Booked vs Square Appointments
Square Appointments includes an online booking site. The default setting is no payment required to book. If you require prepayment, the client pays through Square. Booked's card payments are optional and require Pro. You can take a deposit in Booked, or leave card payments off and charge in the shop.
Comparison
| Square Appointments | Booked | |
|---|---|---|
| Payments | No payment required to book, by default. Prepayment is paid through Square if you turn it on | Optional, and Pro only. With card payments off, Booked is a calendar |
| Deposits | Full prepayment, or a card held for a no-show, if you turn that policy on | On Pro, one shop-wide percentage of each service's price, or the full amount |
| Booking page | An online booking site hosted by Square | booked.co/your-shop |
| Card processing | Optional for online booking. Prepayment, if you require it, is paid through Square | Optional, on Pro. The default is 3.75% + 45¢ per successful charge, all-in |
Choose Square Appointments when
- You already use Square for your register, retail and payouts, and you want one account.
- You want card hardware, point of sale and booking from one vendor.
- You already process on Square and you want that volume to stay on Square.
Choose Booked when
- You want card payments left off, and you still want a deposit available on Pro.
- You want online booking, and you want to keep your current in-person payments.
- You want a deposit at booking, and you do not want to change how you take payment in the shop.
Questions
- Can I use Booked and keep taking payments on Square in the shop?
- Yes. Turn Booked's card payments off. Clients book online, and you charge them in the shop as you do now.
- Will my Square client list come across?
- Yes, if you export a CSV from Square and import it into Booked. The migration guide lists the column mapping.