LatePoint vs Fresha

LatePoint and Fresha both land on Worth it.

LatePoint

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

A cheap, feature-complete booking plugin that makes sense if your appointments live on a WordPress site.

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you run a small salon, spa, or barbershop and want free booking software with built-in customer discovery.

LatePoint versus Fresha
Compare	LatePoint	Fresha
Verdict	Worth it	Worth it
Best for	WordPress sites taking appointments	Solo stylists and barbers
Who it's not for	Anyone not running WordPress . it's a plugin, nothing else	Med spas needing clinical records and compliance . get Pabau
Privacy	One public CVE disclosed (privilege escalation); security patches ship via frequent plugin updates.¹⁰	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No support evidence found in sources	No support evidence found
Public sentiment	Independent feedback is scarce . a single 5/5 G2 review . while visible praise comes from testimonials on LatePoint's own site.¹²	Salons and a barbershop say Fresha works well for customer bookings, though some customers hit app glitches.
Biggest gotcha	CVE-2026-6741 let agents escalate to admin . update before taking live bookings¹⁰	Guess: 'free' software usually means per-booking or payment fees . confirm exact costs before migrating.