Fresha
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a small salon, spa, or barbershop and want free booking software with built-in customer discovery.
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Comparison
Fresha vs Booksy
Fresha lands on Worth it, and Booksy lands on Depends.
Booksy
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a barbershop, salon or spa and want marketplace exposure plus built-in payments.
| Compare | ||
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Depends |
| Best for | Solo stylists and barbers | Independent barbers & stylists |
| Who it's not for | Med spas needing clinical records and compliance . get Pabau | Any business outside appointment-based beauty/wellness |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁶ | No public CVEs found; runs a bug bounty and responsible-disclosure policy, but user-reported account hacks circulate. |
| Support quality | No support evidence found | No direct support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Salons and a barbershop say Fresha works well for customer bookings, though some customers hit app glitches.⁵ | Reviews split sharply: many find it quick and easy, while a vocal minority of providers call it overpriced and frustrating.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | Guess: 'free' software usually means per-booking or payment fees . confirm exact costs before migrating.⁴ | Staff fees and card-processing costs stack on top of the $29.99/mo base. |
Pick Fresha when
- Solo stylists and barbers
- Small salons and spas
- Mobile beauty pros
- Shops wanting app discovery
When Fresha is not a fit
- Med spas needing clinical records and compliance . get Pabau
- Large multi-site chains wanting to own their booking funnel
- Anyone outside beauty/wellness (coaches, consultants, tutors)
Pick Booksy when
- Independent barbers & stylists
- Salons and spas taking online bookings
- Solo providers wanting marketplace reach
- Mobile-first appointment businesses
When Booksy is not a fit
- Any business outside appointment-based beauty/wellness
- Multi-location chains needing enterprise scheduling
- Price-sensitive solo users . fees stack fast
- Teams wanting a free simple calendar
Sources
- Fresha homepagefresha.comofficial
- Fresha scheduling featuresfresha.comofficial
- Fresha security pagefresha.comofficial
- Partech . Fresha company profilepartechpartners.comnews
- Geekzone forum: online booking for sole tradersgeekzone.co.nzreview
- Gridinsoft trust scan of fresha.comgridinsoft.comsecurity
- ScamAdviser check of fresha.comscamadviser.comsecurity
- GlossGenius: Fresha alternatives with pricingglossgenius.comnews
- Pabau: Fresha alternativespabau.comnews
- Vagaro: Best Fresha alternativesvagaro.comnews
- Booksy Biz Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Booksy Biz Reviews | G2g2.comreview
- Is Booksy worth it? | r/Barberreddit.comreview
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- Booksy Pricingbiz.booksy.comofficial
- Booksy Biz homepagebiz.booksy.comofficial