TapBook vs Booksy: marketplace app or your own booking page?
Booksy is one of the best-known beauty booking apps in the world, and if you are comparing it with TapBook you are really choosing between two philosophies: being listed in a busy marketplace, or owning a booking page that carries only your name. Both are legitimate — here is the difference, plainly.
What Booksy does well
- A large consumer marketplace: people browse the app looking for salons, which can bring brand-new clients you did nothing to acquire.
- A mature, salon-grade feature set built over many years — staff management, point-of-sale style extras, a well-known consumer app.
Where TapBook differs
- Your page carries only your brand. No competitor listings next to your prices, no marketplace layout — your colors, your photos, your link.
- Clients never install anything: your link opens in the browser, they pick a time, done. No account, no app, no friction.
- Flat pricing with a real free tier: unlimited bookings are free, Pro is €9.99/month, and we never take a commission or charge per staff seat.
- Every account includes a one-page website with a Book button — so the same tool answers “do you have a webpage?” too.
Side by side
| Booksy | TapBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Marketplace: your profile lives in a shared catalog | Your own page under your own name |
| New-client discovery | Marketplace browsing can bring strangers | Your Instagram, Facebook, Google profile + QR |
| Client experience | Consumer app and account | One link in the browser, no app, no account |
| Pricing shape | Subscription, salon-oriented plans (see their site) | Free unlimited bookings · Pro €9.99/mo flat |
| Commission on your work | Marketplace promotions can carry fees (see their site) | Never |
| Own website included | Profile page inside the platform | Yes — a real one-page site you design |
When Booksy is the better fit
If you are starting with zero audience and want the marketplace itself to feed you strangers, a catalog with consumer traffic is a genuine advantage — that is what you pay for. TapBook is the better fit once your clients come from your own channels and you want them booking under your brand, not browsing next to it.
Trying TapBook is a zero-risk experiment
The free tier has no time limit and no card requirement. Set up your services in five minutes, put the link in your Instagram bio for a week, and see which flow your clients prefer. Nothing about your existing setup has to change while you test.
Your name on the door, not a catalog
Start freeBooksy is a trademark of its owner; TapBook is not affiliated with Booksy. Their features and pricing change — always check booksy.com for current details. Last reviewed: August 2026.