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BookingMachine and BookingKoala both give a cleaning business a website and a booking form that shows the price, but BookingMachine has a free plan, while BookingKoala starts after a 14-day trial and prices its plans by how many providers you have. BookingKoala connects to more payment processors; BookingMachine uses Stripe and takes a deposit of any percentage at booking.
Updated 4 Nov 2026
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The BookingKoala column comes from BookingKoala's own site, on the date below. Where their site says nothing, so does the table.
| Feature | BookingMachine | BookingKoala |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Local service businesses, cleaners included | Any service business, cleaners included |
| Free plan | Yes, no card | No, a 14-day free trial; the card is charged when it ends |
| Paid plans from | $18 a month billed annually ($24 month to month) | 27 USD a month on Starter before tax, checked 4 Nov 2026 |
| What sets the plan price | The plan you choose | Providers or storage; each team member counts as a provider |
| Website | Yes, on every plan | Yes, on every plan |
| Booking form with prices | Yes | Yes |
| Payment processors | Stripe | Stripe, Square, PayPal (Braintree) or Authorize.net, one at a time |
| Deposits | Any percentage at booking, on a paid plan | Pre-charges, and 2 to 10 instalments on invoices |
| Recurring bookings | Yes, on a paid plan | Yes |
Sources: BookingKoala, BookingKoala (checked 4 Nov 2026)
BookingKoala's pricing page counts every team member as a provider, and the plan price rises with providers or storage. BookingMachine plans are chosen by what you need, with a free plan to start on. Compare the two at the size your business will be next year, not only today.
BookingKoala connects one of four card processors at a time and can split an invoice into instalments. BookingMachine uses Stripe, paid into your own account, and takes a deposit at booking, with the balance charged automatically when you mark the clean complete or sent as a payment link.
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For a cleaner who wants a free plan, a website and Stripe deposits, yes. If you need Square, PayPal or Authorize.net, or instalments on invoices, BookingKoala does that and BookingMachine does not.
Its pricing page offered a 14-day free trial, with the card charged when it ends, when we read it on 4 Nov 2026. BookingMachine has a free plan with no card.
Its plans rise with the number of providers or storage, and its pricing page says each team member counts as a provider.
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