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ChairPro vs Booksy
Compare a business-first booking experience with Booksy's marketplace-led approach to client discovery.
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Feature Comparison
ChairPro compared with Booksy
| Feature | ChairPro | Booksy |
|---|---|---|
| Payments | ||
| Booking platform does not earn money from your card transactions | Yes | No |
| Processing fees are paid directly to your payment processor—not your booking platform | Yes | No |
| Funds move from your payment processor to your bank without booking-platform involvement | Yes | No |
| Text payment requests to customers | Yes | NoBooksy documents mobile payments, not texted payment requests. |
| Collect payments using a QR code on your phone | Yes | NoBooksy documents Tap to Pay and card readers, not customer-facing QR collection. |
| Accept tips | Yes | Yes |
| Collect payments without dedicated hardware | Yes | YesTap to Pay is available on supported phones. |
| View payment and refund history in one place | Yes | Yes |
| Set your own deposit and cancellation policies | Yes | Yes |
| Offer buy now, pay later | Yes | NoNo native buy-now-pay-later option is documented. |
| Customer Experience | ||
| Customizable website included without an additional monthly fee | Yes | NoBooksy includes a marketplace profile and booking widget, not a standalone custom website. |
| Default booking page is customizable to match your brand | Yes | NoThe Booksy Profile uses Booksy’s marketplace layout. |
| Customers can book without downloading an app or creating an account | Yes | NoThe customer booking experience is tied to Booksy’s client platform. |
| Booking platform does not promote competing businesses to your customers | Yes | NoBooksy profiles appear alongside other professionals in its marketplace. |
| Calendar & Booking | ||
| Calendar management | Yes | Yes |
| Custom service hours | Yes | Yes |
| Customers can join the waitlist without downloading an app or creating an account | Yes | NoThe waitlist operates within Booksy’s customer platform. |
| Customers can claim automated waitlist openings without downloading an app or signing in | Yes | NoClients receive an opening alert but complete the booking through Booksy. |
| Two-way calendar sync | Yes | NoBooksy documents calendar import rather than a full two-way sync. |
| Dedicated blackout-date controls | Yes | YesTime Off can block a date or date range. |
| Marketing | ||
| On-page announcements included without a paid website add-on | Yes | NoBooksy provides marketplace posts and promotions, not a website announcement bar. |
| Customers can use discount codes without creating a platform account | Yes | NoPromotions are redeemed through the Booksy booking experience. |
| Built-in email and SMS templates | Yes | YesIncluded in the core subscription. |
| Customer segmentation included without a separate marketing subscription | Yes | YesBuilt-in marketing tools are included in the core subscription. |
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