Your own booking page.
No 20% commission, ever.
Like Fresha — but for any SA business, not just beauty. Free forever on Starter. PayFast deposits, EFT, automatic reminders, .ics calendar invites. Build it once, take bookings forever.
1 · Build your booking page
Pick a template, add services & slots — 5 minutes.
2 · Share your link
Drop it in Instagram bio, WhatsApp, email signature.
reserveme.co.za/your-handle
3 · Customer books a slot
Picks a time, fills details — 24/7, no calls.
Sat 10:00 · Booked ✓4 · You get paid
PayFast deposit or EFT proof lands in your dashboard.
Deposit R250 · 0% commissionA 12-second loop of how it works.
How ReserveMe Reservations works
1 · Build your booking page
Pick a template, add services & slots — 5 minutes.
2 · Share your link
Drop it in Instagram bio, WhatsApp, email signature.
reserveme.co.za/your-handle
3 · Customer books a slot
Picks a time, fills details — 24/7, no calls.
Sat 10:00 · Booked ✓4 · You get paid
PayFast deposit or EFT proof lands in your dashboard.
Deposit R250 · 0% commissionReal SA businesses using it
"Waivers, bookings and deposits used to live in three different places. Now it's one link we send and one dashboard we check."
3thirty3 Adventures
Tour operator · reference customer
"Your testimonial here — what changed when you stopped paying commission and started taking deposits on your own page."
Your business
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How it works
From "I need to book" to "see you then" in three steps.
Build your booking page
Pick a vertical template (beauty, B&B, music, camp, photographer…) or start from scratch. Add your services, slots, prices, and brand colors. 5-10 minutes.
Share reserveme.co.za/your-handle
Drop the link in your Instagram bio, WhatsApp business profile, email signature, Google Business profile. Customers book and pay 24/7.
Manage everything in one workspace
Calendar view. Payments approved. Reminders sent automatically. Cancellations handled. You just show up.
What's inside
Everything a SA business needs to take bookings.
Slot-based scheduling
Three booking modes: open registration, capacity-capped (e.g. 12 seats per workshop), or 1-to-1 (one slot, one client). Daily cron generates a year of slots from your recurrence rules.
PayFast deposits + EFT
Customers pay a deposit (fixed or %) instantly via PayFast, or pay-on-arrival, or upload proof of EFT. You approve from your dashboard.
.ics calendar invite
Confirmation email includes a one-click "Add to calendar" attachment. Lands in Google, Apple, and Outlook calendars cleanly.
Automatic reminders
24-hour and same-day email reminders. Cron runs at 07:00 and 20:00 SAST. No-show rate drops by half on most accounts.
Customer self-cancel
Every confirmation has a tokenised cancel link. Customers cancel themselves — no awkward WhatsApp. Slot reopens for someone else.
Calendar + booking manager
FullCalendar view, color-coded by service and payment status. Filter, search, CSV-export. Add a manual booking when someone calls you.
Pricing rules
Stack rules: weekend surcharge, public-holiday premium, off-peak discount, member rate. Price resolves at booking time, not from a fixed list.
POPIA-ready
Built-in consent capture and one-click customer data erasure. No retrofit. Sellable to corporates and regulated industries.
Forms in the same account
Need a waiver, intake form, or registration alongside? Build it in ReserveMe Forms — same dashboard, no second login.
Why SA businesses are leaving
ReserveMe Reservations vs Fresha
Fresha changed the rules. We didn't.
| ReserveMe Reservations | Fresha | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | R0 on Starter, R199 on Basic | R90/person/month |
| New-client commission | 0% | 20% |
| Industries | Any service business | Beauty & wellness only |
| Payment gateway | PayFast + EFT native | Stripe only |
| Manual EFT + PoP upload | ✓ Built in | ✗ Card only |
| Free tier | Forever (Starter) | No |
| Forms / intake | ✓ Same account | ✗ Beauty intake only |
| POPIA workflow | ✓ One-click erasure | Global GDPR focus |
Fresha pricing as announced August 2025. R90/person + 20% commission on new-client bookings. Confirm current Fresha terms at fresha.com before signing up there.
Switching from Fresha? It's an afternoon, not a migration.
No lock-in, no export fees, no developer. Here's the whole move:
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Create your page free. Pick a template, add your services, slots and prices — no card needed.
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Connect PayFast (or use EFT). Take deposits instantly, or let clients pay on arrival / upload proof.
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Swap the link. Replace your Fresha link in your Instagram bio, WhatsApp and Google profile with
reserveme.co.za/your-handle. -
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Add existing clients as you go. Use "Add manual booking" for regulars who phone — no big-bang import required.
Who's already on it?
Fresha alternatives aren't just for salons. ReserveMe Reservations works for any SA service business.
One account, two products
Need forms alongside?
ReserveMe Forms is in the same account. Intake forms, waivers, registrations — all with EFT + PayFast collection built in. One dashboard. One subscription.
See ReserveMe FormsStop paying commission on your own clients.
Take bookings on your own page. PayFast deposits. EFT. Reminders. .ics invites. All free on Starter.
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