Compare · updated August 2026
EaseSeat vs Booksy
Booksy is a consumer-marketplace booking app with 40M+ users — strong in the US, UK and Poland. The first fact for an Indian salon owner: Booksy does not operate in India at all. This page exists because owners keep asking; here is the honest picture.
Every price and fact below is sourced from Booksy's own published pricing or independent review platforms, linked at the bottom — so you can check us.
Why salon owners choose EaseSeat
- ✓You run a salon in India — Booksy is not available here (India is absent from its own supported-country list); EaseSeat is built for India
- ✓You want flat pricing — Booksy is $29.99/month + $20/month per extra team member (a 5-person salon: ~$110/month ≈ ₹10,500)
- ✓Your booking channel is WhatsApp — Booksy's only WhatsApp feature is a shortcut icon that opens a manual chat
- ✓You want an AI receptionist — Booksy has none of its own; its AI story is booking via Google's AI Mode
The narrow cases where Booksy fits
- →You operate in the US, UK, Poland, Spain or France and want marketplace discovery from a 40M-consumer app
- →Pay-per-result acquisition appeals: Boost has no monthly fee and charges 30% of a new client's first visit only (min $10, max $100)
- →You want integrated card hardware, next-day payouts and bundled no-show protection in those markets
What each actually costs
| Booksy | EaseSeat | |
|---|---|---|
| Availability in India | Not available — India is not in Booksy's supported-country list | Built for India: GST, UPI, 12 languages, rupee pricing |
| Base price | $29.99/mo + tax, one user; +$20/mo per additional team member | ₹849/mo (Elite) or ₹1,149/mo (Premium), ex-GST · ₹229 one-time setup · unlimited staff · public pricing |
| A 5-person salon | $109.99/month (≈₹10,500) before tax and processing | ₹849–1,149/month, any team size |
| Marketplace commission (Boost) | 30% of a new client's first visit (min $10, max $100), one-time | 0% — no marketplace |
Booksy figures from its own pricing page and independent guides (INR at ~₹95/USD, Aug 2026). EaseSeat prices exclude GST.
Feature by feature
| Capability | Booksy | EaseSeat |
|---|---|---|
| Operates in India | No | Yes — India-first |
| Consumer marketplace | Yes — 40M+ consumers (and 30% commission on a new client's first visit) | Deliberately none — your own WhatsApp channel, 0% commission, and it works in India |
| Manual chat shortcut on client cards (Apr 2026) | Native: campaigns, reminders, and EzzyChat conversations on your own number | |
| AI | No native AI receptionist; bookings via Google AI Mode partnership | EzzyChat + EzzyAssistant included in Premium |
| Payments | Integrated processing + hardware + fast payouts (its markets) | UPI-first via Razorpay |
| Sign-up friction for your clients | Clients must create a Booksy account to book | None — customers just send a WhatsApp message |
The honest summary
If you run a barbershop in London or Chicago, Booksy is a legitimate choice: a real marketplace with real consumer traffic, pay-per-result promotion, and simple one-plan pricing. Its owners' complaints — Boost attribution disputes, per-staff fees stacking up, admin UX — are the normal costs of a marketplace model.
For an Indian salon the comparison ends at the first row of the table: Booksy does not operate in India. There is no INR pricing, no Indian marketplace liquidity, and its WhatsApp feature is a button that opens a manual chat.
If you found this page comparing options for India, the meaningful shortlist is EaseSeat against India-native platforms — see our comparisons with DINGG, MioSalon and Salonist — or against Zenoti if you are a large chain.
The verdict
For Indian salons: EaseSeat
Booksy is not available in India — full stop. If you are choosing software for an Indian salon, EaseSeat is built for exactly that: WhatsApp-first, GST and UPI native, 12 languages, ₹849–1,149 a month with an AI receptionist included.
Questions owners ask
Can I use Booksy in India?
No. India is not in Booksy's own supported-country list, and it publishes no INR pricing. Its markets are the US, UK, Poland, Spain, France and a handful of others.
What is Booksy Boost and does EaseSeat have an equivalent?
Boost promotes your profile in Booksy's consumer marketplace and charges 30% of a new client's first visit (minimum $10, maximum $100), one-time. EaseSeat has no marketplace and no commissions — it focuses on converting and keeping the demand that reaches your own WhatsApp.
Why compare at all if Booksy isn't in India?
Because owners researching salon software constantly encounter Booksy in international lists and ask. The honest answer: great in its markets, unavailable here — and the India-relevant comparisons are DINGG, MioSalon, Salonist, Zenoti and Fresha.
Sources
- Booksy Biz pricing (official)
- Booksy supported countries (help centre)
- Boost commission details
- Capterra — Booksy reviews
- Booksy × Google AI Mode
Prices checked August 2026. If anything here is out of date, tell us and we will correct it.
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