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mintbook
The Fresha alternative for salons, clinics & barbers

Own your bookings.0% commission, no Fresha fees.

Stop paying rent on your own clients. Built by Bright Loop Media, Mintbook gives you your own branded booking site and owner dashboard for one flat monthly fee, and keeps your clients and your data with you.

No commission, ever One flat monthly fee You own your data
A Mintbook booking page on a phone
The problem with marketplaces

Rented. Or owned.

Fresha rents you your own customers, and bills you for the privilege. The day you leave, your client list walks out with them. Mintbook is the other way round.

Renting
Fresha
A typical yearly bill
Subscription£358
Marketplace commission£1,800
Card processing£1,908
Out of pocket£0

And the client list stays with them.

Owning
Mintbook
What you keep
£0+

Your marketplace commission, back in your pocket every year.

Your brand, front of house
Your clients and your data
Yours, for good, no lock-in
Why owners are leaving

Fresha stopped being free and started getting expensive.

Salons, clinics and barbers across the UK are leaving Fresha. These are the fees pushing them out, in the order they hit.

01

The free promise is broken

Fresha was sold for years as free forever. In 2024 to 2025 it broke that and brought in mandatory paid subscriptions.

02

Staff subscriptions add up fast

About £14.95 a month for one person, plus around £9.95 for every extra team member. One large salon reported close to £1,000 a month.

03

You pay for your own clients

A 20% fee on a new client first booking, minimum £4. Owners report paying it for people who found them on Google, Instagram or by word of mouth.

04

Locked to their hardware

To take cards in person you must buy Fresha’s own terminal for about £499. No Stripe or SumUp, and they take a cut of every payment.

05

The hidden cost stack

Subscription, plus the 20% marketplace fee, plus card processing, plus SMS add-ons, plus paid support. Owners end up unsure what they paid for.

What you get

Everything, for one flat monthly fee.

Not a tool you have to run yourself. A complete booking system we build, host and keep growing. On a marketplace, half of this is a paid extra.

Your own branded site & owner dashboard

A booking website in your name, plus a private dashboard for your diary, hours, prices and team.

The Mintbook owner dashboard
Card on fileNo-show coverAutomatic remindersTeam & per-staff calendarsConfirmation emailsYour data & client list

No commission, ever

Keep 100% of every booking. We never take a cut.

Hosted & maintained

Fast, secure, every update handled for you.

Found online

SEO and GEO built in, so new clients find you, not your rivals.

One flat fee. Nothing added on.
No commission, no SMS add-ons, no premium-support upsell, no £499 terminal. On Fresha, several of these are billed on top, every month.
How we work

From first call to live, in days.

Day one

We learn your studio

We pull your services, prices, hours and reviews straight from your Fresha profile, so you barely have to lift a finger.

⤓ Imported from Fresha✓ pulled in automatically
Lumière Hair & Beauty ★ 4.8 · 326 reviews
Cut & Finish60 min£48
Balayage150 min£140
Full Head Colour120 min£95
Gel Manicure45 min£35
Opening hours · Mon to Sat · 9:00 to 18:00 · imported and ready to edit
The Mintbook owner dashboard
An example live landing page
Illustrative

How Mintbook works for your clients and for you

For your clients

A booking they finish in thirty seconds.

Pick a service, choose a time, save a card. Nothing charged until they visit. No app, no account, no friction, on any phone.

  • Card on file to cut no-shows
  • Mobile-first, no download
  • Branded confirmation and reminder emails
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The Mintbook booking flow
For you

A dashboard that runs your day.

Your whole diary at a glance, the way a real studio works. Set your hours, prices and no-show fees once, and let it handle the rest.

  • Day, week and month views
  • Tap any booking to call or rebook
  • Automatic reminders and rebooking nudges
The Mintbook owner dashboard calendar
Protected

No-show cover, working quietly in the background.

A card on file and an automatic fee if they don't show. You protect your time without charging anyone up front or chasing a payment.

  • Fee set once, charged automatically
  • Clear confirmation every client sees
  • Your terms, in your name
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The Mintbook booking confirmation
Optional upgrade

Want your own app? We’ll put you on the App Store.

We turn your booking site into a real native app, in your name, on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Your clients tap your icon on their home screen and book in a couple of taps. A small yearly fee, nothing more.

Download on the App Store▶ Get it on Google Play
✓ Your brand, your icon, your listing
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Lumière · Next in2:30 · Balayage, Mia
Phone
Messages
Camera
Weather
Maps
Music
Lumière
Mail
25Calendar
Safari
Clock
Settings
What we stand for

A booking system that works for you, not on you.

01
You own your data.Your clients and bookings are yours, exported any time.
02
No commission, ever.The average UK salon hands a marketplace around £1,800 a year. With Mintbook that is zero.
03
You keep your clients.They book with you, not a marketplace listing beside your rivals.
04
No lock-in.Stay because it works, not because you are stuck. Leave with everything.
See it live

These aren’t mockups. They’re live, right now.

Three real Mintbook sites you can open and book on this second. The same engine, dressed for each trade.

Your true Fresha cost

What Fresha actually takes from you

Move the sliders below to see exactly how much commission, card processing and subscription money Fresha takes from your business annually.

Your studio

What you hand Fresha

£4,066

An effective 3.4% of everything you take on card.

What you keep with Mintbook

£1,800

Your marketplace commission, back in your pocket every year.

20% marketplace commission£1,800
Card processing£1,908
Subscription£358

Fresha takes £1,800 in marketplace commission from your new clients. With Mintbook your commission is zero, so you keep that money.

Get my free demo

Bring that number to your demo call. We will show you the Mintbook fee, and you decide. Based on standard Fresha rates; your real bill is often higher.

Pricing

No commission. One flat monthly fee.

Fresha takes a slice of every booking, forever. Mintbook is a simple monthly retainer that covers your site, hosting, support and getting you found. You keep everything you earn.

A marketplace

~20% / booking

  • A cut of every new client, forever
  • Your clients are their data
  • Listed next to your rivals
  • Leave, and your list stays behind

Mintbook

0% commission

  • Keep 100% of every booking
  • Your brand, your clients, your data
  • Site, hosting, support, SEO and GEO included
  • Leave any time and take it all with you
Get my free demo

One flat monthly fee, no setup cost, zero commission.

Three plans. Pick the one that fits your studio.

Solo
£149/mo
  • Branded booking site and owner dashboard
  • Automatic reminders
  • Card on file and no-show protection
  • Hosting, support and updates
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Team
£249/mo
  • Everything in Solo
  • Staff calendars and team booking
  • Packages and memberships
  • Reviews, rebooking and recurring slots
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Growth
£349/mo
  • Everything in Team
  • SEO, AEO and GEO work to get you found
  • Quarterly optimisation
  • Priority support
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Free Fresha audit

See exactly what Fresha costs you.

Send your last statement. You get a one-page breakdown of every fee, and the exact figure you would keep with Mintbook.

Claim your free audit

Free, and no obligation. Turned around in 48 hours.

Example Fresha auditA mid-size salon, 10 new clients a month
Subscription£358 / yr
Marketplace commission£1,800 / yr
Card processing£1,908 / yr
What you would keep with Mintbook
£1,800 / yr
Questions

Good to know.

The things owners ask us most before they switch. Anything else, just ask.

Still have a question?
Talk to a real person, no pushy sales call.
Get in touch
Do I own my site and my data?

Yes. Your brand, your client list and every booking belong to you. We build and run it; you own it.

What happens to my existing clients?

They come with you. We help you bring your client list across and get them booking on your own site.

How long until I am live?

Usually a few days from our first call. We build the site, you approve it, we launch.

What is included in the monthly fee?

Your booking site and owner dashboard, hosting, maintenance, updates, and the SEO and GEO work to bring new clients in.

Can I leave?

Any time. No lock-in. You take your site, your brand and your data with you.

How much does Mintbook cost?

Mintbook is £149 a month on Solo, £249 a month on Team, and £349 a month on Growth. All three plans carry 0% commission on bookings, so every penny you earn stays with you.

Are there any setup fees or commission?

No setup fee and no commission on any booking, ever. You pay one flat monthly fee that covers everything. Leave any time and your site, your brand and your full client list come with you.

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