Is Fresha or Remote better?

Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Fresha or Remote?

Fresha starts at Free and Remote at Free.

Does Fresha or Remote 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?

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 Remote is typically brought in for.

What can Fresha do that Remote cannot?

Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle Web support.

Software · head to head

Fresha vs Remote

Fresha

Software

Free salon and spa software

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Remote

Software

The new standard for global employment

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

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; Remote employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Online booking, Remote covers Global Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fresha and Remote actually diverge.

Attributes where Fresha and Remote differ
Attribute	Fresha	Remote
Pricing model	free	subscription
Founded	2015	2019

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Remote

Global Payroll
EOR Services
Contractor Management
Compliance
Benefits
Equity Management
HRIS
BambooHR

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

Remote

Employing staff in countries where you have no legal entity through an employer of recordnot Fresha
Paying and managing international contractors with compliant agreementsnot Fresha
Running payroll and HR records for a distributed workforcenot 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

Remote

Employer of Record costs $699 per employee per month, charged per head with no volume tier published
Global Payroll carries an implementation fee to set up entities plus a recurring payroll delivery fee on top of the $29 per employee per month rate
Contractor Management Plus is $99 per contractor per month against $29 for the standard tier
The Equity product is limited to Delaware C-Corps
The PEO product bills in USD only and requires a US bank account
Remote states it collects reserve payments in high risk circumstances, so an upfront deposit is possible

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

Remote

Free

Contractor Management$29/month
- Contractor Payments
- Compliance
- Contracts
Employer of Record$599/month
- Global Employment
- Payroll
- 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.

Fresha review

Choose Remote if

You need global payroll.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Ios, Android.
You also want eor services.

Remote review

Questions people ask

Is Fresha or Remote better?: Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Remote at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fresha or Remote?: Fresha starts at Free and Remote at Free.
Does Fresha or Remote 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?: 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 Remote is typically brought in for.
What can Fresha do that Remote cannot?: Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale. Remote covers Global Payroll, EOR Services, Contractor Management, Compliance. Both handle Web support.

Fresha vs Remote

Fresha

Remote

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Fresha

Only in Remote

Both cover

What people use each for

Fresha

Remote

Where each one falls short

Fresha

Remote

Pricing, plan by plan

Fresha

Remote

Which should you pick?

Choose Fresha if

Choose Remote if

Questions people ask

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