Software · head to head
Fresha vs Appointy
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Fresha fresha charges a 50 percent one time commission on each new client booked through its marketplace, subject to a minimum fee per client; Appointy free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
- They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Appointment management, Appointy covers Resource management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fresha and Appointy actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Fresha
- Appointment management
- Client database
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Marketing tools
- Reports & analytics
- Apple Calendar
Only in Appointy
- Resource management
- Email & SMS reminders
- Payment collection
- Gift cards
- Social booking
- Analytics
- Outlook
- Zoom
Both cover
- Online booking
- Staff scheduling
- Google Calendar
- Stripe
- SSL encryption
- GDPR compliant
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Fresha
- Running appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Appointy
- Attracting new clients through the Fresha consumer marketplacenot Appointy
- Sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clientsnot Appointy
Appointy
- Appointment schedulingnot Fresha
- Resource managementnot Fresha
- Staff coordinationnot Fresha
- Client bookingnot Fresha
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Fresha
- Fresha charges a 50 percent one time commission on each new client booked through its marketplace, subject to a minimum fee per client
- Online card payments carry a 4.90 percent plus fixed fee per transaction charge on top of the subscription
- Only 20 SMS or WhatsApp notifications and 50 marketing emails are free each month; everything beyond that is billed per message
- Team and Enterprise plans are quoted as custom rates with no published figure
- Add ons such as Team Connect and Insights are billed per team member per month on top of the plan
- Enterprise pricing applies to businesses with 20 or more team members
Appointy
- Free tier caps at 1 staff, 5 services and 100 appointments per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
- Paid tiers ranged from $19.99 to $79.99 per month billed annually ($29.99 to $99.99 billed monthly), with extra staff seats billed separately at $5 to $7.50 per month (Internet Archive capture, 3 March 2024)
Pricing, plan by plan
Fresha
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited appointments
- Unlimited staff
- Online booking
- Payments (Add-on)$2.19/transaction
- Card payments
- Contactless payments
- Online payments
- Marketing (Add-on)$0.01/message
- Email campaigns
- SMS marketing
- Automated messages
Appointy
Free- FreeFree
- 1 staff member
- 100 appointments/month
- Online booking
- Growth$19.99/month
- 5 staff members
- Unlimited appointments
- SMS reminders
- Professional$49.99/month
- Unlimited staff
- All Growth features
- Resource scheduling
Which should you pick?
Choose Fresha if
- You need appointment management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want client database.
Choose Appointy if
- You need resource management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want email & sms reminders.
Questions people ask
- Is Fresha or Appointy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Appointy at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fresha or Appointy?
- Fresha starts at Free and Appointy at Free.
- Does Fresha or Appointy run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Fresha for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Fresha best used for?
- Fresha is most often used 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. Of those, running appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spas and attracting new clients through the fresha consumer marketplace are not what Appointy is typically brought in for.
- What can Fresha do that Appointy cannot?
- Fresha covers Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale, Inventory management. Appointy covers Resource management, Email & SMS reminders, Payment collection, Gift cards. Both handle Online booking, Staff scheduling, Google Calendar, Stripe.
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