Tilavon vs Booksy

For a salon with a team, yes. Booksy is a booking marketplace built for barbers and solo pros: it has no inventory management, no commission tracking and no payroll, and it charges $20 a month for every team member you add. Tilavon is a full salon management platform at a flat price for the whole salon. A typical five-person salon saves roughly $2,094 a year.

Booksy is $29.99 a month for the first user and $20 a month for each additional team member, so a five-person nail salon pays about $109.99 a month and more with every hire. Card processing is 2.49% plus 10 cents. Booksy Boost, the feature that puts you higher in the marketplace, takes 30% of a new client's first visit. Tilavon is $39 to $119 a month for the whole salon no matter how many technicians you have.

No to all three. Booksy offers basic payment processing but no full POS, no inventory or purchase orders, no commission tracking and no built-in payroll. That matters for nail salons, where technicians are usually paid on commission and product usage has to be tracked. Tilavon includes a full POS with split payments and cash drawer, inventory with low-stock alerts and purchase orders, commission tracking with tip pooling, and payroll on every plan.

Yes, and migration is free. We import your client database, appointment history and service menu. Most migrations complete in under five business days with no downtime. Many salons keep a Booksy listing for marketplace discovery while running the salon on Tilavon.

Yes. Tilavon offers 20+ exclusive features that Booksy lacks, including color and formula tracking, live service timers, smart tip suggestions, turn management, AI business assistant, and win-back automation. Plus, switching from Booksy to Tilavon saves approximately $2,094/year based on a salon processing $15,000/month.

Tilavon includes nail-salon-specific features no competitor offers: color and formula tracking per client per visit, live service timers for efficiency tracking, smart tip suggestion screens, fair turn management for walk-ins, QR code check-in, dynamic pricing rules, floor control dashboard, payroll tracking with export to QuickBooks/ADP/Gusto/Paychex, win-back automation, AI business assistant, and a client-facing mobile PWA.

Tilavon Pro costs $69/month with all features included. By comparison, Booksy often costs significantly more once you factor in add-ons, premium features, and hidden fees. Based on total cost of ownership for a salon doing $15k/month, you save approximately $2,094/year by switching to Tilavon.

Yes. Tilavon offers free data migration assistance to import your client records, appointment history, and inventory from Booksy. Most salons complete the transition in under a week with zero downtime. Our team guides you through every step.

Yes. Color and formula tracking is built in on every plan, at no extra cost. Record exact polish colors, gel brands, and formulas for each client on every visit. Technicians can instantly look up what was used last time — ensuring consistency and saving time.

No. Booksy does not offer Vietnamese language support. Tilavon is fully translated in Vietnamese, English, Spanish, and Chinese — built specifically for the US nail salon industry where over 50% of salons are Vietnamese-owned.

Booksy has several fees beyond their advertised price, including add-on charges, per-message SMS fees, and premium feature surcharges. Tilavon includes all 60+ features in every plan with no setup fees, no contracts, and no hidden charges.

Yes. Tilavon includes payroll tracking with commission calculations, tip distributions, hours worked, and W-2/1099 classification tracking. You can export payroll data to QuickBooks, Paychex, Gusto, or ADP in CSV, Excel, or PDF formats. You can also auto-sync payroll journal entries with QuickBooks and email reports to your accountant. Most competitors either lack payroll tracking entirely or charge $39-50+/month extra for a basic payroll add-on.