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Switch from Booksy
Booksy's Boost takes ~30% of a new client's first visit. Good Circles takes 1% of profit.
Booksy is cheap for your regulars — but it charges a monthly subscription and its Boost program takes 30% of a new client's first visit (capped $100), which is the customer it's meant to find you. Good Circles brings new local clients at no acquisition fee, with no subscription, a 1% fee on profit, your customer saving ~10%, and a local nonprofit funded. Free to join.
A $100 service, side by side
A $100 service that costs you $30 to deliver, at a 25% tax rate, assuming 60 bookings a month. The gap is on the new client — the one Boost charges you $30.00 to land.
| Per service | Good Circles | Booksy (repeat) | Booksy (Boost new client) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer pays | $90.00 (saves $10.00) | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Cost to deliver | ($30.00) | ($30.00) | ($30.00) |
| Processing · subscription / booking | $0 · $0 | ($2.99) · ($0.50) | ($2.99) · ($0.50) |
| Boost new-client fee (first visit) | — | — | ($30.00) |
| Good Circles fee · donation | ($0.60) · ($6.00) | — | — |
| Pre-tax profit | $53.40 | $66.51 | $36.51 |
| After-tax profit (25%) | $40.05 | $49.88 | $27.38 |
| Customer saves / community funded | $10.00 / $6.00 | $0 / $0 | $0 / $0 |
| Total local value created | $56.05 | $49.88 | $27.38 |
Booksy terms reported/verified 2026-06-22 (biz.booksy.com): ~$29.99/mo ($360/yr, +$20/team member) + ~2.69% + $0.30 processing + optional Boost (one-time 30% on a Boost-acquired client's first visit, capped $100). Good Circles has no subscription, no merchant card cost (the customer pays processing if they use a card), and no acquisition fee. Illustration, not tax advice.
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Run your shop's numbers
Booking apps are cheap for repeat clients but charge a monthly subscription and a fee to acquire new ones. Enter your numbers to see a repeat client and a new client side by side, against Good Circles.
Per service, side by side
| Per service | Good Circles | Platform (repeat) | Platform (new client) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer pays | |||
| Less: customer savings (10%) | — | — | |
| Less: cost to deliver | |||
| Less: payment processing | $0.00 (customer pays if card) | ||
| Less: subscription (per booking) | $0.00 | ||
| Less: new-client fee (first visit) | — | — | |
| Less: Good Circles fee (1% of profit) | — | — | |
| Less: donation (deductible) | — | — | |
| Pre-tax profit | |||
| After-tax profit | |||
| Memo: customer saves / community | $0 / $0 | $0 / $0 | |
| Total local value created |
Illustration only — not tax advice. Subscription, processing, and new-client fees are reported platform terms (verified 2026-06-22) and vary by plan, team size, and market — set the subscription to yours. Good Circles applies its ~10% customer discount to the sale; booking-platform clients pay full price. Confirm tax treatment with your CPA.
Great for your regulars — pricey for growth
Booksy is a capable booking app, and for the clients already in your chair it's inexpensive. But growth runs through Boost, and Boost takes up to $100 of a new client's first visit — you pay the most for exactly the customers you're trying to win.
Good Circles brings new local clients through nonprofits and their supporters at no acquisition fee, with no subscription, your customer saving ~10%, and a local cause funded. Keep Booksy for scheduling if you like it — let Good Circles grow your book. See the full comparison »
Questions
Booksy vs Good Circles — FAQ
How does Booksy charge businesses?
Booksy charges about $29.99/month (plus ~$20 per additional team member) and payment processing (~2.69% + $0.30). Its optional Boost program, which markets you to new clients, takes a one-time 30% of a Boost-acquired client's first visit, capped at $100. Repeat clients only cost processing; the cost is the subscription and Boost's new-client fee.
Will I keep more on Good Circles than Booksy?
For repeat clients, Booksy's per-visit cash is similar - Good Circles passes ~10% to your customer, which Booksy doesn't. The difference is new clients: Boost takes up to $100 of a new client's first visit, while Good Circles brings new local clients at no acquisition fee. On a $100 first visit via Boost you keep about $40 after tax on Good Circles versus about $27 on Booksy, with no monthly subscription.
Can I use Booksy and Good Circles together?
Yes. Keep Booksy for your calendar and regulars if you like it, and use Good Circles as the channel that brings new local clients - without a 30% first-visit Boost fee, with customers saving ~10%, and a local nonprofit funded on every appointment. Good Circles is free to join with a 1% fee on profit.
Grow your book without a 30% first-visit fee
Free to join. A 1% fee on profit only when you sell. The first 200 Mississippi businesses are Founding Merchants.