Stop paying Booksy’s 30% on your own regulars
Booksy charges £40/mo + £5/staff plus 30% Boost commission that can hit your existing clients. Setora is £39/month flat - unlimited barbers, no commission.
The real numbers
What you actually pay each month
Note: Booksy shares your clients with its marketplace.
Solo barber - 1 staff
Booksy
£40/mo
+ 30% on Boost clients
Setora
£39/mo
No per-staff fees. No commission.
No Boost commission. No marketplace sharing your clients. Same price, but your data stays yours.
3 barbers - 1 location
Booksy
~£55-80+/mo
£50 subscription + 30% Boost (~£5-30/mo)
Setora
£39/mo
No per-staff fees. No commission.
Save £190-500+/year
5 barbers - 1 location
Booksy
~£85-115+/mo
£60 subscription + 30% Boost (~£25-55/mo)
Setora
£39/mo
No per-staff fees. No commission.
Up to £900+/year
Booksy pricing: £40/month + £5/additional staff (UK). Boost commission: 30% on first visit from Boost clients, minimum £5. Setora: £39/mo per location excluding VAT. SMS billed separately. All figures from public pricing pages, February 2026.
What changes. What doesn’t.
Your clients won’t notice the difference. Your bank account will.
Same booking experience for clients
Your clients tap a link and pick a time. That doesn’t change. The only difference is the link goes to your page, not Booksy’s.
Your brand, front and centre
Your name, your colours, your booking page. No marketplace logos. Clients see your shop, not a platform.
Your data comes with you
Export your client list from Booksy, import into Setora. We help with the transfer and you keep full export rights forever. Need help? See our data portability guide.
What’s different day-to-day
Booking link
Points to your page, not a marketplace
Commission
None. Flat monthly fee.
Client data
Yours to export anytime
What Booksy does well
We’re not going to pretend Booksy is a bad product. Here’s where credit is due:
- Massive marketplace. 44 million clients worldwide, 310,000+ professionals. The discovery channel genuinely drives new clients.
- Simple pricing tiers. One tier includes everything - no confusing plan comparisons or feature gating.
- Competitive Tap to Pay. 0.99% + 20p for Tap to Pay is among the lowest processing rates in the industry.
- Solid marketing suite. Email blasts, SMS campaigns, social post creator, flash sales, loyalty cards - all included without extra charges.
Booksy makes sense if you want marketplace discovery and you’re a solo operator. But if you’re growing a team or you want clients who know your brand - not Booksy’s - the economics change.
No card required. Cancel anytime.
Three steps. One day. Done.
Export your data from Booksy
Under GDPR, Booksy must let you download your client list, booking history, and service data. We’ll show you exactly how.
Set up your Setora account
Add your services, staff, and opening hours. Customise your booking page. Takes about 20 minutes.
Import clients and go live
Upload your client data, share your new booking link, and start taking appointments. Same day.
Before you switch
Booksy lets you export client contact lists from the Customer Database tab. However, appointment history requires contacting support, and reviews cannot be transferred. Under GDPR, you have the right to all your data. We provide a migration guide and import assistance.
£39/month per location is how we make money. We don’t take a cut of your bookings, your card payments, or your walk-ins. The price you see is the price you pay.
Multiple Booksy users report being charged 30% Boost commission on their own regular clients who booked through shared Booksy links. With Setora, your booking link is yours - no commissions, no attribution disputes.
Most shops are up and running within a day. Set up your services and staff, import your client list, and you’re live.
Cancel anytime. No exit fees. No lock-in contracts. Export all your data - clients, bookings, everything - at any time, for free.
Your existing clients already know your shop. For new clients, the 30% commission you’ve been paying to Booksy Boost can fund your own marketing instead. Clients acquired through your own channels cost you nothing per booking.
Ready to stop paying commission on your own clients?
£39/month. Unlimited barbers. Every feature included. Try it free for 14 days.
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Pricing and feature information for Booksy was sourced from their public pricing page at biz.booksy.com/en-gb/pricing, last verified February 2026. Boost commission estimates are based on Booksy’s published rates. Setora pricing excludes VAT. If anything has changed, let us know and we’ll update this page.
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