- No client booking fee
- ✓
- No fee on new clients
- ✓
- Product store
- ✓
- POS integration
- ✓
- Marketplace discovery
- ~SEO profile pages, not a consumer marketplace
- Online booking
- ✓
- Branded profile page
- ✓
- Client management
- ✓
- Automated reminders
- ✓
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A barbershop platform
that doesn't tax your growth
Other platforms charge more as you add barbers and features. barber.shop gives every shop — and every barber — their own SEO-optimized web presence, booking system, and client management tools. No per-barber fees.
What Are You Paying for Booking Software?
Every dollar in per-barber fees is a dollar your shop doesn't keep. barber.shop never takes a percentage of your sales — no booking fees, no per-barber fees.
| Feature | Booksy$29.99 / mo | StyleSeat$35 / mo | GlossGenius$24–148 / mo | Squire$30–250 / mo | barber.shop$30 / mo$8 barber profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No client booking fee | ✓ | ✕$2.35 / booking | ✓ | ~Not published | ✓ |
| No fee on new clients | ✕30% Boost on new clients | ✕20–30% of first visit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Product store | ✕ | ✕ | ~Basic retail | ✕ | ✓ |
| POS integration | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Marketplace discovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ~SEO profile pages, not a consumer marketplace |
| Online booking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Branded profile page | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Client management | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated reminders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- No client booking fee
- ~Not published
- No fee on new clients
- ✓
- Product store
- ✕
- POS integration
- ✓
- Marketplace discovery
- ✓
- Online booking
- ✓
- Branded profile page
- ✓
- Client management
- ✓
- Automated reminders
- ✓
- No client booking fee
- ✓
- No fee on new clients
- ✕30% Boost on new clients
- Product store
- ✕
- POS integration
- ✕
- Marketplace discovery
- ✓
- Online booking
- ✓
- Branded profile page
- ✓
- Client management
- ✓
- Automated reminders
- ✓
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- No client booking fee
- ✕$2.35 / booking
- No fee on new clients
- ✕20–30% of first visit
- Product store
- ✕
- POS integration
- ✕
- Marketplace discovery
- ✓
- Online booking
- ✓
- Branded profile page
- ✓
- Client management
- ✓
- Automated reminders
- ✓
- No client booking fee
- ✓
- No fee on new clients
- ✓
- Product store
- ~Basic retail
- POS integration
- ✕
- Marketplace discovery
- ✕
- Online booking
- ✓
- Branded profile page
- ✓
- Client management
- ✓
- Automated reminders
- ✓
- Booksy: +$20/mo per additional staff member, with no published cap. Booksy Boost charges 30% of a new client's first visit — it only applies to clients Booksy's marketplace sends you.
- StyleSeat: Single $35/mo plan; charges 30% on new clients, a $2.35 client booking fee, and Smart Pricing surcharges.
- GlossGenius: Standard $24/mo; Gold $48/mo (up to 9 staff); Platinum $148/mo (teams of 10+). Those are annual-billing prices — month-to-month is $28/$56/$168, and each location is charged the plan price. No barber-specific features.
- Squire: The $30 Independent tier is priced per barber, so a three-chair shop is not a $30 shop; multi-location requires the Titan tier at $250/mo. Squire does not publish its card processing rates.
- barber.shop: One flat price per shop. A barber's own profile page is bought by the barber and stays theirs if they change shops — it is never billed to the shop. Card processing runs through your own Fiserv CardPointe merchant account — once the agreement is signed, Fiserv manages it end-to-end. No booking fees, no per-barber fees, and no percentage of your sales.
No per-barber fees.
Get Started with barber.shopFeatures you actually use
Other platforms charge extra for features that should be standard. Here's what you get on barber.shop — included.
| Feature | barber.shop |
|---|---|
| Online Booking | |
| Multi-Location Dashboard | |
| Barber Profiles & Booking Links | |
| Client Management & Notes | |
| Card-on-File / Deposits | |
| In-Shop Card Terminal | |
| Branded Shop Website | |
| Walk-in Management | |
| Activity Audit Log | |
| No Per-Barber Fee | |
| Multi-Service Booking | |
| Appointment Reminders |
Detailed comparisons
Thinking about switching from a specific platform? See how barber.shop compares head-to-head.
barber.shop vs Squire
Squire is built for barbershops — but at $50–$250/month per location, it's built for their revenue too.
Read comparison →barber.shop vs Booksy
Booksy's marketplace model charges per provider and takes a cut of every booking through their platform.
Read comparison →barber.shop vs Vagaro
Vagaro offers a lot — but you pay per provider, and the add-on fees stack up fast for the features you need.
Read comparison →barber.shop vs Square
Square Appointments is generic — not built for barbershops. No barber profiles, no walk-in management, limited scheduling.
Read comparison →barber.shop vs StyleSeat
StyleSeat takes up to 30% of a new client's first visit, capped at $50 — and charges your client a $2.35 booking fee. On barber.shop, you keep 100% of what you earn.
Read comparison →Ready to stop overpaying?
Switch to barber.shop — affordable pricing with no per-barber fees.