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Booksy vs Toggl Plan
The short version
- Only Toggl Plan has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Toggl Plan limited day-to-day task management features compared to full-featured alternatives
- They diverge on capability: Booksy covers Online booking, Toggl Plan covers Timeline planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Booksy and Toggl Plan actually diverge.
| Attribute | Booksy | Toggl Plan |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29.99/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | Unknown |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2014 | 2006 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Toggl Plan
- Timeline planning
- Team availability
- Milestones
- Drag-and-drop
- Workload management
- Slack
- GitHub
- Toggl Track
Both cover
- Google Calendar
- Web support
- Ios support
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 Toggl Plan
- Taking payments and deposits against bookingsnot Toggl Plan
Toggl Plan
- Schedulingnot Booksy
- Appointment bookingnot Booksy
- Time trackingnot Booksy
- Resource managementnot Booksy
- Team coordinationnot 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
Toggl Plan
- Limited day-to-day task management features compared to full-featured alternatives
- Many teams run Toggl Plan alongside another tool for comprehensive project tracking
- Starter plan limited to five users maximum
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
Toggl Plan
Free- FreeFree
- Basic timeline view
- Starter$10/month
- Up to 5 users
- Gantt charts
- Integrations
- Business$25/month
- Unlimited users
- Advanced features
- Full integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Booksy if
- You need online booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want calendar management.
Choose Toggl Plan if
- You need timeline planning.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want team availability.
Questions people ask
- Is Booksy or Toggl Plan better?
- Neither clearly leads. Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Toggl Plan at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Booksy or Toggl Plan?
- Toggl Plan has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29.99/month for Booksy and Free for Toggl Plan.
- Does Booksy or Toggl Plan run on more platforms?
- Booksy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Toggl Plan runs on Web, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Toggl Plan for free?
- Yes. Toggl Plan has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Booksy starts at $29.99/month.
- 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 Toggl Plan is typically brought in for.
- What can Booksy do that Toggl Plan cannot?
- Booksy covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Automated reminders. Toggl Plan covers Timeline planning, Team availability, Milestones, Drag-and-drop. Both handle Google Calendar, Web support, Ios support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Toggl Plan: What are Toggl Plan's pricing tiers?
Toggl Plan has a free tier for individuals, Starter plan at $10 per user per month for up to five users, and Business plan at $25 per user per month with unlimited features.
SourceToggl Plan: Does Toggl Plan include time tracking?
Toggl Plan integrates with Toggl Track for time tracking, allowing you to start timers directly from tasks, though time tracking is not natively built into Toggl Plan.
SourceToggl Plan: What is Toggl Plan's main strength?
Toggl Plan excels at visual Gantt chart scheduling with drag-and-drop task management, timeline views, and workload visualization for teams.
SourceToggl Plan: Can Toggl Plan handle day-to-day task management?
Toggl Plan has limited day-to-day task management compared to full project management suites, making teams often run it alongside other task management tools.
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