Bella Booking vs Booker
Published pricing. No sales call required.
Booker, from Mindbody, publishes only a starting price, $139, and quotes each plan. Bella Booking publishes every plan, from $25 to $99 a month, with no commission on bookings.
Quick facts at a glance
A side-by-side overview of key differences
Prices shown in USD unless marked A$
Bella Booking: Starter plan for 1-3 team members, Professional for 4+ (unlimited). Competitor pricing from official sources, verified August 2026.
Which is right for you?
An honest look at when each platform makes sense
Consider Bella Booking if...
- Every plan price is published - no sales call to find out what it costs
- Plans from A$25 to A$99 a month
- Priced in AUD with GST included, not quoted in USD
- SMS reminders included on every plan - 50 to 500 a month by plan
- AI Assistant and a weekly AI business digest for the owner, not just a client-facing chatbot
- Treatment plans published to the client's booking portal for spa and clinic programmes
- Service bundles with sequential and parallel execution
- Processing time - the team member is free while a treatment develops
- Incomplete booking recovery with automated follow-up
- Find a time wizard with gap-fill scoring, and three schedule optimisation modes
- Family and dependent booking, including linked family members on one booking
- Afterpay / Clearpay for deposits, gift cards and packages
- Two-way SMS messaging on your own dedicated number, without moving to the top plan
- Native online booking analytics - traffic sources, drop-off and conversion
- Your clients stay yours - no marketplace listing your competitors next to you
- Free onboarding on every plan, and free data migration on Starter and Professional, including the parts Booker cannot export
- Accessibility and personalisation: dark mode, dyslexia-friendly fonts, themes, density modes
Consider Booker if...
- You are a hotel or destination spa that needs deep spa-specific workflows
- You run a franchise and need per-franchisee permission control
- You pay your team on commission and want it calculated inside your booking software
- You want a consumer marketplace listing included at no extra cost
- You want an AI front desk answering inbound client questions and missed calls
- You are in the United States and want an integrated terminal from the same vendor
We believe in helping you find the right fit, even if it's not us.
Detailed feature comparison
A comprehensive look at what each platform offers
Scheduling & Booking
Client Management
Team Management
Payments & POS
Marketing & Communication
Business Management
AI & Intelligence
Platform & Support
Pricing breakdown
What you'll actually pay
Prices shown are starting prices. Bella Booking Starter includes up to 3 team members; Professional includes unlimited team members. Competitor pricing may vary based on team size.
Bella Booking
Solo (1 team): $25/month USD • Starter (1-3 team): $67/month USD • Professional (4+): $99/month USD
Booker
Additional costs to consider
- • Only a starting price is published - every plan is priced through a sales conversation
- • Messenger[ai] is an add-on on Accelerate and Ultimate, and Starter does not offer it
- • Text notifications and reminders are capped at 3,000 on Starter
- • Loyalty rewards, full reporting and unlimited staff profiles need Accelerate or above
- • Automated email and text marketing needs Ultimate
Pricing information based on publicly available data as of August 2026. Visit each provider's website for current pricing.
What Booker does well
We believe in honest comparisons. Here's what Booker excels at:
- 1Deep spa-specific product - day spas, hotel spas, massage studios and beauty bars each get their own workflows
- 2Integrated point of sale with card payments and Apple Pay through Mindbody Processing
- 3Automatic deduction of professional product used during a service, so retail stock stays accurate
- 4Commission and payroll reporting built in, covering hourly pay, tips and commission
- 5Free listing in the Mindbody consumer app - Booker cites 3 million monthly shoppers
- 6Messenger[ai], a shipped AI front desk that answers client questions and missed calls
- 7Franchise-grade permission controls, actively developed - the May 2026 release added franchise-user permissions
- 8Used by large brands including Drybar and IHG Hotels & Resorts
- 9Backed by Mindbody and the Playlist group
Booker might be better if...
We believe in helping you find the right solution, even if it's not us. Here are some scenarios where other options might serve you better:
- 1Commission and payroll reporting - Bella reports each team member's sales, not their commission
- 2An integrated card terminal and in-person payment hardware from the same vendor
- 3A consumer marketplace that can bring you clients you did not already have
- 4An AI front desk that answers inbound client questions and missed calls
- 5Franchise-level permission controls for large multi-brand groups
Still not sure? - we'll give you an honest assessment of whether Bella Booking is right for your business.
Rated 5.0 on Capterra
“Try Bella, You Won't Regret It!”
“Great support for small business”
“User-friendly and reliable booking system with quick support”
Switching from Booker?
We make it easy. Free onboarding on every plan, with free data migration on Starter and Professional.
See the full guide to switching from Booker
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How to switch from Booker
Step-by-step guide to export your data and move to Bella Booking. We offer free onboarding on every plan, and free data migration on Starter and Professional.
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Export your customers
Go to Customers, then Manage Customers, and click View All Customers. Under Filters, tick the fields you want included, then click Export to a .CSV file in the left sidebar. Booker emails the account owner when the export is ready - download it from the Customer Exports section.
- 2
Export your appointments
Go to Appointments, then Find Appointment. Click Customize View, set a date range, choose your columns, save the view and export. Run it twice - once for past appointments and once for future ones - so nothing is missed.
- 3
Send us your service menu instead of exporting it
Booker has no service menu export. Send us a link to your Booker booking page, or a screenshot of your services screen, and we will rebuild your menu with prices and durations for you.
- 4
Send us your team list
There is no staff export either. A simple list of full name, email and mobile for each team member is all we need.
- 5
Email everything to hello@bellabooking.com
Send the CSVs, your booking page link and your team list. We validate, dedupe and import it all for you - free on Starter and Professional.
A note on appointment history
We generally recommend not importing old appointment history. Importing past appointments can trigger unintended automated messages (reminders, review requests, reminders to rebook, follow-up messages) and cause data inconsistencies. Your clients and services are the essential data for a clean start. If you do want some history carried over, we recommend a tight recent range (e.g. the last 3 months), and our migration team will ensure no notifications are sent accidentally.
Good to know
Clients and appointments export cleanly from Booker. Services and staff do not export at all - Booker's own guidance to businesses leaving is to hand over a booking page link and a manually written team list, which is exactly what we work from. Outstanding gift certificates, memberships and session bundles are worth listing separately so no client loses what they have already paid for.
Can't export your data?
No problem, we can work with anything. Screenshots of your service list, a link to your public booking page, a photo of your price board, or even a typed-up list. Send us whatever you have and we will build your account from it.
Need help with the migration?
Our team will handle the data import, set up your services, and walk you through everything. Onboarding help is free on every plan, and data migration is free on Starter and Professional. We accept data in any format: CSV, Excel, screenshots, photos, links, or anything else you can send.
Sources: Information gathered from www.booker.com, www.mindbodyonline.com, status.mindbodyonline.com, www.capterra.com. Last verified: August 2026.
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Important Notice
The information about Booker on this page is based on publicly available data as of August 2026 and is provided for general comparison purposes only. Pricing, features, and policies may change at any time without notice. We make reasonable efforts to keep this information accurate, but we cannot guarantee its completeness or current accuracy.
Always verify directly with Booker before making any business decisions. This comparison reflects our understanding and may not capture all nuances of their offerings.