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Booksy vs Certinia PSA

Booksy logo

Booksy

Scheduling & Booking

Book local beauty services

From
$29.99/month
Rated
-
Certinia PSA logo

Certinia PSA

Professional Services

AI-powered PSA suite, Salesforce-native

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Booksy the Boost marketplace feature charges a one time 30% fee on the first visit cost for each client it brings in; Certinia PSA no pricing is published; the pricing page offers only a Request a Demo action and regional sales contact numbers

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Booksy and Certinia PSA actually diverge.

Attributes where Booksy and Certinia PSA differ
AttributeBooksyCertinia PSA
Starting price$29.99/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
CategoryScheduling & BookingProfessional Services
Founded2014Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Booksy

  • Online booking
  • Calendar management
  • Client database
  • Automated reminders
  • Marketing tools
  • Reviews management
  • Mobile apps
  • Analytics dashboard

Only in Certinia PSA

Nothing recorded that Booksy does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Booksy

  • Appointment booking and client management for salons and barbersnot Certinia PSA
  • Taking payments and deposits against bookingsnot Certinia PSA

Certinia PSA

No use cases recorded yet. See the Certinia PSA review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Booksy

  • The Boost marketplace feature charges a one time 30% fee on the first visit cost for each client it brings in
  • Additional team members are $20 a month each on top of the $29.99 base
  • Card processing runs from 2.49% plus $0.10 to 2.69% plus $0.30 depending on how the payment is taken
  • Getting paid out within 30 minutes costs a further 1.5%
  • Card readers are bought separately at $53.10 or $219.85 plus shipping

Certinia PSA

  • No pricing is published; the pricing page offers only a Request a Demo action and regional sales contact numbers
  • Running on Salesforce means the platform requires a Salesforce org as its foundation

Pricing, plan by plan

Booksy

$29.99/month
  • Solo$29.99/month
    • Unlimited bookings
    • Client management
    • Mobile app
  • Team$49.99/month
    • Everything in Solo
    • Multiple staff
    • Staff scheduling
  • Business$79.99/month
    • Everything in Team
    • Multi-location
    • Priority support

Certinia PSA

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Certinia PSA review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Booksy if

  • You need online booking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want calendar management.

Choose Certinia PSA if

Nothing in the data separates Certinia PSA from Booksy on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Questions people ask

Is Booksy or Certinia PSA better?
Neither clearly leads. Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Certinia PSA at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Booksy or Certinia PSA?
Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Certinia PSA at On request.
Does Booksy or Certinia PSA run on more platforms?
Booksy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Certinia PSA runs on Web.
What is Booksy best used for?
Booksy is most often used for appointment booking and client management for salons and barbers, taking payments and deposits against bookings. Of those, appointment booking and client management for salons and barbers and taking payments and deposits against bookings are not what Certinia PSA is typically brought in for.
What can Booksy do that Certinia PSA cannot?
Booksy covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Automated reminders.

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