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HAUSBRAID vs StyleSeat

StyleSeat is a marketplace for independent stylists and braiders, where clients book through StyleSeat’s profile and app. HAUSBRAID is built for braiders: your clients call, text and DM as they always have, and each one is written up for your tap.

15 days free, no card to start
Never a cut of your bookings
Bring your clients across from StyleSeat

Credit where due

What StyleSeat does well.

A marketplace many Black hair clients already search, with a profile that shows your work.
Built for the solo pro: one price, no team to set up.
Card on file at booking and your own cancellation policy, so no-shows cost the client.
Smart Pricing can raise the price of your busiest slots for you.

Where it differs

Where a braider feels the difference.

The new-client fee
StyleSeat: StyleSeat keeps 30% of a new client’s first appointment (up to $50), and clients pay a $2.35 booking fee on top of your price.
HAUSBRAID: No fee for a new client, no booking fee for yours. $20 a month, and that’s the bill.
Your own page
StyleSeat: A custom website is a $10 a month add-on; otherwise clients book on StyleSeat’s pages and app.
HAUSBRAID: Your menu page is included, built from one sentence, with deposits paid to your own account.
A team
StyleSeat: StyleSeat is for one pro. A second braider is a second account.
HAUSBRAID: Add braiders for $5 a month each: a line, a calendar and a share of the menu for every one of them.

Side by side

HAUSBRAID and StyleSeat, row by row.

StyleSeat’s column is what its public pages said on October 22, 2026; plans change, so check its pricing page before you decide.

For a braider	HAUSBRAID	StyleSeat
Calls answered while you braid	Yes.A line for each braider; the voice assistant picks up when the braider can’t, and the call is written up for the braider’s tap.	No.Calls go to your own voicemail; an automated booking assistant replies to messages in the app.
Instagram DMs written up	Yes.Every conversation, voice notes too, becomes a booking or a reply you approve.	No.A booking link for Instagram. The DMs stay yours to answer.
Nothing booked or sent without you	Yes.Every call, DM and request waits in To do for your tap.	Partly.Clients book your open slots directly; you can turn on request mode.
Your own booking page with deposits	Yes.A menu page built from one sentence; clients pay the deposit to hold the time.	Partly.A StyleSeat profile; a custom site is a $10 a month add-on.
Where the money goes	Yes.Your own Stripe or Square account, then your bank. Never a cut of your bookings.	Partly.StyleSeat payments, required, paid out to your bank.
Marketplace or new-client fees	Yes.None. Your clients are yours.	No.30% of a new client’s first appointment (up to $50) and a $2.35 client booking fee.
Run it by text	Yes.Text HAUSBRAID like a receptionist, day or night.	No.An app and a dashboard.
Hair and products on the shelf	Yes.Stock, with what runs out when and what to order.	No.No inventory.
Bring your clients across	Yes.From Booksy, Square, StyleSeat, a spreadsheet, your notes or your contacts.	Partly.Clients can be added from your contacts.
Price for one braider	Yes.$20 a month; $5 a month for each braider after. 15 days free, no card.	Partly.$35 a month standing, $19 on promotion; solo only. 21 days free.

What each costs

One plan, and your money stays yours.

HAUSBRAID is $20 a month for your first braider and $5 a month for each braider after; pay yearly and get a month free. Payments go to your own Stripe or Square account at that processor’s rate. There is no marketplace, no commission and no fee for a new client.

StyleSeat, as published

One braider: $35 a month at the standing price; a $19 a month or $199 a year promotion was on offer when read.
A team: No team plan: StyleSeat is priced per professional.
Free: 21 days free; marketplace fees are waived during the trial. No free plan.
Card fees: StyleSeat’s own, required in the app: 2.5% + 30¢ in person, 2.6% + 30¢ online; instant payout 1.8%.
Other fees: New Client Connection: 30% of a new client’s first appointment, up to $50. Clients pay a $2.35 booking fee. Smart Pricing 5.5% on raised slots.

Seen October 22, 2026 at www.styleseat.com. Prices in US dollars; promotions and regional prices vary.

The move

Leaving StyleSeat? You don’t start from zero.

When you set up, sign in to StyleSeat and your clients, services and upcoming bookings come across. Check them, and you’re live. Your 15 free days start once your salon is set up.

And every call that comes in is written up like this, waiting for your tap.

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Questions

Switching from StyleSeat.

Can I bring my StyleSeat clients to HAUSBRAID?

Yes. When you set up, sign in to StyleSeat and your clients, services and upcoming bookings come across.

Do my clients pay a booking fee on HAUSBRAID?

No. Clients pay your price, and the deposit you ask for, to your own Stripe or Square account.

I get new clients from StyleSeat. Do I have to leave?

No. Keep your StyleSeat profile for discovery if it brings you clients, and let HAUSBRAID run your phone, your DMs and your calendar without a cut.

Does HAUSBRAID work for a braider working alone?

Yes. $20 a month covers one braider: a line, the voice assistant, Instagram DMs, your page and deposits.

Try now

Your chair, your clients. We’ll pick up the phone.

15 days free, no card to start. Then $20 a month for your first braider.