Leaving Phorest: what UK salons do next

Last updated: 14 September 2026 · By the Revyfy team

Salons leave Phorest when the renewal comes round and the quote, the contract term and the add-ons no longer match the size of the business. Phorest does not publish a price, so every renewal starts with a call rather than a number on a page. The move to Revyfy is done for you during a 14-day trial: £39.99 flat, unlimited staff, zero commission on any booking.

Why UK salons leave Phorest

Phorest sells its plans, Starter, Grow, Ultimate and Elite, by quote after a demo call rather than a published price list, so owners often only find out what the next year will cost when a renewal or a review call comes round. That makes it hard to plan a budget in advance, and harder still to compare against anything else without picking up the phone first.

Phorest's own pricing page describes its plans as "great for all growing salons & aesthetic clinics, perfect for 3+ staff," and states that staff and devices are unlimited across every tier. Revyfy matches the unlimited-staff promise on one published £39.99 a month, with the switch done for you, free, during a trial that needs no card and no sales call. SMS is charged on top of the plan once the included 500 free messages a month run out, at 9.5p a message on Starter, 8.2p on Grow, and 7p on Ultimate and Elite (checked at phorest.com/gb/pricing, 14 September 2026). For a business sending SMS reminders to a full diary every day, that per-message cost adds up in a way that is easy to lose track of between one plan tier and the next.

Add a contract term that is not stated anywhere on the public site, and it is common for a salon to reach a renewal point wanting a plan they can see the full cost of upfront, with no quote call required to find out what next year looks like.

Check your contract before you go

Phorest does not publish a minimum contract length, a notice period, or a data-export policy on its pricing pages, so we cannot tell you what your own agreement says. Before you plan a leaving date, check three things directly with Phorest or in your own paperwork: your notice period, your contract's end date, and what the agreement says about getting your own data out. None of that is something we can answer on your behalf.

You do not need to wait for those answers before you start looking elsewhere. A Revyfy trial runs alongside Phorest with no card needed, so you can see exactly what moves across and how the switch feels before you commit to a leaving date.

What moves with you

Whenever you do decide to leave, the following comes across with you:

• Future appointments. Everything already booked in your diary, on the right day and time, with the right staff member.
• Client list and notes. Contact details, visit history and any notes on file.
• Services and prices. Your existing service list and how each one is priced.
• Gift card balances. What is outstanding on any gift card a client has bought.
• Stock levels. Current quantities for anything you sell or use.
• Staff. Your team, their roles and what they are booked to deliver.

What does not need to change

Your booking link is the only thing your clients need to see change, and even that can be quiet. Whatever you use today, your Instagram bio, your Google Business profile, your website, can point at your new Revyfy booking page whenever you are ready to switch it over. Clients notice nothing about the software underneath: they still see your salon, your services and your availability, just on a page you control.

Nothing about your day-to-day work needs to change before that point either. You keep taking Phorest bookings and running the salon exactly as before, right up until the moment you choose to go live on Revyfy.

Running both systems side by side

You start a 14-day trial and tell us you are coming from Phorest. From there, the Revyfy team moves your staff, clients, notes, services, future appointments, gift cards and stock across for you, without needing access to anything technical on your end.

You can run both systems side by side for as long as you need, checking that everything looks right before committing to anything. Phorest keeps running until you choose to go live on Revyfy, so there is no gap where the salon is without a working system, and no rush to switch before you are ready.

Nothing is switched over publicly until you decide it is ready. You choose when to share your new booking link and when to stop taking bookings on the old system, so the pace of the move stays in your hands throughout the trial.

What Revyfy costs after the switch

Where Phorest asks you to speak to sales for a number, Revyfy publishes one: £39.99 a month, flat, whatever your team size.

Revy AI, the assistant that answers questions about the business and helps manage clients, is available as an add-on at £24.99 a month, with your first two months free and included.

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Frequently asked questions

For the full pricing breakdown, see our guide how much does Phorest cost in the UK? Our Phorest alternative page and the Revyfy vs Phorest comparison go into more detail, and our guide on how to switch salon software without losing bookings walks through what actually happens. Full pricing details are on our pricing page.

Phorest figures as published at phorest.com/gb/pricing, checked 14 September 2026. Phorest does not publish a monthly price, a contract length or a commission structure on its site; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess. Revyfy re-checks these quarterly.