Starta.one
Booksy has a large marketplace with 44 million users and strong booking tools, but charges 30% commission on marketplace clients and 2.49–2.69% on every card payment. Starta.one offers a free plan, built-in AI assistant, and full business management without marketplace commissions.
Booksy is a solid booking platform with a strong marketplace presence, especially in the US and Poland. However, businesses pay $29.99/month base + $20/staff + payment processing fees + 30% commission on new marketplace clients.
Starta.one Lite is genuinely free, and the built-in AI assistant automates everything from setup to daily operations — no marketplace commissions, no transaction fees.
Starta.one Lite — free, unlimited bookings
Starta.one Pro — from €6.29/mo. Up to 5 employees included, +€1.99/mo per additional
$29.99/month + $20/month per additional staff + payment processing fees (2.49–2.69%)
Extra: 30% Boost commission on marketplace clients ($10–$100), card readers ($53–$220), fast payouts (1.5%)
Booksy starts at $29.99/month for one person and scales to $110+/month for a 5-person team — before processing fees and Boost commissions. Starta.one Pro is from €6.29/mo with up to 5 employees included, and Starta.one Lite is genuinely free with no hidden costs.
Describe your business to the AI assistant and it creates services, work schedule, and booking page in minutes
Automated reminders, smart gap filling in the schedule, reactivation of inactive clients
Regular performance audits, growth recommendations, personalized advice based on your data
Beyond the $29.99/month subscription, Booksy charges $20/staff, 2.49–2.69% per transaction, and 30% commission on marketplace clients. Users on Trustpilot report being charged the 30% even for existing clients who happen to book through the app.
Booksy's marketplace helps you get discovered — but it also shows your competitors to your own clients. You're building Booksy's brand, not yours.
Booksy has 16 revenue reports, but no expense tracking or profit/loss analysis. You can see what you earned, but not whether you're actually profitable.
Booksy has a 3.1/5 rating on Trustpilot. Salon owners frequently report 7–9 day response times and unresolved payment issues.
Booksy gives you a marketplace for finding new clients plus booking tools. Starta.one gives you what Booksy lacks: a built-in AI assistant, full P&L with expense tracking, full payroll management, a genuinely free Starta.one Lite plan, and no marketplace or transaction commissions. Plus — your clients stay yours, with no competitor ads in front of them.
Starta.one Pro — from €6.29/mo with up to 5 employees included, +€1.99/mo per additional employee. Lite — genuinely free. Booksy starts at $29.99/month for one person + $20/month per additional staff + 2.49–2.69% per card transaction + 30% marketplace commissions — a 5-person team pays $110+/month before processing fees.
Booksy allows client data export. Import your database into Starta.one, and the AI assistant will set up services, schedule, and your booking page in minutes — no manual rule reconfiguration needed.
Booksy has only an AI Voice Receptionist for answering calls. Starta.one has a full AI assistant: it sets up the system from a chat description of your business, optimizes scheduling and gap filling, reactivates inactive clients, runs weekly business audits, and gives growth recommendations.
A genuinely free plan with no booking limits, no marketplace or transaction commissions, ability to connect your own payment processor, full P&L with expense tracking, AI assistant, open API. Booksy has a strong marketplace — but that marketplace also shows your competitors to your clients and charges 30% on new bookings. Starta.one helps you build your own brand through SEO-optimized pages and AI marketing — clients you attract are 100% yours.