Booking software for UK salons, barbers and spas
Clients book from your own page at any hour and pay a deposit if you ask for one. Reminders go out on their own, and your whole team works from one calendar.
14-day free trial · No card needed · Cancel any time
Deposits
Take deposits. Cut no-shows.
Ask for a deposit when clients book online, and let Fabula handle the refunds.
- Ask for a share of the price or a set amount when clients book online
- Refunded automatically if they cancel before your cutoff; kept if they cancel late or don't turn up
- Paid into your own Stripe account and on to your bank
- Your balance, payouts and payments in a Wallet inside Fabula
- Clients who have missed appointments before are flagged
No commission from Fabula. Stripe's card fee comes off each payment.
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A client books online and pays the deposit you ask for by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
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They cancel in time and the deposit goes back to them automatically. Late or not there? You keep it.
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The money is yours in your own Stripe account, paid out to your bank. Fabula takes no commission.
A booking page with your name on it
Clients see your services, team and opening hours, and only the times that are really free. They book in a few taps, get a confirmation straight away, and manage it from the link in it.
- Works on any phone, with no app or account for your clients
- Several services in one visit, with your team's photos and bios
- Your own questions, such as whether they've had a patch test
- On your website, Instagram and Google profile
- Your rules: notice period, how far ahead, approval if you want it
Everything for the day-to-day
One calendar for the whole team
Day and week views with a column for each person, their shifts and time off. Drag a booking to move it; clashes are refused.
Several services in one visit
Clients book up to five services in one visit online, and you can book a cut with one stylist and a blow-dry with another as one appointment.
Confirmations and reminders
Sent automatically by email, and by text as well if you turn texts on. You choose when reminders go out.
Clients can change their plans
Every confirmation has a link to cancel, or to move a single-service booking to another free time, up to the notice you set.
Client records
Visit history, notes and tags, and a warning on anyone who has missed an appointment before. Search by name or phone; duplicates are flagged.
Your team on show
A photo and a short bio for each person on your booking page, so clients can choose who they see.
Your own questions
Ask up to five questions when clients book, such as the occasion or a patch test, and see the answers with the booking.
Reports
Bookings, their value, no-shows, new and returning clients, where bookings came from and how busy each person was.
Found on Google, reviewed on Google
Let clients book from your Google profile, and ask them for a review once they've been.
Book from your Google profile
Add your booking link to your Google Business Profile in three steps. Bookings that come through it are labelled Google, and you see how many arrive.
A review request after every visit
About two hours after an appointment, clients get a text or email with your Google review link. Everyone gets the same message, as Google requires.
Set up in three steps
No installation and nothing to download: Fabula works in the browser on your computer, tablet or phone.
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Create your account
Sign up and name your business. No card needed for the trial.
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Add your services and team
Set your opening hours, services and who does what. Bring your client list in from a CSV file.
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Share your booking page
Put your link on your website, Instagram and Google profile. Bookings land straight in your calendar.
Plans by location
Every plan includes everything; plans differ only by how many locations you run. No limit on your team or booking texts, and no commission on deposits.
Questions
How does the free trial work?
You get 14 days with everything included and up to 3 locations, with no card needed. Before it ends, choose the plan for your number of locations. If you don't, your account becomes read-only: nothing is deleted, and choosing a plan opens it again.
Do my customers need an app or an account?
No. They book from your booking page in any browser with their name, mobile number and email, and manage the booking from the link in their confirmation.
Can customers pay a deposit when they book?
Yes. Connect your own Stripe account from Settings → Payments without leaving Fabula, then ask for a share of the price or a set amount. Customers pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. If they cancel before your cutoff the deposit is refunded automatically; after it, it is kept. Fabula takes no commission: the money goes to your Stripe account and on to your bank, and only Stripe's card fee comes off each payment. Stripe keeps that fee when a deposit is refunded.
How do reminders work?
Confirmations and reminders always go by email. Turn on text messages and customers with a UK mobile get a text as well: unlimited on every plan once you subscribe, and 25 a month during the free trial. You choose up to three reminder times, from one hour to a week before.
Can I bring my client list from another system?
Yes. Export your clients as a CSV file from your current system and import it under Customers → Import. Fabula matches the columns and skips anyone already there, and you can export your list again at any time. Imported clients are not signed up to marketing.
Is there a setup fee or a fee per booking?
No. There is no setup fee and no fee per booking, and no VAT is added. If you take deposits, Fabula takes no commission on them; Stripe's card fee comes off each payment.
Can I cancel at any time?
Yes. Plans are monthly. Cancel from the billing page and your plan stays active until the end of the month you have paid for.
How do you look after my customers' data?
Fabula is built for UK GDPR: you can download or erase a customer's data in a click, consent to marketing is recorded with each booking, and our data processing agreement is published on this site.