Booth renters get paid directly — their money never touches your books
If your shop has independent contractors, you know the awkward part of most booking platforms: every payment lands in the owner's account, and the owner plays bank. Atelier is built for the way rental shops actually work.
Each pro connects their own payment account
When a renter's client pays — online, by payment link, or on the card reader at the front desk — the money settles directly to that pro's bank account. The shop's books never touch it, and each renter's processing history is their own.
Why direct routing matters beyond convenience
When a shop collects a renter's gross receipts and pays them back out, it muddies the line between contractor and employee. Direct routing keeps the money relationship clean — each renter is visibly running their own business on your platform. (Talk to your accountant about your specific situation; we build the rails, not the legal advice.)
One front desk, separate businesses underneath
One calendar, one client experience, one card reader if you like — with employees on commission and renters with their own accounts working side by side on the same schedule. Hybrid shops aren't an afterthought here; they're the design brief.
What the other platforms do
The premium salon platform that offers contractor accounts charges an extra 1% of every transaction for the privilege — and routes only service sales, not products. The biggest free booking platform can't do it in one account at all; their own community answer for booth-renter shops is "each renter needs a separate account." Atelier includes it. No extra percentage. Products and services both.
Four things every Atelier tenant gets, on day one
- A brand-fit URL. Pick a vertical-branded subdomain on day one (yourshop.atelier.salon, .tattoo, .spa, .dance, .fitness, .golf, .dog, .pet, .skin, or seated.studio). Connect a domain you own any time — no upgrade tier.
- Pick a plan, not a parts list. Forms, staff profiles, two-way calendar sync, no-show protection, waitlists, resource scheduling, multi-location support, reviews and in-person card payments — all in the plan, including the free one. Gift cards, packages and text reminders come with every paid plan. That leaves two clearly-priced extras (the Marketing Suite and the AI assistant), and Website Pro folds the first of those in too.
- Flat as your team grows. Unlimited staff, services, and customers — the same bill with five team members as with fifty, on every plan. Additional locations are a flat $25/month each, with your full plan at each.
- A free directory listing. Every paid plan (Booking Pro and up) is auto-listed in the public Atelier directory. New customers find you there and click straight through to your booking URL — no commission, no per-booking fee, no marketplace cut.
Start free. Take real bookings today.
Free to start, and your first month of any paid plan is free — paid plans from $29 a month after that. Cancel any time. Bring your domain, your brand, even your own Stripe, Square or Clover account. Atelier Booking handles the rest.