Kiri vs Booksy
Booksy is $29.99 a month plus $20 per extra staff member, and its Boost marketplace charges 30% of a new client’s first visit, capped at $100. Kiri is a free listing that brings new clients and booking requests with no commission at all. If Boost attribution has ever surprised you, Kiri is the simpler second door.
The facts, in one table.
| Kiri | Booksy | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 to list, with no subscription. A full booking system is planned as an opt-in add-on at $20 a month plus $10 per staff member; the free listing stays either way. | $29.99 a month plus tax for all features, and $20 a month for each additional staff member. 14-day trial without a card. No free tier. |
| Fees on bookings | None. No commission on bookings and no fee for new clients. | Boost, the marketplace program, charges 30% of a new client’s first visit, minimum $10 and capped at $100. It is off by default and has no monthly fee. |
| Contract | None. No card on file; leave whenever you like. | Monthly, no commitment, cancel anytime. |
| Online booking | Booking requests: the client picks a service, stylist and time, and you accept or decline in Kiri Studio. | Instant self-booking with deposits and no-show protection, plus a strong consumer marketplace app. |
| How clients find you | Every portfolio photo becomes a style page people find by searching the cut. Salon pages are marked up for Google and AI search, and listed in Kiri city guides for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco so far. | Booksy marketplace app, with the 30% Boost commission on new clients it attributes to itself. |
| Website or profile page | A salon page with menu and prices, team, portfolio, hours, reviews and HairSalon structured data, at kiri-me.com/stylists/your-salon. | Booking profile and widget; no standalone website builder on the pricing page. |
| Payments and POS | Not handled. You keep collecting payment in the salon. | Integrated payments and card readers. |
| Text reminders | Not yet. Text reminders are part of the planned booking system. | Reminders free; 2,000 marketing texts a month included. |
| Setup | Done by the Kiri team from your Instagram, website or Google listing. You review before it goes live. | Self-serve with a 14-day trial. |
Where Booksy wins
- A large consumer app with real booking volume for barbers and stylists in dense cities.
- Instant self-booking, deposits and no-show protection.
- Text reminders and a generous text marketing allowance included.
- Integrated payments and readers.
Where Kiri wins
- No 30% commission, no attribution disputes: clients Kiri sends you are free.
- $0 a month with no per-staff fees.
- Clients find your work by the style from search and AI answers, not only inside an app.
- The Kiri team sets up the page and you keep your existing booking system.
You can run both.
Kiri is not a point-of-sale and does not try to be one. Keep Booksy for the calendar and payments. Point your bio and Google listing at your Kiri page so new clients arrive commission-free, and add accepted Kiri requests to Booksy by hand. If you run Boost, keep tracking which clients came from where.
Booksy fits best
When the Booksy app already sends you real booking volume, and you are willing to pay 30% of a first visit for it and to police attribution.
Kiri fits best
Solo stylists, small teams and salons of any size that want new clients to find them by the work they do, a page built to rank for their name and area, and booking requests without paying a platform for the privilege.
Asked before switching.
- How does Booksy Boost pricing work?
- Booksy’s support page says Boost charges 30% of a new client’s first appointment, with a $10 minimum and a $100 cap, only when the client is attributed to Boost. There is no monthly fee and it is off by default. Owner reviews describe disputes over which clients count as Boost clients.
- Does Kiri charge a commission like Boost?
- No. Kiri charges nothing on any booking, first visit or later. Listing is free; the planned booking system will be an opt-in add-on at $20 a month plus $10 per staff member.
- Can I use Kiri and Booksy at the same time?
- Yes. Many salons keep Booksy for the calendar and payments and use their Kiri page as a free front door for new clients. Kiri does not need access to your Booksy account.
Sources
- Booksy pricing page
- Booksy support: How does Boost pricing work?
- Trustpilot reviews of Booksy (Boost attribution complaints)
Booksy prices and terms are theirs and change. We quote their public pages as of November 9, 2026; check the current page before deciding. Kiri is not affiliated with Booksy.
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