Free Booksy Alternative — No Caps, No Credit Card
Booksy doesn't have a free plan — it's $29.99 a month plus tax after a 14-day trial, and every additional team member adds $20 a month. RZRV gives salons and barbershops unlimited bookings, unlimited staff and unlimited SMS reminders for exactly $0. No tiers, no credit card, nothing held back.
What Booksy charges for
If you searched for a free Booksy alternative, here's the short version: there is no free Booksy. Booksy's own pricing page offers a 14-day trial, and when it ends the subscription is $29.99 per month plus tax — that covers the first bookable team member, and each one after that is another $20 per month.
Credit where it's due: once you're paying, Booksy's messaging is generous — appointment confirmations and reminders are always free, and plans include 2,000 free SMS marketing messages a month. The honest catch isn't the texting. It's that the subscription scales with headcount, and Booksy's Boost client-acquisition program takes 30% of a new client's first visit.
The subscription itself
There is no free tier — after the 14-day trial it's $29.99/mo plus tax, or you stop. The base price covers one bookable team member.
Every team member after the first
Additional team members are $20/mo each. A three-chair shop isn't paying $29.99 — it's paying $29.99 plus $40, every month, before tax.
New clients through Boost
Booksy doesn't charge commission on clients you bring organically — but its Boost program takes 30% of the total cost of a Boost client's first visit.
To its credit: messaging is included
Appointment confirmations and reminders are always free on Booksy, and plans include 2,000 SMS marketing messages a month. The catch is the subscription those sit behind, not the texts.
“No free plan — $29.99 a month plus $20 for every extra staff member, and Boost takes 30% of a new client's first visit.”
Why switch to RZRV
$0 isn't a teaser — it's the only plan
RZRV has exactly one plan and it costs $0. No 14-day countdown, no base fee, no credit card field anywhere in signup.
Add your whole team without the $20-a-head math
Unlimited staff, each with their own services, hours and availability. Your fifth stylist costs what your first one did: nothing.
Reminders are free here too — without the subscription
Unlimited SMS and email reminders on every booking, on a plan that costs $0. You don't need a $29.99/mo subscription for your no-show texts to go out.
No commission, ever
RZRV has no client-acquisition program taking a cut — no 30% of anyone's first visit, no marketplace fees. Your client list and your revenue stay entirely yours.
Booksy vs RZRV: the caps, side by side
Booksy is a real marketplace product with payments and client discovery built in — this isn't a takedown. The comparison is about what you pay to keep a calendar running. Every Booksy figure below comes from Booksy's own pricing page, not from third-party blogs.
| What you pay for | Booksy | RZRV — free |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings / month | — | Unlimited |
| Staff / users | $20/mo per additional team member | Unlimited |
| SMS reminders | Reminders free; 2,000 marketing SMS/mo included | Unlimited, free |
| Email reminders | — | Unlimited, free |
| Event / service types | — | Unlimited |
| Locations | — | Unlimited |
| Calendar sync | — | Google Calendar, free |
| Commission / client fees | Boost: 30% of a new client's first visit | None — 0% |
| Payments on free plan | No free tier | No payment processing (and no fees) |
| Starts at | $29.99/mo + tax (+$20/mo per extra team member) | $0 — there are no paid plans |
Last verified: June 2026 — every figure above comes from the vendor's own pricing page, not third-party blogs: Booksy pricing.
“—” means the vendor's own pricing page doesn't state it. We only print caps we could verify — we never guess.
What you get free with RZRV
There's no feature matrix to decode because there's only one plan, and it costs $0. Everything below is included for every account — no trial, no tiers, no credit card.
RZRV doesn't process payments — and doesn't take fees or commissions on your bookings. See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Does Booksy have a free plan?
No. Booksy offers a 14-day trial, but there is no free tier — when the trial ends the subscription is $29.99/mo plus tax for the first bookable team member, with each additional team member at $20/mo. Those figures come from Booksy's own pricing page, verified June 2026.
What is the best free alternative to Booksy?
RZRV is the free Booksy alternative with no ceilings: unlimited bookings, unlimited staff, unlimited SMS and email reminders, Google Calendar sync, a hosted booking page, an embeddable widget and a REST API — no credit card required. If you want a free plan from an established name, Setmore's free tier is real but capped at 200 appointments a month and 4 users, with SMS reminders held for its paid Pro plan.
How much does Booksy cost per team member?
The base subscription — $29.99/mo plus tax — covers the first bookable team member. Every additional team member is $20/mo on top. RZRV has no per-staff pricing at all: unlimited team members on the $0 plan.
Does Booksy take commission on bookings?
Booksy states it doesn't charge commission on clients you acquire organically. Its Boost client-acquisition program is different: Boost takes 30% of the total cost of a Boost client's first visit. RZRV takes 0% commission of any kind and has no paid acquisition program.
Is RZRV really free, or is it a trial like Booksy's?
Really free. There's exactly one plan and it costs $0 — no trial clock, no usage caps, no paid tier holding features back, and no credit card field anywhere in signup. What you see on the pricing page is the whole product.
When is Booksy the better choice?
Honestly: if you want new-client discovery and built-in payments, Booksy earns its subscription. It's a consumer marketplace where clients find and book you, it processes payments (2.69% + $0.30 mobile/keyed, 2.49% + $0.10 with its card reader, 2.49% + $0.20 tap to pay), and it includes 2,000 SMS marketing messages a month. RZRV doesn't have a consumer marketplace and doesn't process payments. If marketplace exposure matters more to you than $0 software, Booksy is the better fit.
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