Atelier vs Setmore
Setmore offers a generous free tier and inexpensive paid plans. Here's how that comes out against Atelier in practice.
| Dimension | Atelier | Setmore |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $49 — flat, all features | Free tier; paid per-user |
| Grows with team size? | No — same at any size | Yes — per user |
| Per-location fees | None — every location included | — |
| Cut of your bookings | Never — $0 per booking | None |
| Features | Everything in one plan | No multi-location, loyalty, blog, or directory |
| Your own domain | Day one — no upgrade fee | Platform page (branding is paid) |
| Payment processor | Bring your own — Stripe, Square, Clover… | Integrated payments |
What Setmore does well
Setmore's free tier is genuinely useful for very small operators, supporting basic booking and a limited set of features. The paid tiers are reasonably priced and unlock more (text reminders, recurring appointments, custom branding).
How they price
Setmore's public pricing has a free tier, plus paid tiers priced per-user per-month. As your team grows, the bill grows.
How Atelier prices
$49/month, flat. Setmore offers a free tier that supports very small teams (a real value if your needs fit), with paid tiers priced per-user beyond that. For teams that fit comfortably within the free tier and don't need features Setmore doesn't ship (multi-location, full loyalty, blog, staff profile pages, directory listing), Setmore is hard to beat on price. Atelier's case shows up when you outgrow the free tier or want the more complete feature bundle.
Where Atelier is different
Atelier ships richer service-business tooling (multi-location, multi-service bookings with bundle pricing, staff profile pages, the unified inbox, the loyalty program, blog, reviews aggregation) as standard. Your booking URL is yourshop.atelier.salon (or another vertical-branded option) on day one — and you can swap to a domain you own at no upgrade fee.
Where Setmore might fit better
If you're a true solo operator, your needs fit comfortably inside the free tier, and you don't mind the platform-branded booking URL, Setmore's free plan is hard to beat on price alone.
Who each is best for
Setmore fits solo or very small operators who can run on the free tier. Atelier fits anyone with a team, multiple locations, or a preference for predictable flat pricing with the full feature set in the box.
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