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Booksy alternatives 2026: 8 systems, prices and who each suits
Booksy 145 zł netto, Fresha 29 zł, Bookero 19.90 zł, Nakiedy 39 zł, Slotsy 0 zł for one person: prices of eight systems, SMS, online payments and marketplaces. Checked 20.10.2026.
Instead of a notebook and Excel: your client list online
An Excel file with names and phones, no e-mails: what Slotsy imported, what it refused and why. Measured 14.10.2026, compared with Booksy, Fresha and Bookero.
Staff schedules and time off in a salon: how it works in Slotsy
A weekly schedule with breaks, time off for a whole day or a few hours, closures up to 62 days and every year, the booked visits listed before you save. Versus Booksy, Fresha and Bookero, 12.10.2026.
Online booking for massage therapists: buffer, room, passes
A 60-minute massage takes the room for 75. How to set a buffer after the visit, a shared room, your private calendar and 5- and 10-massage passes in Slotsy, with prices from Kraków studios.
Booking confirmation: automatic or manual
Manual approval in Slotsy: all bookings, new clients only or selected services, 1–72 hours to decide, and the client can withdraw a request. Compared with Booksy, Fresha, Bookero and SimplyBook.me.
Google Business Profile for a salon: map and booking button
How a salon gets onto the Google map: verification (postcard 14 days, video), category, services with prices, a booking button via a partner or your own link, photos, reviews. Where Booksy leads.
Clients move their own bookings: how it works and the cut-off
In Slotsy a client moves their own booking: free hours only, no sooner than 30 minutes ahead. Cut-off 1 to 48 hours, 24 hours by default. Compared with Booksy, Fresha, Bookero, 9.10.2026.
Cancellation rules: what clients see and how to write them
Cancellation rules in Slotsy: cut-off 1 to 48 hours (24 by default), your own text up to 1000 characters per language, shown before booking. Compared with Booksy, Fresha, Bookero, 9.10.2026.
Free booking system: what the 0 zł plans include (2026)
Of ten booking systems, six have a permanent free plan and four only a trial. Limits, the cost of online payments and the point where 0 zł stops being the cheapest. Checked 8.10.2026.
A booking page instead of a website: what a salon needs
Does a salon need a website, or is a booking page enough? What the Slotsy studio page shows, what Wix and a .pl domain cost, and what to fill in so Google indexes the page. Prices as of 7.10.2026.
Where to put your booking link: Instagram, Google, QR
Where to put your booking link so clients book on their own: Instagram bio and Stories, Facebook, Google Business Profile, a QR code. Which link to choose and how to see what works.
Pay when booking or on site: what to choose for a salon
Online payment at booking, on site, or the client's choice: what each option costs for a 100 zł visit, what happens with no-shows and refunds, and how to set it in Slotsy. Stripe prices: 7.10.2026.
Online booking in 15 minutes: I timed the Slotsy setup
I timed a Slotsy setup on 2 October 2026: sign-up, address, a service and opening hours took about 6.5 minutes, and a client booked in 4 screens. What to set up now and what can wait.
Selling an e-book on your studio page: what you keep of 55 zł
A 55 zł e-book on Slotsy, heyhey, Naffy, Payhip and Gumroad: what the author keeps per sale, how a client buys, and what Polish law requires for files. Checked 05.10.2026.
Appointment reminders in Telegram, without SMS costs
Clients with Ukrainian numbers get visit reminders in Telegram instead of an SMS: free for the salon, on the Free plan too. How it works in Slotsy and where the limits are.
Online sign-up for group classes: how it works in Slotsy
How a client books a class with limited places and a pass in four screens, what the studio sees on the calendar and the class card, and how a visit pass works. Checked 01.10.2026.
SMS appointment reminders: cost, law and setup
How many SMS a salon needs, what they cost in Booksy, Fresha and Slotsy, whether a reminder needs consent (art. 398 PKE, GDPR), and how to turn on the one-hour SMS in Slotsy.
How to raise salon prices in 2026 without losing clients
Services in Poland cost 5.6% more than a year ago, the minimum wage is 4,806 zł. How much to raise, how many visits you can lose before revenue drops, what the price law says, how to change prices.
Simple online booking: three screens, no account, no app
How many screens and fields stand between a client and a confirmed visit: in Slotsy, from a service link — date, time, details and confirmation; no account, password or app. How to measure.
Online booking for a hair salon and a barbershop
A 2–5 chair salon: a schedule per person, services per chair, a link and QR per staff member, walk-ins, reminders 24 h and 1 h before. Slotsy setup in 7 steps and the barbershop settings.
Online booking for a stylist working from home
A booking page for one person at 0 zł: solo mode without choosing a staff member, hours with breaks, pay on site, cancellation rules, what a client sees of your address, unregistered activity in 2026.
How to take BLIK and card payments online without a terminal: Stripe for salons and studios in Poland (2026)
What you need, what it costs and when the money lands: BLIK 1.6% + 1 zł, cards 1.5% + 1 zł, Przelewy24 1.9% + 1 zł, free payouts every 3 business days. Set up in Slotsy in 15 minutes, refunds, disputes, the fiscal register — with the date checked.
What Booksy really costs in 2026: subscription, Boost, payment fees — and an honest comparison with Slotsy
Booksy Biz pricing taken apart: 145 zł net subscription, 35 zł per staff member, 45% per Boost client, 1.89% + 0.49 zł per payment. Three worked salon examples and a comparison with Slotsy, with the date the prices were checked.
How to open a beauty salon in Poland in 2026: JDG, ZUS, the cash register and first clients
A JDG for 0 zł, PKD 2025 codes, ZUS of 432.54 zł a month for six months, VAT exemption up to 240,000 zł, a cash register from the first visit with a 700 zł relief, the rules for Ukrainians since 5 March 2026 — with a check date.
Instagram DMs to online booking: a 7-day plan
Seven days: a booking page, the link in bio, the Stories sticker, 4 FAQ questions in Direct, a message to regulars, cancellation rules. What Instagram does, what it does not, where Booksy leads.
Deposits and no-shows in Poland: what a salon may legally keep (2026)
An advance always goes back, a deposit stays, 100% of the price is challenged by UOKiK. 14 days to withdraw from an online booking, a double refund when you cancel, VAT and the cash register, the Slotsy setup — with a check date.
Online booking for a salon: where to start, step by step
The order in which a salon sets up online booking: services and hours, a booking page in three languages, the link on Instagram and Google, cancellation rules, reminders and payments.
How to reduce salon no-shows: data, not promises
Reminders cut no-shows by about a quarter, not by 90%: what the research says, what that is worth to a salon in złoty, which cancellation rules work, and what Slotsy does and does not do.