The platform

Four pillars. One quiet tool.

OpenSlot replaces booking, CRM, payments, and marketing — without becoming the kind of bloated suite you have to learn for a month.

Time, finally on your side.

A schedule that schedules itself — multi-staff, multi-room, with smart waitlist auto-fill, conflict detection, and two-way sync.

+34%
Bookings, in 90 days
−71%
No-shows
3 min
To fill a cancellation
Tuesday, 31 March
Live+ New booking
Bookings today
14
+3
Revenue
£1,284
+18%
Utilisation
92%
+6 pts
Waitlist
5
auto-fill
AT
Amy
SR
Sara
KW
Kate
9
10
11
12
1
2
Jessica Monroe
Cut & balayage · 9:0010:30
Rachel Park
Restorative cut · 12:0013:30
Priya Nair
Blow-dry · 9:3010:30
Amelia Park
Highlights · 10:3012:30
Hana Müller
Gloss & finish · 11:0012:00
Iris Khan
Bang trim · 13:0014:00
Drag-and-drop scheduling
Move, resize, and reassign appointments with live conflict detection across day, week, and month views — staff, rooms, and resources all in one calendar.
Smart waitlist auto-fill
When a slot opens, OpenSlot offers it to your waitlist by SMS — first-yes wins. Approve manually or let it fill itself in real time.
Check-in, check-out & no-shows
Mark clients as arrived or completed in one tap. Track walk-ins and no-shows automatically; flag repeat offenders with policy rules.
Working hours & shift templates
Reusable shift patterns, break management, and per-staff working hours. Apply in bulk — no more setting hours one chair at a time.
Leave & absence management
Policies, accruals, requests, and approvals with a full ledger. Absence impact check shows which bookings will be affected before you approve.
Multi-location & permissions
One login, every chair. Switch sites in two clicks, see roll-up reports across the group, and assign granular roles per location.
Beyond the four pillars

Everything else that comes in the box.

Booking, clients, payments, and marketing get the spotlight — but your salon also needs staff, retail, forms, reports, and a real public profile. They're all in the same login, all included.

Staff & roles

Run a real team, not a shared inbox.

Invite your team in seconds. Roles control exactly who can see and do what — from receptionist to owner.

  • Team directory with status, services & metrics
  • Email invites with role pre-assigned
  • Custom roles & granular permissions
  • Per-staff analytics: bookings, revenue, retention
  • Commission tracking & payment history
Services & retail

Your menu, your shelf — one catalogue.

Build a service menu and a retail inventory that stay in sync with the till and the booking page.

  • Service catalogue with images & categories
  • Service packages, credits & redemption history
  • Product catalogue with bulk upload
  • Real-time stock, low-stock alerts & adjustments
  • Suppliers, purchase orders & client orders
Forms & compliance

Paperless consultations, properly logged.

Drag-and-drop forms, patch testing, and consent flows that meet the bar for insurance, audits, and inspections.

  • Form builder for intake & consultation
  • Auto-send on booking with policy rules
  • Patch test workflow with severity scoring
  • Chemical register & body-location mapping
  • Submissions, response analytics & exports
Analytics & reports

The numbers that actually move the room.

Live dashboards plus the deeper reports you need at month-end — staff, services, retail, and commission.

  • Business dashboard: bookings, revenue, utilisation
  • Staff performance & client retention
  • Service performance & trend lines
  • Inventory valuation & purchasing reports
  • Commission outstanding vs. paid
Business profile & policies

Your shop window, set up in minutes.

A polished public profile, with all the rules and edge cases your real-world salon already runs on.

  • Hours, public holidays & day-by-day schedule
  • Amenities, gallery & health-and-safety
  • Booking rules: lead time, buffers, cancellation
  • Files & assets media library
  • Custom cancellation reasons
Setup & mobile

Live in under an hour. Run from your phone.

A guided wizard that gets you booking-ready, then full iOS and Android apps so the salon goes wherever you do.

  • Guided setup wizard (60-second account)
  • Get-started checklist with progress tracking
  • Free migration team — clients, services, history
  • iOS & Android apps for staff and owners
  • Push notifications for new bookings & messages

Looking for the full list? See every feature on the launch plan.

The honest comparison

What we have. What they don't.

OpenSlot
Fresha
Booksy
Treatwell
Booking
Drag-and-drop calendar
Waitlist auto-fill
Two-way Google/iCal sync
Online booking widget
Group bookings
Clients
Unified client profiles
Formula history & photos
Allergen alerts
Two-way SMS & email
Smart rebooking
Payments
Tap to pay (phone)
Required deposits
Memberships & packages
Gift cards
Instant tipping
Marketing
Win-back automations
Birthday & anniversary
Reviews & referrals
Audience builder
Revenue attribution
Operations
Multi-location
Inventory & ordering
Staff payroll & commissions
Time clock
Xero/QuickBooks export

Comparison from public marketing sites & customer reviews, March 2026. Competitors evolve — let us know if anything's out of date.

Plays nicely

Works with everything already on your desk.

Keep your existing tools. Or sundown them as you grow into ours.

Google Calendar
Apple iCal
Outlook
Stripe
Xero
QuickBooks
Mailchimp
Klaviyo
Instagram
Google Reviews
Slack
Zapier
Square Reader
SumUp
WhatsApp
Treatwell

Want a guided tour?

30 minutes, on your real menu. We'll show you exactly how a Tuesday looks in OpenSlot.