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BookingMachine and ZenMaid both put a booking form with prices on a cleaning company's website, but BookingMachine prices the clean from dropdown answers and can take a deposit, while ZenMaid prices with sliders and does not take deposits. ZenMaid adds a charge for each cleaner and has staff tools BookingMachine does not: checklists, payroll and cleaner GPS tracking.
Updated 4 Nov 2026
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The ZenMaid column comes from ZenMaid's own site, on the date below. Where their site says nothing, so does the table.
| Feature | BookingMachine | ZenMaid |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Cleaners and other local service businesses | Maid services only |
| Free plan | Yes, no card | No, a 14-day free trial |
| Paid plans from | $18 a month billed annually ($24 month to month) | $19 a month plus $4 for each cleaner on Starter, checked 4 Nov 2026 |
| Booking form with prices | Yes, on every plan | Pro and above; Starter has no booking form |
| How the form prices a clean | Dropdown answers, each a fixed amount, a plus or minus, or a percentage | Sliders that rise by a fixed step, plus flat extras; no dropdowns |
| Deposits at booking | Yes, any percentage, on a paid plan | No |
| Card payments | Stripe, paid into your own account | Stripe or Square |
| Recurring bookings | Weekly, every two weeks or monthly, on a paid plan | Yes |
| Free website | Yes, built from your services, prices and reviews | Not stated on their site |
| Checklists, payroll and cleaner GPS | No | Yes, on Pro and above |
| Appointments a month | Depends on the plan | Up to 40 on Starter |
Sources: ZenMaid, ZenMaid, ZenMaid, ZenMaid (checked 4 Nov 2026)
ZenMaid's help center says its booking form prices with sliders that rise by a fixed increment per step, and does not support dropdown options. That suits a price that climbs evenly with each bedroom. BookingMachine prices with dropdown answers, each with its own fixed amount, plus or minus, or percentage, so a fourth bedroom can cost more or less than the third and a condition question can sit beside the room counts.
ZenMaid is built for maid services and runs the team side: checklists, payroll, cleaner GPS tracking on Pro and above, and a mobile app for cleaners. BookingMachine does the part the customer sees, from the price to the deposit to the review request, and does not track staff. If your problem is managing cleaners in the field, ZenMaid covers more of it.
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For a cleaner whose main need is customers pricing, booking and paying a deposit online, yes. For a maid service that relies on ZenMaid for checklists, payroll and cleaner tracking, it is not a replacement.
Its own site says it does not support deposits or pre-authorizations. Its help center describes a manual workaround with a separate appointment.
A monthly base price plus a charge for each cleaner or office manager, billed in US dollars, as its pricing page and help center described it on 4 Nov 2026. Check its pricing page for the figures today.
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