Who Booked is for
Independent barbershops and salons, one to a dozen chairs. Not chains, not spas.
Booked is built for the independent operator. If any two of the following are true, you are the target user:
- One shop, one to a dozen chairs.
- You take appointments online today via Instagram DMs, calls, or a general-purpose tool that you tolerate rather than like.
- You want a fair monthly price and no per-booking cut.
- You care about how your booking page looks to your customers.
Also a fit, though less obviously
- A solo operator renting a chair or a suite. Starter is one seat and costs less than a haircut a month.
- A shop that runs the occasional class. Services can have several seats, so a workshop with eight places is a booking like any other, with a waitlist behind it when it sells out.
- A small group with two or three locations. Pro handles several locations under one brand, each with its own page, staff and hours.
Who Booked is not for
- Multi-location chains with cross-location scheduling, central inventory and regional management — a bigger platform will serve you better. Several locations under one owner is fine; a franchise network is not what this is.
- Full-service medspa or clinical practice requiring EHR, insurance billing, or state-regulated intake forms.
- Studios that sell packages and memberships. Classes work, but Booked charges per booking, not per class pack or monthly membership, so the billing model will not fit.
- Anyone who needs to book rooms or equipment. Availability is worked out per person, not per resource.
The honest test
If the awkward part of your week is who is free when, Booked is built for that. If it is stock, staff pay, or selling memberships, it is not, and no amount of configuration will change that.
If you are unsure, email hello@booked.co and describe the shop in two lines. We will tell you honestly whether Booked fits.