I built BookEase after watching my friend pay $99/month to Acuity for her health clinic booking. She asked: "Why am I renting software forever? Can't I just... own it?" Good question. So I built the answer. **What this is:** A complete booking platform you own outright. No monthly fees to vendors, no vendor lock-in, no surprise price increases. **What makes it different:** 1. **Dual-mode:** Run as marketplace (take commissions) OR white-label for clients 2. **Commission-based:** Platform takes 2-5% automatically via Stripe 3. **Full ownership:** Buy once, deploy unlimited times, customize anything **The controversial decision:** I'm selling it as a product instead of running it myself. Why? I spent 4 months building this and realized I'm passionate about the building, not the business operations. Rather than do a mediocre job running it, I'd rather sell to someone who'll actually grow it. **What I'm proud of:** - Stripe integration that actually works (commission splits are tricky!) - Clean Flask architecture (no spaghetti code) - Real security (not an afterthought) - Works on $5/month hosting **The debate:** Some say I'm leaving money on the table by not running it as SaaS. Others say owning > renting. What do you think? Would you rather pay $50/month forever or $3,000 once and own it? AMA about the tech, the build process, or why I'm not keeping it! 👇

BookEase Pro

Dual-mode booking: Run Marketplace or Single Business Modes

Dual-mode booking: Run Marketplace or Single Business Modes