POINTVIBE VS FRESHA

PointVibe vs Fresha

Fresha is a booking platform with a marketplace, built-in payments and a loyalty add-on. PointVibe is built around the loyalty card itself: a pass in the customer's Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, with bookings on the same customer record. Here is how they differ, from each company's own pricing and help pages.

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PointVibe and Fresha, compared

PointVibe

Fresha

Where the loyalty card lives

PointVibeA pass in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet. No app for the customer to download

FreshaIn the client's Fresha account

Loyalty price

PointVibeIncluded on every plan

FreshaClient Loyalty add-on, CA$79.95 per location a month

Entry price

PointVibeUS$69/mo — 250 active customers, unlimited locations, 3 staff logins

FreshaCA$29.95/mo for one bookable team member, or CA$19.95 per team member

Online booking

PointVibeAn add-on: a monthly base that includes your first bookable staff member, then a price per extra seat

FreshaIncluded

Fee on new clients

PointVibeNone. Your booking page is on your own link

Fresha20% one-time commission on new marketplace clients, minimum CA$6

Card payments

PointVibeNot a payment processor. Keep the till and card reader you have

FreshaBuilt in, from 2.29% + CA$0.20 in person

Marketplace listing

PointVibeNo

FreshaYes, the Fresha marketplace

Text messages

PointVibe100 SMS a month on the entry plan, then US$0.04 each

Fresha100 free per team member a month, then CA$0.03 each

Fresha details checked 27 September 2026 against its own public pages: Fresha pricing, Fresha help: Enable Client Loyalty. Prices change, exclude tax, and may vary by region. PointVibe prices are in US dollars; see pricing.

WHICH TO CHOOSE

An honest answer

Fresha is the better fit if

You want new clients to find you through a marketplace, and accept a commission on each one.
You want booking, card payments and point of sale from one company.
You are a solo professional and loyalty is not a priority, since Fresha's entry price is lower.

PointVibe is the better fit if

You want the loyalty card on your client's lock screen, in the wallet they already carry, instead of inside another company's app.
You would rather loyalty be part of the plan than a per-location add-on.
You want bookings and the loyalty balance on one customer record, with no commission on clients you brought in yourself.

FAQ

PointVibe and Fresha, answered

For loyalty and repeat visits, yes. PointVibe issues points and stamp loyalty cards as Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes, and adds appointment booking on the same customer record. It is not a marketplace and does not process card payments, so it replaces Fresha's booking and loyalty rather than its payments.

Yes. Bookings are an add-on on PointVibe, so you can run only the wallet loyalty card and keep taking bookings wherever you do today. Staff scan the customer's pass at the counter with the PointVibe scanner app.

Not according to its own pages as of 27 September 2026. Fresha's help center says clients manage loyalty from their Fresha account, and its pricing page lists Client Loyalty as an add-on without mentioning wallet passes.

No. Your booking page is on your own link, and there is no commission on a client you brought in yourself.

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