SupaDay vs Booksy for Hair Salons: Which Is Better?

SupaDay is a different model: booking software with a marketplace coming that charges no per-booking commission. Your clients are yours.

That said, Booksy is a real product with genuine strengths — included memberships, no-show protection, custom forms, and Google Reserve. The question for a hair salon is whether the marketplace exposure is worth the ongoing first-visit tax and the client ownership trade-off.

What Booksy actually costs for hair salons

Booksy has no pricing cap. SupaDay Grow caps at $99/month (10 staff) and Business at $149/month (unlimited staff).

Payment processing: 2.49% + $0.10 per transaction (card reader) on Booksy. POS is free on all SupaDay plans (processing rates vary by provider).

The Boost commission — what it actually costs

Booksy Boost is free to activate. The cost is 30% of the service price on each client's first visit when they book through Boost. Repeat visits from that client aren't charged.

If Boost drives 20 new clients per month and average first-visit revenue is $150, that's $900/month in commissions — on top of the $130 base subscription.

At 8–10 stylists, the gap becomes large

A 10-stylist salon on Booksy base: $210/month. SupaDay Grow: $99/month (cap). SupaDay Business: $149/month (cap) with a website included. Neither SupaDay plan charges extra for additional staff above the cap.

Feature comparison

Where SupaDay wins

No commission on new clients — ever

SupaDay's marketplace is in development and will charge no per-booking commission. Your bookings are between you and the client, regardless of how they found you.

Booksy Boost is how salons get discovered on the platform — but discovery has a 30% first-visit price tag. For a full-service salon running $150+ color appointments, that commission adds up fast on any month where Boost is driving meaningful new business.

Commission tracking for stylists — free

Hair salons run on split commissions. Senior stylists earn a different percentage than associates. Service type often changes the rate — color at 45%, cuts at 50%, retail at 10%. SupaDay's commission tracking is set by service type and calculates automatically at POS checkout, free on every plan.

Booksy's commission tracking for staff splits isn't confirmed as a feature. For a team with multiple stylists on different rates, that's a gap in the core daily workflow.

A website to rank for local searches

SupaDay includes a website builder on Business — an SEO-optimized site that can rank for "hair salon near me," "balayage in [city]," or "natural hair salon near me." Booksy gives you a profile on booksy.com, not a standalone website. Your salon's search presence lives on Booksy's domain, not yours.

A 6-stylist salon on SupaDay Business: $132/month with a website that builds your own search presence. Booksy at the same size: $130/month base — no website, and that's before any Boost commissions.

Pricing cap at scale

SupaDay Grow caps at $99/month for any team. SupaDay Business caps at $149/month. Booksy keeps charging $20/month per additional staff with no ceiling. An 8-stylist salon: SupaDay Grow $99/month vs Booksy $170/month. At 10 stylists, it's $99 vs $210.

Walk-in turn tracking

SupaDay's walk-in turn tracker distributes walk-in clients fairly across available stylists. Walk-in management in Booksy isn't confirmed as a feature.

Your clients stay yours

Clients you bring to Booksy remain in the Booksy ecosystem. If you leave the platform — or Booksy changes its terms, raises prices, or discontinues your market — those client relationships are in Booksy's system. SupaDay's client data belongs to your account.

Audit trail for appointment changes

SupaDay's audit trail logs every appointment change — useful for commission disputes and client history. Booksy doesn't have a confirmed dedicated audit trail.

Where Booksy wins

Consumer marketplace discovery

Booksy is one of the largest salon discovery apps in the US. Clients already searching for hair services in your city may find your salon through the Booksy app before they ever Google you. For a new salon trying to build a client base from scratch, that exposure has real value — especially with Boost activated.

SupaDay's marketplace is coming but isn't live. Booksy's is live now.

No-show protection with card on file

Booksy includes no-show protection — clients provide a card at booking, and you can charge for no-shows or late cancellations. SupaDay's deposit feature is coming soon.

Memberships and packages — included

Booksy includes membership programs and prepaid service packages in the base plan. Monthly blowout subscriptions, 10-cut packages, or recurring treatment programs are all supported natively. SupaDay doesn't currently have membership features.

Custom forms and liability waivers

Chemical services have liability considerations — relaxers, keratin treatments, bleach services. Booksy includes custom digital forms that clients complete before the appointment. SupaDay doesn't have built-in client forms.

More SMS included at base

Booksy includes 2,000 SMS per month in the subscription. SupaDay Grow includes 500/month (Business matches at 2,000/month). For a high-volume salon on Grow sending double reminders, Booksy's SMS allocation is larger at the base tier.

Google Reserve integration

Booksy integrates with Google Reserve, so clients can book directly from Google Search results. SupaDay's Google Reserve integration isn't confirmed.

Gift cards

Booksy includes digital gift card processing. SupaDay doesn't currently have built-in gift cards.

Where they match up

Both handle core hair salon scheduling:

• Online booking — clients pick their stylist and service, book 24/7
• Calendar management — color-coded by provider, day/week views
• Client profiles — service history, notes, color records
• Staff scheduling — shifts, time off, availability
• POS checkout — both handle multi-service transactions and retail
• SMS appointment reminders — both include automated reminders

Who should pick which?

SupaDay makes more sense if:

• Your salon is established and already has a client base — you don't need a marketplace to fill books
• You need commission tracking across stylists without manual calculations
• You want a real SEO website on your own domain to build search presence
• You want multi-location covered without per-location add-on fees
• You have 8+ stylists and Booksy's uncapped pricing becomes expensive
• Client data ownership matters — you want to be able to leave any platform with your client list
• You want a no-commission marketplace (coming soon)

Booksy makes more sense if:

• You're a new salon trying to build a client base and need marketplace discovery
• No-show protection with card-on-file is a current pain point
• Monthly membership programs or package deals are part of your service model
• You use chemical service waivers and want them collected digitally before appointments
• Google Reserve booking is important to your client acquisition

The bottom line

Booksy and SupaDay are solving different problems. Booksy is a discovery platform — it puts your salon in front of clients already searching on the Booksy app. That's valuable for new salons building clientele, and the platform includes a solid feature set (memberships, forms, no-show protection). The trade-offs are real: 30% first-visit commission via Boost, clients who live in Booksy's ecosystem, no website of your own, and pricing that grows with every staff member you add.

SupaDay is booking software that builds toward your salon's long-term independence — your own website, your own client data, commission tracking for your team, and a marketplace coming with no per-booking commission. For an established hair salon with a full book and a team on split commissions, SupaDay covers more of the daily workflow at a lower ongoing cost. See how SupaDay works for hair salons →. For a full breakdown, check the comparison page →.