards and stock during the 7-day trial.
What a 5-chair salon pays
A 5-chair salon with rented chairs pays £39.99 on Revyfy, against from £394 on per-person pricing plus per-sale fees, new-client marketplace fees, texts and VAT, for the same number of bookings. That is nearly ten times as much.
| Charge | Monthly cost |
|---|---|
| Revyfy (flat, unlimited staff, zero commission) | £39.99 |
| Total on per-person pricing plus fees, with VAT | £394.50 |
| Per-person subscription (5 × £9.95) | £49.75 |
| Per-sale fees (600 sales/month at 25p) | £150.00 |
| New-client fees (11 new clients/month at £45 average, 20%) | £99.00 |
| Texts (600 sent, 100 free, 500 at 6p) | £30.00 |
| Subtotal before VAT | £328.75 |
| VAT | £65.75 |
The more renters and new clients you add, the wider the gap. A per-person model with marketplace fees on top scales with headcount and new clients, while the £39.99 flat price does not move at all.
Who is Revyfy?
Per-person pricing charges you for every renter in the building. Revyfy is one flat £39.99 a month for the whole salon, unlimited staff, zero commission on any booking, each stylist with their own diary column. Our team moves you over from your old system during the 7-day free trial, no card needed.
Why per-person pricing punishes salons with rented chairs
On a per-person pricing model, every renter working in the building counts as a bookable team member, whether they are employed by the salon or renting their own chair. The bill rises with headcount, not with how busy the salon actually is.
Fresha's Team plan, for example, charges £9.95 per bookable team member a month. A salon with 5 chair renters pays £49.75 a month in subscription alone, before any new-client marketplace fees are added, and that figure rises again the moment a sixth renter joins, regardless of whether that renter is fully booked or just getting started.
The same logic keeps stacking as the salon grows. A salon with 8 chairs, most of them rented, would be paying £79.60 a month in subscription alone on a per-person model, before a single new-client fee is counted. Each renter who joins adds directly to that bill, whatever they bring in during their first month while they are still building a client base.
A flat price does not ask how many people work in the building. Whether a salon has two chairs or ten, and whether every chair is rented out or one sits empty, the monthly price on Revyfy stays £39.99.
How Revyfy handles a salon of self-employed stylists
Revyfy gives each stylist in the salon their own diary column, and clients choose which stylist they want when they book online.
The booking page shows every stylist working in the salon, so a client can pick the person they usually see, or browse who is available at a time that suits them. Once a booking lands, it sits in that stylist's own column in the diary, alongside everyone else's, so the whole salon's day is visible in one view without anyone needing to check separate systems.
Sales and revenue are reported per staff member, so it is straightforward to see what each stylist brought in over a day, a week or a month. Staff permissions control what each person can see and do inside the system, and the salon owner keeps visibility across the whole salon, every stylist, every column, from one account.
None of this depends on how the chairs are arranged commercially between the salon and the people working in it. Revyfy simply gives every stylist a diary column, a booking presence on the salon's page, and a place in the reporting, whatever the underlying arrangement between them and the salon happens to be.
If you rent a chair: your own booking page, your own diary, £39.99
If you rent your own chair and want your own account rather than joining the salon's, Revyfy gives you a system built for a single stylist.
Your own Revyfy account gives you your own branded booking page at your own link, your own diary, and your own client records and reminders, all separate from anyone else renting a chair in the same building. The price is the same flat £39.99 a month, with zero commission on any booking and no contract tying you in.
Nothing about running your own account depends on what software the rest of the salon uses. You can move to Revyfy on your own timeline, keep your existing clients booking with you the same way they always have, and decide later whether the rest of the salon follows.
During your trial, the Revyfy team moves your clients and future appointments across from your old system, so your diary is not empty on your first day.
Why salon owners with rented chairs choose Revyfy
Revyfy is one flat £39.99 a month, whatever the number of chairs, however many are rented out, and however busy the salon is. It covers unlimited staff, each with their own diary column and their own online booking availability, plus the diary, POS, client records with notes and consent forms, reminders, email and SMS marketing, custom forms, and rooms and equipment booking. Included from day one: loyalty points and treats, the waitlist, deposits, consultation forms, campaigns and multi-location.
Tell Revy to move Tuesday's 3pm to Thursday and it does it, once you confirm. Revy AI is free for your first 2 months, then £24.99 a month.
During your 7-day free trial, the Revyfy team moves your data over: staff, clients, notes, services, future appointments, gift cards and stock all come across, so nobody in the salon starts from a blank system. No card is needed to start.
Whether the salon books everyone in under one account or individual stylists prefer to run their own, the pricing question answers itself the same way: one flat price per account, unlimited staff inside it, and no percentage taken from a booking regardless of who is renting what.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Revyfy is £39.99 a month, flat, covering unlimited staff and zero commission on any booking, whatever the team size or number of chairs.
No. One Revyfy account covers the whole salon, and every stylist has their own diary column inside it. A stylist working entirely alone can also have their own separate account if they prefer.
Yes. The online booking page shows every stylist in the salon, and clients choose who they want to see, or pick whoever is available at a time that suits them.
No. Revyfy takes zero commission on any booking, for any stylist, whether they are employed or renting their own chair.
Yes. Reporting breaks sales and revenue down by staff member, so it is straightforward to see what each stylist brought in over a day, a week or a month.
For the wider picture on pricing structures, see our guide to salon software costs in the UK and our guide to salon software with no commission. If you are moving from another system, our guide on how to switch salon software without losing bookings walks through what actually happens, and full pricing details are on our pricing page.
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