Patch vs Fresha
No commission on your bookings, and your customers stay yours.
Fresha is a popular marketplace for salons and beauty. It has no monthly fee, but can charge commission on bookings from new clients and lists you alongside competitors. Patch is your own booking page: no marketplace, no commission on your bookings, and the customer relationship stays yours.
Free for 14 days, no card needed to start.
Choose Patch if you want your own booking page with no commission on bookings and full ownership of your customers.
Fresha suits you if you want a beauty-marketplace presence and are happy with its commission-and-fees model.
 Patch
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Fresha | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Your own booking page | Marketplace plus booking software |
| Commission on your bookings | None | Can charge on new-client bookings |
| Who owns the customer | You do | Shared with the marketplace |
| Listed next to competitors | No | Yes, within the marketplace |
| Deposits and Scan to Pay | Yes, via Stripe | Payments via Fresha |
| Built for | Any UK trade | Salon and beauty first |
| Reminders | Text and email | Yes |
| Pricing | One flat plan in £ | Commission plus card fees |
Comparison reflects our understanding of publicly available information at the time of writing. Other products change often, so please check Fresha's current website for the latest.
Pricing at a glance
Patch
£24.99/month
Everything included. No tiers, no per-user pricing.
- 14-day free trial, no card to start
- Every feature in the one plan
- Just 3.5% on card payments you take
- Cancel any time
Pricing model
No monthly subscription, but charges commission on bookings from new clients plus card-processing fees.
Pricing and plans change, so check Fresha's current website for exact figures.
Why tradespeople choose Patch
No commission on your bookings
A flat monthly price, with a small fee only on card payments you take. Patch never takes a cut of the booking itself.
Your customers stay yours
No marketplace sitting between you and your customer, and no being shown next to your competitors.
Works for any trade
Not just salons, Patch fits valeting, plumbing, cakes, cleaning and any appointment or job-based work.
One predictable price
You always know what Patch costs, rather than commission that grows as you win new clients.
Patch vs Fresha: common questions
Does Patch charge commission like Fresha? +
No. Patch is a flat monthly subscription with a small fee only on card payments you take through it. It does not take a commission on your bookings.
Will my customers be shown other businesses? +
No. Patch is your own booking page, not a marketplace, so customers only ever see you.
Is Patch just for salons? +
No. Patch works for any appointment or job-based trade, from valeting to plumbing to cakes.
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Every feature is included in the one plan, £24.99 a month after your trial. No card needed to start.
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