Comparison
Azura Booking is a new Sydney-built booking and payments platform for salons, barbers and nail techs — A$29/month flat, unlimited staff, 0% commission, with Stripe online payments and Zeller EFTPOS in person. Trimsy is an established Australian platform covering booking, a walk-in queue, in-person POS, jobs and invoicing, priced per plan with staff seats. Both are Australian and commission-free, so the choice comes down to team size, payment hardware and how much beyond booking you need.
Pricing and features checked against Azura Booking's public pages on 14 October 2026.
For an Australian salon or barbershop weighing Azura's flat unlimited-staff price against Trimsy's broader, more established toolset — choice of card processor (Square or Stripe) and a live in-person POS.
Every row is checked against their own published pricing and feature pages, not a summary of them.
| TrimsyAU-built — fixed monthly fee, 0% per-booking commission | Azura BookingNew Sydney-built salon booking — A$29/mo flat, unlimited staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $24.99/mo Essential (1 staff), $49.99 Growth (3); +$7/seat | A$29/month flat — unlimited staff (founding-partner trial: first 3 months free) |
| Per-booking commission | 0% | 0% |
| Best for team size | Solo to small teams — cheapest entry at 1–2 staff | Larger teams — flat fee with unlimited staff is cheaper at 4+ chairs |
| Walk-in queue | Yes — live queue board + kiosk self check-in + SMS when next | Yes — QR walk-ins join the queue, shown with online bookings |
| In-person EFTPOS | Square Terminal or Stripe Reader — your choice of processor (live) | Zeller EFTPOS + Tap & Pay (live); Tyro and walk-in POS in development |
| Online payments / deposits | Stripe or Square — connect your own account | Stripe — deposits supported |
| Point-of-sale (POS) | Live retail + service POS with barcode scanning | In-person payments live; full walk-in POS in development |
| Jobs / quotes / invoices | Yes — jobs, quotes, GST invoices, agreements, intake forms | Booking + payments focused; less job/invoice depth |
| Mobile app | Native iOS app + PWA | Web storefront + device suite |
| Marketing | Rebooking, birthday and drip emails, loyalty, gift cards | AI email marketing, AI no-show prediction |
| Maturity | Established — live POS, iOS app, broad feature set | New — founding-partner phase, some features in development |
| Country | Built in Australia (AUD, GST) | Built in Australia (Sydney; AUD, GST) |
Where Trimsy is the better fit
Where Azura Booking is
At scale, yes. Azura is A$29/month flat with unlimited staff, so for a shop with four or more chairs it is cheaper than Trimsy Growth ($49.99 for 3 staff, then $7 per extra seat). For a solo operator or a one-to-two-person shop, Trimsy Essential ($24.99) is the lower entry price. Both charge 0% booking commission, so the subscription is the real cost comparison.
Yes. Azura lets walk-ins join the queue by QR code and shows them alongside online bookings. Trimsy has a live queue board with kiosk self check-in and SMS "you're next" alerts, plus an in-person POS to check them out. If the walk-in queue and in-person checkout are central to your day, Trimsy's is more complete today; Azura's full walk-in POS is still in development.
Azura runs Stripe for online payments and Zeller for in-person EFTPOS (with Tyro in development). Trimsy lets you bring your own Stripe or Square account and take in-person EFTPOS on a Square Terminal or Stripe Reader. So if you already use — or prefer — Square or Stripe hardware, Trimsy fits; if you are happy on Zeller, Azura works well. Neither adds a booking commission.
Choose Azura if you have several chairs and want the simplest possible cost — one flat A$29 fee, unlimited staff — and you are happy with Zeller for EFTPOS. Choose Trimsy if you want a more established, broader platform: a live in-person POS today, your choice of Square or Stripe, a native iOS app, and jobs, quotes and invoices alongside bookings. For a one-to-three-chair shop that wants depth, Trimsy; for a larger team that wants the lowest flat fee, Azura.
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