Why Philippine Service Businesses Switch to Skaly

Fresha works in the US and EU. But it charges 20% on every new client, has no GCash or Maya support, and puts your business on their domain — not yours. Here is what Philippine salons and spas use instead.

• No GCash or Maya — the dominant Philippine e-wallets
• 20% commission on new marketplace clients (min $6 each)
• Booking page on fresha.com, not your domain

Booksy costs ₱1,740/month plus ₱1,160/month per additional staff. No GCash or Maya. No Philippines marketplace. A custom system built for your shop costs less per year and accepts every Philippine payment method.

• No GCash or Maya — required for the Philippine market
• ₱1,740/month base + ₱1,160/month per staff
• Booking page on booksy.com, not your domain

Calendly is a meeting scheduler. If you run a salon, clinic, rental shop, or any service business in the Philippines, you need payment collection, GCash/Maya, and client management — not just a link to book a call.

• Not designed for service businesses — no service catalog, no staff rostering
• No GCash or Maya payment collection
• Payment collection only on paid plans (Stripe/PayPal)

Setmore is free up to 4 users but caps you at 200 appointments per month and has no GCash or Maya. Once you grow past the free tier, you pay per user — and you still cannot collect peso deposits at booking.

• Free plan capped at 200 appointments per month
• No GCash or Maya on any plan
• SMS reminders require paid plan

Shopify is built for global e-commerce inventory — not appointment booking or service workflows. Its own payment processor isn't available locally, so you stack a third-party gateway fee on top of Shopify's own fee, and you're still renting a theme, not owning a system.

• Shopify Payments unavailable locally — GCash/Maya require a bolted-on third-party gateway
• Extra ~2% fee stacked on every transaction when not using Shopify Payments
• $39–$399/month recurring in USD — exchange rate exposure

Booking.com takes 15% or more of every reservation and controls the guest relationship. A direct booking engine on your own domain keeps that commission — and the guest's contact details — with you.

• 15-20%+ commission on every single reservation, indefinitely
• No GCash or Maya for guests who prefer e-wallets over cards
• Guest data and contact details stay with Booking.com, not your property

Agoda dominates domestic and regional travel bookings, but it takes 15-20% of every reservation and keeps the guest relationship. A direct booking engine on your own domain captures the guests who already know your name.

• 15-20% commission on every reservation, indefinitely
• No GCash or Maya integration for guests who prefer e-wallets
• Guest contact details stay with Agoda, not your property

A Facebook Page is free, but it isn't a website — organic reach to your own followers is down to 2-5%, there's no real booking calendar or checkout, and Meta owns the platform your business lives on.

• Organic reach to your own followers is down to 2-5%, from over 15% a decade ago
• No real booking calendar — appointments are tracked manually in Messenger threads
• No native checkout — GCash/Maya payment links are sent and confirmed by hand