FullDiary vs Booksy
The simpler alternative to Booksy.
FullDiary does the part you actually live in - the booking page, the live diary, deposits, reminders, messages and forms - from free, where Booksy starts at 40 GBP a month before your first extra chair. Here is the honest comparison, with Booksy's own UK numbers, checked 16 September 2026.
Free for 20 bookings a month. No card, no contract, no commission.
The numbers, side by side
Both columns told straight.
Booksy is one subscription: 40 GBP a month plus VAT, with 5 GBP a month for each extra team member. FullDiary starts at nothing, and Pro is 9.99 a person that never goes above 39.99 - with invoices and quotes inside.
| FullDiary | Booksy | |
|---|---|---|
| Software, one person | 9.99 GBP a month on Pro - or free for 20 bookings a month | 40 GBP a month plus VAT, after a 7-day trial |
| Software, three staff | 29.97 GBP a month (Pro, 9.99 GBP a person) | 50 GBP a month plus VAT (5 GBP for each extra team member) |
| Software, five staff | 39.99 GBP a month - Pro never costs more, however big the team | 60 GBP a month plus VAT |
| Free tier | 20 bookings a month, for as long as you like - reminders, messages and forms included | None - a 7-day trial, then the subscription |
| Commission on bookings | None, ever | A one-time 30% fee (minimum 5 GBP) of a new Boost client's first visit when the optional Boost is on; none with Boost off |
| Card payments | Your own Stripe account: Stripe's standard rates, FullDiary adds nothing on top and never holds your money | Processed by Booksy: 1.29% + 20p plus VAT in app, 0.99% + 20p plus VAT with Tap to Pay |
| Deposits against no-shows | Yes, on every plan - into your own Stripe | Yes |
| Automatic reminders | Yes - email on every plan, the day before and the morning of, and text reminders as well on Pro: 50 a month for each person, and more from 4p a text. Clients move their own booking from the confirmation | Yes |
| Bringing your client list | Import a CSV yourself on the Customers page - free, on every plan, with the column mapping shown | Export your client list from your Booksy account |
| A marketplace between you and your clients | No - your booking page is yours alone, and nobody lists a rival shop next to it | Yes - your profile sits in the Booksy Marketplace, where the optional Boost charges 30% of a new client's first visit |
| Invoices and quotes too | Included in Pro: AI invoices and quotes, QuoteChaser follow-ups | Not part of Booksy |
Software, one person
FullDiary
9.99 GBP a month on Pro - or free for 20 bookings a month
Booksy
40 GBP a month plus VAT, after a 7-day trial
Software, three staff
FullDiary
29.97 GBP a month (Pro, 9.99 GBP a person)
Booksy
50 GBP a month plus VAT (5 GBP for each extra team member)
Software, five staff
FullDiary
39.99 GBP a month - Pro never costs more, however big the team
Booksy
60 GBP a month plus VAT
Free tier
FullDiary
20 bookings a month, for as long as you like - reminders, messages and forms included
Booksy
None - a 7-day trial, then the subscription
Commission on bookings
FullDiary
None, ever
Booksy
A one-time 30% fee (minimum 5 GBP) of a new Boost client's first visit when the optional Boost is on; none with Boost off
Card payments
FullDiary
Your own Stripe account: Stripe's standard rates, FullDiary adds nothing on top and never holds your money
Booksy
Processed by Booksy: 1.29% + 20p plus VAT in app, 0.99% + 20p plus VAT with Tap to Pay
Deposits against no-shows
FullDiary
Yes, on every plan - into your own Stripe
Booksy
Yes
Automatic reminders
FullDiary
Yes - email on every plan, the day before and the morning of, and text reminders as well on Pro: 50 a month for each person, and more from 4p a text. Clients move their own booking from the confirmation
Booksy
Yes
Bringing your client list
FullDiary
Import a CSV yourself on the Customers page - free, on every plan, with the column mapping shown
Booksy
Export your client list from your Booksy account
A marketplace between you and your clients
FullDiary
No - your booking page is yours alone, and nobody lists a rival shop next to it
Booksy
Yes - your profile sits in the Booksy Marketplace, where the optional Boost charges 30% of a new client's first visit
Invoices and quotes too
FullDiary
Included in Pro: AI invoices and quotes, QuoteChaser follow-ups
Booksy
Not part of Booksy
Booksy prices and fees are UK rates read from biz.booksy.com/en-gb/pricing on 16 September 2026; they can change, so check their page before deciding. Booksy is a trademark of its owner. FullDiary is made by Cynical Software Ltd, an independent company not affiliated with or endorsed by Booksy.
The FullDiary column
Where FullDiary is better.
FullDiary is deliberately simpler: the booking page, the live diary, deposits, reminders, messages and forms, done properly - priced so the software is never the biggest line in your month.
The price at every headcount
At one, three and five staff the FullDiary line is lower: 9.99 against 40, 29.97 against 50 and 39.99 against 60 - their prices before the VAT their page adds. Pro never goes above 39.99 a month, however many chairs you fill.
A free tier that exists
20 bookings a month free, forever - the booking page, the live diary, the QR card, reminders, messages, forms and the client import included. Booksy's trial lasts a week; quiet months here cost nothing.
The rest of your admin, same login
Pro is not just the diary: AI invoices and quotes written from a sentence, QuoteChaser politely chasing the quiet ones. One bill for the whole back office.
Your own Stripe, our zero
Deposits and payments land in your Stripe account directly. FullDiary never holds your money, adds 0% on top of Stripe's standard rates - and there is no optional commission feature to keep track of, because no booking here carries a fee.
Every claim above is the same enforced product the main FullDiary page sells, or the full matrix on the pricing page.
The real thing
The screen your shop lives on.
Every picture on this page is a capture of the working product, taken from a shop running on FullDiary. This one is a recording.
Someone running late? Drag their booking to another column or time and drop it. The diary updates and the customer gets the new time by email. (A real screen recording.)
- Drag a booking to a new time - the emails follow it
- Draw across an empty space to book a walk-in
- Done, no-show or cancelled, marked as you go
- One tap makes it full screen for the tablet by the till
What comes with it
Everything in the FullDiary column.
The table prices the product. This is the product: every line below is live today, on the plans the pricing page says.
- A booking page in your coloursLogo, colour, photo, page style and font, with each person's photo and services. One link for the bio and the QR card.
- The live diaryEvery person a column, walk-ins drawn in, drag to move with the customer emailed, one tap to full screen for the screen by the till.
- Deposits into your own StripeA deposit or the full price as they book, on every plan. The slot is confirmed when it is paid and the money lands with you.
- Reminders on every planEmail the day before and the morning of, and texts as well on Pro. Customers move or cancel their own booking from the confirmation.
- Messages, both waysPress Message on any booking. They see it on their booking page and reply into your inbox. Every plan.
- Forms before the visitPatch test, consent, intake, pet details and more, asked on the booking page with a typed-name agreement. On the profile with a PDF.
- Visit records in your trade's fieldsColour formula, clipper grade, mileage, pain score: filled in from the diary card and there next time. Share with the customer if you choose.
- Two services, one visit, and a waiting listA cut and a beard in one booking. When a day is full, customers join the list and a cancellation offers them the slot.
- Packages and regulars on repeatSell a block of sessions paid up front on Pro. A regular's slot repeats itself weekly, fortnightly or every few weeks on every plan.
- Travel charges for mobile workGo to your customers? On Pro, your own price per mile goes on each booking, from the real driving distance, before they book.
- A login for everyone, with a ceilingEach person gets their own login and sees the day on their own phone. Pro is 9.99 GBP a month a person and never more than 39.99 GBP, so from the fourth person on, a new junior does not raise the bill.
- They come backA rebook reminder when the next visit is due and a review ask with your Google link, one email each.
- Bookings become invoicesOne click on the diary card turns a finished booking into a draft invoice. Quotes on the same login.
- The numbers, without a spreadsheetMoney in the book for the next 30 days, takings, busiest hours and what no-shows cost, live on the overview.
- The phone app, in the stores soonFullDiary for iPhone and Android: the diary, messages, customers, invoices and reports in your pocket, with a push the moment a booking lands.
If you switch
An afternoon, start to finish.
- 01
Answer six quick questions
Pick your trade and the services, hours, forms and booking rules come filled in. Change anything and go live, then add your logo and colour whenever you like. No card, and the free tier does not expire.
- 02
Bring your customer list
Export your clients as a CSV and import it on the Customers page. The column mapping is shown so you can correct it, and it is free on every plan.
- 03
Put your link where clients already find you
Google Business Profile, Instagram bio, the QR card by the mirror. Your regulars book the same shop at the same address - just without ringing you.
- 04
Run the day on the live diary
Walk-ins typed straight in, drag a booking when someone runs late, and every staff member sees the day on their own phone.
Your Booksy bookings finish where they are; new ones come through your FullDiary link. Anyone who books once is saved, and anyone you type in once prefills forever.
FAQs
The switching questions, answered straight
What it costs, what happens to your clients, and how the switch works - said plainly, so the table above holds up.
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Is FullDiary affiliated with Booksy?
No. FullDiary is made by Cynical Software Ltd, an independent UK company, and this page is not endorsed by Booksy. The Booksy prices and fees quoted were read from their public UK pricing page on 16 September 2026; prices change, so check their pricing page before deciding anything.
Does FullDiary have a marketplace like Booksy's?
No. On Booksy's marketplace, the optional Boost feature charges 30% (minimum 5 GBP) of a new Boost client's first visit. FullDiary is your own booking page for the clients you already reach - Google, Instagram, the QR card, word of mouth - and no booking of any kind carries a fee.
Can I import my client list from Booksy?
Yes. Export your clients from Booksy as a CSV and import it on the Customers page: the column mapping is shown so you can correct it, and any skipped row is reported with its line number. Nobody retypes 800 clients, and the import is free on every plan.
Do forms, packages and the waiting list come with it?
Yes. Patch test, consent and intake forms are asked on the booking page with a typed-name agreement, on every plan. Packages - a block of sessions paid up front through your own Stripe - are on Pro. When a day is full, clients join the waiting list from your booking page and a cancellation offers them the slot, on every plan.
What happens to the money when a client pays a deposit?
It lands in your own Stripe account - FullDiary never holds it. Stripe's standard processing rates apply and go to Stripe; FullDiary adds nothing on top and takes no commission on bookings, ever.
Is it really free to start?
Yes: 20 bookings a month free, with the booking page, the live diary, the QR card, reminders, messages and forms included. No card to start, nothing expires, and Pro is 9.99 GBP a month a person, never more than 39.99 GBP, when you outgrow it.
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