UrBooked vs Booksy, Fresha, and other marketplace booking tools
Booksy and Fresha are widely used. Many owners like the app and the chance that a new client finds them in a directory. UrBooked is a different product: software you pay monthly, a booking page you own, and no cut of the appointment. This page is a straight comparison — not a smear, and not a claim about their current prices.
| Topic | UrBooked | Typical marketplace tools |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Private software for your salon. Clients book on your page. | Often a booking product plus a public directory where clients browse shops. |
| How you pay | Flat monthly: Chair $19, Studio $39, Suite $89. Same features on every plan. | Plans and fees vary by product and country. Some charge a subscription, a cut of bookings, listing fees, or a mix. Check their current site — we do not quote their prices here. |
| Cut of the ticket | None. You keep 100% of what the client pays you. | Some marketplace and platform tools take a percentage or payment fee on bookings they send you. Others do not. Read their checkout terms. |
| Walk-ins | Front-desk rotation: requested tech if free, otherwise fair turns. Lunch and blocks skipped. | Many tools focus on pre-booked appointments. Walk-in fairness is not always a first-class desk feature. |
| Who sees your salon | People you send to /your-salon — Instagram, Google, a card, a QR code. | Your own clients, and often anyone searching the marketplace for a nearby nail or hair shop. |
When a marketplace still makes sense
If you are a new shop with no following, a directory can be a marketing channel. Those products invest in consumer apps and “book a nearby salon” search. We do not pretend UrBooked replaces that. We also do not invent their plan names, take rates, or feature lists — those change, and they publish them themselves.
When private software fits
If clients already know your name, you may not want to sit in a grid next to the next nail salon. You want a link, a fair walk-in desk, and a bill that does not grow when you have a busy Saturday. That is UrBooked: nail salon booking software, plus hair, lash, and spa on the same book.
What “no cut” means here
You pay a monthly subscription. Card deposits, when you turn them on, are processed by Stripe; card-network fees are Stripe’s, not a UrBooked commission on the service price. We do not invoice a percentage of your gel sets or color services. 30 days free, no card to start. Full numbers on pricing.
Try the private book
Open a trial salon, or walk the Rose & Ivory demo if you want to click before you sign up.