Treatwell alternative UK

Treatwell alternative UK: keep bookings on your own website

Treatwell is a well-known marketplace for salon discovery. Bookivo is for businesses that want clients to book directly — on a branded website, with deposits, forms and no marketplace commission.

The problem

Marketplace bookings vs owning the next appointment

A marketplace can send new clients. The trade-off is that those clients may compare you with nearby listings, and the platform’s commercial model is built around that discovery.

You are on a comparison grid

Marketplace shoppers often choose on price, reviews and availability across many salons, not only yours.

Repeat bookings may not stay on your brand

If the habit is “book on the app”, your next appointment can depend on that app remaining the front door.

Commission and control

Owners who already have demand from Instagram or Google often prefer a flat monthly system and their own booking policies.

Clinic-style workflows

Aesthetics businesses usually need consultation forms and deposits that feel clinical and branded, not marketplace-first.

How Bookivo helps

Bookivo as a direct-booking Treatwell alternative

Use Bookivo as the place regulars and referral clients book. Keep your marketing channels — Google, Instagram, your website — pointing at a booking experience you control.

Your salon’s booking website

Services, staff, hours and branding sit on a site that is yours, including a custom domain if you want one.

Deposits and reminders

Reduce no-shows on colour, lash and treatment appointments without sending people back to a marketplace checkout.

Forms for higher-care treatments

Collect consultation information before arrival.

Team calendars

Let clients pick a therapist where you offer that, with availability you control.

Built for direct salon bookings

Your booking website

  • Branded booking website
  • Custom domain support
  • Website builder
  • Booking widget for an existing site

Bookings and payments

  • Online bookings
  • Deposits via Stripe
  • Apple Pay and supported Stripe methods
  • No marketplace commission

Client and team operations

  • Consultation and consent forms
  • Before/after photos
  • Customer CRM
  • Team calendars and availability
  • Automated reminders

Who typically wants a Treatwell alternative

Beauty salons

Treatment menus, staff calendars, deposits and a booking website that looks like your salon.

Aesthetics clinics

Consultation forms, deposits, practitioner diaries and a more professional booking journey.

Solo professionals

One booking link for Instagram, Google and WhatsApp, without marketplace commission.

Nail, lash and hair businesses

Add-ons, infills, stylist choice and repeat bookings on a mobile-friendly booking page.

Small teams

Shared calendars and availability without paying marketplace fees to keep the diary full.

Businesses switching software

Export what you can from your current system and email hello@bookivo.co.uk for migration help.

Marketplace discovery vs branded booking software

Treatwell’s marketplace is a different product category from Bookivo. Some businesses use a marketplace for discovery and a separate system for direct bookings; others want one branded system.

What mattersBookivoSalon marketplace
Primary jobRun your bookings and client records on your brandHelp consumers discover and book salons
CommissionNo marketplace commissionMarketplace bookings typically involve platform fees
Client listHeld in your Bookivo CRMOften tied to the marketplace account
Best forBusinesses with their own demand and brandBusinesses buying marketplace visibility

Competitor details vary by plan and region. Check the provider’s current website before switching. Bookivo does not claim to match every feature of every platform.

See what Bookivo could look like for your salon

Send us your business name and Instagram or website. We will create a branded preview so you can see your booking site before you commit.

Frequently asked questions

See what Bookivo could look like for your business

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