A simpler, flat-fee alternative to FastBoy Marketing.
FastBoy is a trusted name in the nail world, and it is a stack of separate modules you pay for one by one. Sammy Booking gives you booking, reviews and a website under one flat price, lets you add an AI receptionist you pay for by usage, takes zero cut of your payments, and sends you new customers free from our free directory of Ontario nail salons.
One flat fee versus a stack of them
FastBoy is a stack of modules you buy one by one
Go Booking plus Go Check In plus Go POS plus a Website and SEO build plus Social, with setup fees on the bigger tiers and metered SMS. A salon running the full suite realistically lands around $200 to $400 a month before card fees.
Sammy Booking is one flat $29 a month
One price for the whole team, free setup, no contract, and no cut of your payments. Optional add-ons only if you want them, including a usage-based AI receptionist. Your core price never moves when your revenue does.
Only Sammy Booking sends you new customers, free
Our free directory of about 4,000 Ontario nail salons routes new, clearly labeled customers to you at no commission. FastBoy has no lead-gen directory.
FastBoy vs Sammy Booking, at a glance
Both tools let you take card payments through a processor, so processing fees are a wash and left out below. What differs is the pricing structure, the payment steering, and whether the tool brings you new customers.
| FastBoy Marketing | Sammy Booking | |
|---|---|---|
| Core price | À-la-carte modules that stack | Flat $29/mo, any team size |
| Online booking | Go Booking: $20 / $40 / $99 by tier | Included |
| Check-in kiosk | Go Check In: $59 / $99 / $199 (+$100 setup top tier) | Included in the core flow |
| POS | Go POS: $50 / $99 / $149 (+$200 setup) | Add-on / on the roadmap |
| Website + SEO | $599 to $899 build, then $59 to $149/mo | Managed add-on, $79/mo flat |
| AI phone receptionist | Not a core module | Sammy AI, from $29/mo (usage tiers) |
| Cut of your payments | Steers you onto its own “Fastboy Payment” processing | None. Your money is your money |
| Sends you new customers? | No lead-gen directory | Yes, free directory (~4,000 ON salons) |
| Vietnamese support | Yes, bilingual VI/EN | Yes |
| Setup | Setup fees on larger modules | Free, we move your data |
FastBoy module prices from FastBoy's own pricing (fastboy.com / en.fastboy.com), checked July 2026. SMS is metered on both sides. Card processing is excluded from all figures because both sides use a processor. “FastBoy” and “Fastboy Payment” are trademarks of their owner; this is an independent comparison.
The real cost of a FastBoy stack
A salon that wants online booking, a check-in kiosk, POS and a website is buying four separate FastBoy products, each with its own monthly tier, some with one-time setup, plus metered SMS. Add a couple of mid tiers together and you are realistically at $200 to $400 a month once the suite is live, before any card fees. FastBoy does not publish an all-in price, so we cite the published per-module tiers and let you add your own mix.
| What you want | FastBoy (mid-tier example) | Sammy Booking |
|---|---|---|
| Online booking | Go Booking, ~$40/mo | Included in $29 |
| Check-in kiosk | Go Check In, ~$99/mo | Included in $29 |
| POS | Go POS, ~$99/mo | Add-on / roadmap |
| Website + SEO | ~$79/mo (+$599 to $899 build once) | $79/mo managed (optional) |
| Realistic monthly total | ≈ $200 to $400/mo | $29 core, flat |
Even if you add the Sammy AI receptionist (Growth tier, $79) and managed SEO ($79), you still get a predictable number you choose and cap, not a creeping stack. Exact FastBoy totals vary by which tiers you pick, so build your own from their published prices.
FastBoy amounts are a mid-tier illustration from published per-module pricing, checked July 2026. One-time setup fees ($100 on the top Go Check In tier, $200 on Go POS, $599 to $899 on a website build) and metered SMS are extra. Card processing is excluded on both sides.
“Fastboy Payment” and why a flat fee protects you
FastBoy nudges salons onto its own “Fastboy Payment” card processing, and the rate is not clearly published. Sammy Booking never processes your payments and never takes a percentage of them. You keep your own processor, your money lands in your account, and our price does not move when your revenue moves.
To be fair and exact: we are not saying FastBoy “takes a cut of every booking” as software. The point is it steers you onto its payment product, and opaque processing on top of stacked module fees is what runs the bill up. Card-processing fees are excluded from every dollar figure on this page because both sides use a processor.
We send you new customers, free
Sammy Booking runs a free directory of about 4,000 Ontario nail salons. When a customer finds your salon there and books, that is a new customer, clearly labeled “came through Sammy,” and you pay no commission and no percentage for it.
FastBoy is software that helps you serve and keep the customers you already have. It does not have a directory that generates new demand for you. The honest boundary: our directory is Ontario-first today and growing, so its value depends on your market.
No commission. No percentage. We send you customers for free.
When FastBoy may fit better
We will not pretend FastBoy is weak. It may be the better choice if you want:
- Deep, long-standing Vietnamese-community trust and a brand your peers already recommend in the groups.
- Its mature check-in kiosk and POS hardware ecosystem today, as a proven bundle.
- Everything from one Vietnamese-American vendor that has served nail salons for years, and you are comfortable paying per module for that breadth.
When Sammy Booking wins
Sammy Booking is the better fit if you want:
- One flat price for the whole team, with no payment cut and no contract.
- An AI phone receptionist and free setup, with your data moved off FastBoy for you.
- A free directory that brings you new customers, not just software to keep the ones you have.
Weighing other tools too? See our guide to the best booking software for Vietnamese-owned nail salons, or how we compare to Fresha.
Moving from FastBoy to Sammy Booking
No contract, cancel anytime. It is the same painless move we do when salons switch from Fresha, and you own your data the whole way.
Tell us you are on FastBoy
One message. Let us know which FastBoy modules you use today so we can match them.
We import your data, free
We move your services, staff and calendar into Sammy Booking. Setup is on us, the same painless move we do when salons switch from Fresha.
Set up booking, Sammy AI and reviews
We build your booking page and, if you want them, turn on the Sammy AI receptionist and Google review management.
Get listed in the directory
We add your salon to the free Ontario directory so new local customers can find and book you.
Go live, no contract
You go live, usually fast, with nothing to trap you. You own your data and can export it any time.
So sánh Sammy Booking và FastBoy
Sammy Booking chỉ một mức giá phẳng $29 một tháng cho cả tiệm, thay vì mua lẻ từng module như FastBoy (Go Booking cộng Go Check In cộng Go POS cộng Website và SEO, thêm phí cài đặt và tin nhắn tính theo lượt). Một tiệm chạy đủ bộ của FastBoy thường tốn khoảng $200 tới $400 một tháng trước phí quẹt thẻ.
Sammy Booking không bao giờ ăn phần trăm trên thanh toán của bạn. Bạn giữ cổng quẹt thẻ của mình, tiền vào thẳng tài khoản của bạn, và giá không đổi khi doanh thu tăng. “Tiền của bạn là của bạn.” Bạn còn có tổng đài AI Sammy, miễn phí cài đặt và chuyển dữ liệu, cùng danh bạ khoảng 4,000 tiệm nail ở Ontario gửi khách MỚI miễn phí, không hoa hồng.
Nói thẳng điểm mạnh của FastBoy: uy tín lâu năm trong cộng đồng người Việt, song ngữ Việt và Anh, bộ sản phẩm rộng có máy check-in và POS kèm phần cứng. Nếu bạn cần đúng những thứ đó ngay bây giờ, FastBoy có thể hợp hơn. Còn nếu bạn muốn một giá phẳng, không cắt phần trăm thanh toán, có tổng đài AI và có khách mới miễn phí, thì Sammy Booking gọn và rẻ hơn.
Miễn phí cài đặt, chúng tôi chuyển dữ liệu giúp bạn.
FastBoy vs Sammy Booking FAQ
How much does FastBoy really cost for a nail salon?+
FastBoy does not publish one all-in price because it sells separate modules that stack. Go Booking is $20 / $40 / $99, Go Check In is $59 / $99 / $199 (plus $100 setup on the top tier), Go POS is $50 / $99 / $149 (plus $200 setup), and a Website and SEO build is $599 to $899 then $59 to $149 a month, plus metered SMS. A salon running the full suite realistically lands around $200 to $400 a month before card processing. Your exact total depends on which tiers you pick, so add your own mix from FastBoy's published prices.
Does Sammy Booking take a percentage of my payments?+
No. Sammy Booking never takes a commission, a percentage, or a per-booking fee. You pay one flat $29 a month for core booking, plus optional add-ons only if you want them (the AI receptionist is priced by usage). Your core price does not move when your revenue moves.
Can I keep my own card processor?+
Yes. Sammy Booking does not process your payments, so you keep your own card processor and your money lands in your own account. FastBoy steers salons onto its own Fastboy Payment processing, and that rate is not clearly published.
Do you support Vietnamese-owned nail salons?+
Yes. Sammy Booking is built nail-salon first with friendly, hands-on setup. FastBoy is a fully bilingual Vietnamese and English product with deep roots in the community, which is a genuine strength. We win on flat pricing, no payment cut, an AI phone receptionist, and a directory that sends you new customers free.
Will you move my data off FastBoy?+
Yes, for free. Tell us which FastBoy modules you use and we import your services, staff and calendar for you, then set up your booking page. You own your data with Sammy Booking and can export it any time.
Which is better for a small solo nail salon?+
For a small solo salon, Sammy Booking is usually the simpler and cheaper pick: one flat $29 a month for everything core, free setup, no contract, and free new customers from the directory. FastBoy may fit better if you specifically need its mature check-in kiosk and POS hardware today, or you want everything from one long-standing Vietnamese-American vendor.
One flat fee. No stack, no payment cut.
Start on flat $29/month. Free setup. We move you off FastBoy, and we even send you customers for free.