Competitor Comparison
Best Alternative to Booksy for Tattoo Shops
Compare Tattoo Studio Pro and Booksy using Booksy's pricing pages on November 8, 2026.
Best Alternative to Booksy for Tattoo Shops
Booksy is booking software with a marketplace. This page uses two Booksy pages, both checked November 8, 2026. The older /en-us/pricing URL redirected to the shorter pricing page. Tattoo Studio Pro’s own claims follow help.
The longer comparison is Tattoo Studio Pro vs Booksy.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Tattoo Studio Pro | Booksy (Nov 8, 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Software price | $29/month, Solo, 1 team member | $29.99/month, plus $20/month for each extra user, plus tax |
| Trial | 30 days. A payment method is required. You are not charged until it ends. | 14 days. No credit card. |
| Forms | Consent forms on every plan | Both pages list forms or waivers. Neither describes a tattoo consent form. |
| Boost | Help does not document this fee | Optional. One-time 30% of a new client’s first visit. The shorter page caps that fee at $100. |
| Staff commission | A report of what is owed. It does not pay people. | pricing-plans lists commission tracking by staff member. The shorter page does not repeat that line. |
| Card fee | Your Stripe account. The subscription does not add a software percent. | Keyed and mobile 2.69% + $0.30. Card reader 2.49% + $0.10. Tap to Pay 2.49% + $0.20. |
| Website | The subscription includes website hosting. The $10/month or $100/year card shows as included. | pricing-plans lists a portfolio of your work. Neither page prints a website hosting price. |
Two Booksy pages, two different lines
The shorter page is one subscription at $29.99 a month, plus tax, and $20 a month for each extra user. Five people, using that rule: $29.99 plus four extra users at $20 is $109.99 a month, before tax. The page says the price is plus tax, so this sum does not add a tax amount.
That page does not print a separate unlimited-staff price. An older version of this article used $10 per extra person. That figure is not on the page we opened.
Boost, on the same shorter page, is free to turn on. There is no monthly Boost fee. The card says a one-time 30% fee on a Boost client’s first visit, up to $100. The FAQ says Booksy does not charge that commission on new clients when Boost is off. That 30% is an acquisition fee. It is not the staff commission row.
The included list on the shorter page names custom forms and liability waivers, waitlists, gift cards, memberships and packages, and reporting. It does not use the words deposit or portfolio. Appointment confirmations and reminders are always free. Marketing texts include 2,000 free SMS a month.
biz.booksy.com/pricing-plans was opened the same day. Its checklist marks customizable intake forms or liability waivers, upfront deposits, and automated commission tracking by staff member. It also marks a portfolio of your work. Its Boost line is the optional 30% on a first visit. That page does not print the $100 cap. The shorter page leaving the staff-commission sentence out is not a removal.
Neither page describes a tattoo consent form or a walk-in queue.
What Tattoo Studio Pro’s help documents
Solo is $29/month or $239/year for 1 team member. Every feature is on every plan. Yearly billing costs less than paying monthly. Other team sizes are on the pricing page. Managers and health officials do not count toward the staff limit.
The subscription includes website hosting. Help says subscribers do not need a separate hosting plan. The paid card, $10 a month or $100 a year, shows as included and is not billed on its own.
Consent forms are on every plan. The Forms Archive is for managers and the Health Official role. Parent or guardian fields appear on the in-studio form when the client is under 18. The public online check-in link cannot capture that consent.
Appointment messages are a confirmation text and up to 5 reminder texts. Help does not state a per-text price, and it does not call the texts unlimited.
Commission reports what is owed. It does not pay people. Details are in tracking artist commissions. Booksy’s staff commission line is the pricing-plans checklist. Booksy’s 30% line is Boost.
Card payments go through the studio’s Stripe account. Stripe’s pricing page, checked the same day, lists 2.7% + 5¢ for domestic in-person cards. The subscription does not add a percent on top.
Client import can bring a client list, and appointments if the export includes them. Old signed-form PDFs do not come over.
FAQ
How much is Booksy for one person and for five?
$29.99 a month for the first user, plus tax, and $20 a month for each extra user. Five people are $109.99 a month before tax. Tattoo Studio Pro’s Solo plan is $29 a month or $239 a year for 1 team member. Larger teams are on the pricing page.
Does Booksy include forms?
Both pages list forms or liability waivers. Neither describes a tattoo consent form, a minor workflow, or a health-official archive. Tattoo Studio Pro’s consent forms are on every plan.
What does Boost cost if it is off?
The shorter page’s FAQ says Booksy does not charge a commission on new clients when Boost is off. If you turn Boost on, the fee is 30% of that new client’s first visit, and that page caps the fee at $100.
Is Boost the same as staff commission?
No. Boost is the marketplace acquisition fee on the shorter page. Staff commission tracking is a separate checklist line on pricing-plans. The shorter page does not repeat that staff line. Tattoo Studio Pro’s commission figure is a report of what is owed.
Does Booksy charge for reminder texts?
The shorter page says appointment confirmations and reminders are always free. Marketing texts have an allowance of 2,000 free SMS a month. Tattoo Studio Pro’s help describes a confirmation text and up to 5 reminder texts, and it does not state a per-text price.
What is the trial?
Booksy’s is 14 days, with no credit card. Tattoo Studio Pro’s is 30 days, asks for a payment method, and does not charge you until it ends.
See how switching works and the consent form article.