Does NxtSeat replace Fresha’s marketplace?
No. We do not run a consumer marketplace. We help you own the booking you already earned.
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A Fresha alternative when you want the booking to be yours
Last reviewed 2026-08-31 · The NxtSeat team
A Fresha alternative makes sense when you want clients to book on your site, on your domain, without a marketplace sitting in the middle of the relationship. Fresha has said its new-client marketplace fee is a one-time 20% with a $6 minimum, on eligible marketplace clients. Direct bookings are a different story. Read their current pricing. Then decide if you are paying for discovery you still need.
How marketplace booking differs
A marketplace shows several shops to a person who searched. That can fill a slow Tuesday. It also trains people to shop around. Your own site trains them to come back to you.
Fees to understand, without the fog
- Marketplace or new-client fees: a cut of some bookings
- Subscriptions: a monthly number you can plan around
- Card processing: what Stripe or the card network charges
- Platform fees on cards: a small flat amount, if the product has one
NxtSeat does not charge a booking commission. Card charges may include a small platform fee plus the processor fee. Last reviewed 2026-08-31. Fresha’s public marketplace fee can change. Use their page as the source.
Keep the people. Change the door.
Move a Fresha listPick by how you get clients
Still hungry for strangers from an app? A marketplace may still help. Already busy from Instagram, Google, and walk-ins who text you? A branded page is usually enough.
When marketplace exposure still helps
New city. Empty book. No Google reviews yet. Be honest about that season. You can use discovery for a while and still keep an owned list for later.
Questions people ask
Can I import Fresha clients?
Yes, from a CSV. The migrate guide walks through cleanup before you send the new link.
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Come make it yours.
7 days free. Add a card later for 14 extra. Your name on the door.
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