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Alternatives to Fresha
20 scheduling & booking tools sit alongside Fresha in this directory. Below is what separates each from Fresha on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Fresha starts at
- Free
Why people look past Fresha
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Fresha has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $19/month. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Scheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth
- Starts $10 a month dearer, at $10/month.
- 4 tiers to Fresha's 3.
Scheduling infrastructure for everyone
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
Your intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you
- No free tier, where Fresha has one.
- Starts $19 a month dearer, at $19/month.
- 2 tiers to Fresha's 3.
Scheduling made simple
- No free tier, where Fresha has one.
- Starts $16 a month dearer, at $16/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
Easy online booking & payments
- Sold on a subscription model rather than free.
Smart scheduling for modern businesses
- Sold on a freemium model rather than free.
Every Fresha alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresha (this page) | Free | Free | 3 | |
| CalendlyScheduling automation platform for eliminating back-and-forth | Free, then $10/month | - | 4 | vs Fresha |
| Cal.comScheduling infrastructure for everyone | Free | Freemium | - | vs Fresha |
| MotionYour intelligent calendar that prioritizes for you | $19/month | - | 2 | vs Fresha |
| Acuity SchedulingScheduling made simple | $16/month | Subscription | - | vs Fresha |
| Schedulicity | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Fresha |
| Appointy | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Fresha |
| Setmore | Free | Subscription | - | vs Fresha |
| Doodle | Free, then $15/month | - | - | vs Fresha |
| Moovit | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs Fresha |
| Appointlet | Free, then $10/month | - | - | vs Fresha |
| SimplyBook.me | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Fresha |
| Cloudbeds | Free | Quote | - | vs Fresha |
| Booker by Mindbody | $129/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Fresha |
| GlossGenius | $24/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Fresha |
| Boulevard | $175/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Fresha |
| Planday | On request | Subscription | - | vs Fresha |
| Chili Piper | On request | Subscription | - | vs Fresha |
| Airbnb | On request | Transaction | - | vs Fresha |
| Booksy | $29.99/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Fresha |
| Mews | On request | Quote | - | vs Fresha |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Fresha badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Calendly , Free, then $10/month
- Cal.com , Free
- Schedulicity , Free
- Appointy , Free
- Setmore , Free
- Doodle , Free, then $15/month
- Moovit , Free
- Appointlet , Free, then $10/month
What you would be giving up
Fresha is most often brought in for running appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spas, attracting new clients through the fresha consumer marketplace, sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clients. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Fresha is broadly right and the question is cost, the Fresha pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Scheduling & Booking category lists everything the directory holds, and best scheduling & booking tools ranks them.
Fresha runs on web, ios, android. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Fresha alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Fresha?
- 20 other scheduling & booking tools are listed in this directory, led by Calendly, Cal.com, Motion, Acuity Scheduling. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Fresha?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Calendly, Cal.com, Schedulicity, Appointy, Setmore.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Fresha?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Fresha has a free tier, and starts at Free against a category median of $19/month. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Fresha?
- Fresha is most often brought in for running appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spas, attracting new clients through the fresha consumer marketplace, sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clients. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Fresha?
- None of the scheduling & booking tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Fresha alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Scheduling & Booking, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Fresha against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Fresha covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every scheduling & booking tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Scheduling & Booking category, 20 tools beside Fresha. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.