No commission per booking
A fair flat price – monthly or yearly – instead of fees on every referred appointment. What you earn stays yours.
Fresha Alternative
The Fresha alternative without booking commission
Keep 100% of your earnings: Salon Wizard is the commission-free alternative to booking marketplaces like Fresha – with your own booking website, digital client records and scheduling at a fair flat price instead of fees per booking or per team member.
from €7.00 per month – no commission on the appointment
Team plan
4
- Salon Wizard
- €29.00
- per month, however large your team gets
- Extra cost per team member
- €0.00
Marketplace providers Monthly subscription per bookable team member
Only additional locations carry a fixed, transparent surcharge.
Salon Wizard compared to marketplace providers
| Criterion | Salon Wizard | Marketplace providers (e.g. Fresha) |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Fair flat price – monthly or yearly | Subscription per team member, plus payment fees and paid extras |
| Staff | Unlimited – no extra charge | Monthly subscription per bookable team member |
| Your own booking website | Yes, under your brand | A profile on the marketplace |
| Data ownership | German servers, GDPR, your data | Shared marketplace platform |
| Third-party ads & competition | None – only your business | Competitors often just one click away |
Why salons switch to Salon Wizard
Your own booking website
Clients book on your own page under your brand – not on a marketplace that shows competitors right next to you.
Data in Germany, GDPR-compliant
Client data is stored on German servers and belongs to you. Never handed over to a marketplace.
Your whole team at no extra cost
Marketplace providers now charge a monthly subscription per bookable team member. With Salon Wizard, staff are included in the Team plan at no extra cost – your team grows, the price does not.
Switch in a few steps
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Create your account
Sign up, name your salon, add your opening hours – no payment details.
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Add services and team
Set up treatments with duration and price, then add your staff. Included in the Team plan at no extra cost.
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Publish your booking page
Your page goes live and guests book under your brand – every appointment is yours.
What switching actually changes
Leaving a marketplace changes three things in your working day – handing out appointments is not one of them.
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The invoice stops hanging on your team
Instead of a subscription that grows with every bookable team member, you pay one plan. Taking somebody on is a staffing decision again, not a software decision.
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The booking address becomes your own
Clients who come through the Fresha profile today will book on your page under your brand. That also means your Google listing, your Instagram bio and the notice in the salon all point at that address from moving day on.
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Payment and client records come apart
After the switch your client records sit in Salon Wizard on German servers. How your clients pay in the salon is your own decision again – the processing is no longer tied to the booking software.
What you keep, what you give up
What you keep
Everything you built yourself: the calendar, services with duration and price, regulars with their history and recurring appointments. Plus online booking around the clock, optionally as a request you confirm – and your team, included in the Team plan at no extra cost.
What you give up
Visibility in the marketplace. Somebody searching there for a salon nearby, with no name in mind, will not find you that way after the switch; that referred passing trade genuinely goes away. Your own page does not replace it by itself – it has to become known through your own channels.
Frequently asked questions about the Fresha alternative
Is Salon Wizard really commission-free?
Yes. You pay a fair flat price per month or year – there are no commissions on individual bookings.
How do I switch from Fresha to Salon Wizard?
You add your services, opening hours and client data in Salon Wizard and launch your own booking page. Designing and testing is free.
Which businesses is Salon Wizard for?
For hair salons, barbershops, nail, beauty and tattoo studios and spa & wellness – from solo professionals to teams with multiple locations.
Does Salon Wizard charge per staff member?
No. Staff are included in the Team plan at no extra cost – unlike providers with a per-team-member subscription. Only additional locations cost a fixed, transparent add-on.
How does the billing model differ from Fresha?
A marketplace's business software is billed per bookable team member, with fees for payment processing on top and features that are added on one at a time. Salon Wizard charges one plan with the team inside it. We deliberately do not quote other providers' figures – the model is the comparison that lasts.
Can I take my client data with me from Fresha?
Ask for the export before you cancel – while your access is still running it tends to be easier. Which fields you get, and in which format, is up to your current provider; that is not something we can promise. Client records, services and opening hours you then set up with us.
Do I lose bookings if I leave the marketplace?
The referred ones, yes – they hang on the profile and end with it. Regulars follow your new address if you tell them about it: in the salon, in the confirmation email, on your own channels. That is why it is worth building your own page before the profile is switched off.
How long does the move take?
That depends on how many services, staff and regulars you carry over – a solo business is finished sooner than a team with several locations. So we do not promise a timeframe. Building it and looking at it costs nothing, and you go live only once your page is ready.
Is Salon Wizard right for your business?
A comparison answers the price question. It does not answer the question of fit. What each plan contains is on the pricing page – how Salon Wizard works in the day-to-day of your trade is what the vertical pages beside it show, each with the services, routines and examples that are usual there.