Reasons people switch.
Some owners want bookings without being ranked against nearby shops in a directory.
Marketplace fees on clients you already have can add up over a year.
Owners who've built a loyal book want the customer connected to them, not a platform.
What you get instead.
Bookings happen on your page and your domain — never a directory listing next to other businesses.
You pay a flat plan; payments run through your own Stripe account and your clients stay yours.
Month-to-month with no contract — the features small shops need are in every plan, not paywalled add-ons.
Free import help to move in, and free CSV/JSON export so you can always take your data back out.
Booksy may be the better choice if marketplace discovery is your main goal — getting found by new customers browsing the app in your area. Dropinly is not a discovery marketplace; it's for businesses that already have clients (or get them from their own channels) and want to own that relationship.
Switching questions.
No — Dropinly is not a marketplace. It runs your own booking page for clients who come from your channels. If discovery is your main need, a marketplace may suit you better.
Nothing to move in — import help is free, and you get a 45-day free trial to run both tools side by side.