Fresha is booking software built for beauty and wellness, with a marketplace and payments. SageBizet is a general business system whose booking sits next to the till, stock and cash.
Fresha is the better choice for a salon, barbershop or spa that wants a client marketplace, deposits and no-show fees, messaging and integrated payments; SageBizet is the better choice for a service business that wants booking, POS, stock, cash drawer, expenses and customer tabs free during early access, without per-team-member fees.
Choose Fresha if you run a beauty or wellness business and want new clients from a booking marketplace, card deposits and no-show fees, automated messages and payments split between team members. Choose SageBizet if you want appointment booking, a walk-in queue, retail stock, the cash drawer, expenses and customer credit tabs in one system with no subscription or per-team-member fee during early access, and you take payment on your own card terminal or in cash.
Side by side
SageBizet vs Fresha: feature comparison
SageBizet
Fresha
Price model
Free during early access: every feature, no per-terminal or per-user fees
Monthly subscription: a plan for independent professionals and a Team plan priced per bookable team member; 7-day trial; paid add-ons
Payment processing
None. Records how each sale was paid: cash, card, mobile, other or a customer tab
Optional integrated payments: card terminals, Tap to Pay, online payments and saved cards, with a fee per transaction
Hardware
None sold or required; works with a normal receipt printer and any keyboard-style barcode scanner
Sells card terminals with no monthly rental; price varies by region
Booking
Services with duration and buffer time; resources such as chairs and rooms; public booking page; walk-in queue; front-desk view. No SMS or email reminders and no calendar sync
Calendar and scheduling, online booking, iOS and Android apps for clients and businesses
New clients
Public business page in the SageBizet directory with online booking
Fresha marketplace listing; a one-time fee on each brand-new client it brings, none on returning clients
Deposits and no-shows
No-show grace period and a cancellation policy on the booking page. A salon records deposits taken at the desk and can keep one as a no-show or late-cancellation fee; nothing is charged online, since SageBizet does not process payments
Deposits or full prepayment, and charges for late cancellations and no-shows
POS and inventory
Full POS with barcode scanning; stock with low-stock alerts, cost prices and reorder suggestions; one stock level per item (stock by location is part of the retail module)
Point of sale and retail inventory included in every plan
Online store
Items published to the SageBizet marketplace for pickup or delivery orders
Online product store included in every plan
Reports
Dashboard, insights vs previous period, profit after expenses, booking reports, included
Insights analytics is a paid add-on per bookable team member
Team
Owner, Manager, Staff, Accountant and custom roles from 29 permissions; no per-member fee
Team plan priced per bookable team member; payments can be routed to individual team members
Cash and customer credit
Cash drawer with float and over/short; customer tabs with running balances; expenses; for salons, gift cards, service vouchers, packages and memberships, sold at the desk
Client profiles with saved cards; gift cards, packages and memberships
Platforms
Any modern browser on a computer, tablet or phone; installable as a web app
iOS and Android apps for businesses and their clients
Where each one is stronger
If the other product fits your business better, it should win — this is where.
Fresha is the better choice when you need
The Fresha marketplace puts your business in front of clients searching for beauty and wellness services; you pay only for brand-new clients it brings.
Online deposits, prepayment and automatic no-show or late-cancellation charges, backed by integrated card payments and saved cards.
Built for beauty and wellness, with client messages sent automatically by WhatsApp or text.
Payments can be routed to individual team members, which can suit salons with self-employed stylists.
Native iOS and Android apps for clients and businesses.
SageBizet is the better choice when you need
No subscription and no per-team-member fee: every feature is free during early access.
One system for appointments and the rest of the business: walk-in queue, retail POS with barcode scanning, stock with reorder suggestions, cash drawer counts and expenses with net profit.
Customer credit tabs let regulars pay later, with a running balance per client and the total owed across all clients.
Bookable resources such as chairs, rooms, bays and equipment, with capacity, working hours and cleaning time, suit businesses beyond beauty, such as car washes and clinics.
Keep any card terminal or mobile-money service you already use, in any country and currency.
Booking platform or business system
Fresha is booking and payments software for salons, barbershops, spas and similar businesses, with a consumer marketplace that sends new clients your way. Its subscription is priced per bookable team member, and its strongest features — deposits, no-show charges, saved cards — rely on its integrated payments. SageBizet is broader and simpler: appointment booking sits next to a full POS, inventory, the cash drawer and customer tabs, all free during early access, but it does not take payments.
Who should choose Fresha
Winning new clients online matters, and a marketplace commission on first visits is worth it to you.
No-shows cost you money and you want deposits taken by card when clients book online, or cancellation charges on a saved card.
Your team includes self-employed stylists who should be paid directly.
Who should choose SageBizet
Your clients mostly come back or walk in, and you want booking and a walk-in queue without a per-member subscription.
You sell retail products alongside services and want stock levels, cost prices and reorder suggestions.
You take cash or mobile money and want the drawer counted against expected cash at close.
There is no import tool from Fresha, so you add your services with duration and buffer time, set up your chairs or rooms as resources with working hours, and add regular clients as customers. Share your public booking page where your clients find you. Any future bookings already made in Fresha are best honoured there until they are done.
Common questions
Is SageBizet a free alternative to Fresha?
SageBizet is free during early access, with appointment booking, POS, inventory, cash drawer, expenses, customer tabs and staff roles included and no per-team-member fee. Fresha charges a monthly subscription, priced per bookable team member on its Team plan.
How does Fresha charge for new clients?
Fresha charges a one-time fee for each brand-new client who finds a business through the Fresha marketplace. Returning clients who rebook are not charged a marketplace fee.
Can SageBizet take booking deposits or no-show fees?
Not online: SageBizet does not process payments, so it cannot take a deposit when a client books online or charge a saved card. A salon can record a deposit taken at the desk in cash, on its own card terminal or by mobile money; it is held as the client’s credit, used at checkout, refunded, or kept as a no-show or late-cancellation fee. The booking page also supports a cancellation policy and a no-show grace period.
Does SageBizet work for salons and barbershops?
Yes. Salon and Barbershop are business types in SageBizet on the same booking engine, with stylists or barbers, chairs, a public booking page and a POS for services and retail products. A barbershop also gets a walk-in queue with wait estimates, a TV screen, door check-in and a style card for every cut.
Does SageBizet have a client marketplace like Fresha?
SageBizet lists businesses in its own directory with a public business page and online booking, but it is not a consumer beauty marketplace like Fresha’s. Fresha’s marketplace is built to bring new beauty and wellness clients.
Sources
Details about Fresha come from its own public pages, checked on . Products and prices change — check the source before deciding.
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