# Beu - Salon & Barbershop Booking Software
> The booking platform built for salons, barbershops, and beauty businesses. Zero marketplace commission.

## What is Beu?
Beu is an all-in-one booking and business management platform for hair salons, barbershops, and beauty salons. It replaces marketplace platforms like Treatwell, Fresha, and Booksy with a flat monthly fee and zero commission on bookings.

## Key Features
- **Automatic Payment Splits**: One card reader shared by the whole team. Payments split automatically between the business and self-employed staff based on commission rules. Works with employed and self-employed staff in the same salon.
- **Online Booking & Client Apps**: Branded booking pages for the business and individual profiles for each team member. Native iOS and Android apps for clients.
- **Zero Commission**: Flat monthly fee. No percentage taken from bookings. No marketplace middleman.
- **Email & SMS Marketing**: Drag-and-drop email builder, SMS campaigns, automated rebooking reminders, birthday offers, and win-back sequences. 100 free SMS per month.
- **AI Assistants**: Six AI assistants for revenue analysis, marketing copy, social media, appointment management, client chat, and reception duties.
- **Business Tools**: Reception mode for walk-ins, stock management, digital consultation forms, product sales, and 14 detailed business reports.
- **No-Show Protection**: Deposit collection at booking and automatic no-show fees.

## Pricing
- **Solo Plan**: From GBP 20.75/month (annual) or GBP 25/month (monthly). For independent stylists and freelancers. Unlimited bookings, zero commission.
- **Business Plan**: From GBP 49.92/month (annual) or GBP 59/month (monthly). For salons, barbershops, and teams. Includes unlimited staff at no extra cost, automatic commission splits, and split payments to multiple bank accounts.
- **Payment processing**: 1.25% + 20p per card transaction. Lower than Stripe, Square, or any marketplace.
- **Free trial**: 30 days, full access, no card required.

## Who Beu is For
- Hair salons with employed and self-employed stylists
- Barbershops handling walk-ins and appointments
- Beauty salons offering treatments, lash, nails, and facials
- Any salon or barbershop currently losing revenue to marketplace commission

## How Beu Compares to Competitors
- **vs Treatwell**: Treatwell charges up to 35% commission per booking. Beu charges 0%.
- **vs Fresha**: Fresha takes 20% commission on new client bookings. Beu charges a flat fee with no commission.
- **vs Booksy**: Booksy charges 30% commission. Beu charges 0%.
- **vs Square/Timely**: These tools lack automatic payment splitting for mixed employed/self-employed teams. Beu handles this natively.

## Technical Details
- Web app at https://beuapp.com
- Native iOS and Android client apps
- Beu Terminal (shared card reader) with QR code payments
- Supports Klarna, ClearPay, card on file, deposits, vouchers
- WhatsApp-based customer support

## Pages
- Home: https://beuapp.com
- Pricing: https://beuapp.com/pricing
- For Salons: https://beuapp.com/for/salons
- For Barbershops: https://beuapp.com/for/barbershops
- For Beauty Salons: https://beuapp.com/for/beauty-salons
- Payment Splits: https://beuapp.com/features/payment-splits
- Online Booking & Profiles: https://beuapp.com/features/team-profiles
- Marketing Tools: https://beuapp.com/features/marketing
- AI Assistants: https://beuapp.com/features/ai-insights
- Zero Commission: https://beuapp.com/features/no-fees
- Business Tools: https://beuapp.com/features/business-tools

## Contact
- Website: https://beuapp.com
- Demo booking: https://calendly.com/benfrombeu/beu-demo