MAINTRAL.
Switching from Fresha?

The front desk that runs itself —
without renting your clients back.

Fresha lists you in a marketplace and takes a cut of the clients you already had. Maintral charges one flat, honest fee — no commission on your clients, ever — and lets Veya rebook, chase deposits, fill gaps and win back regulars for you.

Flat pricing · your client list is yours · 0% commission on your clients · export anytime
The real bill

What Fresha actually costs you.

The headline is $14.95/seat — but the true cost is the 20% new-client commissions, per-message SMS and per-seat fees on top. Move the sliders for your business.

One flat fee for the whole team — seats never add cost.
You’d save with Maintral
$2,529
per year vs Fresha
Fresha / year$3,357
Maintral / year$828
Fresha subscription (per seat)$897
20% new-client commissions$2,160
SMS fees$300
Maintral commissions + SMS$0

Based on Fresha’s published pricing (2026): Team $14.95/seat/mo (Independent $19.95 solo), 20% marketplace new-client fee (min $6), SMS billed per message (~$0.05 assumed). Card processing (~2.29% on Fresha; standard rates via your own processor on Maintral) is excluded as roughly comparable — Maintral adds no markup. Illustrative estimate, not a quote.

Why operators switch

Four things Fresha can’t offer.

Client ownership

Your clients are yours.

No marketplace that resells you. No 20% fee on people who already knew you. Your book exports in one click, any time — you are never locked in.

Retention, not a tax

We grow your regulars.

Fresha finds you strangers and taxes them. Maintral makes the clients you have come back more often — automatic rebooking, waitlist-fill and win-backs, included.

Veya autopilot

A front desk that works.

Veya confirms bookings, chases deposits, fills tomorrow’s gaps and asks for reviews on her own. Fresha is a booking page; Veya is the receptionist you can’t afford.

Honest price

The sticker is the price.

One flat fee for the whole team — no per-seat creep, no surprise commissions, no paid SMS. Fresha’s real cost runs well above its headline. Ours does not move.

Side by side

Maintral vs Fresha.

 
Maintral
Fresha
Pricing model
Flat $69 / $149 — any team size
$14.95 per seat + fees
Commission on your clients
None, ever
20% on marketplace / new (min $6)
Marketplace that resells you
No
Yes
Takes a markup on your payments
0% — pay your processor directly
Bundled processing
AI that does the work
Veya autopilot
None
SMS reminders
Included
Paid per message
Own & export your data
Anytime, one click
Limited
Free tier
Yes — $0
Removed in 2025
10-minute switch

Leaving Fresha?

Import your clients and upcoming appointments, keep your booking link, and let Veya take over the front desk the same day. We’ll even show you what you paid Fresha last year.

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Also comparing?

Booksy, Vagaro, Mindbody.

The pattern repeats: per-seat subscriptions, paid marketing, and a marketplace that treats your clients as inventory. Maintral is the flat-fee, client-first, AI-run alternative to all of them.

vs Booksy

Per-seat plans plus paid “Boost” acquisition that commissions your bookings. Maintral: no boost tax, Veya included.

vs Vagaro

Per-employee pricing that climbs with your team, plus add-ons for the features you actually need. Maintral: one flat fee, everything on.

vs Mindbody

Enterprise pricing and long contracts aimed upmarket. Maintral: honest monthly pricing and a front desk that runs itself, for independents.

Keep your clients. Keep your money.

Start free, move your business over this week, and never pay commission on your own clients again.

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Comparison reflects Fresha’s publicly listed pricing as of 2026 and is for general information — verify current terms directly. See the full stack comparison →