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Booksy alternative and apps like Booksy that do not take a cut of new clients

The comparison that matters here is not feature by feature. It is whether the platform that sends you a new client keeps charging you for that client afterwards.

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Short answer

Hairdressers.io is a Booksy alternative for salons and barbershops that want marketplace-style discovery without a cut of the bookings it produces. One flat monthly fee from $49 covers the booking page, deposits, reminders, client records and a listing on the city directory for your area, and every booking is 0% commission, including the ones the listing introduces.

The model you are comparing

A subscription, with the marketplace that sends new clients monetized separately

Our model

One flat monthly price with the directory listing included and 0% commission

We deliberately do not publish Booksy's prices, plan names or commission rates on this page. They change, and a stale number would be a false statement about a real company. Check their own pricing page for the current detail, then compare the two models below.

What actually changes when you switch

Growth stops being taxed

When new-client discovery is charged as a share of the booking, the better it works the more it costs, on clients you then service yourself. A flat fee decouples the two.

One bill instead of a bill plus a variable

Predictable software cost is worth something on its own when you are forecasting a year.

The client list stays yours

Contact details, history and formulas export to a spreadsheet whenever you want them, including on the way out.

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What apps are like Booksy?

A hairdresser sweeping around an empty styling chair on a quiet weekday afternoon in her salon

The apps most like Booksy are StyleSeat, Fresha and Vagaro, because each pairs booking software with a consumer marketplace that sends you new clients. GlossGenius, Square Appointments and theCut are the other names salons and barbers compare, and they differ mainly in whether they bring anyone new and what they charge when they do.

The most common head to head is with a register rather than a marketplace: Booksy vs Square Appointments covers when a shop already on Square readers should keep everything there, and Fresha vs Booksy compares the two marketplaces salons most often move between.

App like Booksy How the bill grows New clients from the app Best for
StyleSeat One monthly subscription Yes, a capped one-time share of each brand new client's first appointment Solo stylists building a book
Fresha Flat for one person, or per bookable team member Yes, and its current plans list new marketplace clients as free Salons that want a marketplace and a register together
Vagaro Per bookable calendar up to a cap, plus add-ons Yes, the Vagaro Marketplace Salons that also want point of sale and payroll
theCut Free plan or Pro, charged per barber Yes; on the free plan new clients carry a fee Barbers
GlossGenius Tiers by team size No marketplace Stylists with a full book
Hairdressers.io Flat per salon: $49 one chair, $89 up to eight stylists Yes, a city directory listing at 0% commission Salons and chairs that want discovery without a per-client fee

Before you move

Five things worth checking first

This applies whichever platform you are on, including ours. Migrating a salon is disruptive, so it is worth being sure the answer is better and not just different.

  1. 01

    Can you export your client list?

    Contacts, appointment history and notes, to a file you keep. Ask before you commit, not on the way out.

  2. 02

    What happens to bookings already made?

    You want to import upcoming appointments so no client is asked to rebook something they already booked.

  3. 03

    What is the real monthly total?

    Add every module you actually use, plus any per-staff element, plus anything variable. Compare that number, not the headline.

  4. 04

    Who holds the relationship?

    Whether reminders and confirmations go out under your salon name or the platform's changes what happens if you leave.

  5. 05

    Is there a contract term?

    A month-to-month arrangement and an annual commitment are very different decisions.

Our pricing, in full

Flat per salon, published, with nothing variable underneath

Save 50% yearly

Yearly saves 50%, half the monthly price.

Chair

Start here

Solo stylist or booth renter

$24 /mo

$288 billed once a year

  • 1 stylist
  • Salon page on your own link: services, prices, open hours
  • Directory listing in 1 city
  • Booking requests inside your hours, by email
  • Private panel to edit your page and see requests
  • Import your existing bookings
  • Pay by card, cancel any time
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Salon

Independent salon, up to 8 stylists

$44 /mo

$528 billed once a year

  • Up to 8 stylists
  • Everything in Chair
  • Priority placement in your city listing
  • Per-stylist links and hours
  • Revenue and rebooking reporting
Choose Salon

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Studio

Multi-location, up to 25 stylists

$99 /mo

$1,188 billed once a year

  • Up to 25 stylists
  • Everything in Salon
  • Listings for every location
  • Consolidated multi-location reporting
  • Roles and permissions per location
  • One invoice for all sites
Choose Studio

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Group

Chains and franchise groups

$199 /mo

$2,388 billed once a year

  • Unlimited stylists and locations
  • Everything in Studio
  • SSO with SAML
  • Invoicing and PO billing
  • A named onboarding contact
  • Uptime SLA and a DPA
Choose Group

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0% commission on bookings, on every plan

Including the clients your city directory listing sends you. There is no per-booking fee anywhere in this product.

0%

These are our plans. Pricing is flat per salon, so it does not change when you get busier. Every plan, Group included, is paid by card and your page goes live right after payment. There is no free tier because the live demo is the free taste.

Questions

Switching from Booksy

The rest are on the salon booking system FAQ.

Is there an alternative to Booksy without the boost fee?

Yes, and it is the specific thing this product is built around. New-client discovery here is a directory listing included in the subscription rather than a percentage charged on the bookings it produces, so the cost of being found does not rise as being found starts working.

Will I lose my Booksy reviews if I switch?

Yes. Reviews stay with the platform that collected them, which is true of every marketplace and not specific to Booksy. The practical answer is to build reviews somewhere you control, usually your map listing, so that the next platform change costs you nothing.

Can clients still book me on my own link?

Yes. Your booking page lives on its own link that you can put in an Instagram bio, a text message or a business card, and it is the same page a client reaches from your directory listing, so there is one calendar and one thing to keep updated.

Do I have to take card payments through you?

No. Deposits and card payments are available, but the price of the software does not depend on how you take money, so if you already have a terminal you like, keep it.

Which Booksy alternative is best for barbers?

A solo barber who still needs strangers to find them usually weighs theCut, a shop owner running a full floor usually weighs Squire, and a shop tired of paying more for every barber it adds weighs a flat fee. We laid out how each bill is built in Booksy alternatives for barbers.

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