Is Booksy or Gusto better?

Neither clearly leads. Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Gusto at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Booksy or Gusto?

Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Gusto at $49/month.

Does Booksy or Gusto run on more platforms?

Booksy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Gusto 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 Gusto is typically brought in for.

What can Booksy do that Gusto cannot?

Booksy covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Automated reminders. Gusto covers Automated payroll, Tax filing, Benefits administration, Time tracking. Both handle Google Calendar.

Scheduling & Booking · head to head

Booksy vs Gusto

Booksy

Scheduling & Booking

Book local beauty services

From: $29.99/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Gusto

All industries

The people platform for small businesses

From: $49/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

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; Gusto customer service can be slow and unresponsive to issues
They diverge on capability: Booksy covers Online booking, Gusto covers Automated payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Booksy and Gusto actually diverge.

Attributes where Booksy and Gusto differ
Attribute	Booksy	Gusto
Starting price	$29.99/month	$49/month
Pricing model	subscription	Unknown
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web
Category	Scheduling & Booking	All industries
Founded	2014	2011

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 Gusto

Automated payroll
Tax filing
Benefits administration
Time tracking
Employee onboarding
HR compliance
Workers' comp
401(k) management

Both cover

Google Calendar

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 Gusto
Taking payments and deposits against bookingsnot Gusto

Gusto

Payroll processingnot Booksy
Benefits administrationnot Booksy
Tax compliancenot Booksy
Employee onboardingnot Booksy
Time trackingnot Booksy

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

Gusto

Customer service can be slow and unresponsive to issues
Weak reporting capabilities, cannot export data to spreadsheets for analysis
Support staff lacks deep payroll expertise and knowledge
Rehired employees do not have settings reset, causing manual cleanup work
City tax handling requires additional monitoring and monitoring
Onboarding can have issues with bank account verification and tax registration

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

Gusto

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Gusto review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Booksy if

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

Booksy review

Choose Gusto if

You need automated payroll.
You also want tax filing.

Gusto review

Questions people ask

Is Booksy or Gusto better?: Neither clearly leads. Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Gusto at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Booksy or Gusto?: Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Gusto at $49/month.
Does Booksy or Gusto run on more platforms?: Booksy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Gusto 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 Gusto is typically brought in for.
What can Booksy do that Gusto cannot?: Booksy covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Automated reminders. Gusto covers Automated payroll, Tax filing, Benefits administration, Time tracking. Both handle Google Calendar.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gusto: What is Gusto's starting price?

Gusto starts at $49 per month plus $6 per person. The company also offers a Contractor-only plan for $35 per month plus $6 per contractor.

Source

Gusto: Does Gusto include unlimited payroll runs?

Yes, all Gusto plans include unlimited payroll runs at no extra charge, including off-cycle payrolls.

Source

Gusto: What core features are included in Gusto?

All plans include payroll processing, tax administration, digital onboarding, benefits enrollment, time tracking, performance management, and next-day direct deposit for most plans.

Source

Gusto: Does Gusto support integrations?

Yes, Gusto integrates with accounting software, applicant tracking systems, benefits providers, time-tracking tools, and other business platforms to reduce data entry.

Source

Booksy vs Gusto

Booksy

Gusto

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Booksy

Only in Gusto

Both cover

What people use each for

Booksy

Gusto

Where each one falls short

Booksy

Gusto

Pricing, plan by plan

Booksy

Gusto

Which should you pick?

Choose Booksy if

Choose Gusto if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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