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Fresha vs Meevo

Fresha logo

Fresha

Scheduling & Booking

Free salon and spa software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Meevo logo

Meevo

Beauty & Salon

Salon software with scheduling and POS

From
$99/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Fresha has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Meevo listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Online booking, Meevo covers Appointment scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fresha and Meevo actually diverge.

Attributes where Fresha and Meevo differ
AttributeFreshaMeevo
Starting priceFree$99/month
Pricing modelfreesubscription
Free tierYesNo
CategoryScheduling & BookingBeauty & Salon
Founded20152008

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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
  • Marketing tools
  • Reports & analytics
  • Google Calendar
  • Apple Calendar
  • Instagram
  • Google Maps

Only in Meevo

  • Appointment scheduling
  • Business reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Client portal
  • QuickBooks
  • Google
  • Ios support
  • Android support

Both cover

  • Client database
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Staff scheduling
  • Facebook
  • Stripe
  • PCI DSS
  • SSL encryption
  • 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 Meevo
  • Attracting new clients through the Fresha consumer marketplacenot Meevo
  • Sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clientsnot Meevo

Meevo

  • Appointment booking and point of sale for salons and spasnot Fresha
  • Med spa operations including injectable tracking via MeevoMDnot Fresha
  • Multi location and franchise salon managementnot Fresha
  • Client email and SMS marketing from the booking recordnot 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

Meevo

  • Listed prices are promotional; the regular rates are $179 for Lite, $299 for Essentials and $449 for Premier per month
  • Lite is capped at 5 users, 2,500 email contacts and 100 SMS credits per month
  • Plans are sold on annual contracts and cancellation requires 30 days notice
  • Email contact and SMS credit allowances are tiered: 5,000 contacts and 500 SMS on Essentials, 10,000 contacts and 2,500 SMS on Premier
  • Enterprise multi location and franchise pricing is custom with no published rate
  • The MeevoMD med spa plans cost $100 per month more than the equivalent salon tiers

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

Meevo

$99/month
  • Professional$99/month
    • Scheduling
    • POS
    • Client management
  • Enterprise$299/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Advanced reporting
    • Inventory management

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 Meevo if

  • You need appointment scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want business reporting.
Meevo review

Questions people ask

Is Fresha or Meevo better?
Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Meevo at $99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fresha or Meevo?
Fresha has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Fresha and $99/month for Meevo.
Does Fresha or Meevo 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?
Yes. Fresha has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Meevo starts at $99/month.
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 Meevo is typically brought in for.
What can Fresha do that Meevo cannot?
Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Marketing tools, Reports & analytics. Meevo covers Appointment scheduling, Business reporting, Mobile app, Client portal. Both handle Client database, Point of sale, Inventory management, Staff scheduling.
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