Mintbook is a Fresha alternative for UK salons, clinics and barbers. Instead of a marketplace that charges 20% commission on new-client bookings, you get your own branded booking site and owner dashboard for one flat monthly fee. You keep 100% of every booking, plus your clients and your data.
Salons, clinics and barbers across the UK are leaving Fresha. These are the fees pushing them out.
Fresha was sold for years as free forever. In 2024 to 2025 it broke that and brought in mandatory paid subscriptions.
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.
A 20% fee on a new client’s first booking, minimum £4. Owners report paying it for people who found them through Google, Instagram or word of mouth.
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.
Subscription, plus the 20% marketplace fee, plus card processing, plus SMS add ons, plus paid support. Owners end up out of pocket and unsure what they paid for.
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
Mintbook
0% commission
One flat monthly fee, no setup cost, zero commission.
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.
Fresha takes £1,800 in marketplace commission from your new clients. With Mintbook your commission is zero, so you keep that money.
This estimate uses standard Fresha rates and subscription fees, but your actual annual bill is often higher.
Yes. Your brand, your client list and every booking belong to you. We build and run it; you own it.
They come with you. We help you bring your client list across and get them booking on your own site.
Usually a few days from our first call. We build the site, you approve it, we launch.
Your booking site and owner dashboard, hosting, maintenance, updates, and the SEO and GEO work to bring new clients in.
Any time. No lock-in. You take your site, your brand and your data with you.
Tell us about your studio and we’ll put together a free branded demo, built around your business. No obligation, no pressure.