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Fresha vs Goldie

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Fresha

Scheduling & Booking

Free salon and spa software

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Goldie

Beauty & Salon

Beauty booking app for independent professionals

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

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; Goldie goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing
  • They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Online booking, Goldie covers Mobile scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fresha and Goldie actually diverge.

Attributes where Fresha and Goldie differ
AttributeFreshaGoldie
Pricing modelfreefreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android
CategoryScheduling & BookingBeauty & Salon
Founded20152018

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

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

  • Online booking
  • Appointment management
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Marketing tools
  • Reports & analytics
  • Google Calendar

Only in Goldie

  • Mobile scheduling
  • Online booking link
  • Payment processing
  • SMS reminders
  • No-show protection
  • Social sharing
  • Revenue tracking
  • Square

Both cover

  • Client database
  • Instagram
  • Stripe
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment

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 Goldie
  • Attracting new clients through the Fresha consumer marketplacenot Goldie
  • Sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clientsnot Goldie

Goldie

  • Mobile business managementnot Fresha
  • Client bookingnot Fresha
  • Payment collectionnot Fresha
  • Building clientelenot 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

Goldie

  • Goldie is free to download on the App Store with no listed purchase price; monetisation, if any, is in-app and not disclosed in the store listing

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

Goldie

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Appointment scheduling
    • Client management
    • Basic reminders
  • Pro$9.99/month
    • All Free features
    • Online payments
    • SMS reminders

Which should you pick?

Choose Fresha if

  • You need online booking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want appointment management.
Fresha review

Choose Goldie if

  • You need mobile scheduling.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want online booking link.
Goldie review

Questions people ask

Is Fresha or Goldie better?
Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Goldie at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fresha or Goldie?
Fresha starts at Free and Goldie at Free.
Does Fresha or Goldie run on more platforms?
Fresha runs on Web, Ios, Android. Goldie runs on Ios, Android.
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 Goldie is typically brought in for.
What can Fresha do that Goldie cannot?
Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Point of sale, Inventory management. Goldie covers Mobile scheduling, Online booking link, Payment processing, SMS reminders. Both handle Client database, Instagram, Stripe, SSL encryption.
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