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Booking software compared, on what it actually costs
Monthly prices go up per member of staff, and some systems now take a percentage of your new clients. Here is what the best-known ones charge a UK business, read from their own pricing pages.
Prices checked on . Each comparison lists its sources.
Monthly price by team size
The cheapest plan on each pricing page that fits the team, before card fees and any fee on new clients. Booksy adds VAT on top of these figures.
| Company | 1 person | 3 people | 6 people | Fee on new clients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take Bookings Now | £17.99 | £17.99 | £17.99 | None |
| Fresha | £14.95 | £29.85 | £59.70 | 20%, min £4, via its marketplace |
| Booksy | £40.00 | £50.00 | £65.00 | 30%, min £5 + VAT, with Boost on |
| Timely | £22.00 | £66.00 | £132.00 | None |
| Vagaro | £20.00 | £40.00 | £70.00 | 20% via its marketplace, Instagram, Facebook and Google |
Cheaper is not automatically better
Every one of these systems does things we do not: marketplaces that bring in new clients, memberships and packages, waitlists, card terminals, calendar sync. If you need those, the extra money buys something real. Each comparison says plainly where the other company is the better choice.
What we are for is the business that mostly needs its diary online, reminders that work, and deposits on the appointments that matter, without paying per head or a percentage of its new clients. Here is what we do not do yet.
Take Bookings Now vs Fresha
No 20% new-client fee and no per-member price. Fresha has a marketplace, memberships and a till.
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Take Bookings Now vs Booksy
Less than half the monthly price and no Boost fee. Booksy has a customer app and a marketplace.
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Take Bookings Now vs Timely
A flat price however many staff, and your own Stripe account. Timely has calendar sync and a waitlist.
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Take Bookings Now vs Vagaro
No 20% fee on customers from Instagram, Facebook or Google. Vagaro has memberships, forms and more.
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Fresha, Booksy, Timely and Vagaro are trademarks of their owners. Take Bookings Now is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any of them. Prices change; check each company's own page before you decide.
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