Marketplace booking for beauty and barber

Taddoovs Booksy

Booksy brings a client marketplace but takes a commission on bookings it sends you. Taddoo is built for tattoo, with no commission on your revenue.

Honest comparison, as of 2026-09-12

The short version

Booksy is a large, generic booking platform for beauty, barber and wellness with its own client marketplace. The marketplace can bring new walk-in clients, but charges a commission on bookings it sends you. Taddoo is not a marketplace but a tool for your existing client base, tailored to the tattoo workflow: motive, body location, size, references, deposit, consent.

Why Taddoo

No marketplace. Your name, your clients.

Taddoo handles the repetitive work so you can focus on why clients come to you: the art on the skin.

Side by side

Features side by side

FeatureTaddooBooksy
Link in bio: your own page with booking, flash, availability and waitlistBooksy: marketplace profile with booking, not freely designable.
Yes
Partial
Flash page: designs with size, price and duration, bookable directly
Yes
No
Request form with body part, size, reference images and preferred dayBooksy: services with duration, no fields for design, body part and references.
Yes
No
Waitlists per location and custom lists before the guest spotBooksy: waitlist for slots that free up, no lists per location.
Yes
Partial
Calendar and appointment management
Yes
Yes
Booking link: customers book themselves
Yes
Yes
Online deposits (Stripe)
Yes
Yes
Automatic reminders and aftercare
Yes
Yes
Tap to Pay: card payments on iPhone or Android without a terminalBooksy: Tap to Pay in the USA, 2.49% plus 0.20.
Yes
Yes
Built specifically for tattoo artistsBooksy is generic for beauty, barber and wellness.
Yes
No
No revenue commission, no marketplace feeBooksy: 30 percent on the first visit of a Boost client, your own clients without commission.
Yes
Partial
AI email assistant on your own Gmail inboxTaddoo: in the OS plans from 125 CHF, not in the app.
Partial
No
Digital consent form with QR code
Yes
No
Receipts and expenses via photo scan
Yes
No
App for iPhone, iPad, Android and Mac, works offlineBooksy: iOS and Android app, offline use not stated.
Yes
Partial
Data hosted in EU and Switzerland
Yes
Partial
Costs

Pricing

Taddoo

16 CHFper month

App 16 CHF per month, App Pro 50 CHF with no Taddoo fees when you take payments; first 14 days free, two months free when paying yearly. No revenue commission, no marketplace fee. The AI email assistant comes with Taddoo OS from 125 CHF.

Booksy

29.99 USD per month with all features, plus 20 USD per additional team member, 14 days free. Payment fees from 2.49% plus 0.10 (card reader) to 2.69% plus 0.30 (mobile). A 30 percent commission applies to the first visit of a client who arrives via Booksy Boost; your own clients are commission-free.

Honest take

What fits when

When Booksy fits

Artists who actively want new walk-in clients from a marketplace or also offer classic beauty services alongside tattoo, and view the marketplace commission as a marketing cost.

Where Taddoo leads

Taddoo takes no commission on your revenue and is tailored to the tattoo workflow rather than generic across all industries: link in bio with flash page, request form with body part, size and reference images, waitlists per location and guest spots, digital consent with QR, receipt scanning with bookkeeping, data in the EU and Switzerland. And for one artist Taddoo costs about half.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Won't Booksy bring me more clients than Taddoo?

Booksy has a marketplace where new clients can find you, at the cost of a commission on those bookings. Taddoo is deliberately not a marketplace but helps you manage your existing client base efficiently and commission-free. If acquiring new clients through a platform is your goal, Booksy may fit; if you want to lower your effort per existing client, Taddoo does.

Is Booksy made for tattoo?

Booksy is a generic platform for many beauty industries and also bills per staff member. Taddoo is built specifically for tattoo artists: a request form with design, body part, size and reference images, a flash page with sizes and prices, waitlists per location and guest spot, digital consent and a link in bio that bundles all of it. You pay a fixed price with no commission on your client base.

As of 2026-09-12. Details on Booksy based on publicly available sources; pricing and features may change. Provider site.

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Link in bio, booking link, deposits, digital consent and bookkeeping in one place. 14 days free, cancel anytime.