Booksy was eating $260/mo in commission on my own clients. I switched in a weekend.Booksy was eating $260 a month in commission on my own clients. I switched in a weekend. Rent's covered by Tuesday lunch now.
MARCUS J.SOLO · LONDON E8
LIVE$1.28M today+14 shopsStripe OK
FILE —01 / HEROBUILD 2.4.0STATUS SHIPPINGMAY 2026
A bookinglink withzerozero househouse cut.cut.
Built like a shop runs. One link, your menu, your money before close. No app for your clients. No commission to the house. No 12-month contract you signed in 2019 and forgot about.
4-min setupStripe nativeNo cardCancel any day
RUNNING IN CHAIRS ACROSS
- BROOKLYN
- AUSTIN
- LONDON
- BERLIN
- LISBON
- MELBOURNE
- + 18 MORE
01OPERATORS
1,284
Solo barbers and shops, counting up by the hour.Solo barbers and shops on the platform — and counting up by the hour.
02BOOKED · MAYBOOKED IN MAY
$4.9M
Direct to operator bank, same-day.Direct to operator bank accounts via Stripe. Same-day, every day.
03PLATFORM CUT
0%
Per-booking fee. Forever. Stripe processing only.Per-booking fee. Forever. Stripe processing only — we never touch it.
04SETUPMEDIAN SETUP
4:12
Median minutes from claim to first live booking.Claim to first live booking. Faster than your espresso machine warms up.
/ 01THE LINK
ONE LINK.ONE SHOP. NODOWNLOAD.
Every Book a Clip page is fast, clean, and copy-pastable. Lives at bookaclip.com/yourhandle. Drop it in a text. Hand it to the chair next to you.
bookaclip.com/paulscuts
HTTPSSECURE
EST. 2019BUSHWICK · NY4.93 / 812 REVIEWS4.93
PAUL'SCUTS.
OPENCLOSES 8PM122 KNICKERBOCKER AVE
SELECT TIME0500 REMAINING
LIVE
THUMAY 14
/ 02THE FLOW
FOUR SCREENS.NO TUTORIAL.
Most shops are taking bookings before the espresso machine warms up. There's no white-glove call, no data import, no “schedule a demo.” Click, click, you're open.
- STEP 01
Claim handle
Pick your name. It becomes the URL.
- STEP 02
Wire Stripe
One screen. Money never touches us.
- STEP 03
Drop your menu
Services, times, prices, buffers.
- STEP 04
Send the link
Text, bio, business card. Done.
/ 03THE MATH
What you'd keepon the other side.
vs the biggest offender. Numbers from public pricing, May 2026.Numbers pulled from current public pricing, May 2026. Updated when they change. The story doesn't.
| Book a clip | Booksy | Square Appts | Fresha | GlossGenius | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Setup time | 4 minutes | ~3 days | ~2 hours | ~1 day | ~6 hours |
| Per-booking fee | 0% | $1 + 1% | 2.6% + 10¢ | 2.49% + 0% | 2.6% + 10¢ |
| Monthly base | $19 / $49 | $29–$199 | $0–$60 | $0 | $24–$48 |
| Money lands | Same day | 1–2 days | 1–2 days | 7 days | 1–2 days |
| Client app required | Never | Pushed hard | No | No | No |
| Owns your client list | You | Them | You | Them | You |
| Marketing upcharges | None | Per-lead fee | Promo fees | Per-new-client fee | Add-ons |
| Cancellable any day | Yes | 12-mo contract | Anytime | Anytime | Anytime |
Book a clip
Booksy
Per-booking fee
0%
$1 + 1%
Setup time
4 minutes
~3 days
Monthly base
$19 / $49
$29–$199
Money lands
Same day
1–2 days
Client app
Never
Pushed hard
Owns clients
You
Them
Contract
Cancel any day
12-month
Verified 05.2026/compare/sourcesSources/compare/sourcesVerified 05.2026
/ 04THE CHAIR
Shops that lefta platform for this.
We don't pay for testimonials. We don't run a referral program. The names are real, the numbers are theirs.
My clients used to hate the old app. Now they tap the link, pick a time, done.My clients used to hate the old app. Now they tap the link, pick a time, done. That's the whole pitch.
TIA R.3 CHAIRS · AUSTIN
It's what a booking link should have been the whole time. No catch.It's what a booking link should have been the whole time. No app. No commission. No catch I'm still waiting to find.
JOAQUIM S.2 CHAIRS · LISBON
/ 05THE PRICE
Pay for the seat.Not the cut.
[ FOR ONE CHAIR ]
Starter
19
- Per month
- Billed monthly
- Cancel any day
- Per month
- Cancel any day
Everything you need to take a booking and get paid. One operator, unlimited bookings, no ceiling.
- Unlimited bookings
- Stripe · same-day payouts
- No-show protection (card on file)
- Google + iCloud cal sync
- SMS + email reminders
- Unlimited bookings
- Stripe · same-day payouts
- No-show protection
- Google + iCloud cal sync
- SMS + email reminders
[ FOR THE SHOP ]
Pro
49
- Per month
- Flat — no per-seat tax
- Cancel any day
- Per month
- Flat billing
For multi-chair shops. Splits, per-operator payouts, shared waitlist, and the owner dashboard that gets opened daily.
- Up to 12 operators · one bill
- Per-operator Stripe payouts
- Commission splits + rent
- Shared waitlist · refill no-shows
- Owner dash · daily close-out
- Up to 12 operators
- Per-operator payouts
- Commission splits + rent
- Shared waitlist · refill
- Owner daily close-out
Your linkYour chairYour cut
The chairis yours.
No cardCancel any dayMoney hits your bank