Looking past
Booksy?
Booksy is a full marketplace suite. If what you actually need is your own booking page - flat pricing, no per-staff fees, no client app - hey.booked is the lighter way.
No card needed. Try your own page before upgrading.
hey.booked and Booksy solve different problems. Booksy sells reach: a marketplace where new clients can find you, plus payments, POS, and a client app. hey.booked sells calm: a booking page under your own name where your existing clients book, get reminded, and show up.
That difference shows up in the price. Booksy charges per staff member, every month. hey.booked has a free plan and one flat Pro price for the whole team, with no commission and nothing sold next to your page.
Booked while you work
Clients book from your link at any hour - no app, no account. You'll find the booking on your calendar between clients.
Phone down
Clients book without texting you.
Reminders included
Email on every plan, texts on Pro.
Start with what you need.
Free
30 bookings a month · 3 services · 1 staff member
Email reminders and your branded booking page included.
At the monthly limit, public bookings pause until next month or an upgrade.
Pro
$15 / month
$150 billed yearly
Unlimited staff, services, and bookings. Google Calendar sync and calendar feeds included.
$5 of text credit every month, about 250 texts. Extra credit never expires. Shared across your businesses.
No booking commission. You collect payment separately; deposits and checkout are not included.
View all plans and limitsside by side
The factual differences, without the marketing gloss:
Check the provider’s current pricing for your country, including staff, messaging, and payment fees.
What about new clients?
Your booking page gives people a place to book after they find you. Share it in your Instagram bio, messages, and Google Business Profile. Search visibility and new clients are not guaranteed.
Put the link in your Instagram bio and on your Google Business Profile, and the people already searching for what you do can book themselves.
What switching gets you
one flat price
The free plan covers a solo chair. Pro covers the whole team at $15/month - hire your fifth stylist without the software bill going up.
your clients stay yours
No marketplace around your page, so nobody browses from your profile to a competitor two blocks over.
nothing to install
Clients book from a link on any phone. No app store, no account creation, no password reset emails.
reminders included
Email reminders on every plan, with SMS and a configurable lead time on Pro.
calendar sync
Two-way Google Calendar sync on Pro, plus feeds for Apple and Outlook, so private events block bookable slots.
set up in an afternoon
Add services, staff, and working hours, share the link. Most shops are taking bookings the same day.
Move over at your own pace.
Add your services and working hours
Copy your service names, durations, and prices. Add the people who offer them.
Import your clients
Upload the client export from your old app (CSV or Excel) or your phone contacts. You review every row before it is saved, and nobody gets a message.
Add upcoming bookings, then share
Appointments do not import, so add the ones already booked to keep those times taken. Then put your link in your bio and messages.
where Booksy still wins
An honest comparison cuts both ways. Stay with Booksy if you rely on:
- Marketplace discovery - Booksy can put you in front of people who have never heard of your shop. hey.booked does not.
- Payments, deposits, and POS - Booksy handles money, hey.booked does not take payments yet.
- A one-click migration of services, staff, or appointments - those you re-create by hand (most shops finish in an afternoon). Your client list does come across: import Booksy's CSV export in a few minutes.
who should switch
Shops whose clients come from Instagram, referrals, and walk-ins - not the marketplace - and who are tired of paying per chair for features they never open.
Shops that get a meaningful share of new clients from Booksy's marketplace should probably keep paying for that reach.
Set up your page on the free plan and see if the calm fits before you switch anything.