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Booksy vs NSuite Solo

Booksy Owns Your Clients. NSuite Lets You Keep Them.

Every client you get through Booksy is Booksy's client — they see your competition a scroll below you, and your profile disappears the moment you stop paying. NSuite gives you a direct booking link that belongs to you, invoicing you control, and a CRM no platform can take from you. Free to start. Live in under 15 minutes.

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How We Compare

FeatureBooksyNSuite Solo
You own the client relationship
No commission on new clients
Direct booking link (yours, not Booksy's)Via marketplace✅ Direct link (Starter/Pro)
Client self-booking
Service & duration catalog
Invoice creation
Recurring invoices✗ Not availablePro plan
Stripe payment collectionBooksy Pay onlyNative
Built-in CRMLimited
Client notes & history
Free plan (no credit card)

What Booksy Actually Costs When You Use Boost

Scenario: 30 appointments/month · $55 average · 10 new clients/month sourced via Booksy Boost

PlanMonthlyAnnual
Booksy — subscription only (Boost off)~$30~$360
Booksy — subscription + Boost on 10 new clients~$195~$2,340
NSuite Starter — $19/month + 3% platform fee on card payments~$69~$828

Booksy Boost charges 30% on the total cost of a new client's first visit (tips excluded). Verify at biz.booksy.com/pricing. NSuite platform fee applies to card payments only. Stripe processing fees (~2.9% + $0.30/transaction) apply on both platforms and are not included above.

Worried about switching?

“"Booksy is where my new clients find me."”

Discovery is genuinely Booksy's strength — a stranger searching for someone like you who has no idea you exist yet. NSuite isn't trying to compete there. What changes is what happens after that first booking: instead of paying a 30% Boost fee every time that client rebooks through the marketplace, you hand them your own free NSuite link once they know your name — and repeat visits, which make up most of your calendar, stop costing you a commission.

“"Will I lose my Booksy reviews and reputation?"”

Your Booksy reviews stay on Booksy — there's no way to port them, and we won't pretend otherwise. But your regulars rebook you because of the appointment they just had, not a star rating. A direct NSuite booking link texted after a great first visit converts most repeat clients without them ever searching Booksy again.

“"What happens to my client list if I leave Booksy?"”

Booksy lets you pull your client list out under Settings > Data Export — hand that file to NSuite and it lands in your CRM ready to use. Solo pros who make the switch typically see the large majority of their regulars rebooking on the new link within a week or two, since those clients were always loyal to the person, not the platform.

“I was on Booksy for two years. Once I turned on Boost, it was eating about $150–$180 a month in commissions — on top of the $30 subscription. And I was still ranked below three other barbers within a mile of me. I switched to NSuite, texted my regulars my new booking link, and every single one of them booked through it within a week. Now I'm on the $19 plan and I keep every dollar my clients pay — minus the card processing fee.”

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Nora D.

Independent Barber

Illustrative example. Not an actual customer review.

Common Questions

How do I bring my existing clients from Booksy to NSuite?▾
About ten minutes. Export your client list from Booksy (Settings → Data Export), import it into NSuite, then send your regulars a single text or DM with your new booking link. Most solo professionals find that 80–90% of their regular clients book through the new link within the first week — because those clients are booking with you, not with Booksy. You can keep your Booksy profile live during the transition so you don't lose any new discovery traffic while your regulars make the switch.
If I leave Booksy, how do I get new clients I don't have yet?▾
Booksy does one thing well: put you in front of someone searching 'barber near me' who has never heard of you. NSuite doesn't replace that — and we're not going to pretend it does. What NSuite does is stop you from paying Booksy a 30% commission on every new client after they find you. Many solo professionals run both: keep a basic Booksy profile for new discovery, then move first-time clients to their NSuite booking link after the first appointment. Once they know you, they book directly. You stop paying commissions on every repeat visit — and that's the majority of your business.
Is NSuite Solo a marketplace like Booksy?▾
No. NSuite gives you a direct booking link you share with your own clients — on Instagram, your website, or via text. There's no marketplace, no commission on bookings, and no competing listings next to yours.
Does NSuite have a mobile app like Booksy?▾
NSuite Solo is a responsive web app that works on any phone, tablet, or computer — no app download required for you or your clients. Just open your browser and you're running your business.
What does NSuite cost?▾
Free plan forever — no credit card required. You get scheduling, up to 25 clients, invoicing, and your service catalog. Starter at $19/month unlocks your direct booking link and online payments — we charge a 3% platform fee on card payments (not on every appointment, just on the ones clients pay by card). Pro at $49/month drops that to 1.9%. For context: Booksy charges 30% on new clients' first visit via Boost, on top of their $29.99/month subscription.

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