3% of payments through Sable. No monthly fee.
No monthly fee. No setup fee. No lock-in. Sable takes 3% of each payment made through Sable, when the customer pays. You keep the rest, less Stripe’s card fee, and you never get a bill.
A £44 weekend stay
Costs your business £1.32 — 3% of the £44 — plus Stripe’s card fee. Your price for the stay goes to your own Stripe account less those, with the payment shown on its booking.
A £250 fortnight
Also 3% — £7.50 on the £250. Most places take payment when the customer books — and if you decline or the request expires, anything paid online is refunded in full automatically. Sable’s 3% is not returned on a refund, the same as Stripe’s card fee.
A quiet January
Costs you 3% of what you're paid. We only earn when you do.
What would Sable cost your business?
Drag to your typical month. The answer is always 3% of what you're paid through Sable — a busy month or a quiet one, and never a bill.
Sable takes 3% of every payment made through Sable; Stripe’s card fee is separate: from 1.5% + 20p for a standard UK card, more for premium and overseas cards. Money clients pay you directly carries no Sable fee.
Sable vs monthly-fee software
Monthly-fee software charges the same in January as in July, and often adds a setup fee. Sable takes 3% of what you take through it: a £4,000 month costs you £120; a quiet month costs little. No subscription ticking through the off-season.
Why we price it this way.
Boarding is seasonal — everyone in this trade knows the January dip. Software that charges the same in January as in July is priced for the software company's convenience, not yours. So Sable never bills your business, and only earns when a booking happens.
- 1You set your pricesRates, capacity, cancellation policy. For boarding, Sable adds 2–30% a night for demand (busy-night pricing), and the extra is yours.
- 2Customers pay by cardMost places take payment at booking. If you decline or the request expires, anything paid online is refunded in full automatically.
- 3You get paidYour price for the stay goes to your own Stripe account, less Sable’s 3% and the card fee. Your first 30 days of payments stay there, then pay out as normal.
The details.
Is there really no monthly fee?
Yes. Sable has no monthly subscription, no setup fee, no training fee and no lock-in. Sable takes 3% of each payment made through Sable, taken by Stripe when the customer pays; Stripe’s card fee is separate: from 1.5% + 20p for a standard UK card, more for premium and overseas cards. A quiet month costs 3% of a quiet month, and Sable never sends you a bill.
How does Sable make money, then?
Sable takes 3% of each payment made through Sable, taken by Stripe when the customer pays; Stripe’s card fee is separate. No monthly fee, no setup fee, no listing fee, no lock-in. Does Sable change my prices? Only for boarding: Sable adds 2–30% a night for demand (busy-night pricing), and the extra is yours. On the quietest nights you get about 1% under your price after Sable’s 3%, before Stripe’s fee. You set your prices; customers see one all-in price for their dates.
When do I pay?
When your customer pays. Stripe takes Sable’s 3% from each payment made through Sable at that moment, so there are no invoices and no direct debits. The rest goes to your own Stripe account, less Stripe’s card fee. Your first 30 days of payments stay there, then pay out to your bank as normal. Each payment shows on its booking.
What does a quiet month cost?
Almost nothing. If January brings in no bookings, Sable costs £0 in January; a £1,000 January costs £30. Monthly-fee software charges you the same in January as in July.
What would a typical month cost?
3%, whatever the month brings. A £44 weekend stay costs £1.32, a £250 fortnight £7.50, a £4,000 month £120 — taken from each payment when the customer pays, never a bill.
Do my customers pay anything extra?
No. They see one all-in price for their dates and that's what they pay — no booking fee or service charge added at checkout. That price is your price for the dates; Sable's 3% comes off your side of it, never added on top.
Is setup free too?
Yes. We come to your premises, set up your services, rates, capacity and policies, and bring your existing client and pet records across. Starting in Scotland; elsewhere, ask us. You're set up before we leave — we stay until it's done — and listed once your checks clear, usually within a day.
What's the catch?
Sable takes 3% of each payment made through Sable, and Stripe’s card fee is separate. Your first 30 days of payments stay in your Stripe account, then pay out as normal. For boarding, on the quietest nights you get about 1% under your price after Sable’s 3%, before Stripe’s fee. We only earn when your diary fills, so when your bookings dip, our income dips with yours.
We come out and set it up.
We come to you and set everything up for free, starting in Scotland; elsewhere, ask us. Your diary is in use before we leave. Everything Sable does is included — no tiers, no add-ons, no “pro” plan — and because we only earn when your diary fills, the work doesn't stop when the setup visit ends.