Do you need both?

Facebook Pages or a website?

Checked on 10 November 2026By Blinx TeamHow we compare

Keep your Facebook Page if your customers follow you and message you there: it is $0. A Blinx page is the address you give everyone else, with a call bar, booking requests from your opening hours and your Google reviews, filled from your Google listing, for $5 a month or $46.80 a year, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses, after a 15-day trial with no card. You can use both.

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At a glance

Facebook Pages and a Blinx page, side by side

Checked 10 November 2026

Blinx and Facebook Pages at a glance, checked on 10 November 2026. Blinx's prices are before VAT. Facebook Pages publishes no price to set beside them.
Fact	Blinx	Facebook Pages
Price	$5 a month or $46.80 a yearplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$0¹
Trial	15 days, no card	None needed: a Page is $0¹
12-month cost	$46.80 paid yearly, $60 paid monthlyplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$0¹
Online booking	Part: customers ask for a slot in your opening hours, and you say yes or no on Pro. No calendar sync or deposits	Part: a Book Now button through Meta's partners; Facebook's own booking closed to new connections on 8 June 2022²
Reviews collected there	No, checked: Blinx shows your Google reviews and collects none of its own	Part: yes-or-no recommendations, which replaced star reviews in August 2018³
Own domain	No, checked: your page lives at blinx.biz/your-business	No: a Page lives on Facebook¹
Who it suits	Local businesses whose customers call, visit or ask to book	Owners whose customers follow them and message them on Facebook

Blinx's prices are before VAT. Facebook Pages publishes no price to set beside them. Sources are numbered at the end of the page.Link to this card

Full comparison

Blinx and Facebook Pages, row by row

Every answer is in words, and the same answer looks the same on both sides. Blinx's plan limits sit in its own cells.

**Checked on 10 November 2026. Blinx's prices are before VAT. Facebook Pages publishes no price to set beside them.** How we chose these rows: 9 are the same on every comparison (price, the $0 plan, trial and card, one page or several, own domain, and what happens if you stop paying). The other 5 are rows for profiles most owners already have: features Facebook Pages's own pages list, and features Blinx has, each answered for both: "No, checked" where a product has nothing like it, "Not published" where Facebook Pages's pages do not mention it.
Feature	BlinxPro, and basic where it differs	Facebook Pages	Notes
Cost
Price a month	$5plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$0¹
Price a year	$46.80, which is $3.90 a monthplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$0¹
12-month total	$46.80 paid yearly, $60 paid monthlyplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$0¹
A $0 plan	Yes: basic plan after the trial. 'Powered by Blinx' shows, up to 3 photos; seeing who got in touch needs Pro.	Yes: a Page is $0, inside Facebook, with booking through Meta's partners¹
Trial
Trial length	15 days	None needed: a Page is $0¹
Card needed to start	No	No: a Page is $0¹
Pages
One page or several	One page	A Page inside Facebook¹
Own domain	No, checked	No: a Page lives on Facebook¹	A Blinx page lives at blinx.biz/your-business
If you stop paying
What happens to the page if you stop paying	It stays up on the basic plan; nothing is deleted	Nothing to stop: a Page is $0¹
For profiles most owners already have
Messaging	Part: a WhatsApp button on Pro, and an enquiry form on every plan	Yes: Messenger¹
Reviews collected there	No, checked: Blinx shows your Google reviews and collects none of its own	Part: yes-or-no recommendations, which replaced star reviews in August 2018³
Online booking	Part: customers ask for a slot in your opening hours, and you say yes or no on Pro. No calendar sync or deposits	Part: a Book Now button through Meta's partners; Facebook's own booking closed to new connections on 8 June 2022²
Opening hours	Yes: open or closed right now, in your own time zone, on every plan	Yes: your hours; an open-now label is not published¹
An app for running it	No, checked: Blinx is a web app you add to your home screen	Yes: Meta's business app, in the app stores⁴

Want to see yours?Fill your page from your Google listing, then publish it when you are happy.

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Cost over 12 months

What a year costs

Monthly against monthly and yearly against yearly, each price in the currency its company publishes, with its tax basis beside it. Checked on the date at the top of the page.

Blinx, Pro

$46.80a yearWhich is $3.90 a monthplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses

Paying monthly$5 a month: $60 for 12 monthsplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses

Trial15 days, no card

Facebook Pages, a Page

$0¹

A Page costs nothing to set up or keep¹
Bookings run through Meta's partner apps, on their own terms²

Which to choose

Facebook Pages on its own, or with a Blinx page

Both lists are meant to be fair. Each reason given for Blinx is a checked difference, numbered to its source.

Facebook Pages on its own is enough if

Your customers find you through Facebook and message you on Messenger¹
Your followers recommend you there, with Facebook's yes-or-no recommendations³
You want to run it from an app on your phone, with Meta's business app⁴

Add a Blinx page if

You want booking requests on your own page, from your opening hours: Facebook's own booking closed to new connections on 8 June 2022, so a Page books through Meta's partners instead²
You want your Google rating and reviews on the page you share; a Page shows Facebook recommendations instead³
You want an address that does not depend on your Facebook account: if you ever lose access to your Page, your Blinx page still shows your number and takes enquiries¹

In detail

What each does well

Being found and followed

BlinxA Blinx page is an address you give out: on your Google profile, your van, your cards and your Facebook Page itself. It has no feed and no followers.

Facebook PagesA Page is where your followers see your updates and send you messages on Messenger, with your hours, at $0.¹

Reviews

BlinxYour Google rating and the first three reviews Google shows sit on your page, on every plan.

Facebook PagesFacebook replaced star reviews with yes-or-no recommendations in August 2018.³

Bookings

BlinxCustomers ask for a slot in your opening hours on every plan, and on Pro you say yes or no to each request.

Facebook PagesA Book Now button works through Meta's partner apps; Facebook's own booking closed to new connections on 8 June 2022.²

Running it from your phone

BlinxBlinx is a web app you add to your home screen, with an alert when someone gets in touch.

Facebook PagesMeta's business app, in the app stores, is for running your Page.⁴

Using both

How to use Facebook Pages and a Blinx page together

Keep your Page as it is. Your Blinx page sits beside it as the address you give customers who want to call, ask to book or find you.

Keep your Facebook PageNothing on Blinx changes it. Keep posting and answering messages there.
Create your page from your Google listingStart your 15-day trial, with no card. Your hours, number, address, photos and reviews fill the empty parts.
Link the twoAdd your Facebook Page to your Blinx page's social links, and share your Blinx address on your Page.
Give out one addressPut your Blinx address in your Google profile's website box and on your QR code.

Read the full guide: How do I move my business page to Blinx?

Ready when you areYour page fills from your Google listing in a few minutes.

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Facebook Pages and Blinx: the usual questions

Is a Facebook Page enough for a business?

For some businesses it is: a Page is $0, your followers can message you there, and it shows your hours. What it does not give you is a page of your own with booking requests from your opening hours and your Google reviews. You can keep both: the Page for followers, and a Blinx page as the address you give everyone else.

Can customers book through a Facebook Page?

Through Meta's booking partners: Facebook's own booking closed to new connections on 8 June 2022. On a Blinx page, customers ask for a slot in your opening hours on every plan, and on Pro you say yes or no to each request.

Can I link my Blinx page and my Facebook Page?

Yes. Your Facebook Page can sit in your Blinx page's social links, and you can share your Blinx address in your posts. People who tap it see your call button, opening hours and booking request form, and do not need a Facebook account to open it.

Does a Blinx page show my Facebook recommendations?

No. A Blinx page shows your Google rating and the first three reviews Google shows. Your Facebook recommendations stay on your Page, which customers can reach from your Blinx page's social links.

What happens to my Blinx page if I lose access to Facebook?

Nothing changes on it. Your Blinx page does not depend on your Facebook account, so it keeps showing your number, your opening hours and your enquiry form, and customers can still get in touch.

Blinx in brief

$5 a month or $46.80 a year in US dollars, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses, after a 15-day trial with no card. A page you do not pay for after the trial stays live on the basic plan, with fewer features. Stop paying at any time and nothing is deleted.

Pricing: Pro and basic side by side

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Sources

Meta, Facebook Pages for business, seen on 10 November 2026
Cliniko help, online bookings on a Facebook Page, seen on 10 November 2026
BrightLocal, Facebook switching reviews to recommendations, seen on 10 November 2026
Meta's business app in Apple's App Store, seen on 10 November 2026

Facebook Pages is a trademark of its owner. Blinx is not affiliated with it.

Prices and features change, so we check every comparison each month and take it down if its facts cannot be checked again. Spotted something out of date? Tell us through the support form and we will correct it within 5 working days. How we choose rows and sources: how we compare.

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