Ozync
OZYNC VS BOOKSY

A Booksy Alternative Built for Walk-Ins

Booksy is a booking marketplace: clients find you in the Booksy app, book an appointment, and Booksy keeps part of the fee for the clients it brings. That works for a shop that lives on appointments. If your day is walk-ins, the line at the door, the "how long?", the client who leaves because nobody wrote her down, Booksy has little to offer. Ozync starts there.

Start freeSee the check-in kiosk

Free for your first 100 clients. Then $15/mo billed annually, or $20 month to month. No commission, no per-booking fees.

Where they differ

Booksy's pricing and features change; check booksy.com for the current numbers. The structural differences above are what to decide on.

FeatureOzyncBooksy
Built aroundWalk-ins: kiosk, waitlist, TV queue, textsAppointments and a client marketplace
Self check-in kiosk on a tabletIncludedNot a core feature
Waitlist on the waiting-room TVIncludedNo
Online bookingOn your own website, your domain if you likeIn the Booksy app and a Booksy page
Marketplace commission on new clientsNoneBooksy charges for clients it brings (Boost)
PricingFlat: free for 100 clients, then $15/moMonthly subscription, see booksy.com
Card processingStripe, or keep your Square or CloverBooksy's own
Digital waiversIncludedAdd-on
AI phone receptionistAdd-onNo

What Ozync does that Booksy doesn't

  • A check-in kiosk on an iPad or Android tablet, where walk-ins sign themselves in and pick a stylist.
  • A waitlist display on the TV, so the waiting room knows the order without asking.
  • A text when it's their turn, so clients wait in the car.
  • QR code and NFC tap signs to join from a phone.
  • A website on your own name, with no Booksy branding between you and the client.
  • No commission. The client you got from Instagram or a walk-by is yours; nobody takes a cut of her first visit.

What Booksy does that Ozync doesn't

Booksy is a marketplace with its own app and search, so it can send you clients who were browsing for a barber nearby. Ozync doesn't run a consumer marketplace. If discovery through an app is where your new clients come from, keep Booksy for that; Ozync works alongside it for the walk-in side, and many shops run both for a while before moving bookings over.

Moving over

  1. 1Create your business in Ozync and add your services and hours, ten minutes.
  2. 2Put the kiosk on a tablet at the door and the TV display on the wall; walk-ins are handled from day one.
  3. 3Publish your Ozync website and point your Instagram and Google Business Profile booking link at it.
  4. 4Keep your Booksy page live until the bookings have moved; nothing in Ozync depends on cancelling it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Ozync take a commission on bookings?

No. The price is flat: free for your first 100 clients, then $15 a month billed annually or $20 month to month. No per-booking fees and no commission on new clients.

Does Ozync have a marketplace like Booksy?

No. Your clients book on your own website or walk in. Ozync doesn't run a consumer app or search.

Can I use both?

Yes. Many shops keep Booksy for appointments while they start with the Ozync kiosk and waitlist for walk-ins, then move bookings to the Ozync website.

Can I keep my card processor?

Yes. Use Stripe with Tap to Pay, or keep your Square account and Square Terminal.

Is there a free trial?

Better: it's free for your first 100 clients, with no card required.

A Booksy Alternative Built for Walk-Ins

Free for your first 100 clients. Then $15/mo billed annually, or $20 month to month. No commission, no per-booking fees.

Start freeSee the check-in kiosk

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