Booksy vs Fresha,on the points that cost you money.

Fresha looks cheaper because the software is free, but it earns on new client fees and card processing. Booksy charges a seat subscription plus its own new client charges. Which is cheaper depends almost entirely on how many bookings come from the marketplace rather than from your own link.

Booksy has the deeper barbershop presence in most cities, so its marketplace tends to send more walk in style bookings. Fresha is stronger across salons and spas.

In both, a client found through the marketplace is partly the marketplace's relationship, and the app can market other shops to them. If that matters to you, the answer is a plain booking page where every client arrives through your link.

Both give you a listing style page. Neither is a fully branded standalone site page in the way a dedicated booking page is. Plenty of shops run a marketplace listing for discovery and their own link for regulars.

That is what ZenSched is. A branded booking page at your own link, per staff calendars, real service durations and buffers, email reminders and a free plan. No marketplace, no commission on a new name. It does not process payments or run a register today.

Not today. ZenSched focuses on the calendar and the booking experience. Payment collection is on the roadmap; for now most customers collect payment in person or through their existing processor.

No. There is no POS, no card terminal and no inventory. If running the register is the main job you need software for, a full commerce suite is a better fit. ZenSched handles booking, calendars, staff and reminders.

There is no migration project. You add your services, hours and staff, then share the new link. Most owners run the old system until the last booked appointment passes, then stop renewing it.

Yes. The Free Beta plan gives you a full booking page, unlimited appointments and email reminders. No credit card to start.