Glow vs Booksy: £19 flat against £40 plus £5 a chair
Booksy is solid software with a solid price tag. Here's the honest comparison for UK treatment businesses in 2026.
Side by side
| Glow | Booksy | |
|---|---|---|
| Patch test enforcement | Blocks the booking, not a reminder | Not published |
| Consent forms | Signed before the appointment, stored against it | Custom forms and liability waivers listed |
| Product batch traceability | Logged against every treatment | Not published |
| Evidence pack | One PDF if a client claims a reaction | Not published |
| Self-employed staff pay | Money goes direct to the staff member's own account | Not published |
| Built for | Any treatment business carrying liability. Lash, hair, aesthetics, tattoo, mobile. | Businesses on Booksy Marketplace |
| Monthly price | £19 flat | £40 plus VAT |
| Each additional staff member | £0 | £5 plus VAT per month |
| A 3-person team pays | £19 | £60 a month including VAT |
| A 5-person team pays | £19 | £72 a month including VAT |
| Marketplace commission | No marketplace, no commission | Optional Boost: one-time 30% of a new client's first visit, minimum £5, plus VAT |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 7 days |
The real difference
Booksy charges you for growing. Every extra user costs another £5 a month plus VAT, and Boost takes 30% of a new client's first appointment when you turn it on. None of that is hidden. Booksy is upfront about it. It is just expensive.
Price is not the only line. Glow blocks a booking without a valid patch test, keeps the signed consent on the appointment, logs the product batch, and can hand you one PDF if a client claims a reaction. Those cells are Not published on Booksy's pricing page, so they stay Not published here.
Glow is £19 whether you're alone or you're eight techs across two locations. We don't charge you for succeeding, because adding a staff member costs us nearly nothing and we price like it.
Where Booksy is genuinely stronger
Booksy's consumer marketplace has real UK footfall, especially for barbers, and if you want to be discoverable inside their app, that's something Glow doesn't offer. We're your booking system, not a directory.
Who each one is for
Glow is for any treatment business that carries liability. Lash, hair, aesthetics, tattoo, mobile. One customer already runs 124 services across 12 categories on the same product, including piercings, laser, facials, hair and waxing.
Booksy publishes itself as marketplace software for businesses that want to be found in their app. If that footfall is paying for the subscription, weigh it honestly.
Do your own diligence
Prices and features change. The table was checked in September 2026 against Booksy's own UK pricing page. If a cell says Not published, we did not guess. Open their page and decide.
Questions
- How much does a 3-chair team save against Booksy?
- Booksy lists £40 plus £5 per extra user, plus VAT. That is about £60 a month including VAT for three people. Glow is £19. Roughly £490 a year before you count Boost commission.
- Does Glow charge per chair?
- No. Unlimited staff on £19.
- Does Booksy enforce patch tests or store an evidence pack?
- Not on their pricing page. Custom forms and liability waivers are listed. Blocking a booking, batch logging and an evidence pack are not published, so we do not claim them either way.
- Will I lose Booksy's marketplace?
- Yes, if you cancel. Weigh that footfall honestly. Glow does not run a directory.
- Is migration free?
- Yes. Send the Booksy export and we map clients, services and bookings.
We'll bring your clients and diary across for you. 14-day free trial