Mangomint
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a growing salon, spa, or med spa that wants polished booking, payments, and HIPAA compliance in one tool.
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Comparison
Mangomint vs Fresha
Mangomint lands on Depends, and Fresha lands on Worth it.
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.
| Compare | Mangomint | Fresha |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | Growing salons and spas | Solo stylists and barbers |
| Who it's not for | Solo stylists on tight budgets . $120/mo adds up | Med spas needing clinical records and compliance . get Pabau |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁷ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | No support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Users across G2, Capterra, Trustpilot, and Reddit consistently praise Mangomint's software, with occasional complaints about pricing.¹ | Salons and a barbershop say Fresha works well for customer bookings, though some customers hit app glitches.16 |
| Biggest gotcha | Pricing restructured August 2026 . confirm your exact rate before signing or renewing⁶ | Guess: 'free' software usually means per-booking or payment fees . confirm exact costs before migrating.15 |
Pick Mangomint when
- Growing salons and spas
- Med spas needing HIPAA compliance
- Multi-service beauty businesses
- Teams wanting polished booking UX
When Mangomint is not a fit
- Solo stylists on tight budgets . $120/mo adds up
- Businesses wanting free or near-free booking tools
- Large multi-location chains (Zenoti/Meevo fit better)
- Anyone needing only bare-minimum scheduling
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)
Sources
- Mangomint Reviews on G2g2.comreview
- Mangomint Reviews on Capterracapterra.comreview
- Mangomint Trustpilot Reviewstrustpilot.comreview
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- Mangomint Pricingmangomint.comofficial
- Pricing Changes (August 2026)mangomint.comofficial
- Mangomint HIPAA Compliance Announcementprnewswire.comnews
- Mangomint Raises $35 Million Series Bprnewswire.comnews
- Mangomint Product Security Pagemangomint.comsecurity
news
- Mangomint App . App Storeapps.apple.comofficial
- 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