Payroll & Benefits · head to head
Booksy vs Zenefits
Zenefits
Payroll & Benefits
All-in-one HR platform for growing companies
- From
- $8/month
- 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; Zenefits product discontinued by parent company TriNet
- They diverge on capability: Booksy covers Online booking, Zenefits covers HR Administration.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Booksy and Zenefits actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Zenefits
- HR Administration
- Benefits Management
- Payroll
- Time and Scheduling
- Compliance
- Performance Management
- Slack
- Google Workspace
Both cover
- 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 Zenefits
- Taking payments and deposits against bookingsnot Zenefits
Zenefits
No use cases recorded yet. See the Zenefits 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
Zenefits
- Product discontinued by parent company TriNet
- Remaining customers forced to migrate to more expensive TriNet products
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
Zenefits
$8/month- Essentials$8/month
- HR Administration
- Time Off Tracking
- Scheduling
- Growth$16/month
- All Essentials features
- Compensation Management
- Performance Management
Which should you pick?
Choose Booksy if
- You need online booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want calendar management.
Questions people ask
- Is Booksy or Zenefits better?
- Neither clearly leads. Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Zenefits at $8/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Booksy or Zenefits?
- Booksy starts at $29.99/month and Zenefits at $8/month.
- Does Booksy or Zenefits run on more platforms?
- Booksy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Zenefits 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 Zenefits is typically brought in for.
- What can Booksy do that Zenefits cannot?
- Booksy covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Automated reminders. Zenefits covers HR Administration, Benefits Management, Payroll, Time and Scheduling. Both handle Web support, Ios support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Zenefits: Is Zenefits still available as a standalone product?
No. Zenefits was discontinued as a standalone product after TriNet's acquisition in 2022. Existing customers are being migrated to TriNet HR Plus (ASO) or TriNet PEO at higher costs.
SourceZenefits: What were Zenefits' main features before discontinuation?
Zenefits provided HR, benefits management, payroll as optional add-on, time and attendance tracking, and compliance tools for small to mid-sized businesses with 10-200 employees.
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