Plans and upgrading
Book A Sloth has two plans: Sloth and Sloth Active. See the pricing page for the current comparison.
The plans
- Sloth — free forever. Unlimited services and bookings, your booking page, online payments, 24-hour booking reminders, and GST invoices. We take a 5% commission when you actually get paid, and nothing when you don't.
- Sloth Active — ₹399 a month, or ₹3,599 a year (under ₹10 a day, and about 25% cheaper than paying monthly). Commission drops to 0%, and you get the Client CRM, 1-hour reminders and reschedule alerts, follow-up and rebook automation, unlimited digital products, a second calendar integration, unlimited AI service writing, and priority WhatsApp support.
All prices include GST. Exact figures and the full comparison live on the pricing page.
Which plan should I choose?
Start on Sloth. It is a complete booking business, not a trial — there is no time limit and no card required.
Sloth Active pays for itself once the 5% commission costs more than the subscription. That happens at roughly ₹6,000 a month in bookings on the yearly plan. Below that, staying free genuinely keeps you more money, and your dashboard shows exactly how much commission you have paid so far so the decision is a calculation rather than a guess.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Sloth is free forever, with real online payment collection built in.
Does the free plan limit my services or bookings?
No. Both plans include unlimited services, unlimited bookings, and unlimited service categories.
Sloth caps three things: digital products (3), AI service writing (10 generations every 6 months), and free (₹0) services (2). A free service is meant as a taster — a free discovery call — rather than a way to run a whole business at no cost; list more than a couple and you either set a price or move to Sloth Active. Sloth Active removes all three caps.
What does "0% commission" mean?
On Sloth Active we take no percentage of your booking price — you keep the full amount, minus the payment-gateway fee and any statutory taxes. On Sloth, a 5% commission applies per booking. A separate flat booking fee is paid by your guest on both plans; see pricing and commission.
Upgrading
Upgrade any time from Upgrade in your dashboard. Upgrading is additive — your existing bookings, history, clients, and your page link stay exactly as they are. Your new features apply as soon as payment goes through.
Can I pay monthly instead of yearly?
Yes. Both cadences are on the Upgrade page. Yearly costs less overall; monthly is the smaller commitment.
Can I switch between monthly and yearly?
Yes. Switching applies your unused time as free days on the new cadence, so you are never charged twice for the same period.
Does my subscription renew automatically?
Yes. Sloth Active renews automatically at the end of each period until you cancel. You will get a reminder email before it renews.
Cancelling
You can cancel any time — there is no lock-in beyond the billing period you have already paid for. Your plan stays active until that period ends, then your account returns to Sloth.
What happens when my plan expires or I cancel?
Your account returns to the free Sloth plan. Nothing is deleted. Your services, bookings, clients, digital products, earnings history, and booking link all stay exactly as they are — you simply lose the Sloth Active features (0% commission, the Client CRM, the extra automation) until you resubscribe.
Will I lose my services, clients or digital products?
No. Plan changes never delete your data.
If you had more digital products than the free plan includes, the existing ones keep working and stay visible — you just cannot add new ones until you are back under the limit or resubscribe.
Can I keep accepting bookings after my plan expires?
Yes. Bookings are unlimited on both plans. The 5% commission applies again while you are on Sloth.
Can I renew after it has expired?
Yes, any time from the Upgrade page. Renewing restores your Sloth Active features immediately.
Can I renew before it expires?
Yes. Renewing early extends your existing period rather than replacing it.
Will I get a reminder before my subscription expires?
Yes — we email you before your plan renews or lapses, so a renewal is never a surprise.
My plan shows as free after I paid
Plan activation can take a few minutes after payment. If it is still not active after about 15 minutes, reach us from the Help page with your payment details and we will sort it out.
My payment was deducted but the plan is not active
Contact us from the Help page with the payment reference. If the payment succeeded we will activate the plan; if it failed, the amount is returned by your bank — a deducted-but-failed payment is normally reversed within a few working days.
What if my payment is pending?
Wait a few minutes and refresh the Upgrade page. Pending UPI and card payments usually settle quickly. If it is still pending after a while, contact us rather than paying again.
Can I pay by UPI, card or netbanking?
Yes. Subscription payments go through Razorpay, which supports UPI, cards, netbanking and wallets.
Do I get an invoice for my subscription?
Yes. A GST tax invoice is issued for every subscription charge, and past invoices are available from your dashboard.
Where can I see my payment history?
On the Upgrade page in your dashboard, along with your renewal date and current plan.
How do I check my current plan and renewal date?
Your plan is shown in your dashboard, and the Upgrade page shows the renewal or expiry date.
Can I see how much commission I have paid?
Yes. Your dashboard shows the commission total across your paid bookings — that number is the honest case for upgrading.
Will my customers know which plan I am on?
No. Your plan is never shown on your public booking page, and upgrading does not change how your page looks to guests.
Does upgrading change my profile URL or booking links?
No. Your username, profile URL and every booking link stay the same.
Will upgrading interrupt my bookings?
No. Existing bookings are unaffected and you can keep taking new ones throughout.
Can I upgrade during onboarding?
Yes. You can choose Sloth Active while setting up, or publish on Sloth and upgrade later from your dashboard.
Can I use Book A Sloth without paying?
Yes, indefinitely. Sloth is a complete booking business — page, payments, reminders, invoices — with a 5% commission on what you earn.
Is my subscription linked to my account?
Yes. It applies to the account that purchased it and cannot be transferred to another account. Every host needs their own subscription.
Can I upgrade more than once?
There is nothing to upgrade through — there is one paid plan. You can cancel and resubscribe as often as you like.
I am on an older plan (Host+ or Studio)
Those plans are no longer sold, but if you are on one nothing changes for you: you keep your original price, your subscription renews as normal, and you have the full Sloth Active feature set. There is nothing you need to do.
Who do I contact about a subscription or billing issue?
Reach us from the Help page. Include your payment reference for anything billing-related and we will get to it quickly.
Where can I compare the plans?
The pricing page has the full side-by-side comparison, and the earnings calculator shows what you would keep on each plan at your own price and booking volume.