Free resources for small businesses
Everything Traxo publishes free for small businesses: prices read at the source and dated, templates to copy and guides that put a figure on what a website or a piece of software really costs.
Nothing here asks you for an account or an email address.
The price observatory
What booking software, websites, agencies and payments cost in six countries, each line dated and linked to the page that publishes the price.
- Price observatory: booking, websites, payments
What booking software, websites, agencies and payments cost small businesses in six European countries, every row dated and linked to its source. CSV included.
- Software, websites, payments: prices in Ireland
Fresha, Booksy, Square, Phorest and Irish web designers: prices read in September 2026, each dated and linked to the page that publishes it. Free CSV to cite.
Tools and templates
Templates you can copy as they are, written for your market rather than translated.
- Salon cancellation policy template to copy
A salon cancellation policy template you can copy today: notice period, deposits, late arrivals and no-shows, in plain words clients accept. Free, no sign-up.
- Opening a hair salon checklist for Ireland
An opening a hair salon checklist for Ireland: CRO name, Revenue and VAT, payroll, the HSA safety statement, the price notice. Tick it off or print it.
Guides
Our price guides, the most searched first: what a website or a piece of software really costs, add-ons and subscriptions included.
- Website design cost Ireland: 3-year prices with VAT
Website design cost in Ireland: €700 to €4,000 plus VAT to build, then €400 to €900 a year. The 3-year totals, with online booking and 23% VAT included.
- Fresha fees 2026: what an Irish salon really pays
Fresha fees in 2026: €14.95 a month, 1.29% + €0.15 per card payment, texts, add-ons and the new-client fee. What an Irish salon really pays, line by line.
- Booksy pricing in Ireland: the real monthly cost
Booksy pricing in Ireland: €44 a month plus €5 per extra team member, 23% VAT and 2.6% card fees. A solo stylist pays €649.44 a year before card fees.
Comparisons
Traxo next to the tools you may already use: what each one does and what it costs, with dated figures and their sources.
- Traxo vs Fresha: fees, new clients and your site
Traxo vs Fresha, side by side on 25/09/2026: subscription, new-client fee, card fees, texts and website. And who Fresha is honestly the better fit for.
- Traxo vs Booksy: Irish prices side by side
Traxo vs Booksy in Ireland: €44 plus VAT with no new-client commission, or your own website with bookings and deposits. Prices seen 21/09/2026, line by line.
- Traxo vs Phorest: quote or published price
Traxo vs Phorest: a full salon suite sold on a quote, or a booking website at a published price. What each does, what Traxo doesn't, compared on 21/09/2026.
By city
Getting a website built in your city: prices read and dated, agency by agency.
- Website design Kildare: prices and addresses
Website design in Kildare: €499 excl. VAT for a ten-page site in Athy, €60 a month upkeep, or €40 a month excl. VAT with us. Read on 06/10/2026.