A Treatwell alternative without commission, your customers stay your customers
Online booking on your own domain instead of in a marketplace. A fixed fee managed by the agency instead of commission per appointment. And a booking system for hair and beauty salons without commission that automatically refills cancelled slots.
Booking system for hair and beauty without commission, compared
Treatwell is a strong marketplace with its own customer reach. That is exactly where the difference lies: bookings run through the portal, and a commission applies for referred new customers. TerminJet runs on your own domain, for a fixed fee. Both points are compared here fairly.
| TerminJet | Treatwell | |
|---|---|---|
| Commission per referred new customer | None | Up to ~35% on new-customer bookings |
| Where booking happens | Your own domain (white-label) | Marketplace portal treatwell.de |
| Who owns the customer data | Your salon | Shared in the portal profile |
| Cost model | A fixed, managed fee | Base fee plus commission |
| Automatically refill cancelled slots | ||
| Hosting | EU / Germany (Hetzner) | Provider dependent |
| Marketplace reach via the portal |
Run the honest numbers
Commission sounds small but adds up across every bit of new-customer revenue. These ranges help with a rough estimate. Your real figures come from the commission check.
- up to 35%
- commission on new-customer bookings in the marketplace
- 0%
- commission when booking through your own domain
- 5-15%
- cancelled slots that can be refilled automatically
- 1x
- fixed monthly fee instead of billing per appointment
Bookings that belong to your salon, not the portal
TerminJet runs as your own instance on your domain, in your branding. Customers book colour, cut, balayage or a manicure directly with you. The contact details, the booking history and the relationship stay in your salon. No shared profile, no portal acting as a middleman.
The difference: TerminJet refills open slots automatically
Slot recovery
If a customer cancels the Friday balayage appointment, TerminJet automatically offers the free slot to the next person on your waitlist, by WhatsApp or SMS.
Consent-based waitlist
Only contacts who have agreed are messaged. The consent is documented, clean for GDPR.
Reminders against no-shows
Automatic appointment reminders by WhatsApp/SMS reduce drop-offs before they happen.
Self-service rebooking
Customers move their own appointment without calling reception. The freed-up slot flows back into the pool.
Beauty industry templates
Preconfigured for hair, cosmetics and nail studios, with realistic service and duration presets.
EU hosting and encryption
Hosted in Germany at Hetzner, sensitive data AES-256 encrypted.
One short-notice cancellation, two very different outcomes
A 4pm slot for balayage, three hours of chair time. The cancellation comes at 1pm. Here is how it plays out without and with TerminJet.
- The 4pm slot stays empty, three hours of chair time with no revenue
- Whoever booked via the marketplace was a referred new customer with commission
- Reception would have to phone manually but has no time
- The contact details sit in the portal profile, not in your system
- TerminJet detects the cancellation and offers the slot to the waitlist
- A waiting customer accepts by WhatsApp, the slot is filled again
- The booking ran through your domain, without commission
- Customer, history and consent stay in your own instance
Try your salon's booking form
This form is the same one that runs embedded on your domain and is connected directly to the engine. Bookings land with you, cancelled slots go back into the waitlist automatically.
Common questions about the Treatwell alternative without commission
Do I really charge no commission per booking with TerminJet?
Correct. TerminJet runs for a fixed fee managed by the agency. There is no commission per appointment or per new customer. Marketplaces like Treatwell, by contrast, charge a commission of up to around 35 percent for referred new customers.
Do I then lose the reach of the marketplace?
Honestly: TerminJet does not replace Treatwell's portal traffic. TerminJet turns your own website into the booking channel. On the Scale plan, the agency additionally takes on custom adjustments and ongoing development, so your own visibility builds, with revenue that stays with you without commission.
Who owns my customer data?
You do. TerminJet is your own instance on your domain. Contact details, booking history and consents sit in your system, not in a shared portal profile.
What does automatic refilling mean in practice?
If someone cancels at short notice or does not show up, TerminJet automatically offers the freed-up slot to the next consenting person on the waitlist by WhatsApp or SMS. That way expensive chair time rarely stays empty.
Is this GDPR compliant for my salon?
TerminJet is hosted in Germany at Hetzner, sensitive data is AES-256 encrypted, and the waitlist and reminders run only with documented consent.
How much hassle is the switch?
The agency sets everything up. On the Start plan you begin with a beauty template, from Pro/Multi the branding and engine are adapted to your salon. You build nothing yourself.