Booking software pricing, explained

Booking-software pricing is harder to compare than it should be, because providers charge in different ways. Once you know the two main models, and where costs tend to hide, it's much easier to work out what you'll really pay.

Subscription pricing

You pay a fixed monthly fee for the software, often tiered by how many staff, locations or features you need. The advantage is predictability: you know the number each month. The thing to check is what's included in your tier versus what costs extra, and whether the price jumps sharply as you grow.

Per-booking commission

Instead of (or on top of) a subscription, some platforms take a percentage of each booking. This can look cheap when you're quiet, but it scales with your success: the busier you get, the more you pay, and a commission on every new client can add up fast. It's worth modelling what that percentage costs across a typical month, not just a single booking.

The fees that hide in between

Whatever the headline, look for the extras that don't show up until later:

• Setup or onboarding charges before you can take a booking.
• Payment-processing fees layered on top of the platform fee.
• Long contracts or notice periods that make leaving costly.
• Add-ons (reminders, marketing, extra staff) that quietly raise the real price.

The honest way to compare is to add the subscription, the per-booking cost, and the payment fees together for a realistic month, then check what it takes to cancel.

How QZee prices it

QZee keeps it deliberately simple and visible up front. QZee Free is £0 per month, QZee Pro is £14.99 per month, and QZee charges a transparent 3% + 25p fee per paid booking. No VAT is added to QZee's 3% + 25p booking fee. Stripe's standard processing fees also apply and are paid by the business. There is no setup fee, hidden QZee commission or long contract. You can work out the software cost before you commit and cancel whenever it stops fitting.

Pricing shouldn't need a calculator and a magnifying glass. Whatever you choose, insist on seeing the whole number before you sign up.