A Setmore alternative for UK service businesses
Choosing a booking system is also a decision about the admin that follows. Compare the website, customer details and paperwork you need for a real job, then try that journey before you switch.
By VCMP, the maker of Solo · Sources checked
If a booking page is your main need and your other admin tools already work well, start by testing Setmore Free. Its published plans include booking, customer records and payment options. See the current Setmore plans.
You want your business website, bookings, customer records, quotes and invoices together. Solo is worth testing when a booking is only the start of the work you need to manage.
Use the same service and customer example in both products. The Setmore links below show its own published information; the Solo links explain the workflows described here.
Source: Setmore Free and Pro feature comparison. A paid subscription is useful only when its capabilities fit the work your business needs.
The published Free plan supports up to four users. Check Pro pricing for your billing cycle, team size and currency on Setmore's pricing page.
For UK organisations, with £0 per additional staff member and 30 days free, with no card and no automatic charge. Includes your website, booking, customer records, quotes and invoices. See Solo pricing and start your trial.
Include payment-provider charges and any extra tools you still need when comparing costs. A software subscription is separate from payment processing. If your business is outside the UK, check Solo's supported countries and regional pricing.
For a free plan that fits your team, enter 0 for the base and per-person fees. For a plan priced per user from the first user, enter 0 for the base charge and included allowance, then enter the quoted monthly per-user amount. Use GBP figures on the same VAT basis; a price displayed in another currency needs a comparable quote before using this calculator.
Add the separate monthly tools you need on each side. The fields start without a competitor price. Annual-billing discounts may require an upfront commitment; the monthly comparison does not change that contract.
Enter the other plan’s monthly base price to see the comparison. Use 0 if it has no base charge.
UK GBP comparison; enter costs on the same VAT basis as Solo’s £37 VAT-inclusive subscription. Extra Solo staff cost £0. Prices entered here stay in this calculator. No payment, hardware, setup, message or other charges are added automatically. Amounts are rounded to the nearest penny.
Use a test customer and service. Check the public booking page on your phone and the appointment record on the device you use at work.
Add a useful customer note, then prepare the quote or invoice that service needs. Check how the document relates to the appointment and where you would find it later.
If you take deposits, check eligibility and setup with your own payment provider. Decide how you will collect the balance and record the payment before accepting real bookings.
List future appointments, customer details, documents and booking links you need to keep. Confirm what can be transferred and what needs manual setup before replacing your current system.
Solo supports operational quotes and invoices. Keep specialist accounting software for bookkeeping, tax and statutory reporting, and include those tools in your trial checklist.
Use a workflow that resembles your business: a dog-grooming appointment and returning customer, a driving lesson and learner record, or a plumbing assessment followed by a quote. Check the appointment, customer notes and any document the work needs.
Try the whole job: book a service, find the customer, add the relevant notes and prepare the quote or invoice the work needs. Solo brings these tasks together with a business website. Ask both providers to demonstrate your exact paperwork and payment process. A booking confirmation or payment receipt does not automatically establish that a product covers every document your business needs.
Yes. Setmore’s published Free and Pro comparison includes customer profiles, appointment history, notes and contact import/export. Compare how those records support your working day rather than assuming you must switch to obtain a customer list. Solo also connects customer records to bookings and quotes or invoices; test a returning-customer example in each product.
Setmore documents exporting customer contacts as a CSV file. Check the fields you need to retain and confirm Solo’s import or setup requirements before planning the move. List future appointments, customer notes, existing documents and booking links separately, because a contact export does not itself transfer them. Test the new booking journey with demonstration details before replacing a link that real customers use.
No single cost comparison fits every business. Setmore Free supports up to four users and may cover a booking-led workflow. Compare the current plan you need, your team size, billing commitment, payment-provider charges and any separate website or paperwork tools. Use comparable UK quotes and the calculator on this page; a subscription price alone does not prove a saving.
Written by VCMP, the maker of Solo, using Setmore's published plan comparison and Booking Page guide, checked on 25 October 2026. These are published-feature comparisons, not a hands-on test of Setmore. Check current plan terms and ask each provider to demonstrate anything essential to your business.
For contact exports, read Setmore's customer import and export instructions. Exporting contacts does not by itself transfer appointments, documents or payment arrangements into another product.
Start with your website and booking, then follow the customer through to the quote or invoice you need.
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