Booksy costs $29.99 a month in the US, plus $20 a month for every extra staff member, plus tax. In the UK it is £40 a month plus £5 per extra user, plus VAT. On top of the subscription there are two fees that catch people out: a 30% commission on the first visit of every client Booksy’s marketing brings you (Boost), and card processing of around 2.5–2.7% plus a fixed amount per payment. This post lays all of it out, with a worked example for a solo barber, so you can see what a month really costs.
Prices below were checked on biz.booksy.com on October 22, 2026. Booksy has a separate pricing page per country, so if you are in Ireland, Australia or elsewhere, check the page for your market; the structure is the same, the numbers differ.
The subscription
Booksy has one plan. There are no tiers and no feature add-ons: everything (online booking, reminders, marketing, forms, reports, memberships) is in the single price. You pay per staff member who needs a login.
| United States | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Base plan, one staff member | $29.99 / month + tax | £40 / month + VAT |
| Each additional staff member | $20 / month + tax | £5 / month + VAT |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card required | 7 days |
| Contract | None, cancel any time | None, cancel any time |
| Marketing SMS included | 2,000 / month | 500 / month, then 5p each |
So a two-chair shop in the US pays $49.99 a month before tax; a three-person salon in the UK pays £50 plus VAT. Clients never pay to book, and client confirmations and reminders are included.
The fees on top
Boost: 30% of a new client’s first visit
Boost is Booksy’s marketing programme. When it is switched on, your profile is pushed to people browsing the Booksy marketplace, and for every client that comes to you that way Booksy takes 30% of the first appointment’s total. In the US the fee is capped at $100 per client; in the UK there is a £5 minimum. It is a one-time fee per client: their later visits cost you nothing extra.
Two things to know. Boost is free to turn on and has no monthly charge, so it is easy to leave running. And clients who find you through your own Instagram, Google listing or word of mouth are not charged, as long as they did not come via Boost. If your chairs are already full of regulars, Boost mostly costs you money on people who would have found you anyway, which is why many barbers switch it off after the first few months.
Card processing
Taking payments through Booksy is optional, and the rates are typical for the industry. US rates on October 22, 2026:
| Payment type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Mobile payments, card on file, keyed-in | 2.69% + $0.30 |
| Booksy card reader | 2.49% + $0.10 |
| Tap to Pay on your phone | 2.49% + $0.20 |
| Standard payout (next business day) | Free |
| Fast payout (30 minutes) | 1.5% |
| Card readers | $53.10 (Stripe M2) or $299 (Stripe S710) plus shipping |
UK rates are lower, as card fees generally are in Europe: 1.29% + 20p for mobile payments and 0.99% + 20p for Tap to Pay, with the same 1.5% for fast payouts. No-show protection and online gift cards run through the same processing and carry the same fees.
A worked example: a solo barber in the US
Say you do 120 cuts a month at $35, six in ten clients pay by card through the app, and Boost brings you four new clients a month.
- Subscription: $29.99
- Card processing: 72 payments totalling $2,520 at 2.69% + $0.30 = $89.39
- Boost: four first visits at $35, 30% each = $42.00
- Total: about $161 a month, plus tax on the subscription
Two points of fairness. Card processing is not a Booksy quirk: you pay something similar with any provider, including the ones bbook connects to. The part that is specific to Booksy is the $29.99 per seat and the 30% on new clients. For the barber above, Boost is a quarter of the bill, for four clients.
When Booksy is worth it
Booksy is a marketplace first and a booking system second. In a dense city where people open the Booksy app to find a barber, being listed can fill a new chair, and 30% of one haircut is a cheap way to win a client who comes back every three weeks. It also suits shops that want every tool in one place and do not mind paying per seat for it.
It suits you less if your book is already full, if you have part-time staff who each cost a seat, or if you would rather clients book under your name than inside someone else’s app.
How bbook compares
bbook is a booking system you run under your own brand. Clients book from your link, with no account to create and no marketplace in between, and there is no commission of any kind on bookings or new clients. The free plan covers one user and 30 appointments a month; paid plans are priced per user a month, billed yearly or monthly, with current prices in your own currency on the pricing page. Card payments go through Stripe, Mollie or SumUp at their published rates, with nothing added by bbook. Reminders go out by SMS, WhatsApp and email, and on the Premium plan an AI receptionist answers the calls you miss while you are cutting.
Rerun the example above: the same barber pays nothing for the first 30 bookings, then the per-user subscription for the seat, plus processing, and nothing for new clients. If you are weighing the two, the Booksy alternative page has a feature-by-feature table.
FAQ
Is Booksy free for businesses?
No. There is a free trial (14 days in the US, 7 in the UK), then one paid plan at $29.99 or £40 a month for the first staff member. Clients use the Booksy app for free.
Does Booksy charge clients a booking fee?
No. Clients book for free, and there are no per-booking fees to the business either. The costs are the subscription, optional card processing, and the Boost commission on new clients from the marketplace.
What is the Booksy Boost fee, exactly?
A one-time 30% of the first appointment total for each client who finds you through Boost, capped at $100 in the US and with a £5 minimum in the UK. Later visits by the same client are not charged. You can turn Boost off at any time.