Fresha vs Vagaro
Same scenario, same scale, from published prices.
Over 12 months, new-client fees alone: Fresha $2,160. The other vendors in this ledger show no new-client fee on the pages we read.
Not in the ledger (no price, quote only, or a general scheduler): Booksy, GlossGenius, Mangomint, Mindbody, Timely, Boulevard, Square Appointments, Acuity Scheduling, Setmore, TeamUp, Phorest, Zenoti, Treatwell (UK), Salonized (EU)
Bars share one scale. Hover a segment for its amount. “from” = entry plan; “3rd-party” = vendor page not read.
| Product | 1 chair | 3 chairs | 5 chairs | 10 chairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresha | $237.35 | $697.05 | $1,161.75 | $2,323.50 |
| Vagaro 3rd-party | $196 | $548 | $900 | $1,780 |
Monthly USD. Scenario per chair: 100 bookings, $60 ticket, 5 new marketplace clients, all paid by card in person. * = card rate unknown or partial, so the total is a floor. + = entry plan (“from”). “contact”/— = no published price for that size.
Fresha
- Independent: $19.95 a month (single calendar column); Team: $14.95 per bookable team member a month
- New clients from the Fresha marketplace: “20% one-time commission”, “Minimum fee of $6 per client applies”
- Returning clients: “No fee ever applies”
Trial: 7-day free trial, no credit card required
Vagaro
- $23.99 for one calendar (limited-time rate; $30 shown as regular) plus $10 per extra calendar up to seven (Codersy, Sept 2026). The ledger uses $30
- US new-client commission: “None” (Codersy). UK: 20% of a new client’s first Marketplace or partner-channel booking (Instagram, Facebook, Google, Yelp, Apple Maps), since 14 July 2026 — the sources disagree by country, see conflicts
- Card: 2.6% + $0.10 in person under $4,000 a month; 3.5% + $0.19 online or card on file
Trial: 30 days (third-party)
Fresha: new-client minimum fee by country
| Source | What it says | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Fresha pricing page, US (official) vendor | 20% one-time, “Minimum fee of $6 per client applies” | 2026-11-10 |
| Tavix, UK (checked 2026-11-01) third party | 20% of the first booking, minimum £4, plus VAT | 2026-11-01 |
Not a contradiction: US dollars vs UK pounds. Shown so UK readers do not mix them up.
Vagaro: does it charge a new-client commission?
| Source | What it says | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Codersy Apps, US (September 2026) third party | New client commission: “None” | September 2026 |
| Tavix, UK (checked 2026-11-01) third party | “20% of the first booking”, no minimum stated: “A new customer from the Vagaro Marketplace (UK, since July 2026)” | 2026-11-01 |
| Vagaro UK help centre, as read by Take Bookings Now, Bookodile and ResNeo (Sept–Nov 2026) third party | UK: one-time 20% on a new client’s first booking through the Marketplace or a partner channel (Instagram, Facebook, Google, Yelp, Apple Maps), since 14 July 2026 | September 2026 |
| Vagaro pricing page vendor | Not read: robots.txt disallows automated fetching | 2026-11-10 |
Resolved as regional, not a contradiction: the US marketplace is free (Codersy, Sept 2026); the UK charges 20% since 14 July 2026 (Vagaro’s UK pages as read by several third parties). Vagaro’s own pages were not fetched: robots.txt disallows them.