FARSET vs OpenSlot

FARSET provides booking and management software for salons, barbers, and beauty businesses. Clients can book through a branded page at any time, and businesses can add a booking widget to a website. Staff calendars, service assignments, client profiles, and client history help organize day-to-day work. FARSET also lists gift cards, memberships, loyalty rewards, marketing tools, and a POS and shop. For payments, it connects to the business’s own Stripe account for deposits or full payments and says it charges no booking commission. Its widget can be embedded on WordPress, Squarespace, or Shopify sites. The dashboard is responsive for phone use without an app download, and FARSET also mentions an Android app. A 15-day free trial requires no credit card, and cancellation is available at any time. The Free plan is free and allows 20 confirmed bookings per month. Pro costs £15 a month, billed monthly, for unlimited bookings. FARSET Shop is an optional add-on listed at £5 a month.

OpenSlot brings salon calendars, clients, payments, conversations, teams, and websites into one workspace. Clients can book online at any time using real-time availability, select staff, pay deposits, and receive reminders and automatic confirmations. The calendar supports drag-and-drop scheduling, conflict detection, and waitlist auto-fill by SMS. Payment tools include refunds, saved payment methods, and payment links, with card processing via Stripe. A shared inbox combines SMS, in-app chat, and email, with built-in translation for more than 40 languages. Businesses can publish a mobile-ready website with booking and use a custom domain or a free OpenSlot address. OpenSlot lists integrations such as Google Calendar, Apple iCal, Outlook, Stripe, Xero, QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Instagram, Google Reviews, Slack, Zapier, Square Reader, SumUp, WhatsApp, and Treatwell. iOS and Android apps support managing bookings, payments, and client messages on the go. During launch, core business tools are included; SMS is billed separately by usage, and a premium plan may be introduced later.