Comparison
Clienteka vs Booksy
For salons, barbers, groomers and other service businesses that already have a full book and want a private system for clients, appointments, reminders and invoices — without paying to be found. Figures below are for the US and Poland and are quoted with their source and check date.
| What you compare | Clienteka | Booksy |
|---|---|---|
| Base price | Free €0 (1 business, 10 clients, 10 appointments a month) · Pro €19/month net | $29.99/month in the US; 145 zł net/month in Poland (first staff member) |
| Additional team member | €7/month net per additional team member | $20/month per staff member in the US; 35 zł net/month in Poland, free from the 10th |
| Fee for new clients | None — Clienteka does not bring clients and never charges for them | Boost: a commission on the first completed visit of each new client Boost brings (45% net in Poland, min. 25 zł, max. 250 zł); repeat visits are commission-free¹ |
| Marketplace | No — private software; your clients do not log in anywhere | Yes — clients discover and book you in the Booksy app |
| Who owns the client relationship | The client list belongs to your business | Clients book through their Booksy accounts; the relationship runs through the marketplace |
| Moving your client list | Import a CSV in minutes — names, phones, e-mails, notes; duplicates detected by phone or e-mail (Pro plan) | Export your client list to CSV from Booksy Biz (Clients → export); private notes are not exported |
| Trial | 30-day Pro trial (card required), or the Free plan with no time limit | 7-day trial |
- ¹Boost is optional: without it there is no marketplace commission, but also no marketplace promotion.
When Booksy is the better choice
- You are opening a new business and need clients more than you need software — the Booksy marketplace is a real acquisition channel.
- Most of your bookings come from people who found you in the app, and paying per new client for that is fine with you.
- You want clients to self-book online around the clock today — Clienteka does not have online booking yet.
When Clienteka is the better choice
- Your calendar fills from regulars and word of mouth, so a commission on new clients buys you little.
- You want one client card per person — notes, photos, history, pet details — that belongs to your business, not to a marketplace profile.
- You issue invoices and send SMS reminders and want both in the same tool, with the whole team on it for a flat price.
Clienteka alongside Booksy, not instead of it
Clienteka is complete on its own, but it is not a booking channel — you take bookings by phone, in messages or through a marketplace. If Booksy brings you new clients, you can keep it: Booksy finds the client, Clienteka keeps their card, history, reminders and invoices. There is no automatic sync between the two, so an appointment booked on Booksy is entered into Clienteka by hand — a few seconds per visit, which works well when the marketplace brings a handful of new people a month rather than most of your calendar.
How to move your clients
In Booksy Biz open Clients and export the list to CSV (names, phones, e-mails; Booksy does not export private notes). In Clienteka go to Clients → Import CSV, match the columns and import — duplicates are detected by phone number or e-mail, and rows with problems are listed instead of blocking the rest. File import is part of the Pro plan.
Questions
Does Clienteka charge a commission on new clients?
No. Clienteka has no marketplace, so it never brings clients and never charges for them. You pay a flat subscription (Pro €19/month net plus €7 per additional team member) or use the Free plan. Where new clients come from and how they book stays entirely your decision.
Can I move my client list from Booksy to Clienteka?
Yes. Booksy Biz lets you export your client list as a CSV file with names, phone numbers and e-mails. Clienteka imports that file in a few minutes: you match the columns once, duplicates are recognised by phone or e-mail, and any row that cannot be read is reported separately so the rest still imports. File import is part of the Pro plan.
Can I use Clienteka together with Booksy?
Yes. Many businesses keep a marketplace for discovery and run the day-to-day in a private system. Booksy finds the client; Clienteka keeps the card, history, SMS reminders and invoices. There is no automatic sync, so appointments booked on Booksy are entered by hand — fine for a few new clients a month, tedious if the marketplace fills most of your calendar.
Does Clienteka offer online booking like Booksy?
Not today. Clienteka is the system you run the business in; bookings are taken by you — by phone, in messages, at the counter — and entered in the calendar. A "request an appointment" page that the business confirms is on the roadmap, but if 24/7 self-booking is essential right now, a marketplace or a booking widget is the better fit.
Sources
- Booksy Biz pricing (US) (checked 21 Sept 2026)
- Cennik Booksy Biz (Poland) (checked 21 Sept 2026)
- Booksy help: Boost commission (checked 21 Sept 2026)
- Booksy help: exporting your client list (checked 21 Sept 2026)
Prices and features of Booksy come from the public sources listed above and may change. Clienteka is not affiliated with Booksy.
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