Built for independents, not marketplaces.
Keptbookings is built to protect independent operators: no marketplace commission, no-show protection that actually holds, fast payouts and flat honest pricing.
Most booking tools were built to grow a marketplace, lock in your data, or upsell add-ons. Keptbookings was built for one person: the independent operator who just wants a full chair, a protected deposit, and their money on time.
Keptbookings vs the marketplace
The difference is ownership.
Marketplace apps profit when you grow. Keptbookings profits when you stay. That one difference changes everything about how the tool is designed.
The marketplace
Keptbookings
Takes 20–30% on your regulars
Zero commission, ever
Sells "your" clients to competitors
Your client list is yours to export
Deposits locked behind paid add-ons
Deposits included on every plan
Arbitrary fund holds for weeks
Next-day payouts, no surprise reserves
Per-seat fees that scale against you
One flat price — unlimited staff
SMS reminders sold as an extra
Texts included free on every plan
Four things the marketplace takes from you
Every feature below is included on every plan. No add-on tax. No fine print.
Your clients are yours
We never take a commission on your bookings — no marketplace reselling your regulars. Export your client list any time.
Read more 02Stop losing money to no-shows
Deposits and card-on-file that clients can’t dodge, validated at booking and included free on every plan.
Read more 03Get paid fast
Next-day payouts, no surprise rolling reserves, and a real human to call if anything ever holds.
Read more 04One flat price
SMS reminders and no-show protection included. No per-seat scaling, no à-la-carte add-on surprises.
Read more"Your regulars aren't the platform's customers. They're yours."
Software that's on your side
Start free on Keptbookings.
No card to start · Free import of your clients