How much does Fresha cost in the UK in 2026? The complete fee breakdown

If you are searching for how much Fresha costs in the UK, you have probably noticed that the answer is more complicated than a single monthly fee. Fresha uses a layered pricing structure that combines a base subscription fee, per-team-member charges, and commission on certain types of bookings. The total cost depends heavily on how you use the platform and how many team members you have.

This guide breaks down every Fresha fee in the UK in 2026, what you get at each tier, the fees that are easy to miss, and how the total cost compares to alternatives for UK salons and barbers.

How much does Fresha charge per month in the UK in 2026?

Fresha changed its pricing model in 2025, ending the permanently free model that had defined its market positioning since launch. UK pricing in 2026 is as follows:

• Solo professional plan: £14.95 per month for a single bookable calendar
• Team plan: £9.95 per month per team member, with a minimum team size of two
• A two-person team therefore pays approximately £19.90 per month
• A three-person team pays approximately £29.85 per month
• A five-person team pays approximately £49.75 per month

These are the base subscription fees before any additional charges. Fresha also charges commission on certain booking types, payment processing fees on card transactions, and optional charges for premium features.

Fresha's marketplace commission fee

In addition to the monthly subscription fee, Fresha charges commission on bookings made by new clients through the Fresha consumer marketplace. The commission rate for new client marketplace bookings is up to 20 percent of the appointment value.

This commission applies only to genuinely new clients acquired through the Fresha marketplace. Existing clients who book through your Fresha profile directly, or through your own booking link, are not charged this commission. This is a meaningful distinction that makes Fresha more cost-effective for established businesses with an existing client base than for businesses relying heavily on marketplace discovery.

For a salon acquiring 10 new clients per month through the Fresha marketplace at an average appointment value of £55, the monthly marketplace commission is approximately £110. Combined with the base subscription fee, total monthly Fresha cost for this scenario is around £125 to £140 depending on team size.

Fresha payment processing fees

Fresha charges payment processing fees on card transactions processed through the platform. In the UK in 2026, Fresha's processing fee for in-person card payments is 1.29 percent plus 20 pence per transaction. For online card payments the rate is 1.99 percent plus 20 pence per transaction.

These fees are competitive with standard card processing rates but represent an additional cost on top of the subscription fee and any marketplace commission. For a salon processing £10,000 per month in card payments, Fresha's processing fees add approximately £149 to £219 per month to the total platform cost.

The complete Fresha cost picture

What does Fresha include for its monthly fee?

The Fresha subscription includes a comprehensive set of operational tools that justify the cost for businesses that actively use them:

• Online appointment scheduling with a consumer-facing booking page
• Access to the Fresha consumer marketplace for new client discovery
• Staff scheduling and calendar management for team plans
• Client records and appointment history
• Automated SMS and email reminders for clients
• POS integration for in-person card payments via Fresha's payment terminal
• Basic reporting on bookings, revenue and client retention
• Marketing tools including campaign messaging to existing clients
• Product inventory management

For a business actively using all of these features, particularly the marketplace for new client acquisition and the POS for in-person payments, the Fresha subscription can represent good value relative to building equivalent functionality separately. The question is how much of this feature set your business actually uses.

What Fresha does not include

There are several features that Fresha does not offer which are becoming increasingly relevant for UK beauty and barbering businesses in 2026:

• No monthly subscription or membership plan feature for clients
• No recurring income model of any kind
• No WhatsApp reminder integration
• No QR code walk-in capture system
• No Apple Wallet or Google Wallet membership card
• No loyalty stamp card in the standard plan
• No built-in gift card functionality at standard tier

The most significant omission for many UK professionals in 2026 is the absence of any subscription or recurring income model. Fresha is built entirely around individual appointment bookings. There is no mechanism within the platform to convert a regular client into a guaranteed monthly payer. Every month starts at zero regardless of how loyal the client base is.

How does Fresha cost compare to alternatives?

For a solo professional taking 20 appointments per month with an average value of £50, of which 10 are from existing clients and 10 are from new marketplace clients:

• Fresha: approximately £14.95 base plus £100 marketplace commission plus £15 processing, totalling around £130 per month
• Booksy: approximately £48 per month base, no marketplace commission on existing clients, similar processing fees
• SubSeat: £0 per month base, 6 percent on subscription payments only, no commission on one-off appointments

The comparison changes significantly depending on how many new clients you acquire through the marketplace versus how many existing clients you already have. For established professionals with a full diary of existing clients, SubSeat generates better financial outcomes. For newer professionals actively building their client base through marketplace discovery, Fresha or Booksy may justify their cost through the clients they bring in.