The FAQ price, and what the hero actually said
Fetched from biz.booksy.com/en-us/pricing on September 22, 2026. The FAQ “How much does Booksy cost?” answers: Booksy costs $29.99 per month, plus $20 per month for each additional team member, plus tax. If you process payments on Booksy, their processing fees apply on top, by method. A separate block says add extra users for $20/month each. The hero we fetched said “per month + tax” and did not replace that FAQ sentence, so the $29.99 figure is quoted from the FAQ.
A 14-day trial is described on the same page, with no credit card required. That trial is Booksy’s. It is not a Bukkii trial. AIVA has no free trial.
Boost is not the subscription
Boost is listed as free to turn on, with no monthly fee, then a one-time 30% fee based on the total cost of a Boost client’s first visit. Their FAQ says they do not charge commission for clients who find you through your own marketing, or on Booksy when Boost is off. When Boost is on, the 30% applies to someone who books you for the first time through that feature. Later visits are not described as repeating that 30%.
For a nail salon, that split matters more than the $29.99. A shop full of regulars is mostly the subscription and the $20 seats. A shop that lives on new marketplace clients is the subscription plus 30% of those first visits. We do not add a sample ticket and call it your Boost bill. The page did not give a sample service price.
Processing and hardware, quoted so they are not confused with seats
| Line on their page | Figure fetched Sep 22, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Subscription | $29.99 per month, plus tax |
| Each additional team member | $20 per month |
| Mobile payments and keyed-in entry | 2.69% + $0.30 |
| Booksy card reader | 2.49% + $0.10 |
| Tap to Pay | 2.49% + $0.20 |
| Fast payouts (30 minutes) | 1.5% fee. Next-business-day payouts listed as free |
| Stripe Reader S710 | $299 + shipping |
| Stripe Reader M2 | $53.10 + shipping |
Processing and hardware are not the subscription. Do not add 2.69% to $29.99 and call the sum “Booksy pricing.”
What they say is included
The page says all features are in the core subscription: no higher tier for more features, and no monthly feature add-on fees. The “we don’t charge you extra” list includes unlimited bookings, confirmations and reminders, email marketing, text marketing, forms, Reserve with Google, reporting, waitlists, no-show protection, online gift cards, and memberships and packages. Plans include 2,000 free SMS marketing messages per month. Appointment confirmations and reminders are described as always free. Standard mobile processing fees still apply where they mark them.
Reserve with Google on that list is Booksy’s wording. It is not a statement that Bukkii Google Reserve is the same setup. Client booking on the Booksy app is described as free for the customer.
The flat book, if the $20 seat is the complaint
Bukkii Calendar is $20/month for the whole book: unlimited staff, unlimited customers, a booking website, and Google Reserve. No per-tech add-on. No Boost commission, because there is no Boost and no Booksy marketplace. Get Calendar — $20/mo. Calendar does not answer the phone and does not take the place of Booksy payments or hardware.
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Two offers: AIVA on the phone, Calendar on the book
The calendar and the receptionist solve different leaks. Buy the one you are missing, or buy both. Neither is a footnote. Calendar does not answer the phone.
AIVA — the phone layer — $200 one-time
AIVA is the AI receptionist for inbound calls. She answers the shop number, books the service, and texts the appointment. $200 one-time. No monthly plan fee. No free trial. Get AIVA — $200. Hear her at (215) 791-6766.
Calendar — the booking layer — $20/month
Calendar is the booking website plus Google Reserve — the Book Online button on Google Maps. $20/month. Unlimited staff. Unlimited customers. It does not answer the phone. Choose it when the public book and Google are what you need, and you are keeping the checkout you already have. Get Calendar — $20/mo. Both cards are on pricing.
FAQ
How much does Booksy cost?
Fetched September 22, 2026. Booksy’s US pricing FAQ says $29.99 per month, plus $20 per month for each additional team member, plus tax. Payment processing is extra and depends on the method.
What is the Booksy Boost fee?
Boost is free to turn on, with no monthly fee. The page says a one-time 30% fee based on the total cost of a Boost client’s first visit. Clients from your own marketing, or from Booksy with Boost off, are described as commission-free.
Does Booksy charge per nail tech?
The FAQ prices one subscription, then $20 per month for each additional team member. It is a per-person meter after the first, not an unlimited-staff price.
Is Reserve with Google an extra Booksy fee?
Booksy lists Reserve with Google among items they do not charge extra for, inside the subscription. That is their product wording. It is not Bukkii Google Reserve.
What is the flat alternative if I do not want the per-user line?
Bukkii Calendar at $20 per month with unlimited staff, unlimited customers, and Google Reserve. It does not include Booksy’s marketplace, Boost, or card readers, and it does not answer the phone.