Scheduling & Booking · head to head
GlossGenius vs Booksy
GlossGenius
Scheduling & Booking
Beautiful booking for beauty pros
- From
- $24/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: GlossGenius card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent; Booksy the Boost marketplace feature charges a one time 30% fee on the first visit cost for each client it brings in
- They diverge on capability: GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Booksy covers Online booking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which GlossGenius and Booksy actually diverge.
| Attribute | GlossGenius | Booksy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $24/month | $29.99/month |
| Founded | 2016 | 2014 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Scheduling & Booking).
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 GlossGenius
- Custom booking pages
- Payment processing
- Client management
- Website builder
- Reports & insights
- Gift cards
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
Only in Booksy
- Online booking
- Calendar management
- Client database
- Reviews management
- Mobile apps
- Analytics dashboard
- Apple Calendar
Both cover
- Automated reminders
- Marketing tools
- Stripe
- Google Calendar
- SSL encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
GlossGenius
- Appointment booking and calendar management for salonsnot Booksy
- Card payments and tipping at the chairnot Booksy
- Client records, forms and waiversnot Booksy
- Memberships and prepaid packagesnot Booksy
- Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot Booksy
Booksy
- Appointment booking and client management for salons and barbersnot GlossGenius
- Taking payments and deposits against bookingsnot GlossGenius
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
GlossGenius
- Card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent
- Forms and waivers, waitlists and Google booking need the Gold plan at $56 a month
- Team analytics, custom commissions and unlimited team members require Platinum at $168 a month
- The medspa plans start where the beauty Platinum plan does, at $168 a month, rising to $298 for the full clinical suite
- Payroll is a separate add-on at $40 a month plus $6 per staff member
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
Pricing, plan by plan
GlossGenius
$24/month- Standard$24/month
- Custom booking site
- Unlimited appointments
- Client management
- Gold$48/month
- Everything in Standard
- Marketing suite
- Advanced analytics
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
Which should you pick?
Choose GlossGenius if
- You need custom booking pages.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want payment processing.
Choose Booksy if
- You need online booking.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want calendar management.
Questions people ask
- Is GlossGenius or Booksy better?
- Neither clearly leads. GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Booksy at $29.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, GlossGenius or Booksy?
- GlossGenius starts at $24/month and Booksy at $29.99/month.
- Does GlossGenius or Booksy run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is GlossGenius best used for?
- GlossGenius is most often used for appointment booking and calendar management for salons, card payments and tipping at the chair, client records, forms and waivers, memberships and prepaid packages. Of those, appointment booking and calendar management for salons and card payments and tipping at the chair are not what Booksy is typically brought in for.
- What can GlossGenius do that Booksy cannot?
- GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Website builder. Booksy covers Online booking, Calendar management, Client database, Reviews management. Both handle Automated reminders, Marketing tools, Instagram, Stripe.
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