Free Fresha Alternative — No Caps, No Credit Card
Fresha built its name on being the free one for salons and spas — today it's a paid subscription priced per bookable team member, with client messages metered after 20 a month. RZRV is what free used to mean: unlimited bookings, unlimited staff, unlimited SMS reminders, 0% commission, $0 forever.
What Fresha charges for
If you remember Fresha as “the free salon software,” its pricing page has moved on. Today there's a 7-day trial, then a subscription that is — in Fresha's own words — “calculated based on the number of bookable team members”: the Independent plan covers one, and on Team plans every additional bookable stylist, therapist or barber raises the bill. We can't quote you the price, because Fresha geo-serves it in your local currency; check fresha.com/pricing for yours.
Client messaging is metered on top: 20 free messages a month, then per-message text and WhatsApp fees, with marketing texts always billed per text. And the famous question — does Fresha take a cut of new marketplace clients? — turned out to be genuinely hard to answer: Fresha's own pages conflict, so we won't quote a number in either direction (details below).
Every bookable team member
The subscription is “calculated based on the number of bookable team members” — Fresha's pricing page's own words. Independent covers one person; on Team plans, each additional bookable member raises the bill. Prices are geo-served in local currency, so we don't quote a number.
Client messages past the first 20
Texts and WhatsApp messages are metered: 20 free messages a month, then per-message fees — and marketing texts are billed per text on top. The channel salons rely on to stop no-shows runs on a meter.
The new-client fee their own pages can't agree on
Does Fresha charge for new marketplace clients? We tried to verify it on Fresha's own pages and got conflicting answers: the pricing page served to us lists marketplace new clients as “Free,” while their help center refers to a “Marketplace new client fee rate and minimum fee.” So we quote nothing — check what your own account shows.
To its credit: the marketplace is real
Fresha's consumer marketplace genuinely puts salons and spas in front of people searching for appointments, and the suite — booking, POS, consultation forms, reviews — is deep. The honest question isn't whether Fresha is good. It's whether “free” still describes it — and it doesn't: it's a trial, then a subscription.
“The famous ‘free’ Fresha is gone — it's a per-team-member subscription now, with reminder messages metered after 20 a month.”
Why switch to RZRV
No per-team-member meter
Unlimited staff on RZRV's one $0 plan. Hiring your next stylist changes your software bill by exactly nothing, because there is no bill.
Reminders without a message allowance
Unlimited SMS and email reminders, included free — no 20-message monthly allowance, no per-message rates, no separate billing for the texts that keep chairs filled.
0% commission, by design
RZRV has no marketplace and takes no commission — 0%, with nothing to dispute because there's nothing to charge. Clients book on your page or your website, your profile is never listed next to competitors, and your client list stays yours.
Pricing that doesn't need a currency converter
One plan, $0, the same in every country. No geo-served prices, no per-member calculator — the entire model is public on the pricing page.
Fresha vs RZRV: the caps, side by side
Fresha is a serious salon platform with a consumer marketplace RZRV doesn't have — this page is about pricing models, not feature shade. You'll see “—” in several cells: Fresha geo-serves prices in local currency, and some fees (including the marketplace new-client fee) couldn't be verified on Fresha's own pages. We only print what we can prove. Everything else comes from fresha.com, June 2026.
| What you pay for | Fresha | RZRV — free |
|---|---|---|
| Bookings / month | — | Unlimited |
| Staff / users | Priced per bookable team member (Independent = 1; Team = per member) | Unlimited |
| SMS reminders | 20 free messages/mo, then per-message fees | Unlimited, free |
| Email reminders | — | Unlimited, free |
| Event / service types | — | Unlimited |
| Locations | — | Unlimited |
| Calendar sync | — | Google Calendar, free |
| Commission / client fees | — | None — 0% |
| Payments on free plan | No free tier | No payment processing (and no fees) |
| Starts at | Paid subscription per bookable team member after a 7-day trial (price geo-varies; shown in local currency on fresha.com/pricing) | $0 — there are no paid plans |
Last verified: June 2026 — every figure above comes from the vendor's own pricing page, not third-party blogs: Fresha pricing.
“—” means the vendor's own pricing page doesn't state it. We only print caps we could verify — we never guess.
What you get free with RZRV
There's no feature matrix to decode because there's only one plan, and it costs $0. Everything below is included for every account — no trial, no tiers, no credit card.
RZRV doesn't process payments — and doesn't take fees or commissions on your bookings. See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Is Fresha still free for salons?
No. Fresha built its reputation on being free, but today fresha.com/pricing offers a 7-day trial and then a paid subscription “calculated based on the number of bookable team members” — their words, verified June 2026. Prices are geo-served in local currency, so we won't quote a figure, but the free-for-salons era is over.
Does Fresha charge a commission on new clients?
We genuinely can't tell you — and we tried. The pricing page served to us lists marketplace new clients as “Free,” while Fresha's own help center refers to a “Marketplace new client fee rate and minimum fee.” Their surfaces conflict, so we quote nothing either way; check what your account shows. What we can say for certain: RZRV charges 0% commission on anything, ever.
What is the best free alternative to Fresha with no commission?
RZRV: unlimited bookings, unlimited staff, unlimited SMS and email reminders, a hosted booking page, an embeddable widget, Google Calendar sync and a REST API — one plan, $0, no credit card. And 0% commission, because there's no marketplace taking a cut: clients book directly with you.
Does RZRV process payments or take fees from my bookings?
No. RZRV doesn't process payments at all and takes no commission — 0% — so it never sits between you and your money. Keep your current card machine or processor; RZRV handles the booking, reminder and calendar layer, free.
When is Fresha the better choice?
Honestly: if marketplace discovery is your growth engine — people browsing for beauty and wellness appointments near them — Fresha offers reach that RZRV simply doesn't have, plus a deep salon-specific suite with POS and consultation forms. If that discovery earns you more than the per-team-member subscription and metered messages cost you, Fresha is the right call.
How do I switch from Fresha to RZRV?
Create a free account, add your staff, services and hours, then embed the booking widget on your website and share your hosted booking page. Google Calendar sync and unlimited SMS reminders are on from day one, and clients book directly with you — no marketplace profile in between. RZRV is free, so you can run it alongside Fresha while you decide.
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