Booksy pricing and fees in the UK, compared with Hopaby
Hopaby and Booksy compared for salons, barbers and beauty businesses. Every Booksy figure below links to the page it came from and shows the day we checked it; the oldest was checked on 29 October 2026. Hopaby charges no VAT.
The figures side by side
| Hopaby | Booksy | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | £0 on pay as you go; £29 on Pro. Hopaby charges no VAT. | £40 a month, with all features. + VAT checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Extra team members | Three team members included, then £5 a month each on pay as you go. Unlimited team members on Pro. | £5 a month for each extra team member. + VAT checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Card, in person | 3% on pay as you go; 1.75% + 20p on Pro. | Tap to Pay 0.99% + 20p; mobile payments 1.29% + 20p. + VAT checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Card, online | 3% on pay as you go; 1.75% + 20p on Pro. | Not listed on Booksy’s public pricing page, checked 29 October 2026. checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Deposits | A deposit confirms the appointment. You choose the amount, per service if you like. | Not listed on Booksy’s public pricing page, checked 29 October 2026. checked 29 October 2026, source |
| No-show protection | Save a client’s card when they book, and charge a no-show or late-cancellation fee under your own policy. Card fees as above. | Included in the subscription; standard mobile payment fees apply. checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Texts | 5p a part on pay as you go; 4p a part on Pro. | 500 marketing texts a month included, then 5p each. Appointment confirmations and reminders carry no charge. + VAT checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Commission on new clients | 0%. Hopaby has no client marketplace, so it sends you no new clients. | Optional Boost: a one-off 30% of a new client’s first visit total, minimum £5. Nothing if you leave Boost off. + VAT checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Contract | Monthly. No minimum term. | Monthly subscription. No commitment; cancel any time. checked 29 October 2026, source |
| Taking your data with you | Yes, by request. | Not listed on Booksy’s public pricing page, checked 29 October 2026. checked 29 October 2026, source |
Hopaby charges no VAT. Booksy prices are as published on the dates shown; ‘+ VAT’ means their price excludes VAT at 20%.
How we compared: we read Booksy’s public pages, listed below, and recorded each figure with the plan it applies to. We left out introductory offers and trials. Where a page does not give a figure we say so rather than guess. Where prices differ by plan, the plan is named.
A worked month
A four-chair salon taking £6,000 a month by card across 120 bookings of £50 each. 30 of those bookings are from new clients, shown two ways below. Texts are left out on both sides. We assume one card payment per booking; a deposit plus a balance would be two payments and two per-transaction fees.
None of the 30 new clients came through Booksy’s marketplace
Hopaby, pay as you go
£185.00
3% of £6,000.00 = £180.00 , plus 1 team member beyond the first three at £5 = £5.00. No monthly fee, no VAT.
Hopaby, Pro
£158.00
£29 + 1.75% of £6,000.00 (£105.00) + 120 × 20p (£24.00). No VAT.
Booksy
£138.40
Ex VAT; £166.08 with 20% VAT.
The arithmetic for Booksy: Subscription: £40 plus 3 extra team members × £5 = £55.00. Tap to Pay card rate: 0.99% of £6,000 = £59.40, plus 120 × 20p = £24.00, so £83.40. No Boost charge. Total £138.40 ex VAT; £166.08 with 20% VAT.
All 30 new clients came through Booksy Boost
Hopaby, pay as you go
£185.00
3% of £6,000.00 = £180.00 , plus 1 team member beyond the first three at £5 = £5.00. No monthly fee, no VAT.
Hopaby, Pro
£158.00
£29 + 1.75% of £6,000.00 (£105.00) + 120 × 20p (£24.00). No VAT.
Booksy
£588.40
Ex VAT; £706.08 with 20% VAT.
The arithmetic for Booksy: Subscription £55.00 and Tap to Pay card rate £83.40 as above. Boost: 30 × 30% of £50 = 30 × £15.00 = £450.00. Total £588.40 ex VAT; £706.08 with 20% VAT.
Assumption: one card payment per booking; a deposit plus a balance would be two payments and two per-transaction fees. Booksy’s prices were taken from its public pages on 29 October 2026. Hopaby’s are on our pricing page. Hopaby has no client marketplace, so the new-client fees above are the ones a marketplace charges for clients it sends you.
What Booksy does well
- A marketplace for new clients, which you can switch on or off: Boost is optional, with no monthly fee for it.
- No-show protection is included in the subscription, with a published card rate for Tap to Pay of 0.99% + 20p ex VAT, lower than Hopaby’s 3% or 1.75% + 20p for in-person payments.
- Strong with barbers, and a long-running business app with an established client base.
Moving from Booksy to Hopaby
What moves
- Your clients: names, mobile numbers and notes, by CSV or by typing them in.
- Your services and prices.
- Your team and their working days.
- Future appointments, by CSV where Booksy lets you export them, or re-entered by hand.
What stays behind
- Stored card details: these do not move between payment providers, so clients save a card again with Hopaby.
- Booksy marketplace reviews stay on Booksy; they do not travel with you.
- Your Booksy marketplace listing stays on Booksy until you close it.
The steps
- Set up Hopaby alongside Booksy: your services, prices and team.
- Import your client list. Export it from Booksy as a CSV and send it to us, or type in your regulars.
- Run both for a fortnight. Take new bookings on Hopaby, finish the ones already in Booksy, and send a card-save link to the clients you see most.
- When the diary on Booksy is empty, close or downgrade your Booksy account.
You do not have to switch in a day. Run both for a fortnight, and close Booksy only when its diary is empty.
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What is Booksy Boost?
Boost is Booksy’s optional marketplace promotion. Booksy’s UK pricing page says it is free to turn on, with a one-off 30% charge on a Boost client’s first visit total, minimum £5, ex VAT. Checked 29 October 2026.
How much does Booksy cost in the UK?
Booksy’s UK pricing page lists £40 a month plus £5 a month for each extra team member, ex VAT, with card fees on top: 0.99% + 20p for Tap to Pay and 1.29% + 20p for mobile payments. Checked 29 October 2026.
Fresha vs Booksy: what is the difference?
Fresha charges a 20% fee (minimum £4) on new clients from its marketplace; Booksy charges 30% (minimum £5) on Boost clients only. Fresha’s subscription is per bookable person and Booksy’s is a flat £40 plus £5 per extra team member. On the four-chair salon in our worked month (£6,000 a month by card, 120 bookings of £50, prices checked 29 October 2026, ex VAT): with no marketplace clients, Fresha’s Team plan comes to £135.20 and Booksy to £138.40. If all 30 new clients came through each marketplace, Fresha comes to £435.20 and Booksy, with Boost, to £588.40, because Booksy’s new-client charge is 30% against Fresha’s 20%. Each figure links to its source in the tables on this page and on our Fresha page.
Is there a Booksy alternative with no commission?
Hopaby takes no commission on your clients; it charges a card fee of 3% on pay as you go, or 1.75% + 20p on Pro at £29 a month. Hopaby has no client marketplace, so new clients have to find you another way.
No monthly fee for up to three people. 3% when you get paid. No commission on your clients, ever.
Booksy is a trade mark of its owner. Hopaby is not affiliated with it.