Practitioner vs Fresha
Fresha is a booking app and marketplace for salons and spas, with a 20% one-time fee on new marketplace clients. Practitioner gives therapists their website, booking, payments, a shop and a directory place, with no commission on your bookings. Here are the facts side by side.
- Checked on Fresha's own website, 4 November 2026
Side by side
What you get for the money
From each provider's own website on 4 November 2026. Plans change, so check the details with Fresha before you decide.
| Feature | Practitioner | Fresha |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £9.99 a month, everything included (£4.99 while training) | £14.95 a month plus VAT (Independent, one calendar); £9.95 per bookable team member for teams |
| Free trial | Free for a week, no card needed to start | 7 days |
| Your own website | Included: your own website in ten designs, on your own domain or a free address | Smart Website add-on, £12.95 a month |
| Online booking | Included: in person, video and phone, packages, group sessions and courses | Included, plus a listing on the Fresha marketplace |
| Payments | Card and PayPal into your own account. No commission on your bookings | 1.40% + 25p online; upfront payments and no-show fees available |
| Gift vouchers | Included: sold from your site, never expire | Included |
| Selling recordings and guides | Included: your own recordings and guides, plus our professionally voiced library | Retail, inventory and an online product store |
| A directory that sends you clients | Included: your advert in the UK-wide Practitioner directory (more than 10,000 listings) | Fresha marketplace: a 20% one-time fee, minimum £4, on each new client it sends you |
| UK | UK company, prices in pounds, client information held in the UK | Prices in pounds, plus VAT |
What Practitioner gives you, for £9.99 a month
- Therapists, counsellors, coaches and complementary practitioners, with pages and forms for each
- No commission on your bookings, however the client found you
- Your website included, not an add-on
- Recordings and guides to sell, as well as gift vouchers
- £100 getting started credit for adverts and stock
Included in the £9.99
Your advert in the UK's directory of therapists
- 10,000+therapists listed
- 1,492towns and cities
- 49counties
- 8kinds of practice
Every member has an advert in the Practitioner directory, on the pages for their own town and for the things they help with, such as "help with sleep in Leeds". Clients find you there and book on your own website, so there is no commission on your bookings. Numbers are live from the directory today.
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Questions
Practitioner or Fresha?
What is the difference between Practitioner and Fresha?
Fresha is booking software and a marketplace for salons, spas and wellness businesses. It charges a 20% one-time fee (minimum £4) on each new client it brings from its marketplace, and its website is an add-on. Practitioner includes your own website, online booking, payments, invoices, gift vouchers, a shop and a place in the UK-wide Practitioner directory for one monthly price, with no commission on your bookings.
How much does Practitioner cost?
One plan with everything included: £9.99 a month, or £4.99 while you are training. It is free for a week with no card needed, no contract, and no commission on your bookings, plus £100 getting started credit for adverts and stock once you are set up.
Can I move from Fresha to Practitioner?
Yes. Start the free week, set up your sessions and prices, and point your website address and booking link at your new site when you are happy. You can keep both running until your existing bookings have finished.
Does Fresha take commission?
Fresha's pricing page says it charges a 20% one-time fee, with a minimum of £4, on each new client who books through the Fresha marketplace. Returning clients and clients who book through your own links have no fee. Practitioner takes no commission on your bookings.
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Try Practitioner free for a week
See your own website, booking page and directory advert with your name on them before you decide. Then £9.99 a month, with no contract and no commission on your bookings.