StudioBooking built for beauty, not for everybody.
StudioSlot is a free WordPress plugin that puts a clean, mobile-first booking form on your salon, spa, barbershop, or studio website. Your clients book in four taps. You confirm from your dashboard. That's it.
Free forever · No account required · Works with any WordPress theme
Everything a studio needs. Nothing a corporation does.
Most booking plugins are built for "any business" — then charge you yearly to unlock the parts that matter. StudioSlot is built only for beauty and wellness pros, so the essentials are free.
Four-tap booking
Service → stylist → time → done. A booking form your least techy client finishes in under a minute, on any phone.
Double-booking protection
Slots vanish the moment they're taken — checked twice, on screen and at save. Availability is checked again when a booking is saved.
Solo or full team
Booth renters, a full salon floor, or just you. Each pro gets their own bookable services and their own email notices.
Emails handled
Client requests it, you get notified, they get confirmed. Every status change sends the right email automatically.
Your hours, your rules
Set business hours per day, minimum notice so no 2 a.m. surprise bookings, and how far ahead clients can book.
Light & theme-friendly
No page builder lock-in, no jQuery bloat, no branding stamped on your form. One shortcode and it inherits your site's style.
Live in three steps, not three tutorials.
Add your services
"Full Set + Gel", "60-Minute Massage", "Cut & Color" — name, minutes, price. Done.
Add yourself (and your team)
Check off who does what. Working solo? You're a team of one and it works exactly the same.
Drop in the shortcode
Put [studioslot] on your Book Now page. Requests land in your WordPress dashboard.
What "free" actually gets you elsewhere.
The big booking plugins are excellent — at charging yearly for the features a salon actually needs.
| StudioSlot | Amelia | Simply Schedule | Bookly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited staff free | ✓ | Paid | Paid | Paid add-on |
| Unlimited services free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Email notifications free | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built for beauty industry | ✓ | Generic | Generic | Generic |
| Typical paid plan | Pro $79/yr · one active WordPress site. | See their current pricing | See their current pricing | See their current pricing |
Confirm current prices on each vendor’s site.
StudioSlot vs Amelia — unlimited staff is free.
Read the full comparison: StudioSlot vs. Simply Schedule Appointments →
Free where it counts. Fair when you grow.
The free version is not a demo — it's a complete booking system. Pro adds the growth tools, priced for a working stylist, not an enterprise.
Free
- Unlimited bookings, services & staff
- Mobile-first booking form
- Double-booking prevention
- Email notifications
- Business hours & booking limits
- Confirm / decline workflow
Pro
- Individual staff hours, breaks and date exceptions
- Private appointment notes for administrators
- Optional email appointment reminders
- One-site licensing and WordPress plugin updates
- Optional appointment texts through your own Twilio account
- Assisted Amelia/Bookly migration rehearsal on a protected copy
Your Pro order includes Pro 1.0.0, a compatible Free companion plugin and a setup guide. Requires WordPress 6.4+ and PHP 7.4+. SMS requires your own funded Twilio account, registered sender and verified delivery; provider fees are separate. No hosted SMS, deposits or calendar sync.
Buy StudioSlot Pro · $79/year$79 per year for one active WordPress site. Renews annually until cancelled through your Lemon Squeezy order.
Get StudioSlot free
StudioSlot Free is on WordPress.org. Install it from your dashboard or the plugin directory, then add Pro when you need staff schedules, private notes and reminders. Optional email updates cover future StudioSlot releases.
In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New, search "StudioSlot," and click Install.
Fair questions.
Is the free version actually usable, or is it bait?
It's a complete booking system: unlimited services, staff, and appointments, with email notices and double-booking protection. Pro adds staff schedules, private notes and email reminders. Optional SMS uses your own Twilio account, with sending off until you configure it and verify delivery. Migration is an assisted protected-copy workflow. Deposits and calendar sync are outside this release. Free features remain free.
I work alone. Is this overkill?
No — add yourself as the only team member and the form simply routes every booking to you. It works for a solo professional as well as a full team.
Does it work with my theme?
Yes. The form is a shortcode that inherits your theme's fonts and works with block themes, classic themes, and page builders alike.
Do my clients need an account to book?
Never. Name, email, phone, done. Forcing clients to register is where bookings go to die.
How does the Pro plan work?
Pro costs $79/year for one active WordPress site and renews annually until cancelled through Lemon Squeezy. Your order includes the Pro plugin, Free companion, setup guide and license. Free features stay free. SMS providers bill you directly; each business supplies its own Twilio account and sender. The included integration has simulated-provider coverage; verify real delivery and STOP handling with your account before using it with clients.
Your next booking system starts with a careful move.
Switching to StudioSlot? Start by reviewing your services, staff and appointments before changing the booking system your clients use.
Plan your migration
- Identify your current booking tool and version
- Review service, staff and appointment mappings
- Keep your source system and backup intact
Guided migration for Pro
- Amelia and Bookly workflows tested on protected copies
- Compare record counts and review rollback results
- Retail integration tested on protected copies; production cutover is separate
Assessment inquiries are open. A public one-click importer is not available yet. Send your booking tool, version and intended destination; please do not send client records.
Ask about moving to StudioSlot