ChairFlowIQ
Fresha alternative

The Fresha alternative built for the clients you already have

Fresha's marketplace can bring you new searchers — for a 20% fee on each new client, and payments that only run through Fresha's own system. ChairFlowIQ fills your chair from the book you already own, on your own Stripe account, and you don't pay until it works.

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Free, no card. Keep Fresha as long as you like and switch when you're ready.

What Fresha is genuinely good at

  • A large global marketplace where people actively search and book — real net-new discovery, and you only pay a commission when it brings you a new client. ChairFlowIQ has no marketplace; if that discovery is your main goal, Fresha does it and we don't.
  • A low starting price and a clean, modern, quick-to-set-up interface.
  • It ties your marketplace listing together with your own website, Instagram, and Google links.

This isn't a teardown. If your chair's problem is the regulars and walk-ins you already have — and the fee you pay on them — here's where Fresha and ChairFlowIQ actually differ.

Fresha vs ChairFlowIQ

Feature Fresha ChairFlowIQ
Monthly price Free core plan, or $19.95/mo (Independent) $49 (Basic) or $99 (Pro) — flat, cancel anytime
Fee on a new client 20% of their first appointment (marketplace) — $6 min $0 — never a per-client or "new client" fee
Your payments Run only through Fresha's own system — no connecting your own Stripe Your own Stripe account — your money, your payment history, portable if you leave
Whose name is on it Listed in their marketplace alongside other businesses White-label — your name, your page, your clients
When you start paying A paid subscription, or per-booking fees on the free plan Nothing until your chair fills — then you pick a plan
Winning back lapsed regulars — Automatic win-back & cancellation rescue (Basic)
Finding brand-new strangers Large global consumer marketplace No marketplace — built for the clients you already have

Not affiliated with or endorsed by Fresha. Fresha's figures are its own published rates and policies (verified 2026-07-06); check Fresha's site for current terms.

You don't pay until your chair fills.

Start free — no card. We only suggest a plan when your first booking actually lands. Then you pick.

Basic

$49/mo

Everything to fill the chair from your own list.

  • Your own booking page
  • Online payments & deposits
  • Automatic 24h + 2h reminders
  • Win-back & cancellation rescue
  • Client import & Google review asks
Start free

Pro

Best for growth

$99/mo

Everything in Basic, plus the growth engine.

  • Everything in Basic
  • Clients book by text (AI assistant)
  • Broadcast campaigns
  • Walk-in queue
  • No-show card-charging & analytics
Start free

Stripe processing 2.9% + 30¢ per payment. Cancel anytime — no contracts.

Switching from Fresha — common questions

For filling your chair from the clients you already have, yes. The honest exception: Fresha's marketplace puts you in front of strangers searching online, and ChairFlowIQ has no marketplace. If that discovery is the main thing you rely on Fresha for, weigh that before switching.
On ChairFlowIQ your payments run through your own Stripe account, so your money and payment history stay yours and move with you. Fresha runs payments only through its own system — you can't connect your own Stripe, and you lose your stored payment history if you leave.
No. ChairFlowIQ never charges a per-client or "new client" fee. Fresha's marketplace charges a 20% commission on a new client's first appointment (minimum $6). Our pricing is a flat monthly plan, nothing per booking.
Basic is $49/mo and Pro is $99/mo. You start free with no card, and we only suggest a plan once your chair actually starts filling. Cancel anytime — no contracts.

See your page go live under your own name.

Free, no card. Paste your current booking link and watch your page build itself in seconds.

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See your page go live — free, no card