The modern booking engine

The Chair
is Waiting.

The centralized booking engine for the modern service industry. No accounts. No clunk. Just your next appointment — backed by an AI that works while you sleep.

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Forge & Fade Studio
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Choose your service
The Signature Cut
45 min · Haircut + style
$45
Cut & Beard
65 min · Full treatment
$65
The Fade
35 min · Skin or mid
$35
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Zero Account Friction ·0% Transaction Fees ·Smart Slot Filling ·Headless Widget ·
Zero Account Friction ·0% Transaction Fees ·Smart Slot Filling ·Headless Widget ·
About HotSeat

Built for the people
behind the chair.

HotSeat replaces the phone calls, the double-bookings, and the no-shows that cost independent service businesses hours every week. We built a booking engine specifically for the trades that run on appointments — precise, fast, and invisible to the client.

Your clients book in under 30 seconds without creating an account. You wake up to a confirmed schedule. No receptionist required.

From a solo barber running a single chair to a multi-location salon group — HotSeat scales with the business, not against it.

Built for

Barbershops

Chair management, walk-in + booked flow

Hair Salons

Multi-stylist scheduling & service menus

Beauty Salons

Full-service bookings, colour & treatment

Nail Studios

Technician lanes, add-on services

Lash & Brow

Precision appointments, buffer times

Tattoo Studios

Artist booking, deposit collection

Med Spas

Consent flows, treatment sequences

Your business →

Customized for your industry.

< 30sclient booking time
0hidden fees
5 minto go live
The Problem

The old way is costing you.

Every independent shop faces the same three killers. HotSeat was built to eliminate all of them.

-- The old way

Stop making 80 calls a day.

Let our AI Voice Agent confirm your morning schedule while you sleep. Schedule outbound calls at a time that works for your shop, or trigger them automatically based on how far out each appointment is. Handles yes/no, offers rebooking on cancellations — all before your first client sits down.

Smart Receptionist
-- The old way

Zero account friction.

Clients don't want another password. Verify with a one-time text code and book in under 30 seconds. No account required — just their phone number and they're done.

Instant Booking
-- The old way

Smart Slotting.

Those 15-minute dead gaps between appointments cost the average shop $400/month. HotSeat's scheduling engine fills gaps intelligently, maximising chair utilisation across your whole team.

Gap Elimination
Get Started

Set up your shop
in under 2 minutes.

No commitment. Tell us about your business and your booking page goes live immediately.

Live in under 5 minutes -- Your booking page is ready as soon as you finish setup.
No hidden fees, ever -- One flat monthly rate. Everything included, no surprises.

Have questions? Send us an email and we'll have someone walk you through the setup.

Pricing

One price.
Every tool you need.

Start at $14.95/mo with everything you need to take bookings. Add features as you grow.

HotSeat Core

$14.95/ mo

Built for solo barbers and small teams (up to 2 staff).

✓

Scheduling Dashboard

See your whole day, week, and revenue at a glance

✓

Booking Widget

Drop one script tag into any website — done

✓

Automated Notifications

SMS + email confirmations, reminders, cancellations

✓

Client History

Visit history and private notes on every client

✓

Staff & Services

Manage who does what and how much it costs

✓

Appointment Management

Clients reschedule themselves via a link — no calls needed

✓

Performance Analytics

Revenue, bookings, and utilization metrics

Start Core — $14.95 / mo

Add What You Need

Pick the extras that fit your shop. We'll send you a custom price.

Custom — Let's Talk.

Multiple locations, white-label branding, or custom integrations.

For larger teams with specific needs.

info@hotseatbooking.ca
FAQ

Good questions.

No. Clients verify with a one-time SMS code and book in under 30 seconds. No passwords, no email confirmations, no account walls. Just their phone number and they're done.
Our AI voice agent calls each client before their appointment to confirm. You choose when — either a fixed time you set, or automatically based on a time offset from each appointment (e.g. 2 hours before). It handles yes/no confirmations, offers alternative slots for cancellations, and logs everything to your dashboard. You wake up to a fully confirmed schedule — no calls made by you or your staff.
Yes — that's exactly what the headless widget is built for. One script tag is all it takes. The widget adopts your site's typography and colour palette, so it feels like it was built specifically for your brand. Works on Squarespace, Wix, Webflow, WordPress, and custom-built sites.
Zero percent to HotSeat. You pay the flat monthly fee and that's it — every dollar your clients pay goes directly to you.
It's yours. Always. You can export your full customer database — names, phone numbers, booking history — as a CSV at any time. No lock-in, no data hostage. We believe your client relationships belong to you.
For most shops, under 30 minutes. You'll add your services, upload your staff profiles, set your hours, and share your booking link. If you're embedding the widget on an existing site, that's one copy-paste. Our onboarding team walks you through everything.
You'll create your HotSeat account and we'll set up your organization with the details you provide. You'll be taken straight to your dashboard where you can add services, staff, and operating hours. Your booking page goes live as soon as you're ready -- no waiting, no approval process.

The chair is
ready for you.

No commitment. Go live in under 5 minutes.

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