A free booking system that does not ask for a card

Your own booking page, unlimited appointments, no commission, free for 12 months. Below is exactly what that includes, exactly what it leaves out, and what happens when the year is up.

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249 of 250 places left. No card, and nothing to cancel.

Four ways “free” usually is not

If you have looked at booking software before, you have met at least two of these. They are worth naming, because they are the reason the word is worth so little on its own.

  • A card up front

    The plan is free but signup asks for card details, and the charge starts on a date you have to remember to cancel before. That is a trial, not a free plan.

    We never ask for a card to start. There is nothing on file to charge, so nothing can start charging.

  • Commission on every booking

    No monthly fee, but a percentage of each appointment that comes through the platform's own marketplace - which can cost a busy diary far more than a subscription would.

    No commission on any plan, including this one. You keep 100% of what your clients pay you.

  • A cap on bookings

    Free until the 30th appointment of the month, after which the diary stops or the upgrade prompt will not go away. Fine in January, useless in June.

    Unlimited bookings and unlimited services on the free tier. There is no counter.

  • Free, but not a real page

    The free tier is a widget on somebody else's domain, or a listing you cannot brand, and the actual booking page is the paid feature.

    You get your own public booking page with your own link, your photos and your services, listed in Seatbooker search.

What the free plan includes, and what it does not

Included

  • Your own public booking page
  • Unlimited bookings
  • Unlimited services
  • Availability calendar
  • Appointments dashboard
  • No commission on bookings
  • Listed in Seatbooker search
  • Automatic email confirmations
  • Block a customer
  • Shareable booking link

Not included

  • Priority ranking in search results (Plus)
  • No Seatbooker badge on your page (Professional)
  • Appointment reminders to customers (Professional)
  • Daily schedule email to you (Professional)
  • SMS reminders to customers (Plus)
  • Page themes (Professional)
  • Credentials and “good to know” panels (Professional)
  • Booking page banner (Plus)
  • Discount codes (Professional)
  • Recurring appointments (Plus)
  • Online payments (Plus)
  • Embed booking widget on your website (Plus)
  • Instagram feed integration (Plus)

One person, five photos, and a small “powered by Seatbooker” line on your page. Paid plans start at £19 a month. We are not VAT registered, so the price you see is the price you pay. Full comparison.

What happens in month thirteen

Nothing is charged, because there is no card to charge. We email you 90, 30, 14 and 3 days before the end so the date never arrives as a surprise.

If you choose a plan, everything carries on exactly as it was. If you do nothing, your page stops taking new bookings on that date. The appointments already in your diary are still yours, your data stays where it is, and choosing a plan later switches the page back on with everything as you left it.

Common questions

Is this actually free, or is it a free trial?
It is free, and we do not ask for a card. Starter runs for 12 months from the day you go live. Nothing renews automatically, nothing is charged at the end, and there is no card on file for us to charge. What it is not is free forever - we would rather say that plainly than let you find out in a year.
Why is there no credit card at signup?
Because asking for one is how a free plan quietly becomes a paid one, and because it is the single biggest reason people abandon a signup. It costs us some sign-ups from people who were never going to use it. That is the trade we would rather make.
What happens after the 12 months?
We email you at 90, 30, 14 and 3 days before the end, so it never arrives as a surprise. Pick a plan and everything carries on as it was. Do nothing and your page stops taking new bookings on that date - the appointments already in your diary are still yours, your data stays where it is, and picking a plan later switches the page back on.
Do you take a percentage of my bookings?
No, on every plan. There is no marketplace commission, no per-booking fee and no payment processing cut, because we do not handle the money at all - your clients pay you the way they pay you now.
What is the catch?
Three things, and they are real. It is one person only, so any team needs a paid plan. It leaves out the features that help a busy diary: appointment reminders, discount codes and page themes. And your page carries a small "powered by Seatbooker" line. There is also a fixed number of places - the programme closes on 31 December 2026 at the latest.
Is it free for a limited time only?
The offer is limited, your 12 months are not. There are 250 places in total and the door closes on 31 December 2026 at the latest, but once you are on it you get the full year regardless of when the programme ends for everybody else.
Who is it not right for?
Anyone with staff to roster, anyone who needs to take payment or a deposit at the time of booking, and anyone who needs to import an existing client list - there is no automated import yet. If that is you, a paid plan or a different product is the honest answer.

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