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Why Salon Owners Are Switching From Fresha

Simple Salon is a Fresha alternative that replaces marketplace commissions with one flat monthly subscription. Every online booking, from any source, is commission-free, and the tools growing salons rely on, including reporting, loyalty, and SMS marketing, are built in rather than sold as add-ons. Fresha is a well-known salon booking platform, but its pricing model includes a 20% commission (minimum $8 per booking) on every new client booked through the Fresha marketplace. For growing salons, those commissions accumulate quickly and eat directly into revenue. Salon owners searching for a Fresha alternative typically want a predictable, flat-rate subscription that covers the full feature set, without a platform taking a cut of their business.

The Real Cost: Fresha vs Simple Salon

Your data is yours, always

Some providers make it hard to leave, locking your client list and history behind a paywall, charging you to export your own data, or tying you into long contracts and other strange rules. We don’t play those games. With Simple Salon your clients, bookings and reports are always yours: export everything anytime, at no cost, with no lock-in. If you ever move on, you take it all with you.

The 20% Commission Adds Up Faster Than the Subscription Cost

Fresha’s marketplace commission is 20% on every new client booking, with a minimum charge of $8 per booking. For a busy salon attracting new clients, this single line item can exceed the entire cost of a competing platform within weeks. Simple Salon charges no commission on any booking. Every appointment, whether from Google, Instagram, Facebook, or your own website, comes with no platform fee attached.

Reporting and Loyalty Are Included, Not Sold Separately

On Fresha’s Team plan, accessing the Insights reporting module costs an additional $15.95 per staff member per month, and enabling the Loyalty program costs $89.95 per location per month. For a four-person salon, that adds over $150/mo before a single client walks in. Simple Salon includes 40+ reports, covering KPI dashboards, benchmarking, staff performance, and more, plus a full loyalty points system, at no additional cost on the Pro plan.

Your data is yours, always

Some providers make it hard to leave, locking your client list and history behind a paywall, charging you to export your own data, or tying you into long contracts and other strange rules. We don’t play those games. With Simple Salon your clients, bookings and reports are always yours: export everything anytime, at no cost, with no lock-in. If you ever move on, you take it all with you.

Your Clients Don’t Need to Create an Account to Book

Fresha’s online booking flow requires clients to register for a Fresha account before completing their first booking. This adds friction at the exact moment a potential client is ready to commit. Simple Salon’s online booking works without requiring clients to create a third-party account, reducing drop-off in the booking funnel.

A Feature Set Built for Running a Business, Not Just Filling a Marketplace

Simple Salon includes staff rostering, memberships and packages, gift vouchers, WhatsApp messaging, email marketing via Campaign Monitor and Mailchimp, Xero and QuickBooks integration, Reserve with Google, and BNPL (Afterpay, ZipPay), all within the standard subscription. Fresha’s core strength is its marketplace reach; Simple Salon is built around the operational and financial management of the business itself.

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