A fee per new client
Fresha charges a one off fee on the first booking of new clients through its marketplace (20% according to its own terms, as of October 2026).
Switching from Fresha
A Fresha alternative that speaks your clients’ language
Lean Salon is built for salons in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Your WhatsApp assistant speaks your client’s language, payments run through your own Mollie account and there is no fee per new client.
Mobile firstWhatsApp integratedWith AI assistant
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Example: how the WhatsApp assistant helps
online · replies instantly
Hallo, haben Sie morgen Zeit für eine Pediküre?
Hallo! Morgen um 10:00 oder 14:30 ist frei. Was passt dir?
14:30 bitte
Gebucht! Du bekommst gleich eine Bestätigung.
Lean Salon handled it
Without manual admin
Appointment booked
Pedicure · tomorrow 2:30 pm
In German
The client’s language
Through your Mollie
Deposit possible
Why salons move from Fresha to Lean Salon
An international platform is big. For a local salon it doesn’t always fit.
Payments through the platform
Card payments run through the platform’s own payment service.
Client contact in your language
You want clients helped well in Dutch, English or German, also on WhatsApp.
Lean Salon as a Fresha alternative
What Lean Salon does differently
Built locally, with your own payment account and an assistant that helps clients in their language.
Assistant in three languages
The WhatsApp assistant helps clients in Dutch, English and German, and books by itself.
Your own Mollie account
Deposits, prepayment and Mollie Tap run through your Mollie account.
Invoices into stock
Purchase invoices are read into your stock automatically.
Free data migration
We move your clients, appointments, gift cards and products over free of charge from your export.
What you do yourself, and what Lean Salon takes over
International platform
- • Fee on new marketplace clients
- • Payments through the platform’s payment service
- • Set up for an international market
Lean Salon
- No fee per new client
- Payments through your own Mollie account
- Built for the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany
Private pilot
3 months free, then you choose
Pay no Lean Salon subscription fee for 3 months during the pilot. Afterwards, choose a plan that fits your usage, at a subscription price locked in for your salon. Mollie payment fees are separate.
Frequently asked questions
Can I bring my data over from Fresha?
We move your data free of charge from your export. What can come along depends on what Fresha lets you export; we check that with you beforehand.
Do I need to open a new payment account?
You connect your own Mollie account. If you already have one, connecting takes a few steps.
Can I try it before I switch?
Yes. You start for free and explore Lean Salon before you decide.
Ready to switch?
Apply for the pilot. Use Lean Salon software for 3 months with no subscription fee. Then choose a plan at a subscription price locked in for your salon.
3 months with no subscription fee · Free data migration · Subscription price locked in after the pilot