Scheduling & Booking · head to head
Fresha vs Snyk
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; Snyk free plan has strict test limits across all modules: Open Source (200), Code (100), Infrastructure as Code (300), Container (100) tests per month
- They diverge on capability: Fresha covers Online booking, Snyk covers Open source security.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fresha and Snyk actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), founded (2015).
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 Snyk
- Open source security
- Code security (SAST)
- Container security
- IaC security
- License compliance
- Fix PRs
- Priority scoring
- Developer IDE integration
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 Snyk
- Attracting new clients through the Fresha consumer marketplacenot Snyk
- Sending appointment reminders and marketing campaigns to clientsnot Snyk
Snyk
- Individual developers testing on free tier with limited monthly scansnot Fresha
- Development teams using Team plan with increased test quotas and IDE integrationnot Fresha
- Enterprises requiring unlimited testing via Enterprise plan with custom security rulesnot 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
Snyk
- Free plan has strict test limits across all modules: Open Source (200), Code (100), Infrastructure as Code (300), Container (100) tests per month
- Free and Team plans count only contributing developers making commits within 90 days; public contributions do not count
- Enterprise plan requires custom pricing and sales contact
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
Snyk
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Snyk 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 Snyk if
- You need open source security.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, CLI, IDE integrations.
- You also want code security (sast).
Questions people ask
- Is Fresha or Snyk better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fresha starts at Free and Snyk at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fresha or Snyk?
- Fresha starts at Free and Snyk at Free.
- Does Fresha or Snyk run on more platforms?
- Fresha runs on Web, Ios, Android. Snyk runs on Web, CLI, IDE integrations.
- 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 Snyk is typically brought in for.
- What can Fresha do that Snyk cannot?
- Fresha covers Online booking, Appointment management, Client database, Point of sale. Snyk covers Open source security, Code security (SAST), Container security, IaC security.
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