Although both platforms remain popular in the salon booking software industry, neither is completely free for salon owners.
Both charge monthly subscription fees and earn revenue with optional paid features, such as marketing tools or payment processing, while taking commissions through the marketplace.

Although both platforms remain popular in the salon booking software industry, neither is completely free for salon owners.
Both charge monthly subscription fees and earn revenue with optional paid features, such as marketing tools or payment processing, while taking commissions through the marketplace.
Although Fresha and Treatwell cover core salon booking functions, neither offers a dedicated salon website builder.
Fresha provides a simple booking profile hosted on their platform, while Treatwell lists your business on their marketplace.
With this model, your profile is surrounded by competitor listings, and branding is limited to Treatwell's and Fresha's design framework.

Although Fresha and Treatwell cover core salon booking functions, neither offers a dedicated salon website builder.
Fresha provides a simple booking profile hosted on their platform, while Treatwell lists your business on their marketplace.
With this model, your profile is surrounded by competitor listings, and branding is limited to Treatwell's and Fresha's design framework.

When choosing a salon appointment app, it's important to consider how much additional hardware is needed to run your business smoothly, especially for payments.
Treatwell includes a built-in digital POS solution with its Advanced Plan, available exclusively through a monthly subscription.
Fresha offers POS functionality only when you purchase their card terminal for $499.
When choosing a salon appointment app, it's important to consider how much additional hardware is needed to run your business smoothly, especially for payments.
Treatwell includes a built-in digital POS solution with its Advanced Plan, available exclusively through a monthly subscription.
Fresha offers POS functionality only when you purchase their card terminal for $499.
Reliable support and proper onboarding are essential to getting the most out of your salon software.
While Fresha limits live chat and phone support to users on a separate $14.95 monthly premium subscription, Treatwell Connect does not offer dedicated training for your employees.

Reliable support and proper onboarding are essential to getting the most out of your salon software.
While Fresha limits live chat and phone support to users on a separate $14.95 monthly premium subscription, Treatwell Connect does not offer dedicated training for your employees.
With a personalized salon website builder, a hardware-free appointment app, and 24/7 customer support that includes staff training, TimeTailor is the top salon management software for businesses seeking more flexibility.
Our solution is free for manual appointments, so salon owners can manage their schedule and clients in one place. This includes unlimited staff & experts. Optional and only for online bookings, there’s a fee of 3.9% of the appointment value. Beauty professionals can choose to pass this fee on to their clients at checkout, so the system remains free for salons to use.
With a personalized salon website builder, a hardware-free appointment app, and 24/7 customer support that includes staff training, TimeTailor is the top salon management software for businesses seeking more flexibility.
Our solution is free for manual appointments, so salon owners can manage their schedule and clients in one place. This includes unlimited staff & experts. Optional and only for online bookings, there’s a fee of 3.9% of the appointment value. Beauty professionals can choose to pass this fee on to their clients at checkout, so the system remains free for salons to use.
We offer all you need for a thriving salon: website & logo creation, instant profile setup, 1:1 staff training payment system integration, intuitive appointment management, and more!
Start NowTimeTailor’s salon appointment software is an all-in-one salon online booking system for freelancers and small business owners. We also optimize or create a free website for your salon. This POS system allows you to take deposits and manage payments.