Compare: Semplo vs Booksy

A Booksy alternative that answers your clients on WhatsApp.

Booksy is a consumer booking app with business software for salons and barbers. Semplo is a platform whose AI employees answer your clients on WhatsApp, web chat and email and book them in, at any hour, on your own channels. Here is how the two compare.

BooksySemplo
What it isBooksy
Consumer booking app plus business software
Semplo
A platform of AI employees that answer your customers and book them in, on your own channels
AI that talks to customersBooksy
AI Receptionist in beta: phone calls only, in English and Spanish
Semplo
Included in every plan: answers web chat, WhatsApp and email (voice calls on Scale)
WhatsAppBooksy
A shortcut that opens a WhatsApp chat by hand (April 2026)
Semplo
Answers and books inside the WhatsApp conversation
Fees on new clientsBooksy
With Boost, 30% of a new client’s first visit, minimum £5 (UK)
Semplo
None. No marketplace, no commission on bookings
Starting priceBooksy
£40 a month plus £5 per extra user (UK)
Semplo
Free plan; paid plans from €49 a month

Competitor facts as listed on their own websites, October 2026. Sources at the bottom of the page.

Choose Booksy if.

  • You want clients to find you in a consumer booking app
  • You mainly need salon or barber software with marketplace exposure

Choose Semplo if.

  • Your clients write on WhatsApp and you want them answered and booked there, at any hour
  • You do not want to pay a commission on new clients
  • Your clients speak more than one language
  • You want the same AI to follow up enquiries and bring back clients who have not returned
FAQ

Questions about switching.

Is Semplo an alternative to Booksy?
For the reception work, yes: answering clients and booking them in, on WhatsApp, chat and email, at any hour. If you rely on Booksy’s consumer marketplace to bring in new clients, that is something Semplo does not offer.
Does Semplo charge a fee on new clients?
Booksy charges 30% of a Boost client’s first visit, with a £5 minimum, in the UK. Semplo has no marketplace and takes no commission on bookings or new clients: you pay your plan, from €0 a month.
Can it answer my clients on WhatsApp?
Booksy has a shortcut that opens a WhatsApp chat by hand, and its AI Receptionist, in beta, answers phone calls. Semplo answers and books inside the WhatsApp conversation on every paid plan.

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