Booksy vs Nearcut

Booksy is a booking and business management app for beauty and barber professionals, including independent practitioners and salon or barbershop owners. Clients can book through a business profile, Instagram, Google, or the Booksy consumer app at any time. Businesses can set cancellation policies, send free SMS reminders, take deposits or cancellation fees, and use an automated waitlist. Payment options include Tap to Pay, a card reader, and card-on-file payments; next-business-day payouts are listed as free. Subscription tools include text and email marketing, rebooking reminders, loyalty stamp cards, packages, gift cards, and automatic review requests. Team features cover staff schedules, shifts and time off, commission and tip tracking, inventory, and access permissions. Booksy lists Android, iOS, and web access, and booking integrations with Google, Instagram, and Facebook. The Booksy plan is $29.99 a month plus tax; each additional user costs 20 USD per month. Payment processing and hardware are excluded. There is no free plan, but a 14-day trial is available.

Nearcut is an online booking system designed to help barbers run their barbershops, available on the web, Android, and iOS. Customers can book around a barber’s availability, while the system also handles walk-ins. When an appointment is cancelled, Nearcut can notify interested customers to help fill the opening. Businesses can take all or part of a customer’s payment at booking, online or offline, to help guard against no-shows. The Free for You plan has no monthly bill and includes automatic email confirmations and reminders, unlimited SMS reminders for online bookings, and Facebook and Instagram “Book Now” integration. Clients pay a small booking charge at checkout, which is refunded if they cancel. Nearcut says it can create a custom business app for the Apple App Store and Google Play. Subscription pricing is monthly and based on the barbershop’s needs; the calculator shows £00.00 per month plus VAT. The Subscription plan has a 30-day free trial and no setup fee, and can be changed or cancelled after the trial without a long-term commitment. Free for You is described as suited to businesses starting out or operating solo, while Subscription is for established or growing barbershops.