Savings calculator
Your exact numbers, not an industry average.
Set your own client count, prices and platform below, and see the full breakdown side by side with Bookky, Stripe fee included, nothing hidden either way.
Your numbers
Compare against
Treatwell today
Gross revenue
300 × £40.00
£12,000.00
Treatwell commission
35% + VAT of £1,200.00 (30 new clients)
−£420.00
Payment fees
2.50% + VAT (300 customers)
−£300.00
Monthly fee
No monthly fee stated
−£0.00
Total fees
Per month
−£720.00
Revenue you keep
Per month
£11,280.00
With Bookky (Essential)
Gross revenue
300 × £40.00
£12,000.00
Bookky monthly fee
Essential plan, flat, 0% commission
−£49.00
Stripe processing
1.50% + 20p per customer (300 customers)
−£240.00
Total fees
Per month
−£289.00
Revenue you keep
Per month
£11,711.00
The FLAME website (from £1,499) is a one-off cost. It's yours forever, and pays for itself in about 4 months.
From there, Bookky and your website together put £431.00 more in your pocket every month than staying on Treatwell.
35% of the first visit, plus VAT. Charged even if you cancel the booking (since Apr 2025).Assumes every client pays online, on every platform, for a clean like-for-like comparison. Stripe's rate shown is its standard UK domestic card rate (1.5% + 20p); premium/business cards run 1.9% + 20p, non-UK cards higher. The FLAME website cost is a one-off, shown separately from the monthly comparison above.
In-store/cash payment is optional on every platform, including Bookky, and would reduce these fees further. Bookky's admin also lets you set a fixed deposit at booking with the rest paid in cash at the visit, so only the deposit is ever exposed to a card fee at all, if you'd rather not assume full payment online.
Side by side
Bookky vs the marketplaces.
The marketplaces are cheaper to join. That's the trade-off, and it's a real one. Everything after that first booking runs the other way.
| Feature | Bookky | Treatwell | Booksy (Boost) | Fresha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commission on new clients | 0%, ever | 35% + VAT | 30% + VAT | 20% |
| Payment processing | Stripe, 1.5% + 20p | 2.5% + VAT | 1.29% + 20p + VAT | 1.4% + 25p |
| Monthly cost | Flat fee, £49–£149 | None stated | £40 + £5/extra staff | £14.95 solo / £9.95 per staff |
| Who owns the client relationship | You do, always | The marketplace | The marketplace | The marketplace |
| Setup cost | From £1,499 (your own website) | Low / none to join | Low / none to join | Low / none to join |
Rates verified against each platform's own UK pricing pages, Aug 2026. Rates change, always worth a fresh check before quoting them.
What you actually get
Everything that comes with Bookky and your website.
Not just 0% commission. The full picture, from the booking system itself to the ongoing management we do so you don't have to.
The booking system
- Bookky fully integrated — up to 3 staff, up to 10 services
- Online payments via Stripe
- Automated booking confirmations
The website
- Up to 8 pages (home, about, services, booking, gallery, contact + more)
- Google Reviews widget
- Google Maps embed
- Local SEO setup
- Mobile optimised
- Hosted on your own domain
- Monthly support & updates (plan chosen separately)
Ongoing management
- Bookky booking system
- Hosting & SSL
- Software & security updates
- Email support (72hr response)
- Monthly performance report (bookings, traffic, Google ranking)
- Up to 1hr of content or page updates per month
- Priority email support (48hr response)
- Quarterly SEO check
- Up to 3hrs of content or page updates per month
- Monthly SEO work (Google Business, local citations, keyword tracking)
- Review generation prompts sent to recent customers
- Bi-monthly strategy note with recommendations
- 24hr priority support
Built with you, not off the shelf
Bookky isn't a generic template you're squeezed into. We build the booking system and the site directly with you, so if you need something specific, deposit rules that match how you actually take bookings, a service that doesn't fit the standard form, anything, it can be added and built in. That's not something a marketplace listing can ever offer you.
Exact features vary by package and monthly plan. See full package details →
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