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Fresha vs Salon Booking System Comparison (2026)

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Salon Booking System

Overview

Fresha is the world's leading online booking software for the beauty and wellness industry, including spas. Boost your sales and attract new clients with an all-in-one solution for salons, spas, barbers and therapists.

Salon Booking is a complete and easy to manage appointment booking system for WordPress-based salon, spa, beauty center, and barber websites

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

14.95

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

99

Per year

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.8

1.4K

5

4

3

2

1

1.2K

99

24

7

31

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
89%
would recommend this app

4.2

95

5

4

3

2

1

57

19

7

4

8

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
69%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I will be cancelling my whole debit system and booking system with my salon with this company they like to charge everything that they absolutely can and there’s definitely just as good other companies out there for booking systems besides Fresha that does just the same.”
CB

Catherine B.

Business owner an aesthetician.

“It’s not a complex system which is appealing to a small business along with the cost, however there are some usability issues that could be easily be fixed if they had good product [sensitive content hidden] and tech support.”
PT

Pamela T.

President

“I have inquried about this to Fresha several times, as I use their QR code at my store to allow my clients to book an appointment, however, I still get charged for those customers, as if they intially found my services through Fresha, though this is not the case.”
EK

Erik K.

Massage Therapist

Pros

“It allows my customers and me a great experience with bookings, service-overview, email follow-up and schedule.”
JR

Jothika R.

Trainer, lash- and browstylist, nail technician, waxer

“Appointment management is good, customers can cancel on their own through email or log-in and book a new slot.”
JR

Jothika R.

Trainer, lash- and browstylist, nail technician, waxer

“Customers can only make a note about this; When you use the Multi-shop add-on, it's not always clear what settings goes first.”
GN

Glen N.

CEO

Cons

“Fresha can have some bugs or issues in its booking system at times, including error messages or blank screens.”
AT

Andie T.

Student

“I follow Fresha’s own advice by sending my direct booking link, yet the system still flags client as new marketplace clients. Despite clear evidence, support refuses to refund the fees, citing rigid policy and technicalities.”
CN

Catherine N.

Holistic Therapist

“Unable to add two therapists to one appointment, latest pricing structure is far to expensive and unfair on very small businesses.”
SP

Suphotjana P.

Operations Manager

Cons

“It has a couple of bugs in the blocking off time section where I cannot just block off a couple of hours of availability.”
BG

Belkis G.

owner

“Clients are not able to see my availability and as a result, they are leaving my website.”
SH

Silvia H.

Owner

“There was nothing that I liked least. If I had to say one thing it was the time slots and figuring out time available was a bit confusing at first.”
JN

John N.

Owner

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review17 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features97
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Indicator
  • Availability Management
  • Before & After Pictures
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Booth Rental Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Class Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Database
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Profiles
  • Commission Management
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Contact Database
  • Credit Card Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Mobile App
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Discount Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Event Calendar
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Fitness Plan
  • For Barbershops
  • For Medical Spas
  • For Salons and Spas
  • For Yoga/Pilates Studios
  • Gift Card Management
  • Group Scheduling
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll & Commissions
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Practice Management
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recurring Appointments
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rescheduling
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Room Booking
  • SMS Marketing
  • SMS Messaging
  • SMS Reminders
  • Sales Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Staff Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Treatment Packages
  • Website Integration
  • Total features51
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Appointment Scheduling
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Availability Indicator
  • Availability Management
  • Before & After Pictures
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Booking Management
  • Booth Rental Management
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Calendar Sync
  • Calendar/Reminder System
  • Class Management
  • Class Scheduling
  • Client Database
  • Client Management
  • Client Portal
  • Client Profiles
  • Commission Management
  • Confirmations/Reminders
  • Contact Database
  • Credit Card Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Mobile App
  • Customer Support
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Discount Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Reminders
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Event Calendar
  • Faculty/Staff Management
  • Fitness Plan
  • For Barbershops
  • For Medical Spas
  • For Salons and Spas
  • For Yoga/Pilates Studios
  • Gift Card Management
  • Group Scheduling
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Loyalty Program
  • Marketing Automation
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Online Booking
  • Online Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll & Commissions
  • Payroll Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Practice Management
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Promotions Management
  • Ratings/Reviews
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-time Scheduling
  • Recurring Appointments
  • Referral Tracking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Rescheduling
  • Resource Scheduling
  • Room Booking
  • SMS Marketing
  • SMS Messaging
  • SMS Reminders
  • Sales Reports
  • Scheduling
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Staff Management
  • Task Scheduling
  • Team Calendars
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Treatment Packages
  • Website Integration

Integrations

  • Total integrations1
  • CardConnect
  • Google Calendar
  • Mercado Pago
  • Meta for Business
  • Mollie
  • OVHcloud
  • PayPal Payments
  • Paystack
  • Plivo
  • Stripe Payments
  • Twilio
  • WooCommerce
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations13
  • CardConnect
  • Google Calendar
  • Mercado Pago
  • Meta for Business
  • Mollie
  • OVHcloud
  • PayPal Payments
  • Paystack
  • Plivo
  • Stripe Payments
  • Twilio
  • WooCommerce
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Zapier

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