Looking for a Booksy Alternative? What to Compare Before You Switch
Thinking about leaving Booksy? Compare monthly price, extra-barber fees, new-client fees, texting and calendar sync side by side, and see how Book My Barber SBS stacks up.
Why barbers look for a Booksy alternative
Booksy is a popular booking app, and plenty of barbers use it. The usual reasons barbers start shopping around are cost as the shop grows, fees on new clients, and wanting more of their own brand in front of clients.
Before switching anything, write down what you pay in a normal month, including every add-on. That number is what you're comparing against.
What Booksy charges (from its own pricing page)
These figures are from Booksy's US pricing page as of October 2026. Check their page for current prices before you decide.
- $29.99 a month plus tax for the base plan
- $20 a month for each additional staff member
- Boost: no monthly fee, but 30% of a Boost client's first visit, capped at $100
- Card processing per transaction, for example 2.69% + $0.30 for mobile payments
How Book My Barber SBS compares
Note one difference honestly: Booksy caps its Boost fee at $100, and Book My Barber's Featured share has no cap. If most of your new clients come from a marketplace and your tickets are high, do that math for your shop.
- Free plan: $0 a month, and extra barbers' chairs are free on every plan
- Texts are 2¢ each on Free; emails are free; no card needed to sign up
- Featured (being shown to new clients in the directory): 30% of that client's first booking on Free, 20% on Pro, nothing on Local Service, and repeat bookings are free
- Pro at $59 a month adds two-way Google Calendar sync, a walk-in line clients join from their phone, and booth rent and commission collection
- Your client payments go to you; SBS doesn't hold your client money
How to switch without losing clients
- Set up your Book My Barber page and services first, while Booksy is still running
- Export your client list from your current app
- Put your new booking link in your Instagram bio and Google Business Profile
- Text your regulars the new link, then turn off the old app once bookings move over
Try it free
You can set up Book My Barber SBS for $0 and compare it side by side before you cancel anything: forbarbers.bookmybarbersbs.com.