Fresha alternative

The Fresha alternative
you own.

Fresha lists you on its marketplace and takes a cut of the new clients it sources — and the relationship lives in their app. Booking Lite is a booking page you own: no marketplace, 0% commission, your clients stay on your list. Deposits, WhatsApp/SMS/email reminders, flat US$9.9/mo.

US$9.9 /month · 14-day free trial · no card

  • 0% commission
  • Your clients stay yours
  • Flat US$9.9/mo
  • No marketplace

A real Booking Lite page — try the live demo.

First, the honest part

Is Fresha actually wrong for you?

Fresha’s real strength is its marketplace — it can put you in front of new clients. If that’s what you need, it’s a fair trade. If you already have demand, here’s the honest split.

Stay with Fresha if
  • You want a marketplace to find new clients
  • You’re happy paying a cut for clients it sources
  • You want free base software + built-in POS
  • You run a team and want Fresha’s staff tools
Switch to Booking Lite if
  • You already drive your own demand (IG, referrals)
  • You want 0% commission — every client stays yours
  • You want one flat price, no per-seat creep
  • You just need your own branded booking link
Why they leave

What solo pros tell us

The four reasons owners who already have their own demand leave a marketplace — and how a page you own answers each.

01

A cut of every new client

Fresha’s marketplace can send you new clients — then takes a commission on those bookings. Your direct and repeat clients are exempt, but discovery isn’t free.

0% commission. Every booking — new or repeat — is yours, full stop.

02

One listing among your rivals

On a marketplace your page sits in a list next to every competing salon nearby.

Your own branded page on your own domain — no competitors in the frame.

03

Your clients live in their app

The relationship — and the rebooking nudges — largely run through Fresha, not you.

An auto-built customer list that’s yours to keep, message and export.

04

“Free” until it isn’t

The base is free, but commission on sourced clients and per-staff fees as you grow add up unpredictably.

One flat US$9.9/mo — no commission, no per-seat. You always know the bill.

Head to head

Booking Lite vs Fresha

Two different models. One’s a marketplace that finds you clients for a cut; one’s a booking page you own. For a pro who already has demand, here’s the contrast.

FavCRM Booking Lite

A booking page you own — 0% commission.

  • A page you own — not a marketplace listing
  • 0% commission — your clients stay yours
  • Flat US$9.9/mo — no per-seat, no setup fee
  • Deposits via Stripe to stop no-shows
  • Email, SMS & WhatsApp reminders
  • Google Calendar sync · your own domain
  • Live in minutes · English & Chinese
Start free — 14 days
Fresha

Free to start — with a marketplace that takes a cut.

A genuine strength: a consumer marketplace that can put you in front of new clients you couldn’t reach alone.

In return it lists you alongside other salons and takes a commission on the new clients it sources — your direct and repeat clients are exempt — with per-staff fees as your team grows.

And the relationship largely lives inside Fresha’s app and brand, not on a page of your own.

Fresha characteristics from public information as of May 2026; Fresha’s commission applies to new clients it sources through its marketplace — direct and repeat clients are exempt — and plans, fees and terms vary by region and team size and change over time; check the provider’s own site. “Fresha” is a trademark of its respective owner; this is an independent comparison and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Fresha.

What you get

A page you own — and every client with it

A page you own, not a listing

Your name, logo and details on your own domain — no marketplace, no rivals beside you.

0% commission, your client list

Every booking saves the client to a list that’s yours to keep — no cut, no middleman.

Deposits that stop no-shows

Collect a deposit or full payment the moment a client books — handled by Stripe.

Email, SMS & WhatsApp reminders

Automatic reminders across all three channels quietly cut no-shows — no chasing.

Where it stops

What Booking Lite is not.

  • A marketplace to find new clients
  • Consumer discovery app
  • Multi-staff / team rotas
  • POS & inventory

The honest line: Booking Lite won’t find you new clients — there’s no marketplace. It’s for pros who already have demand (Instagram, referrals, walk-ins) and just want to take paid bookings on their own page. If discovery is what you need, that’s exactly what Fresha is for. Booking Lite runs on the full FavCRM platform, so you can grow into WhatsApp Business messaging later without migrating.

FavCRM Booking Lite

One flat price. 0% commission.

US$9.9 /month

14-day free trial · no credit card

  • Unlimited bookings
  • Unlimited customers
  • Deposits via Stripe
  • Email · SMS · WhatsApp reminders
  • Your booking page
  • English & Chinese
Start free — 14 days

Cancel anytime · no contract · no setup fee.

Keep your clients. Keep the cut.

Set up a booking page you own in minutes. No marketplace, no commission, no per-seat fees.

Booking Lite is the simple booking product from FavCRM — the all-in-one booking & customer platform.

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