Fresha alternatives for clinics that want to own their bookings
Fresha starts at $19.95 a month for one bookable team member and takes a one-time 20% commission, minimum $6, on new clients who find you through its marketplace. Below are five platforms med spas weigh against it, and the cases where staying makes more sense.1
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Why med spas look past Fresha
Each point below is taken from Fresha’s own pricing page, accessed 18 October 2026.1
The marketplace takes a commission
New clients who book through the Fresha marketplace cost a one-time 20% of the booking, minimum $6 per client. Returning clients are free, but every new one from the marketplace is charged.
Retention tools are add-ons
Loyalty is $59.95/mo per location and the AI Concierge is $99.95/mo per location, on top of the per-member subscription.
No ePrescribe
Fresha handles intake, consent and before-and-after photos, but does not offer prescribing, so a practice that prescribes needs a second system.
Fresha alternatives, side by side
Sources for every price are at the foot of the page. Workee does not publish a rate card: pricing is quoted per clinic, with no contracts. Each card opens the full side-by-side comparison.
Workee: bookings from your own website
Booking on your own website with no client account, so new clients book through your site rather than a marketplace. Jenny, an AI front desk, confirms, rebooks and wins back clients by text and email. Also lead forms, email and SMS campaigns, deposits and no-show fees. Runs alongside Fresha, or replaces it and imports your client list; quoted per clinic, no contracts.
Vagaro
A low-entry, heavily-metered platform priced per calendar. Entry price: $23.99/mo introductory rate for the first 6 months (then $30/mo), includes 1 bookable calendar.
GlossGenius
A beauty-first platform with a separate medspa tier. Beauty entry: Standard - $28/mo ($24 billed annually).
Square Appointments
A free-tier booking and POS product with no clinical layer. Free tier: Square Free - $0/mo per location, unlimited staff calendars, single location.
Mangomint
A single-plan platform with unusually transparent pricing. Entry price: $120/mo per location + $10 per user (single plan since 1 Aug 2026).
What Workee looks like
Workee can run alongside Fresha. These are screens from the Workee app.
Jenny answers and qualifies new enquiries
A lead fills in a form on your website, Jenny asks your qualifying questions in chat and books a time.
Lead forms where Jenny answers questions, qualifies and books new leads- Booking on your own website, no client account
Jenny brings clients back
Welcome messages, rebooking and win-backs show on the Marketing dashboard, and new offer ideas wait in Action Items for your approval.
- Jenny confirms bookings, rebooks after visits and wins back quiet clients by text and email
- Email and SMS campaigns, Google review requests and holiday offers
Deposits and no-show fees on every appointment
Each appointment shows what was paid, and the card on file lets you charge a no-show fee or send a payment link.
- Deposits, no-show fees and cards on file
Stay with Fresha if these describe you
These are real reasons to keep Fresha. If two or more describe your practice, it is probably still the right system, and Workee can run alongside it rather than replace it.
You need new clients more than you need better operations
The marketplace is the real product. Fresha only charges when it delivers a new client: 20% once, minimum $6, then that client is yours free forever. For a new or under-booked location that is a materially different risk profile from paying for ads.
You are a small team and want the lowest predictable software cost
A three-person spa is around $45 a month before processing, with no booking fees, no contract and no setup fee, and the core booking, POS and client records in the base price.
Compliance matters but you are not prescribing
Fresha states HIPAA compliance plus HITRUST CSF certification on its med spa page, which is stronger than most booking-first platforms at this price.
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Leaving Fresha? Export your data first.
Our guide covers what you can export from Fresha yourself, what needs a support request, and what to confirm in writing before you cancel.
More on Fresha before you decide
Fresha alternatives: common questions
- What is the best Fresha alternative for a med spa?
If you want new clients to book through your own website rather than a marketplace, Workee does that and can run next to Fresha. If you want an all-in-one platform with ePrescribe, Vagaro offers it through ScriptSure. If you want a beauty-first app with a medspa tier, GlossGenius. If marketplace demand is still bringing you clients you could not get otherwise, Fresha may be worth keeping. - Does Fresha charge commission on every booking?No. Its pricing page lists a one-time 20% commission, minimum $6, on new clients who come through the Fresha marketplace; returning clients carry no per-appointment booking fee.
- Can I keep Fresha and use Workee as well?Yes. Workee takes bookings on your own website and passes them to the calendar you already run, and Jenny follows up with clients by text and email, so Fresha keeps handling the rest. If you later move fully, Workee has its own calendar, payments and client records, and imports your client list from a spreadsheet.
- How do I export my data from Fresha?Our step-by-step guide at workee.ai/migrate/from-fresha covers what you can export yourself, what needs a support request, and what to confirm in writing before you cancel.
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Sources
- Fresha pricing page. Accessed 18 October 2026.
- Vagaro pricing page. Accessed 18 October 2026.
- GlossGenius pricing page. Accessed 18 October 2026.
- Square pricing page. Accessed 18 October 2026.
- Mangomint pricing page. Accessed 18 October 2026.
