Understanding Booking Platform Fees: A Transparent Breakdown

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Understanding Booking Platform Fees: A Transparent Breakdown

Breaking Down the Costs of Booking Platforms

Some booking platforms have complicated fees. They include a service charge, Stripe’s payment processing fee, payout or withdrawal fees, VAT, and a monthly subscription. These layers add up and reduce your profit.

Doing everything manually means you keep all your money. However, it can be time-consuming. Let’s see a real example of how much you might lose with a platform.

Breakdown of Fees

Booking platforms often charge multiple fees, including:

  • Service Charges: A percentage of each booking retained by the platform as part of their revenue model. When a customer discover your studio through booking platform marketing, the service charge is even higher.
  • Stripe Fees: Payment processing fees. This amount just goes to Stripe and is not used to pay for the booking platform.
  • Withdrawal Fees: Charged when transferring funds to your bank account. Often this amount goes to the booking platform.
  • VAT: Added based on your location paid by the customer.
  • Subscription Fees: Monthly or annual charges for using the platform. Ranging generally from 89€ to 199€ per month.

Real-World Example

Lets say you have a studio with 100 active customers. Each customer books 5 classes per month. Each class costs 20€. Lets calculate the fees for a month.

  • Gross Sales: 100 customers * 5 classes * 20€ = 10,000€
  • Service Charge: 10,000€ * 4% = 400€
  • Stripe Fees: 10,000€ * 2.9% + 30€ = 320€
  • Withdrawal Fees: 10,000€ * 1% = 100€
  • VAT: 19% on Service charge + Withdrawal fees = 19% * (400€ + 100€) = 95€
  • Subscription Fees: 199€

Amount you keep: 10,000€ - 400€ - 320€ - 100€ - 95€ - 199€ = 9,086€

That’s a noticeable cut from each month’s revenue. If you managed payments manually, you’d avoid this chunk.

Manual Approach vs. These Platforms

By handling your bookings manually:

  • You pay 0€ in platform charges.
  • You skip withdrawal fees or layered service costs.
  • You do more admin work yourself.

Why Switch to Naayya

Naayya charges a only subscription plus Stripe’s processing fees. You keep the rest. This single subscription gives you a reliable booking system without hidden fees:

  • No complicated service charges.
  • No extra payout fees.
  • Transparent monthly cost.

It doesn’t stop there—Naayya also offers many other features to help you grow your community. It not only provides analytics and data but also suggests actionable steps to maximize your revenue.

Learn more about Stripe fees here

Choosing Naayya keeps things simple. You save money each month compared to other platforms. Your customers pay and you keep most of the revenue. It’s that straightforward.