Checked October 21, 2026

What the booking apps charge. And what we don't.

Every number below is from that company's own pricing page, read on October 21, 2026 and linked under its card. Where a page did not say, the card says so. Bookd Beauty is a flat monthly price: no cut of your payments, no commission on a new client, nothing added to your client's bill. Card processing is Stripe's published rate, paid to Stripe.

Seven apps, side by side

The month, the card, the new client, the extra chair.

Four places a booking app gets paid. Read each card the same way and the pattern shows itself.

Bookd Beauty

Your Bookd Line is included: 500 texts a month on Studio, 1,000 on Concierge, then 2¢ a text.

Each month: $29 a month for Studio, $69 for Concierge. $290 or $690 a year, two months free. Launch offer: 30% off monthly billing for your first 6 months ($20 and $48).
Card processing: Stripe's published rate, paid to Stripe, nothing added: 2.9% + 30¢ online and 2.7% + 5¢ in person with Tap to Pay on iPhone. The money lands in your own Stripe account.
Cut of your payments: None. We keep nothing from any payment, ever.
New-client commission: None. There is no marketplace and no commission.
Fee your client pays: None. Your client pays your price.
Another chair: One price. Bookd Beauty is built for one chair.
Trial: 14 days free, no card asked.

Sources, October 21, 2026: Bookd Beauty pricing · Stripe pricing

GlossGenius

Instant payouts cost a flat 1.8%.

Each month: Standard $28 a month ($24 billed yearly), Gold $56 ($48 yearly), Platinum $168 ($148 yearly).
Card processing: 2.4% + 15¢ in person, per its pricing FAQ. 2.9% + 30¢ on online invoicing. Its card-on-file and online rate was an unfilled placeholder on the pricing page the day we checked.
Cut of your payments: Payments run through GlossGenius at its own rate. No separate commission stated.
New-client commission: None stated. GlossGenius has no client marketplace.
Fee your client pays: None stated.
Another chair: Team features are on Gold and Platinum. No per-person price stated.
Trial: 14 days, no card required, per its FAQ.

Source, October 21, 2026: GlossGenius pricing

Booksy

Fast payouts in 30 minutes cost 1.5%.

Each month: $29.99 a month plus tax.
Card processing: 2.49% + 10¢ with the Booksy card reader, 2.49% + 20¢ with Tap to Pay, 2.69% + 30¢ for mobile payments and keyed entry.
Cut of your payments: Payments run through Booksy at its own rate. No commission unless Boost is on.
New-client commission: Boost, optional: a one-time 30% of a new client's first visit, up to $100.
Fee your client pays: None stated.
Another chair: $20 a month for each additional team member, plus tax.
Trial: 14 days, no card or commitment.

Source, October 21, 2026: Booksy pricing

Square Appointments

Each month: Free at $0 a month, Plus at $49, Premium at $149, each per location.
Card processing: Free: 2.6% + 15¢ in person and 3.3% + 30¢ online. Plus: 2.5% + 15¢ and 2.9% + 30¢. Premium: 2.4% + 15¢ and 2.9% + 30¢.
Cut of your payments: Payments run through Square at its own rate, and the rate drops as the plan price rises.
New-client commission: None stated.
Fee your client pays: None stated.
Another chair: Priced per location. The Free plan lists unlimited staff calendars.
Trial: 30 days on Plus and Premium.

Source, October 21, 2026: Square Appointments pricing

Vagaro

Each month: $30 a month, shown next to $23.99 a month as an exclusive rate for the first six months.
Card processing: Its comparison page says "as low as 2.2%". No full rate, in person or online, is published on its pricing page.
Cut of your payments: Payments run through Vagaro Merchant Services. No commission stated.
New-client commission: None stated. A free marketplace listing comes with every plan.
Fee your client pays: None stated.
Another chair: $10 for each bookable calendar you add, up to seven.
Trial: 30 days.

Sources, October 21, 2026: Vagaro pricing · Vagaro's comparison page

Fresha

100 texts a month free, then 2¢ a text. Its automated answering add-on is $99.95 a month per location.

Each month: $19.95 a month for an independent, $14.95 per team member for a team.
Card processing: 2.29% + 20¢ in person, plus 10¢ per Tap to pay authorization. 2.79% + 20¢ online. 3.30% + 20¢ for manual card entry.
Cut of your payments: Payments run through Fresha at its own rate.
New-client commission: A one-time 20% commission on each new client from its marketplace, minimum $6.
Fee your client pays: None stated.
Another chair: $14.95 per team member a month.
Trial: 7 days.

Source, October 21, 2026: Fresha pricing

StyleSeat

Each month: $19 a month after the trial.
Card processing: $0 for the 21-day trial, then 1.9% + 30¢ for six months, then 2.5% + 30¢ in person and 2.6% + 30¢ online, per its own comparison page.
Cut of your payments: Payments run through StyleSeat at its own rate. Smart Pricing appointments carry a 5.5% fee.
New-client commission: 30% of a new client's first visit from its marketplace, up to $50.
Fee your client pays: Not stated on the pages we checked.
Another chair: One flat plan.
Trial: 21 days, no card.

Sources, October 21, 2026: StyleSeat pricing · StyleSeat's GlossGenius comparison

Two visits, worked out

Where the money goes on one $150 visit.

Processing is a few dollars everywhere, and we are not the lowest. The commission is where the apps differ by tens of dollars, and ours is zero.

A regular, paying in person

Card processing on $150, from each app's stated in-person rate. Vagaro publishes no full rate, so it is not here.

Bookd Beauty2.7% + 5¢, Stripe's rate, paid to Stripe	$4.10
GlossGenius2.4% + 15¢	$3.75
Booksy2.49% + 20¢, Tap to Pay	$3.94
Square Appointments2.6% + 15¢, Free plan	$4.05
Fresha2.29% + 30¢, 20¢ plus the 10¢ tap authorization	$3.74
StyleSeat2.5% + 30¢, after its promotional six months	$4.05

A new client, found through the app

The share of her first $150 visit the app keeps as a commission, on top of processing.

Bookd Beauty	$0
GlossGenius	$0, no marketplace
Booksy	$45 with Boost on, $0 with it off
Square Appointments	$0 stated
Vagaro	$0 stated
Fresha	$30
StyleSeat	$45

Plain words

A cut is not processing. Here is the difference.

The subscription

The monthly price. Every app on this page has one, except Square's free plan, which makes its money on the card rate instead.

Card processing

What it costs to move money from a card to your bank. Everyone pays one. Most apps run it themselves and set their own rate; the difference between their rate and their cost is theirs. Bookd Beauty sends it to Stripe at Stripe's published rate and keeps nothing.

A cut of your payments

A share the software keeps on top of processing. Bookd Beauty takes none.

A new-client commission

A share of a client's first visit when she found you through the app's marketplace. 20% on Fresha, 30% on StyleSeat and on Booksy's optional Boost. Bookd Beauty has no marketplace, so there is none.

A fee your client pays

A booking or service fee added to her bill. Bookd Beauty adds nothing. If you choose to pass your card costs on, that is your call and your words, and she sees it before she pays.

Questions

The honest answers.

Is Bookd Beauty the cheapest on card processing?

No. You pay Stripe's published rate, 2.9% + 30¢ online and 2.7% + 5¢ in person, and a few apps quote a lower in-person rate than that. What you never pay us is a cut, a commission, or a fee on your client. Over a month, the cut is the bigger number.

Why send processing to Stripe instead of running it yourselves?

Because then the money is yours the whole way. Deposits and chair-side payments land in your own Stripe account, not in a balance we hold, and nothing on this page changes if we change our minds about our prices.

Where do these numbers come from?

Each company's own pricing page, read on October 21, 2026, and linked under every card. Where a page did not state a number, the card says so instead of guessing. If one is wrong or has changed, write to hello@bookdbeauty.com and we will fix it and move the date.

Does the launch offer change any of this?

Only the subscription. 30% off monthly billing for your first 6 paid months, then the list price. Processing, the cut, and your client's bill are the same on every plan: Stripe's rate, none, and nothing added.

Sources

Check every number yourself.

All read on October 21, 2026. Prices change; if one has, write to hello@bookdbeauty.com and we will fix it and move the date.

Consider it bookd.

$29 a month. Stripe's rate on cards (2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 5¢ in person). Nothing else, from us, ever.

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