Marketplace + booking

Fresha

Subscription-free salon and spa booking with a large consumer marketplace, monetized through card processing and new-client fees.

What it does

Fresha is one of the most widely used booking and business platforms for salons, spas, and barbershops, and it stands out because the core software is free: there is no monthly subscription. Instead Fresha earns from payment processing, optional paid marketing, and a fee on new clients it sends from its consumer marketplace, where clients can discover and book you directly. You get a calendar, online booking, automated reminders, deposits and no-show protection, POS and integrated card payments, product inventory, and reporting in one place.

AI features

Checked on Fresha’s own pages, October 13, 2026

Fresha's AI Concierge is the most complete AI front desk in a single add-on: it answers calls and client messages, books, moves and cancels in the live calendar, and drafts or posts review replies. The AI campaign writer is in the base product; the add-on is metered.

AI pricing: AI Concierge is an optional $99.95 a month per location (200 call minutes and 500 messages included, then $0.60 a minute and $0.04 a message). AI campaign writing and the AI review summary are in the base plans, from $19.95 a month.

AI phone receptionistYesAI Concierge

Answers calls 24/7, books, reschedules and cancels in the live Fresha calendar, answers common questions, takes messages or transfers calls, and handles several calls at once. It always says it is an AI.

Pricing: $99.95 a month per location with 200 minutes and 500 messages, then $0.60 a minute and $0.04 a message. Where: Launched May 2026 in English-speaking markets first.

  • Fresha: AI concierge: “AI Concierge is an AI-powered phone receptionist built into Fresha.”
  • Fresha pricing page: “$99.95 per location, monthly 200 mins included per location, then $0.60 per extra min 500 messages included per location, then $0.04 per extra msg”
  • Fresha blog: Fresha AI concierge launch: “AI Concierge will launch across English-speaking markets first, with additional language support rolling out internationally.”
AI text and chat repliesYesAI Concierge in Client Connect

Answers client SMS and in-app messages with the same abilities as on the phone, including booking, and stops as soon as a staff member takes over.

Pricing: Part of the AI Concierge add-on.

AI marketing writerYesEnhance

An Enhance button in the email and text campaign builders writes or refines the copy with AI.

Pricing: Included; campaign sends billed as usual.

AI review repliesYesAI Concierge review replies

Drafts replies to new Fresha and Google reviews in the business's tone; the owner approves each one or sets rules to post them automatically.

Pricing: Needs the AI Concierge add-on.

AI scheduling and pricingYesDynamic Reassignment

Fresha describes it as AI: when a client asks for a fully booked team member, it moves a flexible any-team-member booking to another qualified person to free the slot. Fresha's smart pricing and waitlist run on rules you set.

Pricing: Included.

AI review summaryYes

Reads Fresha and Google reviews and highlights recurring themes; included in every plan.

Smart Website AI toolsYes

AI tools to write and refine the salon's Fresha website ($15.95 a month add-on).

AI service menu generationYes

Generates a service menu with descriptions, structure and price suggestions.

Booking through ChatGPT and ClaudeYes

Clients can find open Fresha appointments through ChatGPT and Claude and finish booking in Fresha's checkout. A discovery channel, not an owner tool.

Not found on October 13, 2026: AI business assistant.

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Pricing

Free software, pay via card processing and new-client marketplace fees

Pricing signals are indicative and change often. Confirm current pricing with the vendor.

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