Who takes your money?
Salon, spa, gym and studio platforms charge in four places: a subscription, a fee per staff member, a cut of new clients they send you, and card fees. This ledger puts all four in one bar for your numbers.
Your salon, in one bar each
Defaults: 3 chairs, 300 bookings, $60 average ticket, 15 new marketplace clients a month, all card in person. Change anything. Gym owners: gym ledger.
Over 12 months, new-client fees alone: Booksy $3,240, Mindbody $2,160, Fresha $2,160. The other vendors in this ledger show no new-client fee on the pages we read.
Not in the ledger (no price, quote only, or a general scheduler): Acuity Scheduling, Setmore, TeamUp, Phorest, Zenoti, Treatwell (UK), Salonized (EU)
Bars share one scale. Hover a segment for its amount. “from” = entry plan; “3rd-party” = vendor page not read.
Where the sources disagree
Vagaro: does it charge a new-client commission?
Codersy Apps, US (September 2026): New client commission: “None”
Tavix, UK (checked 2026-11-01): “20% of the first booking”, no minimum stated: “A new customer from the Vagaro Marketplace (UK, since July 2026)”
See both sourcesGlossGenius: in-person card rate
GlossGenius pricing page (official): Tap, dip or swipe: 2.4% + $0.15; online invoicing 2.9% + $0.30; card-on-file/online/keyed 3.4% + $0.15
GlossGenius payments-rates page (official): “2.4% + 15¢ for tap, dip, or swipe”
See both sourcesStart with the fee that surprises people
New-client commissions
Fresha 20%, Booksy Boost 30% (cap $100), Mindbody 20% (cap $30), Treatwell 35%. Rules side by side.
Booksy Boost, in dollars
What 30% costs on a $40, $100 and $300 first visit.
Mindbody pricing
$79 entry price, 20% app fee, and the card rate it does not publish.
Up to 3 sponsored cards per page, always labelled Sponsored, never ranked. First 20 vendors: 30 days free. Planned prices & waitlist