Most booking platforms charge in three places — a subscription, a commission on new clients, and card processing. The headline fee is rarely what you actually pay. This calculator shows you the full annual bill, using verified 2026 UK pricing.
Saved per year, comparing your platform's subscription + marketplace commission against Aasure's flat plan. Card processing happens with any provider, so it's not counted in this number.
Aasure is built for independent salons and beauty pros who want their own client list, their own brand, and a flat monthly fee — no commission on every appointment.
Join the WaitlistMost owners look at the Fresha subscription line on their bill and stop there. The other two — marketplace commission and card processing — quietly run alongside, and across a year they often add up to more than the subscription itself.
This calculator surfaces all three using Fresha's published 2026 UK rates. The subscription is straightforward. Marketplace commission is the one most owners underestimate: 20% on every new client who finds you via Fresha (with a £4 minimum), forever, the moment they book. Card processing is the same kind of cost you'd pay with any provider — Stripe, Square, SumUp — so we show it for completeness but exclude it from the Aasure comparison.
The "If you switched to Aasure" block then compares apples-to-apples: Fresha's subscription + marketplace commission vs Aasure's flat monthly fee. That's the bit you can actually save by changing platforms. Read the full breakdown of marketplace booking economics.
Three moving parts. (1) Subscription: £14.95/month for Independent or £9.95/month per bookable team member for Team. (2) Marketplace commission: 20% of the booking value of every new client found via the Fresha marketplace, with a £4 minimum per client. (3) Card processing: 1.2% + 20p per UK card transaction. The calculator combines all three using your own numbers.
It's charged on the full booking value of the new client's first appointment, not your profit. For a £45 service, that's £9 to Fresha — but the £4 minimum kicks in on cheaper services, which is why low-ticket businesses feel the bill more sharply.
No. You'd pay processing with any provider — Stripe, Square, SumUp — at similar rates. That's why the "If you switched to Aasure" comparison block excludes card processing: it's the subscription + marketplace fees that are avoidable, not the card handling itself.
Default rates are based on the UK's largest beauty & wellness booking marketplace and verified against multiple independent UK sources, last checked 28 April 2026. If your platform charges differently, the inputs are fully adjustable.
→ Marketplace operator's official pricing page — subscription tiers, marketplace commission structure, card processing. → Marketplace operator's Help Centre — new client fees — fee mechanics, deferral rules, discount handling. → BarberInsights UK total cost calculator — verified UK GBP rates: £14.95 Independent, £9.95 Team, £4 marketplace minimum. → "The True Cost" analysis (Medium, Oct 2025) — UK card processing rate of 1.2% + 20p, verified by a paying UK business owner across 5,000+ transactions.Methodology. Marketplace commission is calculated as max(£4, 20% × average service price) × monthly new clients. Card processing is calculated as (1.2% × card revenue) + (£0.20 × card transactions). VAT, when toggled, is applied at 20% to the full monthly total on both sides of the comparison. The "platform tax" figure excludes card processing because you would pay processing with any payment provider.
This calculator is for illustrative purposes. Your actual bill depends on your specific platform, add-ons, SMS/marketing usage and any negotiated rates. This tool is independent and not affiliated with any third-party booking platform.