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> Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://ovatu.com/llms.txt)
**Switching to Ovatu**
# **Moving is the easy part.**
We do it for you. For free.
Send us an export from your current system and our data team imports your clients, their history, your services and your pricing. You keep taking bookings the whole time.
[**Start Free Trial **](https://ovatu.com/register)
- 30 days free
- No credit card
- No lock-in contract
**Switch without the stress**
## **Switching takes three steps. **You do one of them.
1. **01****Your job**### You send us your data
Export from your current system, or just send us what you have. A spreadsheet is fine. We will do our best to help with any export questions about your current provider.
2. **02****Our job**### We do the import
Our data team maps and loads your clients, history, services and pricing into your account. You check it over before anything goes live. There is no charge for this, on either plan.
**Free, on either plan **
3. **03****Your job**### You go live when you are ready
Switch your booking link over, point your domain across, and start. Most businesses run both systems side by side for a week first. We recommend it.
[**Start Free Trial **](https://ovatu.com/register)
**What comes across**
## **Your business history**
** stays intact.**
Move the records that matter, then check them before you switch anything live.
### Your clients
Names, contact details, notes, and the segments you use to market to them. Every record lands in a customer file you can open, edit and export, not a locked database.
#### **Sarah Jacobs**
sarah@example.com
**VIP customer**Data collection consented
Appointment historySample data
OCT**08**
**Cut & finish**Claudia · 10:00
Confirmed
SEP**21**
**Colour & styling**Claudia · 09:30
Completed
AUG**12**
**Cut & finish**Claudia · 11:00
Completed
### Appointment history
Past and future appointments come across with the client, service and staff member attached.
****Sarah Jacobs******24 visits imported**
1. **Balayage & toner**12 Oct
with Claudia · upcoming
2. **Cut & finish**28 Aug
with Claudia
3. **Colour refresh**03 Jul
with Alex
4. **Cut & finish**19 May
with Claudia
### Services and pricing
Your service menu, durations and prices, ready for online booking from the day you switch.
**Hair**
**Cut & finish**45 min**$75**
**Balayage**2 hr**$220**
**Treatments**
**Scalp therapy**30 min**$55**
**Gloss & tone**40 min**$90**
**Live on your booking page **
### Products and stock
Your product list, prices and stock levels come across, ready to sell from day one.
**Products **
- **Repair shampoo**Haircare**$32.00**
- **Gloss serum**Styling**$38.00**
- **Heat shield spray**Styling**$29.00**
**Stock on hand **
- **Repair shampoo****14**
- **Gloss serum****8**
- **Heat shield spray****3**
> ***Great experience from beginning until now, easy set up and transfer over, great training and support.****Richard**Capterra*
**Real people. Real help. **
## **You will not be doing this alone. **
Our data team runs your import, and the same award-winning support team is with you the whole way. Not a chatbot, not a ticket queue, and not a separate paid onboarding package. You get a person, by phone, email or live chat, in your time zone, at no cost.
[****Winner****2025 Global Recognition Award for Customer Service](https://globalrecognitionawards.org/winners/2025/ovatu-recognized-with-a-2025-global-recognition-award/)
[**Call us**]() [**Email**](mailto:hello@ovatu.com) [**Book a migration call **](https://ovatu.com/book-a-demo)
**The worries we hear most**
## **Four reasons people put off switching. **
We hear them on every migration call. Here is what we tell people.
1. **“I’ll lose my client history.” **
You will not. It comes across with the rest, and you check it before you go live.
2. **“I’ll lose bookings while we change over.” **
Run both systems for a week. Nothing has to go dark.
3. **“I’ll get stuck on a contract again.” **
Ovatu is month to month. Cancel any time, for any reason, and take your data with you.
4. **“My staff will hate it.” **
Train them during your 30 day trial, before you have paid anything. Web, iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch and Mac.
**Know the real cost**
## **Work out what you are**
** actually paying.**
Move the slider to your team size. Tick the things your current software charges extra for.
**How many staff do you have?**
**6****staff**
**Ovatu Loaded**
Your monthly receipt
First staff member**US$38**
5 more × US$10**US$50**
Consultation forms~~Extra~~**Included**
Marketing and campaigns~~Extra~~**Included**
Gift cards~~Extra~~**Included**
Phone support~~Extra~~**Included**
**Total******US$88****/mo****
Month to month. Free data import. SMS is charged separately.
[**Compare plans **](https://ovatu.com/pricing)
- **monthly appointments**
- **1.2M+**
- **admin saved per appointment**
- **20 min**
- **people book with Ovatu**
- **30M+**
Customer testimonials
### **Real feedback. Real results. Watch our customer stories below. **
*"I am a huge advocate in working smarter and not harder… if we can have things like automation, scheduling, and appointment setting in our pocket, it's just gonna make life so much easier." *
**Holly Gould**
Hair by Holly Gould
*"I've had an increase in the frequency of bookings because the system's there 24/7. If I'm on holiday or unavailable, it just keeps rolling over. That wasn't possible before." *
**Bex**
The Zen Den
*"I liked that Ovatu could integrate into my website seamlessly, because with all the other systems out there, you have to go to a second site and I didn't want that." *
**Jennifer Turner**
Turn Beautiful
*"My no-shows are pretty much zero. The people that book in are committed. It's brought me clients that are regular, that are reliable. That's the biggest benefit for me." *
**Claire Howard**
Claire Howard Nail Design
*"If it's the middle of the night and my clients are up and they're thinking; 'Oh, I haven't booked this', they can still do it online, it's fantastic." *
**Anne Skelton**
Serenity Holistic Therapies
*"We used to just write names on paper and hope for the best — now we've got Ovatu and it's made everything so much smoother and more professional." *
**Anna**
Berry Yoga Shala
**Questions before you move**
## **The things people ask before they switch.**
**01**
### **How much does the data import cost?**
Nothing. Assisted migration is free for every new customer, on either plan.
**02**
### **How long does it take?**
Once we have your export, our data team usually completes your import within 3 business days.
**03**
### **What if my current software will not let me export?**
Tell us which software you use. Every provider handles exports differently and their steps can change, but we will do our best to help with any export queries, and we can work with whatever format you can get out.
**04**
### **Can I run both systems at once?**
Yes, and we recommend it. Most businesses run both side by side for a week before switching their booking link over.
**05**
### **Am I locked into a contract?**
No. Ovatu subscriptions are month to month. You can cancel any time, for any reason.
**06**
### **What happens to my booking link and my clients?**
You get a new Ovatu booking page. Point your website, Instagram and Google profile at it when you go live. Your clients keep their history and future bookings.
**07**
### **What if I am mid-contract with my current provider?**
Start your free trial now and we can import your data while you see out your contract, so you are ready to switch on the day it ends.
**Your next chapter starts here. **
## **Ready when**
you are.
[**Start Free Trial **](https://ovatu.com/register)
Try Ovatu free for 30 days.
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