Booksy charges $29.99/mo per staff member, adds transaction fees, and still leaves your cancellations, waitlist, and lapsed client outreach for you to handle manually. Rekur does all of that autonomously — with no per-seat fees.
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Booksy charges $29.99/mo per stylist. 5 stylists = $150/mo just for the software. Add their transaction fees and you're paying $200+ before a single client walks in.
Booksy notifies you when someone cancels. Then you check the waitlist, make calls, send messages. The slot goes unfilled while you're in the middle of a client.
On top of the monthly seat fee, Booksy adds per-transaction charges when clients pay through the platform. The real cost of "Booksy $29.99" is usually $50-80/seat/mo.
When a regular stops coming in, Booksy doesn't notice. No automatic re-engagement. No proactive outreach. Clients drift away and you only notice when revenue drops.
What you actually get — and what you're still doing yourself.
| Feature | Booksy | Rekur Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Per-seat pricing | $29.99/mo per staff member | No per-seat fees, ever |
| Monthly subscription | Scales with team size | Flat pricing, free to start |
| Transaction fees | Yes — per-transaction charges | ✓ Zero transaction fees |
| Autonomous booking management | ✕ Manual workflow | ✓ Full AI agent |
| Cancellation recovery | ✕ Manual — you do it | ✓ Automatic — fills slot instantly |
| Waitlist automation | ✕ Basic notifications only | ✓ AI-powered, instant outreach |
| No-show recovery | ✕ Not included | ✓ Autonomous slot filling |
| Lapsed client outreach | ✕ Manual campaigns only | ✓ Automatically contacts inactive clients |
| Schedule optimization | ✕ Manual scheduling | ✓ AI fills gaps, maximizes revenue/hour |
| 24/7 client communication | ✓ Online booking available | ✓ AI handles all comms autonomously |
| Appointment reminders | ✓ Automated reminders | ✓ Reminders + autonomous follow-up |
| Cost for 5-person team | $150+/mo (seat fees only) | Same flat price — no per-seat penalty |
Booksy's per-seat model means every stylist you hire costs you more money — before they've seen a single client.
Per-seat pricing looks cheap for solo operators. The math changes fast.
When a cancellation comes in, Rekur immediately contacts the next person on your waitlist. No manual checking. Slot filled before it costs you money. Booksy just notifies you and waits.
When a regular client hasn't been in for 5+ weeks, Rekur sends a personalized re-engagement message automatically. Booksy requires you to build and send manual campaigns yourself.
Rekur analyzes your booking patterns and eliminates revenue-killing gaps in your day. It maximizes what each working hour earns — a level of intelligence Booksy's calendar simply can't provide.
Late-night booking requests, Sunday cancellations, questions between appointments — Rekur handles all client communication without you. Booksy takes bookings; Rekur manages the relationship.
"Booksy was costing me $150/mo for my team and I was still spending hours managing cancellations. Rekur handles all of it and costs less."
Salon owner, switching from Booksy
No per-seat fees. No commissions. AI that runs your booking operation autonomously.
Try Rekur Free →No. Rekur is flat pricing with no per-seat fees. Booksy charges $29.99/mo per staff member — a 5-person team pays $150/mo just for seats before any transaction fees. With Rekur, you can grow your team without your software bill growing with it.
The key difference: Booksy is a scheduling tool; Rekur is an AI agent. Booksy gives you a calendar and you manage it. Rekur autonomously handles cancellation recovery (filling empty slots automatically), waitlist management, lapsed client outreach, schedule optimization, and 24/7 client communication. You stop managing the calendar and start focusing on clients.
Yes. Rekur setup takes about 5 minutes — add your services, set your hours, share your booking link. You can run Rekur alongside Booksy while evaluating. Most salon owners book a free session first to experience Rekur as a client would, then decide. No commitment required.
Yes. Try Rekur free — no credit card required. Experience the full AI booking flow before spending anything. You'll see exactly how it handles confirmations, reminders, and client communication from your client's perspective.
Fresha charges 20% on new clients (then $200-400/mo to remove commissions). Booksy charges $29.99/mo per seat plus transaction fees. Both are scheduling tools — you still manage the actual work. Rekur is flat pricing, zero commissions, zero per-seat fees, and an AI agent that handles the work both platforms leave for you. See the Fresha comparison →
10 steps to move from Booksy without losing a single client or booking.
Rekur runs your booking operation autonomously. No per-seat fees. No commissions. Free to start.