Comparison
Calendace vs Treatwell
Treatwell is a marketplace that also gives you software. Calendace is only software, and it is yours. The two differences that will cost you most: the commission per new client and the twelve-month contract.
What changes between the two
Official data from both, excluding VAT, as of 7 October 2026.
Monthly fee
Calendace
From 0 €. Standard Plan 12,99 €, or 9,99 € paying yearly.
Treatwell Connect
A monthly software fee. Treatwell does not publish the amount on its website.
Commission per new client
Calendace
None.
Treatwell Connect
25 % of the first booking of every client who arrives through the marketplace.
Commission per returning client
Calendace
None.
Treatwell Connect
0 %. Repeat bookings pay no commission.
Lock-in
Calendace
None. You leave whenever you want.
Treatwell Connect
A minimum contract of 12 months.
Online payments
Calendace
We do not handle them. You get paid in your salon.
Treatwell Connect
2 % processing when the client pays online.
Where your client finds you
Calendace
On Google and on Google Maps, and they land straight on your booking page.
Treatwell Connect
On the Treatwell marketplace, next to other salons in your area.
Your client list
Calendace
Yours. With history, and exportable to a file whenever you want.
Treatwell Connect
Marketplace clients arrive through the platform.
Waitlist
Calendace
Included in Standard and Premium. Alerts on its own by WhatsApp, SMS, email or the app, in order and three at a time.
Treatwell Connect
Included. When a slot opens up, you email the list yourself or book someone in by hand.
App for your clients
Calendace
Your page installed on their phone, with your name and icon: their appointments, cancellation and free alerts, no password.
Treatwell Connect
The Treatwell app, with your salon next to the others on the marketplace.
Public holidays
Calendace
Automatic. Calendace knows the national and regional holidays of your area and closes on those days every year. Open on the ones you want.
Treatwell Connect
Manual. You close the salon or mark the day off from the calendar.
| What changes between the two | Calendace | Treatwell Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | From 0 €. Standard Plan 12,99 €, or 9,99 € paying yearly. | A monthly software fee. Treatwell does not publish the amount on its website. |
| Commission per new client | None. | 25 % of the first booking of every client who arrives through the marketplace. |
| Commission per returning client | None. | 0 %. Repeat bookings pay no commission. |
| Lock-in | None. You leave whenever you want. | A minimum contract of 12 months. |
| Online payments | We do not handle them. You get paid in your salon. | 2 % processing when the client pays online. |
| Where your client finds you | On Google and on Google Maps, and they land straight on your booking page. | On the Treatwell marketplace, next to other salons in your area. |
| Your client list | Yours. With history, and exportable to a file whenever you want. | Marketplace clients arrive through the platform. |
| Waitlist | Included in Standard and Premium. Alerts on its own by WhatsApp, SMS, email or the app, in order and three at a time. | Included. When a slot opens up, you email the list yourself or book someone in by hand. |
| App for your clients | Your page installed on their phone, with your name and icon: their appointments, cancellation and free alerts, no password. | The Treatwell app, with your salon next to the others on the marketplace. |
| Public holidays | Automatic. Calendace knows the national and regional holidays of your area and closes on those days every year. Open on the ones you want. | Manual. You close the salon or mark the day off from the calendar. |
How much would commissions cost you in a year? Work it out with your own numbers.
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What 25 % really costs
A 25 € haircut leaves 6,25 € on every new client. With twenty new clients a month that is 125 €, plus the software fee. And it is twelve months of contract, not a month of trial.
The commission grows with you
A percentage is not a fixed cost: it is a partner. The month most new clients come in is the month you pay most, which is exactly when you would want to be earning more.
Twelve months is a lot to decide today
Treatwell's minimum commitment is a year. With Calendace there is no contract: if in two months it is not working for you, you leave and you take your data with you.
The fair thing is to count only the new clients
Treatwell does not charge for repeat bookings, and that is honest of them. The sum you have to do is how many new clients a month the marketplace really brings you, and whether that 25 % is worth it against what it costs you to win them on your own.
Where they beat us
It is the biggest beauty marketplace in Europe
If your problem is that nobody finds you, Treatwell puts your salon in front of a lot of people who had never heard of you. We do not do that, and we are not going to say otherwise.
The commission is only on new clients
They do not charge on bookings from people who are already your clients. That is a fairer model than a percentage on everything, and it has to be said.
They include online payments
They have prepayment with 2 % processing. Calendace does not handle online payments today.
When each one makes sense
Treatwell, if you need to win clients and you are willing to pay for it
A new salon, or gaps to fill, and you would rather pay 25 % of the first ticket than not have that client. It is a reasonable decision, as long as you do the sum.
Calendace, if you already have clients and you want to keep them
You already have a client base and what you want is to stop picking up the phone, to have people show up, and for your client list to be yours. No percentages and no signing up for a year.
Frequently asked questions
How much commission does Treatwell charge?
25 % of the first booking of every new client who arrives through its marketplace. Bookings from people who are already your clients pay no commission, and online payments carry 2 % processing. Calendace charges no commission: you pay a flat fee from 12,99 € a month.
Does Treatwell have a minimum contract?
Yes, the minimum contract is 12 months. Calendace has no lock-in: if it does not work for you, you leave whenever you want and take your client list with you.
How much does Treatwell's software cost?
Treatwell charges a monthly software fee but does not publish the amount on its website; on top of that come the 25 % per new marketplace client and the 2 % on online payments. Calendace publishes its prices: free, 12,99 € or 34,99 € a month, excluding VAT.
What is an alternative to Treatwell with no commission?
Calendace: your own booking page, automatic reminders, a waitlist and a client area, for a flat fee with no commission and no contract. You can try it for free while you stay on Treatwell and compare how many bookings come to you directly.
Guides
Practical guides
Short articles on the questions businesses like yours ask us most.
How to move your clients from a marketplace to your own booking page without losing them
Leaving Booksy or Treatwell overnight is the quickest way to lose clients. What to say at the front desk, on Instagram and in the reminder, how long to keep both running, and what to check in your contract first.
What a booking marketplace really costs: commission vs flat fee
A 25% or 30% cut of every new client sounds small until you multiply it by twelve months. The full maths for a salon with three professionals, including commission, per-staff fees and lock-in, and the one case where the marketplace does pay off.
How to choose booking software for a small salon: ten questions before you sign up
Ten questions worth asking any appointment software before you put your clients into it, and Calendace's honest answer to each one, including the things it doesn't cover.
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