vs StyleSeat
StyleSeat charges your clients too.
Here's the full receipt.
StyleSeat is $35/mo — and that's the smallest number on the bill. Your clients pay a $2.35 fee every time they book, and a new client's first visit costs you 30% (up to $50). All of it is in their own help center. Mane is $19/mo and nobody pays a platform fee.
Side by side.
| Mane (Pro $19/mo) | StyleSeat | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly base | $19/mo · all features | $35/mo Premium |
| What your client pays to book | $0 — ever | $2.35 booking fee, every booking |
| New client's first visit | 100% yours | 30% to StyleSeat (up to $50) |
| Payment processing | Card fees only — Mane adds 0% | 2.5–2.6% + $0.30 per transaction |
| "Smart Pricing" upcharge | No such thing | Optional: 5.5% of service cost (up to ~$16.50) |
| Your own website | Included (joinmane.com/you) | +$10/mo add-on |
| Sends you new clients | No — bring your own clients | Yes — that's what the 30% pays for |
| Who owns your client list | Yours — full export whenever you ask. | Export not documented in their help center |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Not published on their pricing page |
The receipt
One new client, $100 first service on StyleSeat: $30 to StyleSeat, and the client paid $2.35 just to book it.
80 bookings a month = your clients hand StyleSeat $188/mo in booking fees on top of your $35.
Mane: $19/mo. Your clients pay $0. New clients are 100% yours.
Common questions.
- Where do these numbers come from?StyleSeat's own help center, checked August 2026: $35/mo subscription, $2.35 client booking fee, and a New Client Connection fee of 30% (max $50) of the first appointment. Their pro-facing pricing page says "without hidden fees" and doesn't mention the last two — which is exactly why this page lists sources.
- Isn't 30% once per client a fair trade for new clients?It can be — that's pay-on-performance marketing, and if StyleSeat's marketplace genuinely fills your chair, the math can work. What isn't on their marketing page is the number itself, or the $2.35 your regulars pay every single time they rebook.
- My regulars book me every two weeks. What do they pay on each?On StyleSeat, $2.35 per booking — about $61 a year per loyal client. On Mane, nothing, forever.
- Can I leave StyleSeat with my client list?Their help center documents importing clients but not exporting them, so we can't tell you how that goes. On Mane the list is yours — ask and we send the full export. That's a written promise, not fine print.