Comparison

Rexabook vs Booksy

An honest side-by-side of Booksy and Rexabook - features, pricing, where each platform wins, and which one is right for your business.

Marketplace-driven booking for barbers and salons

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The short version

Booksy is one of the biggest names in barbershop and salon booking. It combines a booking app with a built-in marketplace where new clients can discover your business - useful for newer shops, but it also means you compete with every other business on the platform and you don't own the relationship with clients who find you there.

Where Booksy is strong

Strong brand recognition in the barbershop vertical
Built-in marketplace that surfaces new shops to clients searching the platform
Mature mobile apps for owner and client with offline-friendly UI

Where Booksy falls short

No per-staff payment splitting - all payments route through the shop owner, not individual chair-renters
Marketplace intermediation means you can't message clients outside the platform
No AI service import - you re-enter your whole catalogue by hand

Feature comparison

Feature	Rexabook	Booksy
AI Receptionist (email + contact form)
Auto-charge no-shows & late cancels		With Mobile Payments enabled
Online booking page on your own subdomain		Marketplace listing
Multi-page website builder (AI-drafted pages, drag-and-drop canvas, design themes)	Free on every plan, including Free	Not publicly documented
Marketplace client discovery
No commission on bookings
Free plan	Whole team included, uncapped seats	No free plan (14-day trial only)
AI service import (photo or URL)
Card-on-file at booking
Prepaid session packages
SMS confirmations & reminders		Not publicly documented
Per-staff payment splitting (chair/booth rental)
Mobile / travel-aware booking (Home Base + Travel Areas)	Home Base + Travel Areas + route planning	Travel radius, no route planning
Multi-location support		Separate accounts, no shared calendar
Staff seats	Free plan uncapped; Base/Pro: 1 free, then paid per seat	Paid per extra staff
Staff commission tracking
Local SEO tooling (schema, sitemap, site verification)		Not publicly documented
Client notes & tags
Loyalty stamp cards
Peak / weekend pricing rules		Discounts only, no peak surcharge

AI Receptionist (email + contact form)

Rexabook

Booksy

Auto-charge no-shows & late cancels

Rexabook

Booksy

With Mobile Payments enabled

Online booking page on your own subdomain

Rexabook

Booksy

Marketplace listing

Multi-page website builder (AI-drafted pages, drag-and-drop canvas, design themes)

Rexabook

Free on every plan, including Free

Booksy

Not publicly documented

Marketplace client discovery

Rexabook

Booksy

No commission on bookings

Rexabook

Booksy

Free plan

Rexabook

Whole team included, uncapped seats

Booksy

No free plan (14-day trial only)

AI service import (photo or URL)

Rexabook

Booksy

Card-on-file at booking

Rexabook

Booksy

Prepaid session packages

Rexabook

Booksy

SMS confirmations & reminders

Rexabook

Booksy

Not publicly documented

Per-staff payment splitting (chair/booth rental)

Rexabook

Booksy

Mobile / travel-aware booking (Home Base + Travel Areas)

Rexabook

Home Base + Travel Areas + route planning

Booksy

Travel radius, no route planning

Multi-location support

Rexabook

Booksy

Separate accounts, no shared calendar

Staff seats

Rexabook

Free plan uncapped; Base/Pro: 1 free, then paid per seat

Booksy

Paid per extra staff

Staff commission tracking

Rexabook

Booksy

Local SEO tooling (schema, sitemap, site verification)

Rexabook

Booksy

Not publicly documented

Client notes & tags

Rexabook

Booksy

Loyalty stamp cards

Rexabook

Booksy

Peak / weekend pricing rules

Rexabook

Booksy

Discounts only, no peak surcharge

Who should choose which?

Choose Rexabook if…

Traders who'd rather own their client relationship than rent it from a marketplace - plus no-show protection, an AI Receptionist that answers by email, and flat-fee pricing with no commission.

Stick with Booksy if…

New shops that want to be discovered via Booksy's marketplace and don't need AI-powered automation.

Frequently asked questions

Why is Rexabook cheaper than Booksy?

Booksy's subscription starts at around $41/month for the basic plan. Rexabook is free when you take payment through us - your client covers a small booking fee - or $24/month with no commission if you'd rather take payment in person. The price difference reflects the business model: Booksy runs a marketplace (and charges premium subscription for marketplace access), Rexabook doesn't.

Can I migrate my Booksy data to Rexabook?

Yes. Paste your Booksy URL into the AI Service Import and Rexabook will extract every service, price, and duration. For client lists, Booksy supports CSV export - upload it via the CSV Client Import.

Will I lose my Booksy reviews?

Your Booksy reviews stay on Booksy. Rexabook has its own review system, and you can also import your Google Reviews via the Profile → Google Business flow.

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