Considering Fresha for your salon?
Here's how Salonify compares — honest, factual, no fluff.
Quick verdict
Pricing: From ≈14.95 EUR/month (Independent) or ≈9.95 EUR per staff (Team), plus payment-processing fees
Commission: No per-booking commission published on the public pricing page; revenue model is subscription + Fresha-native payment processing margin.
Best for salons that want a free entry tier, Stripe Connect payouts and 12 UI languages.
Side-by-side: Salonify vs Fresha
Every row is checked against the competitor's public pricing and product pages.
| Feature | Salonify | Fresha |
|---|---|---|
| Free management tier | ||
| Starting price | 0 EUR | ≈14.95 EUR/mo |
| Commission on direct bookings | 0% | Not published |
| Card processing margin | Pass-through Stripe rates no Salonify markup | Built-in margin Fresha-native processing fees |
| Payments processor | Stripe Connect (your account) | Fresha-native (closed) |
| You own the Stripe account | ||
| EU data residency | Hetzner Nürnberg | |
| UI languages | 12 | 7 |
| Loyalty points | ||
| Referral program | ||
| Full POS system | ||
| TWINT (Switzerland) | ||
| Apple Pay & Google Pay | ||
| Gift cards |
Why salons switch to Salonify from Fresha
These are the most-cited reasons in our migration calls.
Salonify uses Stripe Connect — your money lands in your bank in 2 days; with Fresha you're locked into Fresha-native payment processing.
Salonify offers a free Starter tier; Fresha switched to a paid subscription in 2025 (≈14.95 EUR/mo Independent or ≈9.95 EUR/staff/mo Team).
12 UI languages including Asian markets (zh, ja, ko, th, tl) vs Fresha's 7.
European data residency: PostgreSQL hosted in Hetzner Nürnberg under GDPR; Fresha's data flows through US/UK infrastructure.
Built-in support for TWINT (Switzerland) — Fresha doesn't process TWINT.
Where Fresha still wins
We won't pretend we beat them on everything.
Best-in-class global marketplace — net-new client acquisition at scale, especially in UK, US, AU.
Largest user base in the industry, which means the product is extremely battle-tested.
Solid marketing automation suite, including blast-discounts and waitlists.
We import your existing data
Migration difficulty: Easy. Typical migration: 2–5 days. Fresha exports clients + services cleanly; we import via CSV.
Talk to our migration teamPricing at a glance
Stripe Connect · 12 languages · TWINT, Apple Pay, Google Pay
No per-booking commission published on the public pricing page; revenue model is subscription + Fresha-native payment processing margin.
Frequently asked questions
Is Salonify cheaper than Fresha?
For most independent salons, yes. Salonify has a genuinely free tier; Fresha's entry plan is From ≈14.95 EUR/month (Independent) or ≈9.95 EUR per staff (Team), plus payment-processing fees. Heavy users with multi-location chains should still run the math against their booking volume.
How long does migration from Fresha take?
Migration difficulty is Easy — Typical migration: 2–5 days. Fresha exports clients + services cleanly; we import via CSV. Most teams are fully live within a week.
Does Salonify support multi-currency like Fresha?
Yes. Salonify uses Stripe Connect with payouts in EUR, CHF, GBP, USD, JPY, KRW, THB and more — your choice, into your own bank account.
Can I keep my Fresha reviews when I migrate?
Most platforms (including Fresha) treat reviews as platform-owned data and don't expose an export. We help you set up a review-collection campaign for your existing clients during the first 30 days, so you rebuild a 5-star reputation quickly.
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Try Salonify freeComparison based on publicly available information from https://www.fresha.com and the respective pricing page, as of April 2026. Fresha is a registered trademark of its respective owner. Features and pricing may have changed — verify directly with the provider if in doubt. Corrections welcome at [email protected].