Booksy alternative for barbershops and beauty salons
Booksy centers on a marketplace profile and a phone receptionist. Kadaleo starts from your own brand: your own website on your own domain, an AI agent that answers in five messengers, bookings and payments on one customer record, and your social media in the same place. It works for barbershops and beauty salons, and for any business that sells appointments. Below is why that matters, then the two tools side by side.
Why Kadaleo instead of Booksy
Clients book under your own brand
Clients book on your own website, on your own domain, instead of through a profile in a shared directory. The site, the name and the customer record are yours.
An AI agent in five messengers
WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and email. It answers from your business facts in the client's language, understands voice messages, books open slots and hands over to you when needed.
Social media planned for you
A month of posts around your goal, with images and short videos made by Kadaleo with Premium Usage. A post goes out only after your approval, to Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and more.
A CRM with deals and tasks
Every message, booking, deal, task and payment for a client in one record, with CSV import and export.
For every kind of appointment
Beauty and wellness, and also tutors, coaches, photographers and other service businesses: services, staff and resources, with Google Calendar sync. Classes and tours get places per session, and equipment, vehicles and stays are rented by the day or the night.
An overview of your business
Business Coach answers your questions about the business and sends a weekly digest. Goals suggest the next step and measure the result.
Kadaleo and Booksy side by side
| Aspect | Kadaleo | Booksy |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An AI platform for businesses of every kind: website with online booking, AI customer agent, Inbox, CRM, bookings, payments and social media planning. | A booking and business management app for beauty and barber professionals, with a Marketplace where local clients search for and book services. |
| Website builder | Yes, included. Made from your details, with online booking built in. | A Booksy profile shows services, photos and reviews, and a booking widget adds booking to a site you already have. A full website builder is not described on the pages we checked. |
| Online booking | Services, staff and resources, on your website and in chat. | Clients book through your Booksy profile, Instagram, Google or Facebook, and through the Marketplace. Rooms or equipment can be assigned to services as resources. |
| Classes and group sessions | Sessions at set times with a number of places: a group books together, the price is per person, and a deposit can be taken per person. | Parallel Clients sets how many clients can book the same service at the same time, and its help center describes group bookings for the same service that only the business can create. A class timetable with places per session is not described on the pages we checked. |
| Rentals by dates | Equipment, vehicles and stays by the day or the night: the units free on those dates, the price with extras and a long-rental discount, and check-in and check-out times. | Shared Locations support booth rental or salon suite setups. Rentals of equipment, vehicles or stays by the day or the night are not described on the pages we checked. |
| AI replies and channels | WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and email, from your business facts. | An AI Receptionist (beta) answers phone calls and books appointments, in English or Spanish. Replies in WhatsApp, Instagram or Messenger are not described on the pages we checked. |
| CRM | Built in: contacts with history, deals and tasks. | Client Cards hold details, past purchases and upcoming appointments, with email and text messages to your client base, rebooking reminders and loyalty stamp cards. |
| Payments | Stripe: payment links, deposits, invoices and refunds, with cards and MB WAY. | Checkout from your calendar with payouts through Stripe, its own card reader and Tap to Pay, no-show protection and online gift cards. |
| Social media posting | Plans a month of posts that you approve, for eight networks. | A tool to design images for social posts, and booking through Instagram and Facebook. Scheduling or publishing posts to networks is not described on the pages we checked. |
| Pricing model | Monthly plans per business, with VAT added where it applies. Each plan includes AI allowances and Premium Usage. The trial needs no card, and your site and online booking stay online on the free plan after it. See the pricing page for current plans. | A flat monthly subscription with a charge for each extra team member, and all features in the base plan. Card payments carry separate processing fees. Boost is optional and free to switch on: when a new client books through it, Booksy takes a one-time commission on the first visit, up to a cap. |
Checked on 31 October 2026 on Booksy's own website (sources below). Plans and features change; check their site for the current offer.
How it works
Decide where your clients come from
If you want to be found on a marketplace of people searching for beauty and barber services, that is what Booksy describes. If most of your clients find you through your own site, Instagram or WhatsApp, you need those channels to book too.
Bring your service menu
Add services, prices and durations, the staff and resources, and your available times. The same menu feeds your site and the agent.
Build your own site
Add your photos and Kadaleo composes a site around them, with online booking built in. Publish on a Kadaleo address or on your own domain.
Connect your messaging channels
Connect WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, Facebook Messenger, Telegram or email. The agent answers from your facts and books open slots.
Connect Stripe and your calendar
Take deposits and payment links with cards and MB WAY, and show when you are busy elsewhere with Google Calendar.
What is included
Your own website
Made from your details and your photos, with online booking built in.
An agent in your DMs
WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and email, in the language the client writes in, with voice messages understood.
Staff and resources
Available times and rescheduling, with Google Calendar sync.
Payments through Stripe
Deposits, payment links, invoices and refunds, with cards and MB WAY.
A month of posts to approve
Instagram, Facebook Pages, Threads, X, TikTok (video), Pinterest, YouTube and Telegram channels.
Feedback and rebooking
A feedback request and one invitation to book again, only to clients who agreed.
What it connects to
Stripe, Google Calendar, your messaging accounts and your social accounts. You connect the ones you use.
Honest notes and limits
- Booksy may suit you better if you want a marketplace where local clients find beauty and barber services, with optional Boost placement, or phone calls answered: its site lists a Marketplace, Boost and an AI Receptionist for calls. Kadaleo has no marketplace and does not answer phone calls.
- Kadaleo can sell simple products from your site and follow each order, but stock and shipping are not managed in Kadaleo.
- Your website has no AI chat. It takes online bookings, and the Kadaleo agent answers in your messaging channels.
- AI replies and automation are on during the trial and on a paid plan. On the free plan they are paused, while your site and online booking stay online.
How it fits the rest of Kadaleo
- Booking app and AI assistant for barbershops: The barbershop day in Kadaleo: services, barbers, messages and rebooking.
- Booking software and AI replies for beauty salons: The salon day in Kadaleo: menu, specialists, photos, messages and rebooking.
- AI customer agent for WhatsApp and Instagram: What the agent knows, which channels it answers in and where its limits are.
- Fresha alternative for salons, spas and studios: How Kadaleo compares with another salon booking tool that has a marketplace.
Pricing
Kadaleo plans start from €49 per month + VAT. The trial needs no card, and your site and online booking stay online on the free plan after it. See pricing
Common questions
Does Kadaleo have a marketplace?
No. Clients find you through your own website, your social accounts and your messaging channels.
Can I use Kadaleo and keep my Booksy profile?
You can. Two booking calendars can book the same time twice, so choose one as the place clients book. Kadaleo sees only the busy times of a connected Google Calendar.
Does Kadaleo reply to Instagram and WhatsApp messages?
Yes. The agent answers in WhatsApp, Instagram Direct, Facebook Messenger, Telegram and email, and books open slots. Availability depends on each provider's account and permissions.
Can I move my client list?
You can add or import customers, and import and export contacts as CSV.