The running order, first to last
- Write down what you actually need on the other side, which for most shops is the client list, the services with their prices and the next six weeks of bookings
- Export those three while the Booksy account is still live, because an account you have already cancelled is a poor place to go looking for a file
- Open the Youzse trial, which is 30 days with no card, and import the client file first
- Read the preview screen rather than the row count. Youzse checks for records that already match so a client is not created twice
- Import services, then staff, then bookings, in that order, because a booking needs the other three to exist
- Rebuild the parts that were never data, which means reminder timing, deposit rules and cancellation windows
- Point your own booking link, your Instagram profile and your Google Business Profile at Youzse only once the diary is one you trust
- Cancel Booksy after the last booking made under it has happened, not before
What a Booksy export gives you and what Youzse does with it
Youzse recognises a Booksy client file by its column headings and maps first name, last name, email address, mobile phone, birthday, notes and address straight through. Service files carry name, category, duration, price and description. Booking files carry date, time, service, client, staff member, duration, price and status, and the Booksy status words are translated on the way in, so done becomes completed and rejected becomes cancelled.
One asymmetry is worth knowing before you plan any marketing. The Booksy client mapping in Youzse has no marketing consent column in it, so consent does not arrive with the file the way it does from some other platforms. Treat every imported Booksy client as having given you no marketing permission until you hold a record of one. That is the cautious reading of UK data protection law and it is also the only reading that survives a complaint.
Reviews are a separate job from the client list. Youzse can read the reviews on your public Booksy profile from pasted text, pull out the reviewer name, the date, the rating and the comment where the profile shows them, and store each one labelled as imported. A copy of a review is not the star average sitting on your Booksy profile, and we would rather say that plainly than let anyone believe their rating travels with them.
What the bill looks like on each side
| Booksy | Youzse | |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | £40 a month, plus £5 a month per additional team member. Booksy states that all services are subject to VAT, which will be added to the final price | From £19 a month for the business, with VAT treatment set out on the Youzse pricing page |
| New clients | No marketplace commission unless Boost is switched on. Boost is a one time 30% fee, with a minimum of £5, based on the total cost of a Boost client's first visit | 0% commission on new clients who find you through Youzse |
| Returning clients | 0% commission from the second visit onward | 0% commission on new clients who find you through Youzse, so there is no first visit fee for a second visit to be free of |
| Card payments | Mobile Payments 1.29% plus 20p plus VAT, Tap to Pay 0.99% plus 20p plus VAT and Fast Payouts 1.5% | 2.5% plus 35p per transaction with the Youzse platform fee inside the rate and VAT treatment set out on the Youzse pricing page, which is higher than every Booksy line in this row |
| Free trial | 7 days, stated as no credit card or commitment required | 30 days with no card |
| Channels that carry no commission | Instagram and Facebook Reserve, Google Search and Maps, your personal booking link and QR codes | Your own booking link, your social profiles and the Youzse marketplace listing, which carries 0% commission on the new clients it brings you |
Booksy figures taken from biz.booksy.com/en-gb/pricing. Booksy states that all services are subject to VAT, which will be added to the final price, so add it to every Booksy figure above before comparing. On card processing Booksy is cheaper than Youzse on every rate it publishes.
The parts that get worse, not better
- The Booksy client app is on your regulars' phones already, and moving means asking them to book somewhere else. That is a real cost and no feature table makes it go away.
- Card processing costs you more with us. Booksy publishes 0.99% plus 20p plus VAT on Tap to Pay against our 2.5% plus 35p, and our platform fee sitting inside the rate explains the gap without closing it.
- Marketing consent does not arrive in the Booksy client mapping, so a list you assumed was contactable may need permission gathering again before you use it.
- Reminder timings, deposit rules and cancellation windows are settings rather than records. Nothing exports them and they have to be built again wherever you go.
- Any QR code you have printed, and any link in a bio or a shop window, points at Booksy until you change it yourself.
What Booksy is genuinely good at, and when leaving is still right
Booksy has real strengths and a page that pretends otherwise is not worth reading. Adoption among barbers is high, so clients recognise the booking flow without being taught it. Booksy publishes a list of channels that carry no marketplace commission at all, covering Instagram and Facebook Reserve, Google Search and Maps, your personal booking link and QR codes, so a shop with a full book can run on it without ever paying for a client. Boost is something you switch on rather than the default. The trial is 7 days, stated as no credit card or commitment required. If your book is full and Boost is off, Booksy is not costing you much beyond the subscription.
The case for leaving is usually one of two things. Either £40 a month plus VAT plus £5 a head for the team has grown past what a booking diary is worth to you, or you have outgrown booking altogether and want quotes, invoices, memberships, gift cards and VAT returns in the same place. Youzse starts at £19 a month for the business and covers more than 60 trades, which is a different shape of product rather than a better version of the same one.
Where we lose is the card rate, and it is worth saying twice. If most of your revenue arrives as a tap in the chair, run the arithmetic on your own monthly card takings before you move, because the subscription saving can be smaller than the processing difference.
Third-party pricing and features on this page were last checked on 10 August 2026. Rival platforms change their plans, so check their own site before you decide.
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