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Booksy vs Woven

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Booksy

Software

Book local beauty services

From
$29.99/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Woven

Software

Smart calendar for busy professionals

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Woven 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; Woven the Internet Archive's capture of Woven's homepage on 30 December 2020 named specific features (Smart Templates, Scheduling Links, Availability Sharing, Group Polls) and confirmed integration with Google, G Suite and Office 365, but the linked Pricing page itself could not be retrieved from the archive.
  • They diverge on capability: Booksy covers Online booking, Woven covers Smart scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Booksy and Woven actually diverge.

Attributes where Booksy and Woven differ
AttributeBooksyWoven
Starting price$29.99/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Macos, Ios

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2014).

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 Woven

  • Smart scheduling
  • Team availability
  • Time analytics
  • Video conferencing
  • Templates
  • Zoom
  • Slack
  • Macos support

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 Woven
  • Taking payments and deposits against bookingsnot Woven

Woven

  • 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

Woven

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Woven's homepage on 30 December 2020 named specific features (Smart Templates, Scheduling Links, Availability Sharing, Group Polls) and confirmed integration with Google, G Suite and Office 365, but the linked Pricing page itself could not be retrieved from the archive.

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

Woven

Free
  • DiscontinuedFree
    • Now part of Slack

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 Woven if

  • You need smart scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Macos, Ios.
  • You also want team availability.
Woven review

Questions people ask

Is Booksy or Woven better?
Neither clearly leads. Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Woven at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Booksy or Woven?
Woven has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29.99/month for Booksy and Free for Woven.
Does Booksy or Woven run on more platforms?
Booksy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Woven runs on Web, Macos, Ios.
Can I use Woven for free?
Yes. Woven 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 Woven is typically brought in for.
What can Booksy do that Woven cannot?
Booksy covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Automated reminders. Woven covers Smart scheduling, Team availability, Time analytics, Video conferencing. Both handle Google Calendar, Web support, Ios support.
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