
The Providers HQ keeps pricing simple. Joining is free for every verified esthetician and beauty pro. There is one paid plan, the Virtual Esthetician plan at $59 a month, for pros who want to offer paid video consultations. Each consultation carries a 4% platform fee, and that's it.
The short answer
- Free ($0): verified profile, community, treatment room rentals, jobs and gigs, and the free guide library.
- Virtual Esthetician plan ($59/month): everything in Free, plus the tools and training to run paid virtual consultations.
- 4% per consultation: a platform fee on each paid video consultation. Stripe's standard card processing (2.9% + 30¢) comes out of your payout.
Free: $0
Every account starts free after license and insurance verification. You get the professional community, room rentals with a 0% booking fee, jobs and gigs, and the education library. Free doesn't include paid virtual consultations or the virtual esthetician courses and spaces.
Virtual Esthetician plan: $59/month
Who it's for: Licensed Estheticians who want to earn from virtual skin consultations, whether you're just starting or already taking clients.
Tools to run your virtual service:
- Booking, scheduling and online payments
- Client intake forms and waivers
- Video consultations
- Client management, invoicing and rebooking reminders
- A verified, bookable virtual esthetician profile
- Payouts to your bank through Stripe
Education and community, included:
- The Virtual Esthetician Academy: consultations, digital skin assessment, scope of practice, privacy, documentation and business setup
- The Consult Toolkit: consult scripts, routine plans, intake and plan templates, and follow-up messages
- Grow & Scale: programs, memberships, pricing, content, email, partnerships and your numbers
- A state rules tracker for virtual esthetics
- A private community just for virtual estheticians, with peer case reviews and accountability threads
Cancel anytime. Your free account stays open.
What you pay per consultation
On a $60 video consultation:
- 4% platform fee: $2.40
- Stripe card processing (2.9% + 30¢): $2.04
- You keep: $55.56
Two consultations a month more than cover the $59 plan. Room and suite rentals carry no booking fee.
Frequently asked questions
Is there more than one paid plan?
No. The Virtual Esthetician plan is the only paid plan. Everything else on The Providers HQ is free.
Who pays the card processing fee?
Stripe's standard processing comes out of each consultation payout, the same as most booking platforms. The 4% platform fee is separate and there are no other fees.
Is AI skin analysis included?
Photo-based skin analysis is coming soon. Members on the Virtual Esthetician plan will hear about it first.
Can I cancel?
Yes, anytime from your account settings. The plan stays active until the end of your billing period.
Start with a free account
Join free, get verified, and upgrade to the Virtual Esthetician plan whenever you're ready to take paid video consultations.

