VoxelBooking
VoxelBooking: A free, self-hosted booking system with salon workflows, but no payment processing or calendar sync. Ranked #30 of 32 in Salon Appointment Scheduling Software by our editors (6.2/10); pricing: Free plan; best for new self-hosted salon booking deployments.
At a glance
- Editor score6.2 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forNew self-hosted salon booking deployments
- Free planYes
- Paid fromFree
- Online self-bookingYes
- Founded2026
- Facts checked19 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Free AGPL-3.0 software with full source code and no booking commission
- Staff schedules, service assignments, and a day-and-week admin calendar
- Booking pages, reminders, cancellation controls, and customer CRM
Where it doesn't
- Operators must provide hosting and email delivery infrastructure
- No payment processing for taking deposits or appointment payments
- No calendar sync for coordinating schedules with external calendars
Our verdict on VoxelBooking
VoxelBooking is a self-hosted appointment and reservation system for salons and other service businesses. For a salon, its time-slot booking pages let customers request appointments while staff profiles, service assignments, and individual availability schedules support day-to-day scheduling. The product also covers restaurants, hotels, studios, and other businesses through resource bookings, capacity reservations, and events. Its fit is clearest for operators who want control over a booking installation and are prepared to manage the server behind it.
The published Free plan costs 0 for the self-hosted software, includes full source code and four booking patterns, and carries no per-booking commission or monthly fee. It is licensed under AGPL-3.0. That price does not remove the operational work: operators provide their own hosting and email delivery infrastructure, and deployment requires PHP 8.3+ and MySQL 8.0+. SMTP email delivery is the listed email integration. Confirmation, reminder, and cancellation emails are supported, alongside cancellation and rescheduling controls. This makes the cost structure attractive to technically equipped businesses, but less suited to salons looking for a hosted service that handles infrastructure for them.
Its scheduling scope includes a day-and-week administrative calendar with rescheduling, branded public booking pages, an embeddable widget, and customer records with booking history, notes, and phone-based deduplication. Multiple businesses can operate from one installation with isolated business data; a read-only REST API exposes bookings, services, tenants, and availability. Those capabilities provide a useful base for a salon that needs booking and customer management, yet no payment processing or calendar sync is included. Salons that need deposits or payments through the booking flow, or synchronized external calendars, should choose an alternative. VoxelBooking is better matched to new self-hosted deployments where control and a free, open-source foundation matter more than those integrations.
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VoxelBooking fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Free |
| Online self-booking | Yes |
| Automated reminders | Yes |
| Cancellation controls | Yes |
| Staff calendars | Yes |
| Staff accounts | Not verified |
| Appointment payments | No |
| External calendar sync | No |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Integrations | 3 integrations: SMTP email delivery, Website embed widget, Read-only REST API |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | voxelbooking.com |
| Facts checked | 19 Sep 2026 |
VoxelBooking integrations
VoxelBooking lists 3 integrations on its own site.
- SMTP email delivery
- Website embed widget
- Read-only REST API
Alternatives to VoxelBooking
- FreshaA broad salon booking and operations suite with free Independent and Team plans.9.4
- PhorestBroad salon management tools, with quote-based pricing and no free plan.9.2
- VagaroBroad booking, payment, and management tools start at $30 per month for one location.9.0
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