MassageBook vs Corterra Book: Side by Side

Most people comparing these two are already on MassageBook. Maybe the fees have started to add up, or you're adding services it wasn't really built for, or you just want to see what else is out there before you commit. Either way, you want to know what you'd gain and what you'd give up.

I make Corterra Book, so I'm not neutral here. I've tried to be straight about where MassageBook is the better pick, and there are a few. Everything about MassageBook comes from their pricing page and help center, checked in September 2026. If you mainly want MassageBook's fees broken down, that's in Is MassageBook worth it? And if you're weighing more than these two, there's a longer list in MassageBook alternatives.

MassageBook vs Corterra Book at a glance

Each row links to the section that explains it.

What it costs at your size

Here are the same three practices from my MassageBook pricing breakdown, priced on both. Card processing is left out of both, since it comes out about the same.

The Corterra Book column includes the $30 texting add-on so both sides get text reminders. On a $100 payment in person, processing is $2.75 with MassageBook and $2.90 with Corterra Book.

One thing the table doesn't show: the MassageBook column pays for clients the directory sent you, and Corterra Book doesn't send you anyone. If those clients wouldn't have found you some other way, that's what the difference buys.

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Booking and your calendar

The basics are covered on both. Clients book online, you run your calendar from your phone, and clients get reminders. On MassageBook, reminders start on the $59 Practice plan.

The differences:

• Text reminders come with MassageBook's Practice plan. On Corterra Book, email confirmations and reminders are free on every plan, and texting is a $30 a month add-on. That add-on also gets you your own local business number with two-way texting, call forwarding and voicemail.
• Couples bookings are on MassageBook's $99 Clinic plan. Corterra Book has them on the $40 plan, a booking can hold more than two people, and each guest gets a link to fill in their own details.
• Corterra Book lets clients add extras when they book, like hot stones or 15 more minutes, and adjusts the price and length of the appointment to match.
• If you're adding a sauna, cold plunge or anything else where several people book the same hour, Corterra Book was built for that. One shared room works on the $40 plan. Running several rooms on their own calendars takes the $80 Pro plan. MassageBook's Clinic plan assigns treatment rooms, which is a different thing. More on that in sauna booking software.
• MassageBook gives you a basic website. Corterra Book gives you a branded booking page, on your own domain if you want, but no website builder. If you don't have a website, you can turn on a Business Page, one public page with your services, hours and a Book now button.
• On Corterra Book, clients can cancel from their confirmation email and book a new time, as long as they're inside your cancellation window. You set that window yourself, so it can be a day's notice or almost none. There's no waitlist.

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Getting paid

Both take cards in person and online, keep a card on file, and let you charge a no-show or late-cancel fee.

The card rates come out about the same. In person, MassageBook lists 2.6% plus 15 cents and Corterra Book charges 2.7% plus 20 cents, so a $100 payment costs $2.75 on MassageBook and $2.90 on Corterra Book.

Online is where they work differently. MassageBook adds a $3.85 convenience fee to your client's payment and passes $3 of it to you, which covers most of your processing. Corterra Book doesn't add anything to your client's bill, so you pay the processing yourself, 2.9% plus 45 cents, which is $3.35 on a $100 payment.

A few other differences:

• MassageBook can take a partial deposit at booking. Corterra Book can require a card on file or the full price at booking, but not a partial deposit.
• Corterra Book's card reader asks for a tip, including on visits a membership or package already covers.
• Corterra Book handles split payments and records cash, Venmo or checks alongside cards.
• On the $80 Pro plan, Corterra Book can send invoices and set up payment plans.

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Memberships and packages

Both sell memberships and prepaid packages, and both let clients buy gift cards online. Corterra Book goes further with memberships.

What you can do with a Corterra Book membership:

• Bill it monthly or yearly
• Limit services per month, like two massages a month, or eight visits across two services
• Make some services members-only, or give members a discount
• Share one membership across a family, or include bring-a-friend passes
• Pause it, change the billing day, or refund a charge from the member's page
• Give one member a different renewal price than the rest

Members can also update their own card when a renewal fails, so you're not chasing them for it.

Packages work as punch passes, and you can bundle several into one sale. Gift cards come in digital and physical. If you turn on online sales, clients can buy memberships, packages and gift cards from your shop page on their phone. A membership with an agreement gets signed before they pay, and a gift card is emailed to the person it's for. Gift cards are still spent at the front desk.

On fees, MassageBook charges 25 to 85 cents per membership renewal on a sliding scale. Corterra Book has no separate renewal fee. Renewals are processed at 3.2% plus 30 cents.

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Intake forms and notes

Both write SOAP notes now. MassageBook has basic ones on every plan and fuller ones on Practice. Corterra Book's come with every plan: a note per visit with pain before and after, a body chart, and signing that locks the note, with dated addenda for corrections. Where MassageBook is still ahead is insurance billing receipts, on Practice. Corterra Book doesn't do those.

Corterra Book also has intake forms and waivers that clients sign online before they come in, or on an iPad at check-in on the Pro plan. One form can cover several services, so you're not keeping six copies of the same massage waiver. Forms can include a body diagram where clients tap the front and back to show you where it hurts, and the marks show up on the signed PDF. You can also keep notes on each client and each appointment, and see their full visit history.

If you bill insurance or want documentation-first software, I compared the charting-focused options in ClinicSense vs MassageBook.

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Finding new clients

This one goes to MassageBook. Its directory, its Reserve with Google connection, review collection and the basic website are all built to bring you new people. When it works, you pay 15% of a new client's first visit.

Corterra Book has no directory, no review requests and no website builder. It's built around keeping the clients you already have. You get promo codes and links that apply a discount and pick the service, you can email an offer to one client, and you can put an announcement on your booking page. On Pro, you can email groups of clients, like everyone who hasn't been in for two months, and see how much each email brought back.

If new clients are what you need most right now, this section probably decides it.

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Which one fits

Corterra Book is probably the better fit if:

• Most of your book is regulars, and you sell memberships and packages
• You want couples and group bookings without paying for a top plan
• You're adding a sauna, cold plunge or other rooms that several people book at once
• You'd rather your clients not pay a fee when they pay online

Stay on MassageBook if:

• The directory or the Google button brings you new clients regularly
• You give clients insurance billing receipts
• You want a website and review collection without setting anything up

If you do switch, moving over is free. You can import your client list yourself from a spreadsheet, or send it to me and I'll do it for you. If you have memberships or packages running, I'll help you set those up too. The 15 day free trial lets you set up your own services and see how they look before you move anything.

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FAQ

Is Corterra Book cheaper than MassageBook? It depends mostly on how many new clients the MassageBook directory sends you. The plans are $40 or $80 against MassageBook's $59 or $99, but texting on Corterra Book is a $30 add-on. An AMTA member on MassageBook Practice who gets few directory clients can pay less on MassageBook. Once directory fees and member renewals add up, Corterra Book usually costs less. The table above prices three practices on both.

Does Corterra Book have a client directory like MassageBook? No. Clients book you through your own booking page, however they found you.

Does Corterra Book have SOAP notes? Yes. Every plan has SOAP notes on the client record: one per visit, with pain before and after, a body chart, and signing that locks the note, with dated addenda for corrections. It doesn't produce insurance billing receipts. If you need those, MassageBook's Practice plan, ClinicSense or Jane will suit you better.

Can I move my clients from MassageBook to Corterra Book? Yes, and it's free. Export your client list from MassageBook, then import it yourself or send it to me and I'll do it. Check what MassageBook's export includes before you cancel.

Does Corterra Book charge my clients a fee to pay online? No. Clients pay the price of the service. You pay the card processing, which is 2.9% plus 45 cents online.

Can clients buy gift cards online with Corterra Book? Yes, once you connect Stripe and turn on online sales. Clients pick one of the amounts you set and enter the name and email of the person it's for. The gift card is emailed to that person right away or on a date the buyer picks. Gift cards are still spent at the front desk.

Does Corterra Book have a free trial? Yes, 15 days with everything in your plan turned on.