BASE
For a website, products, bookings and customer records.
€14.90
+ VAT / month
BASE includes:
- Unlimited AI chat (fair use)
- Up to 15 website pages
- Bookings, purchases, digital products and client records
- 10 AI-generated images/month
Bespire vs Booksy
Booksy lists your salon in its marketplace app. Bespire gives you your own website, where clients book, buy passes and pay.
Your own website with booking and passes, built by Bes.
Free to tryNo credit card required
- Your own website and brand
- Import clients and passes from Excel
Setting up your booking site…
At a glance
Your own site, or a marketplace?
- Bespire
- Your website and brand
- Booksy
- Marketplace app and profile
Checked 30 Oct 2026
Which one fits you?
Booksy is a good fit if…
- You want new clients to find you in a large consumer app for beauty and grooming
- You run a salon or barbershop and want tools such as waiting lists, custom forms and staff commission rates
- You want SMS reminders, SMS campaigns and gift voucher sales in the same app
Bespire is a good fit if…
- You want your own website and brand, with booking, passes and card payment built in
- You'd like clients to book on your site, under your name, rather than in a marketplace
- You want Bes to build your site and draft your pages and offers, in Hungarian, English or German
Side by side
Checked on Booksy's own website and its App Store listing on 30 Oct 2026. Prices and features change and differ by country, so check their site for the latest. Small numbers point to the sources below.
| Bespire | Booksy | |
|---|---|---|
| Your own website | Built by Bes from a conversation or your current site, on your own domain | A Booksy profile page instead of a website, plus a booking widget for a site you already have5 |
| Online booking | Appointments, classes and workshops, in every plan | 24/7 through the Booksy app, your profile, a direct link, social media, Google and a website widget4 |
| Group classes with places | Classes and workshops with a set number of places | No class feature listed; you can set how many appointments run at the same time4 |
| Passes and packages | Passes with counted sessions and expiry, plus bundles | Memberships with unlimited visits and prepaid packages4 |
| Card payment at booking | Card payment at checkout; payment provider charges are separate | Deposits at booking on its US site; its German feature pages describe no payments4, 8 |
| Marketplace listing | Clients book on your own website | Yes, the Booksy marketplace and client app; listing is free in Germany1 |
| Fees on marketplace bookings | Not applicable, as there's no marketplace | None in Germany. In some other countries, an optional Boost fee: in the UK, a one-time 30% of a new client's first visit1, 2 |
| Email reminders | Automatic email before every booking | Yes, and always free in Germany1, 10 |
| SMS reminders | Not included; reminders go by email | Yes; you choose SMS, email or both10 |
| Marketing email and social posts | Bes drafts emails and posts for you to approve (PRO and MAX) | Email and SMS campaigns, automated messages and a post creator for social media6 |
| AI help | Bes drafts pages and offers; you review and approve | An AI Receptionist for calls, in beta on its US site; none listed on its German site9 |
| Team members | No per-seat charge: up to 15 on BASE, 50 on PRO, unlimited on MAX | €7 a month plus taxes for each extra person in Germany; five permission levels1, 7 |
| Hungarian interface | Yes, plus English and German | Not among the languages of its business site or app3, 11 |
| Starting price | €14.90 + VAT a month | €35 a month plus taxes in Germany, with every feature1 |
Sources, checked on October 30, 2026: 1 Booksy pricing (DE) (opens in a new tab) · 2 Booksy pricing (UK) (opens in a new tab) · 3 Booksy pricing and regions (US) (opens in a new tab) · 4 Booksy features (DE) (opens in a new tab) · 5 Booksy profile (DE) (opens in a new tab) · 6 Booksy marketing tools (DE) (opens in a new tab) · 7 Booksy team management (DE) (opens in a new tab) · 8 Booksy features (US) (opens in a new tab) · 9 Booksy AI Receptionist (US) (opens in a new tab) · 10 Booksy blog: reminders (opens in a new tab) · 11 Booksy Biz on the App Store (opens in a new tab)
What you pay
With Booksy
- One plan with every feature: €35 a month plus taxes in Germany, cancel any time
- Each extra team member: €7 a month plus taxes
- In Germany, no commission or booking fees for new clients; in some other countries, an optional Boost fee on a new client's first visit
- A 7-day free trial, no credit card needed
With Bespire
- BASE: €14.90 + VAT a month
- PRO: €39.90 + VAT a month
- MAX: €89.90 + VAT a month
- Payment provider charges and domain registration are separate
Booksy prices from its German pricing page on 30 Oct 2026; prices differ by country. Bespire: annual billing gives you 12 months for the price of 10, and you can try it free without a credit card.
Moving to Bespire
Start from your site or a chat with Bes
Give Bes your website address and it reads up to 50 pages, or simply tell it what you offer. Either way, Bes drafts your site with booking, passes and payments.
Bring your clients and passes
Import clients from Excel, including passes with their remaining sessions and expiry dates.
Share your new booking link
Publish the site on your own domain, then put your booking link in your Instagram bio, your Google Business Profile and your messages to clients.
Keep going
Questions
What's the main difference between Booksy and Bespire?
Booksy is booking software with a marketplace app where clients find salons, and it gives you a profile page. Bespire builds your own website, where clients book, buy passes and pay by card under your own name.
Can I keep my Booksy profile as well?
What reminders does Bespire send?
Can I move my clients from Booksy?
Yes. Import your clients into Bespire from an Excel file, including passes with their remaining sessions and expiry dates. Ask Booksy whether and how you can export your client list.
Does Bespire have memberships like Booksy?
Do I need a website before I start?
Pricing
Three plans. Choose the tools and capacity that fit your business.
12 months for the price of 10
PRO
For businesses adding email and social marketing.
€39.90
+ VAT / month
Everything in BASE, plus:
- Unlimited AI chat (fair use)
- Up to 2 own domains
- Marketing email and social content
- Up to 50 website pages
MAX
For businesses managing ads and needing larger content allowances.
€89.90
+ VAT / month
Everything in PRO, plus:
- Unlimited AI chat (fair use)
- Manage Meta and Google Ads campaigns
- Up to 100 website pages
- 150 AI images and 120 social posts/month
Included with every plan
- Team members with no per-seat charge
- Unlimited bookings, clients and locations
- Your plan’s AI features · fair use, no token or credit charges
be ready for what’s next.
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