Why "how much does Booksy cost" has no simple euro answer
Booksy is popular with barbershops and hair salons, yet there is no Dutch price anywhere on its site. Search for Booksy pricing and you land on a page quoted entirely in dollars, with a "plus tax" line that has nothing to do with Dutch VAT. That makes comparing Booksy to a Netherlands-based booking system harder than comparing it to a competitor that simply prices in euros.
This guide lists Booksy's figures exactly as its own pricing page shows them, converts them to euros with a clear caveat about the exchange rate, and works through three examples for a Dutch salon: a solo barber, a three-person barbershop, and a busy shop pulling in many new clients through Boost. At the end I set CelerBook's pay-per-appointment model honestly next to Booksy, including where Booksy offers more.
What does Booksy cost per month?
Booksy charges $29.99 a month for the first user and $20 a month for each extra staff member, up to the fourteenth. Beyond that, no further per-staff charge applies. There is a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
| Cost item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Subscription, first user | $29.99 a month plus tax |
| Each extra staff member (up to 14) | $20 a month plus tax |
| Boost (marketplace commission) | One-time 30% on a new client's first booking, 0% on repeat visits |
| Mobile or keyed-in payments | 2.69% plus $0.30 per transaction |
| Card reader payments | 2.49% plus $0.10 per transaction |
| Tap to Pay payments | 2.49% plus $0.20 per transaction |
| Free trial | 14 days, no credit card required |
Source: biz.booksy.com/pricing and biz.booksy.com/features/boost, checked live on 11 September 2026. Prices can change; always check Booksy's current pricing page.
The subscription line reads "plus tax" on Booksy's own page. That is the US sales tax term, not Dutch VAT. Booksy nowhere lists a VAT rate or a separate VAT line for Dutch or European customers, which makes sense: it has no Dutch or euro price list. The region picker on biz.booksy.com lists the United States, the UK, Ireland, France, Poland, Spain, Brazil and Germany, but the Netherlands is missing, and even the German version of the page still prices in dollars. What "plus tax" means in practice for a Dutch salon running Booksy is not stated on the site, so confirm that directly with Booksy before you build your own VAT return around it.
Booksy in euros: a conversion with a caveat
To place these figures next to a Netherlands-based provider, I convert them to euros. At an indicative rate of roughly 0.92 EUR per dollar, $29.99 works out to around 27.60 EUR, and $20 to around 18.40 EUR. Those are estimates, not official Booksy prices: exchange rates move daily, and your bank or card provider usually adds its own conversion margin once the dollar charge lands on your statement. Build in a margin and check the rate on the day before you finalize a comparison.
Booksy Boost: what the marketplace commission actually costs
Boost is Booksy's feature for raising your visibility inside the Booksy consumer app, where clients search for a barber or salon and book directly. Turning Boost on costs nothing per month. What it does cost: a one-time 30 percent commission on a new client's first booking through Boost. If that same client books again later, the repeat visit carries no commission. Tips stay entirely with the salon.
That is a different kind of cost than the subscription. You pay the subscription regardless of how many clients you served that month. You pay the Boost commission only on revenue you likely would not have had otherwise, from clients who found you through the Booksy app. For a barbershop actively chasing new clients through the app, that trade can be worth it. For a shop running mostly on repeat clients who would have rebooked anyway, that commission barely factors in.
One secondary source previously mentioned a separate $49.99 monthly Boost fee. That does not match Booksy's own pricing page: Boost carries no monthly charge, only the one-time 30 percent on a new client's first visit. When in doubt, go with what biz.booksy.com itself states. Treatwell runs the same kind of marketplace commission at a higher rate, 35 percent on a new client's first booking, worked out per treatment in what Treatwell's commission costs.
Three worked examples for a Dutch barbershop
Numbers make this concrete. All euro figures below are indicative conversions at roughly 0.92 EUR per dollar, excluding card processing fees unless stated otherwise.
Solo barber. An independent barber pays the first-user subscription: $29.99, roughly 27.60 EUR a month. With no active Boost clients that month, that fixed amount is the whole bill, whether he ran 40 appointments or 90.
Three-person barbershop. First user plus two extra staff: $29.99 plus two times $20, so $69.99 a month, roughly 64.40 EUR. That figure stays fixed regardless of appointment volume.
Busy shop with many new Boost clients. Same three-person barbershop, subscription $69.99 (roughly 64.40 EUR), but now with Boost switched on and 35 new clients arriving through the app that month. At an average first haircut of 28 EUR, the commission is 30 percent of 28 EUR, or 8.40 EUR per new client, times 35, which comes to 294 EUR in Boost commission. Add the subscription and the shop lands around 358 EUR that month, before card processing fees.
| Scenario | Subscription (indicative EUR) | Boost commission | Total (indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo barber | 27.60 EUR | No Boost clients | 27.60 EUR |
| Barbershop, 3 staff | 64.40 EUR | No Boost clients | 64.40 EUR |
| Busy shop, 3 staff, 35 new Boost clients | 64.40 EUR | 294 EUR (30% of 28 EUR x 35) | approx. 358 EUR |
Indicative worked example based on biz.booksy.com/pricing and biz.booksy.com/features/boost (11 September 2026), converted at roughly 0.92 EUR per dollar. Card processing fees are not included. Actual amounts depend on the exchange rate on the day and your own service pricing.
CelerBook next to it: same volume, different model
CelerBook charges no fixed monthly dollar fee. Instead it charges 0.25 EUR ex VAT per completed appointment, with the first 5 appointments each month free and a cap of 30 EUR for a solo operator plus 5 EUR per extra staff member. Run the same three situations through it.
A solo barber with, say, 70 appointments in a month pays (70 minus 5) times 0.25 EUR, which comes to 16.25 EUR ex VAT. That 30 EUR cap is not reached at this volume.
A three-person barbershop running 260 appointments in a busy month does hit the cap: 30 EUR plus two times 5 EUR for the extra staff comes to 40 EUR ex VAT, the maximum for that month whether the total was 260 or 400 appointments.
For the third scenario, the busy shop with 35 new clients through a marketplace app, the comparison is honestly not one-to-one. CelerBook has no consumer app and no comparable channel for delivering new clients, so there is no separate commission tied to it either. At the same 260-appointment volume that month, CelerBook still charges the 40 EUR cap, whether those new clients came from Google, Instagram, or word of mouth. Under Booksy, the same scenario totals above 350 EUR, driven mostly by the Boost commission. The real gap is what you pay for bringing new clients in the door, not the bare subscription.
| Scenario | Booksy (indicative) | CelerBook (ex VAT) |
|---|---|---|
| Solo barber, 70 appointments | 27.60 EUR | 16.25 EUR |
| Barbershop, 3 staff, 260 appointments | 64.40 EUR | 40 EUR (cap) |
| Busy shop, 3 staff, 260 appointments, 35 new via Boost | approx. 358 EUR | 40 EUR (cap, no marketplace commission) |
Indicative worked example. Booksy amounts converted at roughly 0.92 EUR per dollar. CelerBook: 0.25 EUR ex VAT per completed appointment, first 5 free, cap 30 EUR solo plus 5 EUR per extra staff member.
Where Booksy offers more than CelerBook
Booksy also bundles a consumer app with its own profile where clients search for a barbershop and book directly, free marketing texts up to 2000 a month, gift cards, memberships, packages, and built-in online payments with Tap to Pay on a phone. For a shop that wants an active client-discovery channel and those extras in one package, that is a real advantage.
CelerBook stays deliberately smaller in scope: calendar, booking page, client management, and reporting, without a consumer app or a payment integration built in. That difference also explains the price gap: you pay for the software itself, not for a platform that sources new clients on your behalf. The full feature comparison with sourcing sits on CelerBook versus Booksy.
Switching away from Booksy
Leaving Booksy is not the same as leaving a plain subscription, because you are also giving up a client-acquisition channel. Work out the monthly fee you are dropping, then how many clients Boost genuinely brought you each month, and whether Google, Instagram, or your own booking page can replace that flow. A client list export from Booksy goes through support and typically takes a few business days. A full step-by-step guide for this move is coming soon at switching from Booksy.
How to put this in motion starting next week
No rushed cancellation, just a clear picture of what you are actually paying today.
Week 1: check how many of your recent appointments were genuinely new clients who arrived through Booksy or Boost, versus regulars who would have rebooked anyway.
Week 2: convert your own subscription plus Boost commission to euros at the current exchange rate, and add in card processing fees.
Week 3: set that total against a pay-per-appointment model at your own volume, worked through in hair salon software pricing compared and pay-per-booking versus subscription.
Week 4: if switching is on the table, check for costs you might be overlooking with hidden costs of salon software and whether you can move without a long notice period using salon software with no contract.
Run a barbershop or hair salon and want to price in euros, without a marketplace commission on top. CelerBook charges 0.25 EUR ex VAT per completed appointment, the first 5 each month free, with a cap of 30 EUR a month for a solo operator plus 5 EUR per extra staff member. You get online booking with your own booking page, automatic SMS reminders and confirmation emails, client management, staff scheduling per team member, and a VAT report by month, quarter, or year. No contract, no usage means no cost. Take a look at software built for the barbershop or try CelerBook for free.