Booksy charges up to $70/month before you've taken a single booking. BookMe gives you a full professional booking page, deposit collection, and WhatsApp confirmations — free.
No monthly fee · No setup cost · Free forever plan
Booksy's paid plans add overhead before your calendar is even full.
Booksy's plans start at $29.99/month and scale up to $69.99/month. As a solo artist just starting out, that's a significant overhead before your calendar is even full.
Even on a paid Booksy plan, your profile lives in their marketplace. Clients searching your area see you alongside every other artist. You're paying to compete.
Booksy's interface is designed for multi-staff salons. Solo nail techs and independent stylists find it bloated with features they'll never use and settings that don't apply.
| Booksy | BookMe | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | From $29.99/month | Free forever plan |
| Commission on bookings | Yes on some plans | Never |
| Marketplace listing | Yes | No — your page only |
| Deposit collection | ✓ | ✓ Free |
| WhatsApp confirmations | No | ✓ Built-in |
| Setup time | 30+ minutes | Under 5 minutes |
| Built for solo artists | No — salon-focused | ✓ Yes |
All the essentials for a solo beauty professional, none of the salon-management bloat.
Take up to 15 bookings a month at zero cost. No credit card, no trial period, no gotcha. Just your booking page, working.
No onboarding calls, no complex setup. Add your services, set your hours, share your link. That's the whole process.
Require a deposit for any service. Clients get clear bank transfer instructions. You confirm when it lands. No payment processor fees.
One tap opens WhatsApp with a pre-written message. Your clients hear from your real number, not an automated system.
Manage your whole day from your phone. See today's bookings, confirm deposits, block dates — no laptop required.
Push notification when a booking comes in. Not an email digest. Not a daily summary. The moment it happens.
“I was paying £40 a month for Booksy and half the features didn't even apply to me — I work alone from my home studio. I switched to BookMe and it does everything I actually need for free. The WhatsApp button alone saves me twenty minutes a day.”
The free plan is genuinely free — up to 15 bookings per month, full booking page, deposit collection, WhatsApp button, push notifications. No credit card required. Pro is £12/month flat with no commission.
BookMe has every feature an independent beauty professional actually uses. It doesn't have staff management or point-of-sale because solo artists don't need those.
About 20 minutes. Set up your BookMe page, then send your existing clients your new link. Most artists do it in an afternoon.
BookMe isn't a marketplace — your page is shared with people you send it to. For discovery, your Instagram bio link does the work. New followers become new bookings.
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