Fresha is booking and business management software for salons and spas, with online scheduling, payments, and marketplace listing for 130,000+ businesses.
Fresha is an online booking and business management platform built for the beauty and wellness industry, serving salons, spas, barbershops, and medspas. The company was founded in 2015, originally under the name Shedul, before rebranding to Fresha in 2019. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
The platform operates as a two-sided marketplace: consumers browse and book appointments with local beauty and wellness businesses, while those businesses use Fresha's back-office tools to manage scheduling, staff, payments, and client relationships. Fresha reports more than 130,000 partner businesses, over 450,000 stylists and professionals, and more than 1 billion appointments booked to date across 120-plus countries.
For consumers, Fresha provides 24/7 online appointment booking, the ability to pick a specific stylist or professional, cashless digital payment, automated SMS appointment reminders, and a ratings and review system for past services.
On the business side, Fresha for Business adds staff and calendar management, point-of-sale and payment processing, digital consultation forms collected before appointments, marketing tools, and free listing in Fresha's consumer-facing marketplace to help businesses attract new clients.
Fresha for Business runs on a subscription model with three plans: Independent at $19.95 per month for single-operator businesses, Team at $14.95 per month per team member for multi-staff businesses, and a custom-quoted Enterprise plan for businesses with more than 20 team members.
On top of the subscription, Fresha charges card payment processing fees (typically 2-3% per transaction depending on card type) and a one-time 20% commission on new clients a business acquires through Fresha's consumer marketplace. A 7-day free trial is available for team accounts with no credit card required.
Fresha offers a 7-day free trial, but ongoing use requires a paid subscription starting at $14.95/month per team member (Team plan) or $19.95/month (Independent plan), plus payment processing fees.
Yes, Fresha charges a one-time 20% commission on new clients a business acquires through its consumer marketplace, in addition to the monthly subscription.
Fresha was founded in 2015 under the name Shedul and rebranded to Fresha in 2019.
Fresha is used by salons, spas, barbershops, medspas, and other beauty and wellness service businesses.
Yes, browsing and booking appointments through the Fresha marketplace is free for consumers.