Switching from Book in Beautiful to Orbis Salon

What Book in Beautiful does well

Book in Beautiful positions itself around simple, accessible online booking for beauty businesses, and that clarity is genuinely valuable — a booking-focused tool with a low barrier to entry can be a sensible starting point for many salons. Always check Book in Beautiful's own website for its current pricing and features.

• A low-friction start can make it easy to get online booking up and running.
• Booking-first tools often suit independent beauty businesses that mainly need a diary online.
• Clear, simple positioning keeps the day-to-day learning curve light.
• A focused tool can be quick to set up when online booking is the main need.

If Book in Beautiful is working well for you, that's genuinely fine — this page is for salons whose needs have changed.

When Orbis Salon is the better fit

Salons usually move because what they want from their software has changed — not because their old system stopped working. Common reasons:

• You want a full branded salon website on your own domain, not only a booking page.
• You want deeper client records — forms, consent, preferences, treatment history and aesthetics records where needed.
• You want a customer portal, Manager app, Client app and Windows app experiences alongside online booking.
• You want marketing, reviews, SEO tools, loyalty, memberships, stock, POS and reporting in the same platform as your diary.

Want a feature-by-feature view instead? See our Book in Beautiful alternative comparison.

What can usually be migrated

Exactly what comes across depends on what Book in Beautiful lets you export on your plan — but our Import Centre handles CSV and spreadsheet imports for the essentials:

• Client names & contact details
• Client notes, where exported
• Services & prices
• Staff & working hours
• Products & stock lists
• Upcoming appointments, where available

We review your export files with you before the switch, so you know exactly what will and won't come across — no surprises.

What to check first

• Your contract & notice period Check whether your current plan has a minimum term or notice period before you cancel.
• Data export options Export your clients, appointments and sales history while you still have access — export options can vary by plan.
• Upcoming bookings & deposits Plan how future appointments and any held deposits or prepayments will be handled during the changeover.
• Vouchers, packages & balances List outstanding gift vouchers, course balances and memberships so they can be honoured in the new system.
• Your domain & booking links Check who controls your domain and update booking links on Google, Instagram and Facebook on switch day.