No monthly fee
Booksy charges $29.99 every month, busy or quiet. On Payly, a quiet month costs nothing, and a busy one costs only PayPal's or Stripe's fees.
The free Booksy alternative
Take paid bookings without Booksy's monthly fee
Booksy costs $29.99 a month, plus $20 for each extra team member. On Payly there is no plan to buy. Clients book and pay through your own PayPal or Stripe account.
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Payly and Booksy at a glance
$0
A month to take paid bookings
Booksy costs $29.99 a month plus tax for one person, after a 14-day trial. Payly has no plan.
$27.89
Saved on 20 paid $50 bookings
Payly with Stripe costs $35.00 in fees. Booksy costs $29.99 plus $32.90 in card fees, $62.89.
$359.88
Saved in a year
Booksy's plan costs $359.88 a year for one person, before tax. Payly costs nothing.
Why businesses move from Booksy
Booksy is a full salon tool, with card readers, free text reminders and Boost to bring in new clients. If you mostly need a page where clients book and pay, the monthly fee is what to weigh.
Payments into your own account
Booksy processes card payments itself, at its own rates. Payly sends each payment straight to your own PayPal or Stripe account.
No commission
Booksy's Boost, if you turn it on, takes 30% of a Boost client's first visit, up to $100. Payly has no marketplace and takes no commission.
More from the same dashboard
Payly also makes online stores, payment forms, event tickets and tip jars, all free, from the same account.
What you actually pay
Booksy against Payly for one person, for 20 bookings of $50 in a month, each paid by card online.
| Cost | Payly$0/mo | BooksyOne person |
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| Monthly plan | $0 | $29.99 (+$20 a team member) |
| Online card rate | 2.9% + 30 cents with Stripe | 2.69% + 30 cents |
| Card fees on 20 bookings of $50 | $35.00 with Stripe | $32.90 |
| A month of 20 paid $50 bookings, all fees | $35.00 with Stripe, $44.70 with PayPal | $62.89 |
20 bookings of $50 paid online is $1,000 in sales, and the business pays the card fees on both sides. Booksy's rate for mobile and keyed-in payments, 2.69% + 30 cents, is lower than Stripe's 2.9% + 30 cents, so each payment costs less on Booksy. PayPal Checkout charges 3.49% + $0.49. Booksy's price is before tax, and Boost's fee is not counted. Booksy pricing as published November 2026.
What you get
- Several services on one page, each with its own length, price and link
- Free and paid services, with paid add-ons if you like
- Weekly hours, days off and different hours on any date
- Open times shown in each client's own time zone
- Minimum notice, how far ahead, gaps between bookings and a daily limit
- Group classes, with several people at the same time
- In person, by phone, your own video link or Google Meet
- Google Calendar: busy times blocked and bookings added
- Confirmation and reminder emails with Add to calendar links
- Clients cancel or pick a new time up to the cutoff you set
- A Bookings screen to see, cancel and refund bookings
- A link to share, and code to add your calendar to any website
How Calendar Bookings works in Payly
You set the services and hours. PayPal or Stripe collects each payment.
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Create a booking page
In Your sites, click New and choose Calendar Bookings. Start from a template or from scratch.
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Add your services and hours
Give each service a length and a price, or make it free. Then set the hours you take bookings on each day of the week.
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Connect PayPal or Stripe, then publish
Your booking page runs on your own free Cloudflare account. Share its link, or add it to your own website.
Honest answers
Is Payly really free?
Yes. There is no monthly fee, no transaction fee and no paid tier. PayPal and Stripe charge their standard processing fees on paid bookings, as they would on any platform. How can this possibly be free?
Is Booksy free?
No. After a 14-day free trial, Booksy costs $29.99 a month plus tax, and $20 a month for each extra team member. Boost is free to turn on, then takes 30% of a Boost client's first visit, up to $100.
Is Booksy's card rate lower?
Yes. Booksy charges 2.69% + 30 cents for mobile and keyed-in payments, and Stripe 2.9% + 30 cents: $1.65 against $1.75 on a $50 booking. Booksy's $29.99 monthly fee outweighs that until about 286 bookings of $50 a month.
What does Booksy do that Payly does not?
Booksy can bring you new clients through Boost. It takes in-person payments with card readers, and has no-show protection, a waitlist, memberships and packages. Its text reminders are free. Payly's booking pages have none of these.
How do I move from Booksy to Payly?
Payly has no importer for Booksy. Make a booking page from a template, add your services and hours, and connect PayPal or Stripe. Then share the new link or add it to your website. Bookings already made stay in Booksy.
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