Timely alternative: salon booking software with flexible pricing

Looking for a Timely alternative? Timely (gettimely.com) is a salon booking system well established in New Zealand, Australia and the UK. It is not a marketplace and we found no new-client commission, so the question is less about fees and more about pricing model, local fit and what you need around the calendar. Calendia also takes no commission on any booking and offers a choice of two billing models.

What does Timely cost?

According to Timely's public pages (checked October 2026):

• Timely is priced per staff member per month in three tiers: Build, Elevate and Innovate. Check gettimely.com for the current amounts in your country.
• We found no marketplace commission.
• Timely has its own point of sale and TimelyPay card terminals.
• Timely has been owned by EverCommerce since 2021.

Because the price grows with every staff member, a larger team on a higher tier adds up. Whether that suits you depends on how many of your team actually take bookings.

What does Calendia cost?

Calendia has two billing models, and you choose one:

• Per bookable employee: a fixed monthly price for each person who takes bookings. Staff who never take bookings, such as reception or management, are free.
• Per completed booking: a small fee per completed appointment. Cancellations and no-shows are not charged.

There is no commission, no setup fee and no binding period. Every feature is included in a free trial that needs no card. See current prices on the pricing page, where a calculator compares both models. Prices are shown excluding VAT.

Feature comparison

	Timely	Calendia
Pricing model	Per staff member per month, three tiers	Per bookable employee or per completed booking
Marketplace commission	None found	None, no marketplace
Point of sale and card terminals	Yes, TimelyPay	Yes, with Calendia Pay terminals or your own provider
Cancellation	Self-serve	Month to month, no binding period
Account export	Full export by request via email; customer list to CSV	Free import assistance when you arrive

When is Timely the better choice?

• You run a salon in Australia, New Zealand or the UK, where Timely is established and local support and payment tools are familiar.
• You want a salon-focused system from a long-running vendor rather than a platform that also covers clinics.
• You want its own payment terminals in the same ecosystem as your calendar.

When is Calendia the better choice?

• You want to choose between paying per bookable employee or per completed booking, and only pay for staff who actually take bookings.
• You work in Europe, with accounting integrations such as Fiken, Tripletex, Fortnox, Visma eAccounting, e-conomic, QuickBooks and Holded, and a fiscal cash register in Norway.
• You run a clinic or spa and need journals, consent forms, care-team scoping and access logging next to your calendar.
• You want gift cards, stamp-card loyalty, memberships with a member portal and win-back campaigns without stitching together separate tools.

How to switch from Timely

1. Start a free trial. You do not need a card.
2. Export your customer list from Timely as CSV, or ask Timely by email for a full account export covering clients, appointments, services, notes and products. Upload the files in Calendia's migration assistant. We help with the import at no cost.
3. Set up services and opening hours, and share your booking page on your website, Instagram and Google profile.
4. Run both for a week if you want to be safe, then cancel your Timely subscription yourself.

Questions and answers

How is Timely priced?

Timely charges per staff member per month across three tiers called Build, Elevate and Innovate (October 2026). Check gettimely.com for the amounts in your country.

Does Timely charge commission on new clients?

We found no marketplace commission on Timely. Calendia does not charge commission either, because it has no marketplace.

Can I move my clients from Timely to Calendia?

Yes. Export your customer list to CSV or request a full account export from Timely, then upload it in Calendia's migration assistant. The import is free and we help you check the data.

Prices and terms for Timely are taken from Timely's public pages in October 2026 and may have changed since. Check the provider's own pages before you decide.