10 Best Tervita Alternatives: Salon Software Compared for 2026
Compare Tervita, Timma, SalonLife, Fresha, Plandok, Anolla, SimplyBook.me, Reservio, Setmore and Acuity for salons and clinics.
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Practical advice for running a fuller, calmer salon or clinic.
Commission-free salon booking: what ‘no commission’ really means
Compare direct booking, marketplace acquisition fees, payment processing, subscriptions and message costs before choosing commission-free salon software.
Read the article →Estonia's beauty-services Regulation 41: an owner's checklist
What Estonia's Regulation 41 and health-certificate rules mean for beauty-service businesses: scope, skills, rooms, tools and evidence.
Read the article →How to price salon services: cost, capacity and margin
A practical method for pricing salon and clinic services in Estonia without guessing: calculate delivery cost, capacity, VAT and review triggers.
Read the article →How to move from Anolla to Tervita without losing bookings
Move from Anolla to Tervita in two ways: send us an export or invite our migration specialist. We can transfer services, calendars and bookings.
Read the article →Multi-location salon management: one system, clear local ownership
A practical operating model for salons with two or more locations: catalog, staff, booking, permissions, reporting and daily handovers.
Read the article →How to reduce salon administrative work without losing control
Measure salon admin work, remove duplicate entry, automate predictable steps and design exception queues that staff can actually manage.
Read the article →Salon cancellation policy and deposits: a fair operating guide
Design a clear salon cancellation policy, choose deposit levels, handle rescheduling and exceptions, and implement the rule before taking payment.
Read the article →Salon reports and KPIs: a practical owner's dashboard
Choose useful salon KPIs, calculate them consistently and turn bookings, revenue, capacity and retention into a weekly operating routine.
Read the article →Salon SMS appointment reminders: timing, consent and delivery
Set up salon SMS reminders that match the live appointment, respect client choices and stay separate from direct-marketing messages.
Read the article →Salon treatment packages: pricing, validity and operations
Design prepaid salon service packages that clients understand and staff can deliver: sessions, discounts, expiry, refunds and capacity.
Read the article →Preventing double bookings in a salon: the specialist, the room and the device
Why double bookings happen and how to stop them: one calendar for every channel, resources attached to services, and a conflict shown before the save rather than after.
Read the article →Salon staff scheduling in Estonia: rest rules, shifts and bookable time
How to build a salon rota that satisfies Estonian rest-time rules, shows clients the availability you actually have, and survives the changes every month brings.
Read the article →Winning back lapsed salon clients: what you may send, and what actually works
How to find clients who stopped coming and reach out without breaking Estonian direct-marketing rules or building segments out of health notes.
Read the article →Make the Booking Page Yours: Themes, Covers and Colours
How to style your Tervita booking page: three ready-made themes (including a dark barbershop-tattoo look), cover photos, accent colours, corners and typography - no code needed.
Read the article →How to Add Online Booking to Your Salon Website
Add Tervita online booking to a salon website with inline, popup or bubble mode. Includes a code builder, CMS steps, CSP, privacy, performance and testing.
Read the article →FIE or OÜ for Beauty Professionals in Estonia: Which to Choose?
Compare FIE and OÜ for an independent beauty professional or salon in Estonia: liability, setup, accounting, 2026 tax, VAT and employment risk.
Read the article →Free booking software for salons: calculate the real cost
When free salon booking software is genuinely good value, which fees and limits to count, and how to compare total monthly cost fairly.
Read the article →How to Pay a Stylist: Commission, Salary or Chair Rent
How to calculate a stylist's pay in Estonia in 2026: commission on turnover, salary, chair rent or FIE. Tax rates, a worked example and the salon's risk.
Read the article →Move from Excel to an online booking system: a safe cutover plan
A practical Excel and Google Sheets migration guide for salons and clinics: clean client data, protect future appointments, test staff, and switch in stages.
Read the article →Opening a Beauty Salon in Estonia: Premises, Health Certificate, Paperwork
Requirements for beauty and personal services in Estonia 2026: no licence and no MTR notice needed, but premises rules, staff health certificates and proof of skills from March 2026 are mandatory.
Read the article →Salon client management: a practical daily workflow
Learn how to run one reliable salon client database: client cards, visit history, useful notes, duplicate control, staff access and retention follow-up.
Read the article →Salon gift cards: an Estonia-ready owner's guide
Plan salon gift cards in Estonia: choose the promise, set fair terms, classify VAT timing, track outstanding balances and understand what Tervita supports.
Read the article →Salon inventory management: stocktake and reorder guide
A practical system for salon retail stock and back-bar supplies: item records, movement rules, physical counts, reorder points and honest software limits.
Read the article →Salon loyalty program: rules, costs and calculator
How to design a salon loyalty program, budget reward points, publish clear terms and keep membership separate from marketing consent.
Read the article →Choosing scheduling software in 2026
A buyer's checklist for salon and clinic owners: online booking, reminders, GDPR, roles, pricing, and the exact questions to ask on a demo.
Read the article →GDPR Basics for Salons and Clinics
A plain-language guide to client data and marketing consent for beauty salons and dental clinics in Estonia and the EU - without the legalese.
Read the article →Online booking done right
A practical guide to online booking for salons and clinics: why 24/7 self-booking beats phone tag, what a good booking page needs, and how to launch one.
Read the article →How to Reduce No-Shows in Your Clinic
A practical playbook for salons and dental clinics to cut no-shows: confirmations, well-timed reminders, fair policies, and rebooking habits that stick.
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