Booksy pairs booking software with a large consumer marketplace and its Boost promotion. Dropinly is booking software for your own site, with no marketplace, no ranking, and no commission on your existing clients. Here is a fair, side-by-side look so you can pick what fits your shop.
Dropinly never lists you on a marketplace and never charges a commission — on existing or new clients. Every booking on your own domain is yours in full. With Booksy, a new client acquired through its optional Boost feature carries a one-time fee on that client's first completed appointment, per their support docs; returning clients and clients you bring yourself are not charged.
Because there is no Dropinly marketplace, you are never ranked against other shops or nudged to pay for placement. Booksy's reach is real and valuable, but visibility there can depend on its optional paid Boost promotion alongside competing businesses.
Dropinly charges a published plan price with no per-booking commission and no surprise cuts. Booksy combines a base subscription, a per-team-member fee, card processing rates, and the optional Boost new-client fee — workable, but more moving parts to model.
Month-to-month with no contract, free CSV and JSON export anytime, and free import from Square, Acuity, Mindbody, Booksy, Vagaro, and Fresha. You can come and go on your terms, plus a 45-day free trial to test it first.
Choose Booksy if you actively want a consumer marketplace and app to discover new clients you would not reach on your own, and you are comfortable paying Boost's new-client fee for that reach. Dropinly is the better fit if you already have a client base, want to own your booking on your own domain, and want to avoid any marketplace, ranking, or commission.
No. Dropinly has no marketplace and no ranking. Your booking page lives on your own domain, so clients book directly with you and you are never shown next to competing shops. Booksy's value centers on its consumer marketplace and app, which is a different model.
No. Dropinly charges $0 commission on every booking, new or returning — you pay only your plan price. Per Booksy's support docs, its optional Boost feature charges a one-time 30% fee on a Boost-acquired new client's first completed appointment, subject to a stated minimum and maximum cap; clients you bring yourself and returning clients are not charged that fee.
Yes. Dropinly offers free CSV and JSON export anytime and free import from Square, Acuity, Mindbody, Booksy, Vagaro, and Fresha, plus a 45-day free trial. If you are leaving Booksy, confirm their current export options directly with Booksy, since they are not detailed on the public pricing page.
