Scheduling & Booking · head to head
Fresha vs Papaya Global

Papaya Global
Payroll & Benefits
Global payroll and payments platform
- From
- $12/month
- Rated
- -
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; Papaya Global the AWS Marketplace listing is by the vendor but carries no published rate, offering pricing only through a Private Offer with a promotional discount off recurring fees
- They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Online booking, Papaya Global covers Global Payroll.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fresha and Papaya Global actually diverge.
| Attribute | Fresha | Papaya Global |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $12/month |
| Pricing model | free | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web |
| Category | Scheduling & Booking | Payroll & Benefits |
| Founded | 2015 | 2016 |
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 Papaya Global
- Global Payroll
- Payments
- Compliance
- Workforce Management
- Analytics
- EOR Services
- Workday
- SAP
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 Papaya Global
- Attracting new clients through the Fresha consumer marketplacenot Papaya Global
- Sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clientsnot Papaya Global
Papaya Global
No use cases recorded yet. See the Papaya Global 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
Papaya Global
- The AWS Marketplace listing is by the vendor but carries no published rate, offering pricing only through a Private Offer with a promotional discount off recurring fees
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
Papaya Global
$12/month- Payroll Plus$12/month
- Global Payroll
- Compliance
- Analytics
- Full Service$undefined/month
- All Payroll Plus features
- EOR
- Benefits
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Fresha or Papaya Global better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Papaya Global at $12/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fresha or Papaya Global?
- Fresha has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Fresha and $12/month for Papaya Global.
- Does Fresha or Papaya Global run on more platforms?
- Fresha runs on Web, Ios, Android. Papaya Global runs on Web.
- Can I use Fresha for free?
- Yes. Fresha has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Papaya Global starts at $12/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 Papaya Global is typically brought in for.
- What can Fresha do that Papaya Global cannot?
- Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale. Papaya Global covers Global Payroll, Payments, Compliance, Workforce Management. Both handle Web support.
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