Salon software with no commission: what it means and what it costs
A 3-chair salon pays from £251 a month on per-person pricing plus per-sale and new-client fees, against £39.99 flat on Revyfy, which takes no commission on any booking.
"No commission" salon software takes no percentage of any booking, new or returning, whoever found the salon, with unlimited staff on one price. Some marketplace platforms instead charge a per-person subscription plus a percentage of new-client bookings.
At a glance
- 3-chair salon: from £251 a month on per-person pricing (3 x £9.95) plus 25p on every sale (360 sales, £90), a 20% new-client fee (8 new clients, £72), texts (£18) and VAT, against £39.99 flat on Revyfy.
- No commission: no percentage taken from any booking, new or returning, whoever found the salon.
- Revyfy: £39.99 a month flat, unlimited staff, zero commission on any booking.
- Commission platforms: some marketplace platforms instead charge a per-person subscription plus a percentage of new-client bookings.
- Switching: the Revyfy team moves staff, clients, notes, services, future appointments, gift cards and stock during the 7-day trial.
Who is Revyfy?
On a commission platform you pay a share of every new client's first booking as well as a subscription. Revyfy takes none: one flat £39.99 a month, unlimited staff, with loyalty, waitlist, deposits and forms included. Our team moves your staff, clients and bookings over for you during the 7-day free trial, no card needed.
What no commission actually means
No commission means the software never takes a percentage of a booking, whoever the client is and however they found the salon. Marketplace platforms work differently: Fresha, for example, takes a one-time 20% fee, minimum £4, from a new client's first booking when that client found the business through the Fresha marketplace. That is commission: a percentage taken from a booking because of where the client came from. On Revyfy, no percentage is ever taken, from any booking, on any channel.
Your own booking page, not a listing
A branded booking page at your own link is not the same as a listing on a marketplace, where a searcher also sees other businesses on the same screen.
Revyfy gives every salon its own booking page at its own link: the one you share on Instagram, put in a text message, or add to your Google Business Profile. No other businesses appear on that screen. The audience who lands on it is yours, not shared with anyone competing for the same search. A marketplace listing is the opposite: a business sits alongside others in the same trade and a fee is charged when the marketplace itself supplies the client.
The three ways salon software charges you
Salon software generally charges one of three ways: a percentage taken from qualifying bookings, a subscription that rises with every team member, or one flat monthly price that does not move.
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| Model | How you pay | What a 3-chair salon pays |
|---|---|---|
| Flat fee | One monthly price, whatever the team size or booking volume | Revyfy: £39.99/month, unlimited staff, zero commission |
| Commission on bookings | A percentage taken from qualifying bookings | Fresha: 20% of a new marketplace client's first booking, min £4 (example: 8 new clients/month at £45 average = £72) |
| Per team member | A subscription fee for every staff member added | Fresha: £9.95 per team member/month (example: 3 staff = £29.85) |
The first two models both grow with the business, just on different variables: bookings for a commission model, headcount for a per-person model. Some platforms combine the two, charging a per-person subscription and a commission on new bookings at the same time. A flat fee is the only model of the three that does not move as a salon grows.
Why commission costs more as you grow
The more new clients a salon brings in through a marketplace, the more a commission model costs, because every qualifying booking adds another fee on top. A flat price does not move, however many clients book.
At an average booking value of £45, a 20% marketplace fee works out at £9 per qualifying booking. Four new marketplace clients a month cost £36 in fees. Eight cost £72. Twelve cost £108. All of that is on top of whatever subscription is already being paid, whether that is a flat fee or a per-team-member charge.
On a flat price, none of those figures exist. Whether a salon takes on four new clients a month or forty, the total stays £39.99. Growth is the point at which a commission model and a flat price pull furthest apart.
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Card processing is not commission
Card fees are a pass-through on every platform. Commission is a share of your bookings. Revyfy takes none.
What Revyfy charges
Revyfy is one flat £39.99 a month, covering unlimited staff and zero commission on any booking.
Included from day one: loyalty, waitlist, deposits, consultation forms, email and text campaigns and multi-location, alongside online booking on your own branded page, the diary, till, client records, automatic reminders, and rooms and equipment booking. Revy AI is an add-on, free for your first 2 months, then £24.99 a month. Tell Revy to offer a freed slot to the waitlist and it does it, once you confirm.
During your 7-day free trial, the Revyfy team moves your data over from your old system: staff, clients, notes, services, future appointments, gift cards and stock all come across, so you are not starting from a blank system on day one. No card is needed to start.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Revyfy is UK salon software on one flat £39.99 a month, with unlimited staff and zero commission on any booking, new or returning.
No. Revyfy never takes a percentage of a booking, whoever the client is or however they found the salon. The £39.99 monthly price is the only charge for the platform.
No. Software with no upfront subscription is usually paid for another way, either a percentage taken from bookings or a fee that rises with every team member added. There is always a cost somewhere. Revyfy puts it in one flat £39.99 a month, with no commission.
Revyfy takes no commission and adds nothing to your card fees. Card fees exist on every platform. The difference is the subscription and the commission, and that is where Revyfy charges nothing extra.
No. The £39.99 monthly price covers unlimited staff. Adding a second, fifth or tenth team member never changes the bill.
Yes. Revyfy gives you your own branded booking page at your own link, not a listing alongside other businesses. You choose where to share it.
For a full breakdown of what one platform's fees look like in practice, see our guide to Fresha's fees explained. For the wider picture on pricing structures across salon software, our guide to salon software costs in the UK covers the ground in more detail, and the Fresha alternative page walks through switching directly. Full pricing details are on our pricing page.
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