Stop paying 30% to get new clients. Own your bookings. Own your website.
Booksy's Boost feature charges 30% of the total cost of a new client's first visit — with a minimum of £5. A £40 haircut from a marketplace newcomer costs you £12 straight to Booksy, on top of your monthly subscription. Use Boost to fill the diary and you'll pay that fee on every single new face that walks in.
Booksy gives you a profile on their marketplace, not a real website. Clients searching online land on booksy.com and see your competitors listed right alongside you. You're building Booksy's brand, not yours. If you ever leave, your entire online presence disappears with it.
Booksy UK charges £40/month for the first user + VAT, then £5/month per additional team member. A salon with 4 stylists pays £55/month + VAT before a single Boost commission. DoTheBeauty Growth covers up to 8 staff for a flat €49/month — no per-seat surprises.
Clients book through the Booksy app or booksy.com. They interact with Booksy's interface, not yours. You have no control over that experience, and no way to send clients to a booking page that carries your brand. DoTheBeauty gives you a direct booking link — on your own domain, under your own name.
When a client books via Booksy, they're in Booksy's ecosystem. Contact data is controlled by Booksy's platform. If you ever switch to a different system, migrating that client history is difficult by design — you're locked in to keep using the marketplace to stay visible.
£40/month + VAT base; £5/month per extra user + VAT
Flat subscription + optional Boost commission on new marketplace clients
Enter your numbers and see the difference.
You save per month: €12
That's per year: €146
EUR 44/mo + EUR 5/extra staff. Boost (optional): 30% one-time on first visit of new marketplace clients. Processing: 2.6% + VAT (EU rate). Free marketplace bookings without Boost.
Start free — 7-day trialYour client wants a cut with Bonnie and a keratin treatment with Lisa. Traditional booking systems make them book twice. DoTheBeauty handles it in one seamless flow.
Same 2.5 hours. Traditional booking: one client, one stylist blocked. DoTheBeauty: Emma's full multi-stylist appointment AND a second client in Bonnie's freed time.
Booksy is a well-known marketplace in the UK — and it can deliver new clients when you first start out. But the Boost commission model means every new face you attract costs you 30% of their first visit, on top of a £40/month subscription. The more successful you are at filling your calendar through Booksy, the more you pay. DoTheBeauty flips that logic. A flat monthly fee from €19.95, a professional AI-built website live in 10 minutes, 24/7 booking on your own domain, and 0% commission on every booking — forever. You own your client data, your brand, and your revenue. Booksy is a launchpad; DoTheBeauty is the foundation. For barbershops and nail salons comparing platforms, our [barbershop booking software guide](/blog/barbershop-booking-software) and [salon management software overview](/blog/salon-management-software) break down what features actually matter. --- **See also:** - [Treatwell vs DoTheBeauty](/compare/treatwell-alternative) — stop paying 35% commission to a marketplace - [Fresha vs DoTheBeauty](/compare/fresha-alternative) — no hidden 20% new-client fee - [Salonized vs DoTheBeauty](/compare/salonized-alternative) — flat pricing, AI website included