Booking app for Canadian service businesses

Get booked without giving up the client relationship.No booking commission.

Merba helps independent Canadian service businesses take bookings, keep client context, send quotes and invoices, collect direct payments, and act on local growth signals from one workspace.

Built for solo operators and small teams in beauty, wellness, home service, clinics, trades, and local appointment-based businesses.

CAD pricing
No Merba booking commission
Business-owned client relationship

Why this page exists

A booking app should not become another marketplace tax.

Most booking tools help with the calendar. Merba connects the booking to the client record, payment path, service history, invoice trail, local discovery, and next growth action so the business keeps control.

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Merba booking commission

$15

CAD monthly solo operating tier

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booking, client, payment, and growth loop

Merba separates tenant customer payments from Merba subscription and credit revenue. Client money belongs to the business.

Interactive product tour

See the booking system, intelligence layer, and campaign engine working together.

Merba brings the customer booking path, calendar, client context, setup, discovery, and AI campaign output into one operating system for service businesses.

Merba workspace

Booking

A public booking path people can understand fast.

Show services, availability, client details, and confirmations without sending customers through a generic marketplace profile.

Client-owned data
CAD-first pricing

Guardian Intelligence

Move from data to direction.

Local market

Nearby demand

Merba reads service category, location, and competitor context before suggesting where attention should go.

Business setup

Make the business recognizable

Discovery

1Service area and route context
2Business profile signals
3Local comparison points
4Booking-ready customer path

Campaign Studio

Product proof in motion.

Campaign proof

Show the offer, not a static promise.

Booking

Publish a booking path with services, availability, staff, and customer information.

Operations

Run appointments, client records, invoices, reminders, and payments from one workspace.

Growth

Use discovery, local signals, Knowledge Continuum, and ads when the business is ready.

Let clients book 24/7

Share one booking link with live availability, service choices, provider options, confirmations, reminders, and approval rules where needed.

Keep work attached to the appointment

Client records, chart notes, job logs, documents, invoices, and follow-up context stay connected to the service history.

Turn slow windows into action

Merba can help identify underused services, overdue rebookings, local gaps, and campaign opportunities instead of leaving the owner to guess.

What Merba includes

The booking page, the client memory, the payment trail, and the growth layer.

Booking

Public booking link
Live availability
Approval flows
Multi-provider calendar
Google Calendar sync

Client work

Client records
Service history
Chart notes
Job photos
Quote and invoice documents

Payments

E-transfer-first invoices
Optional Stripe card payments
Deposits
No-show fees
Business-owned payouts

Growth

Local discovery
Merba Specials
Campaign briefs
Market signals
Practical next actions

Comparison

Merba vs a basic booking app

A simple scheduler can be enough for meetings. Service businesses need booking, proof of work, client memory, payments, and growth context.

Decision
Merba
Typical alternative
Booking commission
No Merba booking commission
Often free, paid, or marketplace-driven depending on the tool
Client ownership
Business owns the relationship
Marketplace tools can make the platform the buyer destination
Payments
Client payments route to the business
Payment ownership and fees vary by provider
Growth intelligence
Market-aware recommendations and campaign context
Usually calendar analytics or generic marketing add-ons

Conversion path

Start with the calendar. Keep the whole operating loop.

Create the workspace, publish booking when ready, then add payments, client context, quotes, invoices, discovery, and campaigns as the business grows.

1

Create the workspace

Set up the business, services, category, and basic profile.

2

Publish the booking path

Turn on online booking when services, rules, and availability are ready.

3

Connect operations

Add reminders, client records, invoices, quotes, payments, and staff workflows.

4

Use the growth layer

Act on local discovery, rebooking signals, promotions, and campaign opportunities.

Questions

What buyers usually ask before switching.

Is Merba only for salons?

No. Merba supports independent service businesses across beauty, wellness, clinics, trades, home service, and local operators that book appointments or jobs.

Does Merba charge a booking commission?

No. Merba charges software subscriptions and optional credits. It does not take a platform cut from tenant bookings.

Can Canadian businesses use CAD pricing?

Yes. Merba pricing is listed in CAD, with Canadian tax handling available where the business has configured its tax settings.

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