Bizzly vs Fresha: Flat Pricing vs Per-Member Pricing Plus Commission
Both platforms now charge a monthly fee, and they differ in how it grows. Bizzly charges a flat £19 to £49 a month however many staff you have, with no per-booking costs. Fresha is no longer free: it charges around £14.95 a month for one person or around £9.95 per bookable team member, plus a one-off 20% commission on new clients who find you through its marketplace.
Which costs less depends on your team size and how many clients arrive through the marketplace. This article works through both with the figures checked against Fresha's UK pricing in July 2026. For every Fresha line item, including add-ons, see our Fresha pricing breakdown.
At a Glance
Bizzly vs Fresha: Feature Comparison
| Feature | Bizzly | Fresha |
|---|---|---|
| Full website builder | ||
| Consumer marketplace | ||
| Online booking | ||
| Subscription billing | Limited | |
| Term and season billing | ||
| One-off payments | ||
| POS / in-person card payments | ||
| Automated invoicing | Via Stripe | |
| Client management | (Profiles + HubSpot CRM) | |
| Intake / contact forms | (Registration + HubSpot forms) | |
| Client photos and notes | Attendance notes only | |
| Inventory / stock management | Merch store stock (Pro) | |
| Team / staff scheduling | Via calendars | |
| Automated reminders | ||
| Automated review requests | ||
| WhatsApp AI agent | (Standard plan+) | |
| SMS marketing | Transactional SMS (Standard+) | |
| Email marketing | Transactional + HubSpot | |
| Google Calendar sync | ||
| Google Business Profile | Standard plan+ integration | |
| Mobile admin app | Web app | |
| Monthly subscription fee | £19 to £49 flat | £14.95 solo, or £9.95 per team member |
| Per-booking commission | 20% on marketplace new clients | |
| Card processing fees (UK) | Stripe, around 1.5% + 20p | 1.19% + 20p in person, 1.40% + 25p online |
| Free plan | ||
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | 7 days |
| UK focused | Global, multi-currency | Global |
Bizzly
Built for: Service businesses across 12+ verticals who want flat monthly pricing, a website, and subscription billing.
Bizzly's proposition against Fresha is simple: you know exactly what you pay every month. The Standard plan at £29/month includes 200 bookings, 3 calendars, a WhatsApp AI agent (500 messages a month), and a website builder. Whether you process £500 or £5,000 in payments, the Bizzly fee stays at £29. Card processing through Stripe (1.5% + 20p per UK transaction) is separate and goes to Stripe, not Bizzly.
Subscription billing is the key differentiator. Clients can subscribe to monthly service packages, pay by card, and manage their bookings through a customer portal. Bizzly tracks how many sessions each subscriber has used against their quota. This works well for businesses where clients pay a fixed monthly amount for ongoing services: weekly cleans, monthly facials, regular tutoring sessions.
Monthly plans are not the only option. Bizzly also sells session packs with expiry dates, one-off term and holiday-camp packs (mid-term joiners pay a pro-rated price), and season subscriptions that auto-roll clients into the next season under a cancellation policy you set. Because billing and booking are one system, a client can only book what their plan, pack, or credits cover, and a lapsed payment blocks new bookings automatically.
The website builder means you own your online presence. Your own branding, your own content, your own SEO. The drag-and-drop editor is included on every plan, with 26 components you can drop onto a page (booking calendar, timetable, plans, testimonials, even the full client portal), per-page SEO settings, and version snapshots. On the Pro plan, your own domain. Fresha gives you a marketplace profile. Bizzly gives you a website.
Where Bizzly falls short against Fresha
No consumer marketplace. Zero. Bizzly does not bring you new clients. You have to drive your own traffic through SEO, social media, and referrals. No POS or in-person card terminal. No salon retail inventory: the only stock tracking is in the Pro plan's merch store. No native mobile app. No staff scheduling features beyond calendar management. If walk-in clients, salon retail stock, or marketplace discovery are important to your business, Fresha has clear advantages.
- Pricing: £19 to £49/month flat. No Bizzly transaction fees. 14-day trial.
- Best for: Recurring subscription businesses that want fixed costs and their own website
Fresha
Built for: Beauty and wellness businesses that want free scheduling plus exposure through a consumer marketplace.
Fresha is the most widely used salon software globally. It built that position on free scheduling, and moved to paid plans through 2025: as of July 2026 it costs around £14.95 a month for one person on the Independent plan, or around £9.95 per bookable team member on the Team plan. On top of that sit UK card processing at around 1.19% + 20p in person, and a 20% commission on the first booking from marketplace clients. If you are weighing it against its closest rival, see Fresha vs Booksy.
The marketplace is the real draw. Millions of consumers search for beauty and wellness services on Fresha. If you are in a competitive area, that exposure is worth real money. New clients find your business without you spending on advertising. The 20% commission on their first appointment is the cost of acquisition. After that first booking, no ongoing commission applies for that client.
Beyond scheduling, Fresha includes POS features, a card reader for in-person payments, basic inventory tracking, email and SMS marketing, and a well-designed mobile app for both owners and staff. Automated appointment reminders reduce no-shows. The client experience is polished.
Where Fresha falls short against Bizzly
No website builder. Your Fresha profile lives on Fresha's marketplace, not on your own domain. No term or season billing with pro-rating, and no booking access tied to an active payment. No Google Calendar sync. No WhatsApp AI agent included (its AI Concierge is an add-on at around £79.95 per location). Per-member pricing, so the bill rises with every hire. And crucially, your client relationships exist within Fresha's ecosystem. If you leave Fresha, rebuilding those connections takes effort.
- Pricing: Around £14.95/month solo or £9.95 per team member. Card processing around 1.19% + 20p in person. 20% one-off commission on new marketplace clients.
- Best for: Salons that want marketplace exposure and in-person POS
Pricing Comparison
| Item | Estimated Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bizzly Base | £19/month | 50 bookings, 1 calendar, full website editor, review requests, Stripe payments and receipts. No per-booking fee. |
| Bizzly Standard | £29/month | 200 bookings, 3 calendars, WhatsApp AI (500 messages), waitlists, free trial sessions, 50 SMS, Google Business Profile. |
| Bizzly Pro | £49/month | Unlimited bookings and calendars, custom domain, branded emails, merch store, per-venue pricing, 200 SMS/month. |
| Fresha Independent | ~£14.95/month | One bookable team member. 7-day trial. There is no longer a permanent free plan. |
| Fresha Team | ~£9.95 per member/month | Unlimited bookable members, so three staff is about £29.85 and ten about £99.50 before add-ons. |
| Fresha card processing (UK) | ~1.19% + 20p in person | Online around 1.40% + 25p, manual entry around 2.20% + 20p. US rates are considerably higher. |
| Fresha marketplace commission | 20% one-off, min £4 | Charged once, on the first appointment of a client who finds you through the Fresha marketplace. Returning clients carry no commission. |
Real cost scenarios
The right platform depends on your numbers. Here are three scenarios for a sole mobile beautician or aesthetics practitioner, comparing Fresha Independent with Bizzly Standard and assuming clients pay online when they book, so the card rates are like for like (Fresha around 1.40% + 25p, Stripe around 1.5% + 20p):
- Low volume (50 card payments/month, £40 average, 5 marketplace clients): Fresha: £14.95 plan + £40.50 card fees + £40 marketplace commission = £95.45/month. Bizzly Standard: £29 + £40 Stripe fees = £69/month. Bizzly is about £26 cheaper, almost all of it the marketplace commission.
- Medium volume (100 card payments/month, £40 average, 10 marketplace clients): Fresha: £14.95 + £81 card fees + £80 commission = £175.95/month. Bizzly Standard: £29 + £80 Stripe fees = £109/month. Bizzly is about £67 cheaper, and again the commission is the difference.
- Mostly direct clients (80 card payments/month, £40 average, 2 marketplace clients): Fresha: £14.95 + £64.80 card fees + £16 commission = £95.75/month. Bizzly Standard: £29 + £64 Stripe fees = £93/month. Roughly equal. If those payments are taken in person on Fresha's terminal instead, its processing drops to around 1.19% + 20p and Fresha comes out about £8 cheaper.
When to Choose Each
Choose Bizzly if:
- You want predictable, fixed monthly costs
- Clients pay monthly subscriptions for ongoing treatments
- You want your own website rather than a marketplace profile
- You are a mobile beautician, nail tech, or aesthetics practitioner who does not need POS
- You already have strong client relationships and do not need marketplace discovery
Choose Fresha if:
- You are a salon that needs POS and walk-in management
- New client acquisition through the marketplace is valuable to you
- You work alone and want a low entry price (around £14.95 a month)
- In-person card payments and POS features are important
- You want a polished mobile app for managing appointments on the go
- You are comfortable with transaction-based pricing
Verdict
Fresha and Bizzly represent two fundamentally different business models. Fresha charges per bookable team member plus a one-off commission on the new clients its marketplace brings you, and that marketplace is a genuine advantage no other tool in this category replicates. Bizzly charges one flat monthly fee however large the team, takes no commission, and includes term, season and subscription billing and a website builder that Fresha does not offer. For beauty professionals who work by appointment (mobile beauticians, aesthetics practitioners, small nail bars), Bizzly removes the need for POS entirely and keeps costs predictable. For salons that need marketplace exposure and walk-in payment handling, Fresha is hard to beat.
Compare Bizzly plans on the pricing page, or see the beauty industry page for beauty-specific features.