Quick disclosure: we make Solovi, a 0% commission alternative, so we are not a neutral party. We have tried to keep the Booksy numbers accurate and fair. Prices change, so always check Booksy's own pricing page for the latest figures.
The short answer
At the time of writing (June 2026), Booksy Biz costs:
- £40 a month for one person.
- plus £5 a month for every extra team member.
- plus card processing fees on any payments you take through Booksy.
- plus a one-off 30% Boost commission (minimum £5, plus VAT) on the first visit of any new client who finds you through the Booksy marketplace, if you switch Boost on.
There is no permanent free plan for businesses. There is a short free trial, and the customer-facing marketplace is free for clients to browse. That is usually what people mean when they ask "is Booksy free", and the answer for a business is no.
The monthly subscription
The base price is £40 a month for a single user. Each extra staff member adds £5 a month. So:
| Team size | Monthly subscription | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Solo (1 person) | £40 | £480 |
| 3 people | £50 | £600 |
| 5 people | £60 | £720 |
Booksy Biz, single plan with all features. Figures checked June 2026.
That subscription includes unlimited bookings, text and email reminders, and a free listing on the Booksy marketplace. For the monthly fee alone, it is reasonable value and broadly in line with the rest of the market.
The bit people miss: Boost
Boost is Booksy's marketplace promotion. Turn it on and Booksy pushes your profile to people searching its app and website. When a brand new client books you because of that, Booksy charges a one-off commission of 30% of their first visit (minimum £5, and VAT is added on top). After that first appointment, you keep 100% of what that client spends with you.
A worked example. A new client finds you on the Booksy marketplace and books a £60 first appointment:
- Booksy commission: 30% of £60 = £18
- VAT on the commission: £3.60
- Total to Booksy for that one client: £21.60
Get ten new Boost clients in a month at that average and you have paid around £216 in commission, on top of your subscription. That is the trade Booksy offers: it brings you new clients from its marketplace, and it takes a cut of the first visit for doing so.
To be fair to Booksy, Boost is optional and it is a one-off per client, not a fee on every booking forever. If you never switch it on, you do not pay it. But the marketplace is most of why people choose Booksy in the first place, so for a lot of businesses Boost is the point, and the commission is real money.
A common myth: "Booksy charges 1.5% per booking"
You will see this figure repeated all over the place, and we have used it ourselves in the past. It is not how Booksy actually works. Booksy does not take a flat percentage of every booking. The real costs are the monthly subscription, standard card processing fees, and the optional 30% Boost commission on new marketplace clients. We are putting that right wherever we have repeated it, because accurate is better than scary.
So is Booksy worth it?
It depends entirely on where your clients come from.
Booksy makes sense if you genuinely rely on its marketplace to find new clients, you are in a busy town where people search Booksy by habit, and you are happy to pay 30% of a first visit to win each new face.
Booksy gets expensive if most of your clients are regulars, or come from Instagram, word of mouth and walk-ins. In that case you are paying £40 to £60 a month for booking software, and the marketplace you are paying for is not really bringing you anything you could not get yourself.
The 0% commission alternative
This is the gap we built Solovi to fill. Instead of a marketplace that charges commission, Solovi gives you your own professional website with booking and payments built in, plus local SEO so you show up in Google for your own name and area. You pay a flat monthly fee and nothing else.
| Booksy | Solovi | |
|---|---|---|
| From | £40/mo (+£5 per extra staff) | £19/mo (Solo), £39/mo (Local) |
| Commission | 30% of a new client's first Boost visit | 0%, on everything, always |
| Card fees | Yes (Booksy payments) | Stripe's standard rate only |
| Your own website | No (marketplace profile) | Yes, done for you in 7 days |
| Free trial | Short trial | 30 days, no card |
The honest trade-off: Booksy can send you new clients from its marketplace, and Solovi does not have a marketplace. What Solovi does instead is build you a site you own, rank it locally, and take 0% of what you earn. If you bring most of your own clients, that maths works heavily in your favour. You can see the full side by side on our Solovi vs Booksy page.
Frequently asked
Is Booksy free? Not for businesses. Booksy Biz is a paid subscription (£40/mo plus £5 per extra staff at the time of writing). The marketplace is free for clients to browse, and there is a short free trial.
Does Booksy charge commission on every booking? No. The 30% commission only applies to a new client's first visit, and only when Boost is switched on. Your own regulars are not charged a commission.
How much is Booksy for a 3-person salon? About £50 a month before card fees and any Boost commission.
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A note on this guide. This article is general information to help you weigh up your options, not financial, legal or business advice. The figures were accurate to the best of our knowledge on the date shown above, but third-party prices and terms change often, so always check the provider's own website before you decide. Any product or company names mentioned are trademarks of their respective owners, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by them. We make Solovi, so we are not a neutral party, and we have tried to be fair and accurate throughout. If you spot anything out of date, let us know and we will put it right.