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Platform comparisons

What each salon platform costs and what it takes from every booking. Fresha, Booksy, Treatwell and Square, compared on the numbers that leave your account.

A year on Square costs about €576 in card fees at 720 bookings, against €120 to €540 in subscriptions elsewhere plus their own card fees
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Square Appointments for a Salon: Where It Works and Where It Stops

Square is the only platform in this category that is free without an asterisk. The calendar works, the reminders work, and for a lot of salons that is enough. This is where it stops being enough, and why it stops exactly there.

September 9, 2026 · 10 min read
A single €40 booking charged twice: a share of the monthly subscription plus a percentage commission, leaving the salon less than either model alone
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Paying Twice for the Same Client: Subscription Plus Commission

Every comparison presents these as alternatives: pay a flat fee, or pay a percentage. On more platforms than you would expect, you pay both, on the same appointment, in the same month. Here is how to tell whether you are one of them.

September 7, 2026 · 10 min read
Two pricing models compared: Fresha at €240 a year plus 20% on new clients, Booksy at €540 a year with no commission
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Fresha vs Booksy in 2026: Which One for a Small Salon

These two sell the same calendar and charge for it in opposite ways. Fresha is nearly free until it sends you a client. Booksy costs from day one and then leaves you alone. The right answer depends on one question about your own business.

September 4, 2026 · 10 min read
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