Comparison
Booksy is a global appointment platform with a strong marketplace, popular with US barbers. They charge a monthly subscription PLUS commission on new clients found via their marketplace. Trimsy is an Australian SaaS — fixed subscription, 0% commission, no marketplace.
For Australian salons that want to pay no commission on any booking and don't need a US-style marketplace.
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 | BooksyMarketplace + subscription + commission | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fixed monthly subscription from $24.99/mo | Subscription + commission on Marketplace new-client bookings |
| Per-booking commission | 0% | ~25% on new clients booked via Booksy Marketplace |
| Subscription cost | $24.99–$49.99 / mo | ~US$30 – US$80 / mo per location |
| Walk-in queue | Yes | No — appointments only |
| Marketplace exposure | No — direct booking via your own URL | Yes — Booksy.com discovery (US-strong, AU smaller) |
| Country focus | Built for Australia | Strongest in US, Poland, UK |
| SMS reminders | Per-tenant Twilio at-cost | Bundled credits + overage |
| Customer ownership | Your client list, never resold | Marketplace clients are also exposed to competitor salons |
| Card processing | Your Stripe / Square rate | Booksy-built processor (US-centric) |
Where Trimsy is the better fit
Where Booksy is
Booksy takes a percentage of new-client bookings made through their public marketplace (typically ~25% of the booking value, varies by region and plan). Repeat clients are commission-free. Trimsy never takes a commission.
Yes — that's the trade-off. If a meaningful share of your bookings comes from Booksy.com discovery, you'll need to replace it with Instagram / Google Business Profile / website / word-of-mouth. Most established salons do this anyway and prefer keeping 100% of the booking.
Trimsy is currently AU-focused. Stripe Connect supports US merchants, so it works technically — but our pricing is in AUD and our support is AU-hours. For US-only salons, Booksy or one of its US-native competitors is probably a better fit today.
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