How we compare.
Compare booking and ticketing features for your industry, then check the total cost of the plan and add-ons you need. No marketplace commission on your direct bookings; payment processing and platform fees still apply.
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Compared with the software your industry actually uses.
| Hair & beauty | BookAppointment | Fresha | Treatwell | Booksy | Phorest | Nearcut | Squire |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Flat monthly price, 0% booking commission | Commission on new clients | Fee + 35% new-client commission | No commission — £0 plan adds a customer booking charge, or £17.50 + £10 per barber + VAT | No commission — from $30/mo solo, $50/mo per shop | |||
Your own branded website included | Basic profile | Profile page | Paid add-on | Booking site | Booking page & app | ||
Deposits & card payments to your own Stripe | Prepayment fee | Squire payments | |||||
UK-based support & free data migration | Account manager | Onboarding specialist | |||||
Patch-test & consultation forms | |||||||
Two-way messages on every booking | Via marketplace | Basic | SMS only | Not listed | Not listed | ||
Drag & drop website builder | Basic | Basic | Paid add-on | Booking page only | |||
Gift cards, course packages & retail stock | Marketplace vouchers | Stock is a paid add-on | Retail & POS | ||||
Customers never pay a booking fee | Subscription plan only | Check your plan | |||||
Import a public booking profile with treatment choices BookAppointment reads supported pages; available team and published reviews depend on the source. | Check availability | Check availability | Check availability | Check availability | Check availability | Check availability |
Based on published pricing and public documentation at the time of writing; plans and features change, so check with each provider. Competitors are trademarks of their respective owners. Something wrong? Tell us — we'll fix it.
Comparing us with Treatwell, Fresha, Booksy or Nearcut?
Marketplaces take a slice of every new client, and seat fees grow with your team. Work out what that adds up to over a year — and what you'd keep with us.
Switching from another platform?
Scan a supported booking page, bring across your website or upload an export. Treatment choices, available team profiles and published reviews can come across too, with free migration help.