Timely alternative · Australia
A Timely alternativewith no monthly fee
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What Timely costs a salon
Timely's Australian plans are Build at A$42, Elevate at A$65, Innovate at A$79 per staff member per month, plus GST. A three-person salon on the cheapest plan pays $138.60 a month — $1,663 a year — and part-time staff are charged the same as full-time.
Kairo passes that in 3 months and then stops costing anything. No per-person fee, no per-booking fee, no commission.
What Timely (Build) costs your team, against $410 once
- Timely (Build), 3 people, per month
- $138.60
- Timely (Build) over 2 years
- $3,326
- Months before Timely (Build) has cost more than Kairo
- 3 months
GST included, before card fees, texts and marketplace fees.
Kairo over the same time: $410, once. That is $2,916 that stays in the business.
And it keeps charging after that.
Timely (Build)'s published Australian price, read from their pricing page on 20 October 2026, with GST added. Prices change; check your own invoice. Card processing is charged by a payment provider either way and is not included.
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Timely and Kairo, side by side
| Timely | Kairo | |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $46.20 / $71.50 / $86.90 per staff, per month | $410 once, then $0/month |
| A three-person salon, per year | $1,663 (Build) | $0 after the first payment |
| Texts | 100 / 200 / 350 per staff a month included | Your own ClickSend, a few cents each |
| Card payments | 1.54% + 5¢ in person, 1.80% + 30¢ online | Your own Stripe or Square rates |
| Your client list | In Timely's system | In your own database, export any time |
| Setup | Self-serve, data transfer offered | Done with you, clients imported |
Timely figures are its published Australian prices from gettimely.com/pricing, checked 20 October 2026, shown with GST.
Timely is a trade mark of its owner. Kairo is not affiliated with it.
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What Timely does better, honestly
Timely is a mature product with a consultation-forms app, Xero and QuickBooks integrations, gift vouchers, more included texts and phone support on its top plan. If you use those every day, they are worth paying for. If you mostly use the diary, the booking link and the reminders, you are paying monthly, per person, for a core that Kairo does for one payment.
Leaving Timely: the questions
01How much is Timely a month in Australia?
Timely's published Australian prices are Build A$42, Elevate A$65, Innovate A$79 per staff member per month, plus GST (checked 20 October 2026). Part-time staff are charged the same as full-time.
02Is there a Timely alternative with no monthly fee?
Kairo is $410 AUD once, then $0 a month, with no commission. One person on Timely Build passes that in 9 months; a three-person salon in 3.
03What does Timely have that Kairo doesn't?
Timely has more included SMS, a consultation-forms app, Xero and QuickBooks integrations, gift vouchers, and phone support on its top plan. Kairo has the daily core — diary, booking link, reminders, deposits, client records, point of sale and stock — for one payment.
04Can I move my clients from Timely to Kairo?
Yes. Export your client list from Timely as a spreadsheet and Kairo imports it — names, phone numbers, emails and notes — as part of the setup we do with you.
One payment for the whole salon. $410.
Sign up in two minutes; we set Kairo up with you and bring your clients across. Full refund within 14 days if it isn't right.