Stop paying Fresha’s 20% to your own clients

No. Under GDPR, you have the right to export your data from any platform. We provide a step-by-step migration guide and can help you import your clients, services, and booking history into Setora.

£39/month per location is how we make money. We don’t take a cut of your bookings, your card payments, or your walk-ins. The price you see is the price you pay.

Most shops are up and running within a day. Set up your services and staff, import your client list, and you’re live. We handle the technical stuff so you can focus on cutting hair.

Cancel anytime. No exit fees. No lock-in contracts. And you can export all your data - clients, bookings, everything - at any time, for free. Your data is always yours.

Your existing clients stay with you - they already know your shop and will keep booking directly. For new clients, the 20% commission you’ve been paying to Fresha can instead fund your own marketing: Google presence, social media, word of mouth referrals. Clients acquired through your own channels cost you nothing per booking.

It depends on your setup. For a solo barber not using the Fresha marketplace, their free tier is genuinely hard to beat. But for a 3+ barber shop getting regular marketplace referrals, the maths usually favour Setora. At £9.95/staff/month plus 20% on new clients, the costs compound quickly as you grow.

It depends what matters most to you. Fresha has a large consumer marketplace and a polished booking app - genuine strengths. But if you want zero commission, flat pricing that doesn’t scale with your team size, and full ownership of your client data, Setora is built specifically for that. We’re designed for barbershops, not salons and spas, so the features and workflow match how barbers actually work. For growing shops adding staff, the cost difference adds up quickly.

Start by exporting your client list from Fresha - under GDPR, you have the right to request a copy of your data. Next, set up your new platform with your services, staff, and opening hours. Update your booking link on Google, social media, and your website. Then let your regulars know you’ve moved - a quick message with your new booking link is usually enough. If you switch to Setora, we provide a step-by-step migration guide and can help import your client data so nothing gets lost.

There are several options depending on what you need: Booksy, Treatwell, Square Appointments, and Setora all serve UK barbershops. The key things to compare are commission structure (some charge per booking, others don’t), whether you own your client data, and whether pricing stays flat as you add staff. Setora charges £39/month per location with no commission, no per-staff fees, and full data export at any time - but the right choice depends on your shop’s size and priorities.