MassageBook is one of the few tools on this list built for massage therapists specifically, and it shows in ways a generic scheduler can't fake — a public directory that can send you bookings, AMTA and ABMP member discounts, gift certificates, even an outcall mode. The honest catch sits in the pricing and the fine print. The tier a working solo actually needs — the one with text reminders and intake forms — is Practice, at $59 a month. And nowhere in their pricing, terms, or privacy policy will you find a BAA; their terms state plainly that meeting HIPAA is your responsibility, not theirs. Stillbook is $39 flat, everything included, with a self-serve BAA from day one.
At a glance
| Stillbook | MassageBook |
|---|---|
| Price for a working solo | |
| $39/mo flat (free during early access) | $59/mo (Practice — the tier with reminders and intake forms) |
| Member discounts | |
| One price for everyone | AMTA 25% off, ABMP 10% off (Practice: $44.25 with AMTA) |
| Text & email reminders | |
| Included | From Practice ($59); not on the $15 Transition tier |
| Intake forms & full SOAP notes | |
| Included | Premium SOAP + intake from Practice; Transition has basic SOAP only |
| Deposits / no-show charges | |
| Included, base plan | No-show prevention is reminder-based; deposits aren’t in their plan list |
| BAA (HIPAA) | |
| Self-serve, every plan | None — their terms make meeting HIPAA your responsibility |
| Gift certificates, memberships | |
| Not yet | Yes — gift certificates from Practice up |
| New clients from a directory | |
| No marketplace — your booking page only | MassageBook directory listing included |
Competitor pricing checked 2026-08-25; see their site for current rates.
The honest part
Where MassageBook genuinely wins
MassageBook has been serving massage therapists for years, with the review base and the massage-specific polish to show for it — this is not a generic salon tool with a massage template bolted on. The directory is the real differentiator: your listing sits in a marketplace where people already looking for massage can find you and book, which means MassageBook can plausibly send you revenue, not just manage it. Stillbook has no marketplace, on purpose, so that's a trade you should weigh honestly.
The practice-business features go wider than ours too. Gift certificates, monthly memberships, email marketing campaigns, a promotions engine, insurance billing receipts — MassageBook does all of it, and Stillbook does none of it yet. If those are load-bearing parts of your revenue, that's not a small thing. The AMTA and ABMP discounts are real money as well: an AMTA member pays $44.25 for Practice, not $59. And if you're growing past solo, their Clinic tier handles staff, rooms, and couples bookings — a shape of practice Stillbook doesn't serve today.
Where Stillbook wins
Run the math on the tier that actually works day to day. Practice at $59 a month is $708 a year; Stillbook at $39 flat is $468 — a $240-a-year difference for the same working set of reminders, intake forms, and charting. The AMTA discount narrows that to $531 against $468, which is worth saying plainly. But the gap was never only the number. On Stillbook there is no tier ladder to study in the first place: the plan you sign up for is the whole product, reminders and intake included, and it costs the same whether or not you belong to an association.
The deeper difference is the paperwork nobody reads until it matters. MassageBook's terms of service say, in capital letters, that they do not verify whether you're required to comply with HIPAA — compliance is your responsibility, and you agree to hold them harmless if it goes wrong. There is no BAA on any plan. Stillbook signs one with you, self-serve, on every plan — the HIPAA contract a scheduling tool must sign before it can hold client health information — which is what meets your board's and association's confidentiality duty without a follow-up conversation. If the privacy side of practice software is new territory, the fuller picture is here.
No-show protection differs in kind, not just tier. MassageBook's version is built on reminders, and reminders genuinely help the client who forgot. A deposit helps with the pattern — the client isn't paying a penalty, they're pre-paying for their time — and on Stillbook, deposits and no-show charges are in the base plan, not a feature you go looking for.
What switching actually involves
Most of the fear around switching is bigger than the reality — and the honest catch is the part worth planning for. Your MassageBook SOAP notes may not export as living records you can search and edit inside Stillbook, so download a copy of your treatment history before you cancel anything. Client contact info and your upcoming schedule move over in minutes; it's the charts that take a little care. The fuller checklist is in what actually moves with you.
Who shouldn't switch
MassageBook is the right call in a few specific situations, worth naming plainly:
Stay with MassageBook if…
The directory sends you real bookings every month.
That’s revenue, and Stillbook can’t replace it — we have no marketplace, by design. Count those bookings honestly before you move.
Gift certificates or memberships are part of how you get paid.
MassageBook does both well; Stillbook doesn’t do either yet, and a feature we don’t have is a feature they win.
You want the cheapest long-term foothold and don’t need reminders, intake forms, or a BAA.
Transition at $15 a month will stay cheaper than Stillbook’s $39 once our early-access period ends.
Switch to Stillbook if…
There’s no tier ladder to study.
The plan you sign up for is the whole product, reminders and intake included, and it costs the same whether or not you belong to an association.
You need a BAA.
Stillbook signs one with you, self-serve, on every plan — the HIPAA contract a scheduling tool must sign before it can hold client health information.
Deposits, not just reminders.
On Stillbook, deposits and no-show charges are in the base plan, not a feature you go looking for.
If the math and the fine print above match how you actually practice, the rest is mechanical: export your charts, move your client list, tell your regulars where the new booking link lives. Most people set up a deposit first — the gentle way to do that takes a few minutes — and then the reminders, the intake forms, and the BAA are simply there, included, doing their quiet work. You get to stay the one who does the massage.
A calmer way to run your practice.
Free during early access. No credit card, cancel anytime, export your data whenever you like.