Switching & comparisons

Migration checklists, importing from Square, Booksy, Vagaro, Fresha, and more.

• Migration checklist

  One page. Print it. Cross items off as you switch.

  In this article: Before you start · Day of switch · What Booked can import · Week one

• Switch from Square Appointments

  How the concepts map, what to export, and what to expect on the fee side.

  In this article: Concept mapping · Export from Square · Import into Booked · Two Square quirks worth knowing · What does not come across

• Switch from Booksy

  The marketplace question, and how to move the pieces that matter.

  In this article: Work out whether the marketplace is earning its keep · What Booked replaces · What Booked does not replace · Export from Booksy · If the export is restricted

• Switch from Vagaro

  Bigger toolset, bigger price. Move to Booked when you have stopped using most of it.

  In this article: Concept mapping · The honest version of that last row · Export from Vagaro · Fee comparison · What does not come across

• Switch from Fresha

  Fresha is free, but "free" has a distribution and a data cost. Read this before switching either way.

  In this article: The honest comparison · Where the money actually is · Export from Fresha · What you keep and what you give up

• Switch from Schedulicity

  Similar sized tool, similar sized price. What actually differs.

  In this article: Concept mapping · Export from Schedulicity · Where the two genuinely differ · Before you cancel Schedulicity

• Switch from Acuity (Squarespace Scheduling)

  Acuity is a good general scheduler. Booked is a specific one for shops.

  In this article: Concept mapping · Export from Acuity · What Acuity does that Booked does not · One processor note

• Switch from Instagram DM bookings

  The biggest quality-of-life upgrade a shop can make. Here is how in an hour.

  In this article: The one-hour version · What changes on Day 1 · The DM habit takes a fortnight to break · What to keep from your DM workflow

• Switch from Google Calendar and a form

  The MacGyver setup that works until it does not. When to graduate.

  In this article: Moving the pieces · The thing a form cannot do · Can I keep using Google Calendar?

• Why shops switch to Booked

  The four reasons we hear the most, in order.

  In this article: 1. Flat price beats percentage · 2. The URL is short and it belongs to the shop · 3. The customer list is yours · 4. The page loads faster · The one we hear less often, which matters more