Scheduling & Booking · head to head
Fresha vs n8n
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; n8n starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions
- They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Online booking, n8n covers Workflow automation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fresha and n8n actually diverge.
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
- Client database
- Point of sale
- Inventory management
- Staff scheduling
- Marketing tools
- Reports & analytics
Only in n8n
- Workflow automation
- Visual editor
- Conditional execution
- Looping
- Error handling
- Scheduling
- Webhooks
- REST API
Both cover
- GDPR compliant
- 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 n8n
- Attracting new clients through the Fresha consumer marketplacenot n8n
- Sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clientsnot n8n
n8n
- Building AI agents and workflow automation for technical teamsnot Fresha
- Visual workflow design with capability to write custom JavaScript or Python codenot Fresha
- Enterprise deployments with self-hosted or cloud optionsnot Fresha
- Integrating 500+ pre-built applications with custom API connectionsnot 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
n8n
- Starter tier limited to 1 project and 5 concurrent executions
- Starter and Pro tiers restricted to Cloud hosting only, not self-hosted
- Business tier requires 6 months minimum commitment at €667/month
- SSO/SAML/LDAP authentication requires Business or Enterprise tier
- Dedicated support with SLA available only on Enterprise plan
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
n8n
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the n8n review.
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.
Choose n8n if
- You need workflow automation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
- You also want visual editor.
Questions people ask
- Is Fresha or n8n better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and n8n at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fresha or n8n?
- Fresha starts at Free and n8n at Free.
- Does Fresha or n8n run on more platforms?
- Fresha runs on Web, Ios, Android. n8n runs on Web, Docker, Self-hosted.
- 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 n8n is typically brought in for.
- What can Fresha do that n8n cannot?
- Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale. n8n covers Workflow automation, Visual editor, Conditional execution, Looping. Both handle GDPR compliant, Cloud deployment.
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