BoothZen vs Check Cherry
BoothZen and Check Cherry compared for photo booth operators
Check Cherry is booking and CRM software for event businesses, photo booth operators among them. It costs $39 a month, or $29 a month billed annually, and charges 2.9% + 30c per card transaction. It publishes staff scheduling and a mobile app, but no run sheet for booth crews.
Price
What Check Cherry costs, and what BoothZen costs
Check Cherry
$39/month, or $29/month billed annually ($348 a year)
No free plan; 14-day free trial, no card required
- Standard: $39/month, or $29/month billed annually; 30 upcoming bookings
- Growth: $79/month, or $59/month billed annually; 100 upcoming bookings
- Unlimited: $189/month, or $139/month billed annually; unlimited bookings
Read from https://www.checkcherry.com/pricing on 2026-10-26.
BoothZen
Free, then from A$18.99/month
10 upcoming bookings, forever. No platform fee on paid plans.
Side by side
Where BoothZen and Check Cherry differ
| BoothZen | Check Cherry | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free, then from A$18.99/month | $39/month, or $29/month billed annually ($348 a year) |
| Free plan | 10 upcoming bookings, forever | No free plan; 14-day free trial, no card required |
| Fee on client payments | No platform fee on paid plans (Free: 2% on BoothZen Payments) | 2.9% + 30c per card transaction |
| Built for photo booths | Yes: booths, date pricing, run sheets | Built for event businesses including photo booth operators; integrates with backdrop and template providers |
| Contracts and e-sign | Included on every plan | Included on Standard, Growth and Unlimited plans |
| Attendant app and run sheets | From Team | Mobile app and staff scheduling on every plan; no run sheet published |
| Own domain | From Pro | Not published |
| Import from them | CSV import | Exports contacts, bookings, invoices and contracts at any time |
Check Cherry details checked on 2026-10-26 from its public pricing and feature pages. Tell us if something has changed: hello@boothzen.com.
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What they do well
Where Check Cherry is strong
- Workflow automation you can configure for many kinds of event business
- A 60-day money-back guarantee on top of its 14-day trial
- Checklists for each booking, built automatically or by hand
Switching
Moving from Check Cherry
Check Cherry lets you export contacts, bookings, invoices and contracts at any time. Export your bookings and customers as a CSV and import them here with their dates, packages, prices, deposits paid and balances due. Signed contracts come across as PDF attachments on the matching booking. Once the diary matches, point your booking link at BoothZen.
Questions
Questions about Check Cherry
How much does Check Cherry cost?
$39/month, or $29/month billed annually ($348 a year), according to checkcherry.com on 2026-10-26. Its plans: Standard $39/month, or $29/month billed annually; 30 upcoming bookings; Growth $79/month, or $59/month billed annually; 100 upcoming bookings; Unlimited $189/month, or $139/month billed annually; unlimited bookings. BoothZen: Free, then from A$18.99/month.
Is there a free version of Check Cherry?
No free plan; 14-day free trial, no card required (checked 2026-10-26). BoothZen: 10 upcoming bookings, forever.
Does Check Cherry take a fee on client payments?
2.9% + 30c per card transaction (checked 2026-10-26). BoothZen has no platform fee on paid plans (Free: 2% on BoothZen Payments, which keeps the Free plan free). Paid plans can use BoothZen Payments or their own Stripe.
Can I move my bookings from Check Cherry to BoothZen?
Check Cherry lets you export contacts, bookings, invoices and contracts at any time. Export your bookings and customers as a CSV and import them here with their dates, packages, prices, deposits paid and balances due. Signed contracts come across as PDF attachments on the matching booking. Once the diary matches, point your booking link at BoothZen.
Try BoothZen beside Check Cherry for 30 days
If you move across, we will help you organise it and make sure every deposit and balance is accounted for.