Fresha vs LABÉAU

Fresha is appointment-booking software available on the web, iOS, and Android. Businesses can provide booking pages for customers, manage appointments in a calendar, and collect payments. Calendar synchronization works one way. Scheduling options include group bookings and round-robin assignment, while automated reminders support appointment communication. Fresha uses a freemium model with a free plan and a 7-day trial. Its listed plans distinguish team size: Independent is for one team member, while Team supports unlimited team members. The maker, Fresha, is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The combination of customer booking pages, scheduling modes, reminders, payment collection, and multi-platform access covers core appointment administration for businesses with different staffing levels.

LABÉAU is a management system and point of sale for salons, spas, aesthetic clinics, barbershops and other beauty and wellness businesses. It handles online bookings with confirmations and reminders through WhatsApp and email. Checkout accepts cards, e-wallets, QR payments and cash, and supports redeeming packages and memberships. Stock is deducted as services and products are sold, while staff commissions are calculated at checkout by service and staff member. The system runs in a browser on any device, with separate Member, Team and Office apps for clients, staff and owners using the same records. It supports multi-branch and franchise operations with central reporting, inventory synchronisation, unified customer profiles and staff comparisons. Checkout includes Malaysia's LHDN MyInvois and Singapore's IRAS InvoiceNow; local tax and invoicing are configured for other countries. The company says data is SSL-encrypted, hosted on AWS, regularly backed up and controlled through role-based staff access. Platforms listed are Android, iOS, macOS, web and Windows. Silver costs 174.92 MYR a month on a 12-month plan; a 30-day trial is available.