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Booksy review

Booksy is built for barbers, stylists and beauty businesses that want more than a calendar link. Customer booking, reminders, deposits, checkout, client marketing and local discovery can live in the same product. That makes it a stronger business choice than a meeting scheduler when repeat appointments and no-shows directly affect income.

Explore Booksy to see how its barber and beauty booking tools present your services to clients.

What Booksy does well

Clients can book against real-time availability from a Booksy profile and supported social or search channels. The business can set cancellation policies, take deposits or cancellation fees, use a waitlist and manage staff schedules. Integrated payments and client-marketing tools reduce the number of separate systems a salon or shop must keep aligned.

Price and purchase checks

Booksy currently lists one US subscription at $29.99 per month plus tax, with additional users at $20 per month each. Payment processing and hardware are separate. Its optional Boost feature can charge a one-time percentage of a new client’s first visit, so an established business should calculate whether marketplace acquisition is worth that cost.

Verdict

Choose Booksy when beauty-industry booking, no-show protection and client discovery belong together. Compare Fresha, Vagaro and GlossGenius when marketplace costs, team pricing or the way clients book and pay could reverse the decision.

Explore Booksy's business plans to see its booking, payment and client-discovery tools. Return to the appointment scheduling guide for general-business options.

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