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ARIS vs Fresha for beauty pros and barbers
Fresha is a booking marketplace with a calendar, client list and card processing. ARIS is a membership platform — your regulars subscribe to you monthly and you keep 100% of what they pay. This page is for pros deciding where their repeat clients should live.
Where Fresha is strong
- Large consumer marketplace that can surface you to new clients
- Familiar calendar, client records and reminders
- Card processing built into the booking flow
Where ARIS is different
- One flat monthly platform fee: $39 founding pro, $59 standard, $100/$150 for shops — it never grows with your volume
- Income is recurring — regulars are billed monthly and their visits refill automatically
- Free until your first subscriber
- Your own profile link that you share on Instagram and in the chair — no competing listings on it
- 100% of subscriptions, add-ons and tips go to your own Stripe account
Side by side
| Fresha | ARIS |
|---|---|
| New-client bookings and add-on features carry fees that grow with your volume | One flat monthly platform fee: $39 founding pro, $59 standard, $100/$150 for shops — it never grows with your volume |
| Income is per appointment — you re-earn every client every month | Income is recurring — regulars are billed monthly and their visits refill automatically |
| You start paying as soon as you use it | Free until your first subscriber |
| Your regulars sit inside someone else's marketplace next to competitors | Your own profile link that you share on Instagram and in the chair — no competing listings on it |
| Tips and extras can be reduced by platform fees | 100% of subscriptions, add-ons and tips go to your own Stripe account |
ARIS pricing shown is current and flat. Fresha's fee structure changes over time — check their current pricing page before comparing dollar figures.
Who ARIS is best for
A beauty pro or barber whose income comes mostly from repeat clients and who wants that base to be predictable. If you rely on a marketplace to fill new chairs, many pros keep discovery there and move their regulars onto ARIS memberships.