Is Fresha or Namely better?

Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Namely at $18/employee/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Fresha or Namely?

Fresha has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Fresha and $18/employee/month for Namely.

Does Fresha or Namely run on more platforms?

Fresha runs on Web, Ios, Android. Namely runs on Web.

Can I use Fresha for free?

Yes. Fresha has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Namely starts at $18/employee/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 Namely is typically brought in for.

What can Fresha do that Namely cannot?

Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale. Namely covers HR Management, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time Off Management. Both handle Web support.

Payroll & Benefits · head to head

Fresha vs Namely

Fresha

Payroll & Benefits

Free salon and spa software

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Namely

Payroll & Benefits

The HR platform that employees love

From: $18/employee/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

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; Namely limited customization for complex HR processes: workflows and customization options are limited compared to enterprise solutions
They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Online booking, Namely covers HR Management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fresha and Namely actually diverge.

Attributes where Fresha and Namely differ
Attribute	Fresha	Namely
Starting price	Free	$18/employee/month
Pricing model	free	Unknown
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android	Web
Category	Unknown	Payroll & Benefits
Founded	2015	2012

Identical on both: 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 Namely

HR Management
Payroll
Benefits Administration
Time Off Management
Performance Management
Onboarding
Slack
Google Workspace

Both cover

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

Namely

No use cases recorded yet. See the Namely review.

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

Namely

Limited customization for complex HR processes: workflows and customization options are limited compared to enterprise solutions
Payroll limitations: better served for less complex organizations and struggles with complex time-and-attendance or multi-FEIN scenarios
Missing ATS and surveys: lacks built-in applicant tracking system and pulse survey capabilities
Slow support response times: pod-based support model has led to slow response times for customers
Designed for specific market segment: best fit is mid-sized companies with 50-350 employees

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

Namely

$18/employee/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Namely 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.

Fresha review

Choose Namely if

You need hr management.
You also want payroll.

Namely review

Questions people ask

Is Fresha or Namely better?: Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Namely at $18/employee/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fresha or Namely?: Fresha has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Fresha and $18/employee/month for Namely.
Does Fresha or Namely run on more platforms?: Fresha runs on Web, Ios, Android. Namely runs on Web.
Can I use Fresha for free?: Yes. Fresha has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Namely starts at $18/employee/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 Namely is typically brought in for.
What can Fresha do that Namely cannot?: Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale. Namely covers HR Management, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time Off Management. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Namely: Does Namely support global payroll?

Namely primarily focuses on mid-sized US-based companies with 50-350 employees. While it can handle complex payroll scenarios, it is better served for less complex organizations and does not have extensive global payroll capabilities compared to enterprise platforms.

Source

Namely: What is included in Namely's Premium pricing?

Premium plans cost $18-24 per employee per month plus implementation fees of 10-25% of annual software costs. Plans include payroll, HR, benefits administration, time management, and talent management features.

Source

Namely: Does Namely include performance management features?

Yes, Namely offers customizable performance review modules enabling dynamic, ongoing feedback rather than traditional annual-only reviews. This is one of Namely's standout features.

Source

Namely: How long does Namely implementation typically take?

Namely is designed for mid-sized companies and implementation timelines vary based on complexity. The platform includes implementation fees of 10-25% of annual software costs in addition to monthly per-employee pricing.

Source

Fresha vs Namely

Fresha

Namely

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Fresha

Only in Namely

Both cover

What people use each for

Fresha

Namely

Where each one falls short

Fresha

Namely

Pricing, plan by plan

Fresha

Namely

Which should you pick?

Choose Fresha if

Choose Namely if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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