Mahi Time
Flat fee. No commissions.
NZ$0/mo
0 per year
Base plan includes 2 team members or resources. Add more at NZ$21/mo each.
Savings calculator
See what you'd save with Mahi Time.
Slide for your team size. We'll show you the monthly + annual difference against Fresha, Timely and Kitomba, every number in NZD.
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chairs
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Fresha
"Free" software, marketplace commission
NZ$0/mo
0 per year
Marketplace takes 20% of every NEW client booking. Survey average: NZ$45/staff/mo effective cost.
Timely
Per-user pricing scales fast
NZ$0/mo
0 per year
Build plan: NZ$33 per user, every user. Elevate / Innovate tiers cost more.
Kitomba
Premium NZ incumbent
NZ$0/mo
0 per year
NZ$169/mo for the first chair, NZ$35 per additional.
What you get
Features Mahi offers that others don't.
Everything below is included in the base plan, except the AI receptionist, which is an opt-in add-on. No competitor offers an AI receptionist at any tier.
| Feature | Mahi Time | Fresha | Timely | Kitomba | Setmore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/7 AI voice receptionist | Available | ||||
| Flat fee, no marketplace commission | |||||
| SMS reminders included (100/mo) | add-on | add-on | add-on | add-on | |
| Multi-location in base plan | add-on | add-on | |||
| Built-in loyalty program | add-on | add-on | |||
| Cross-business customer portal | |||||
| Two-way Google Calendar sync | |||||
| te reo Māori support | |||||
| NZ-built + locally supported |
SMS reminders
No-shows drop ~40% with SMS. Here's the bill.
Slide for your monthly SMS volume. We'll show what each provider charges. Mahi includes 100/mo in the base plan, then top-ups are NZ$10 per 100 SMS (10c each, passed through at cost). Every competitor we surveyed bills SMS from message one.
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texts/mo
0
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1,000
1,500
2,000
Mahi Time
You
NZ$0/mo
0 per year
100/mo included. Top-ups NZ$10 per 100 SMS (10c each).
Fresha
NZ$0/mo
Save NZ$0/yr
0 per year
Pay-per-SMS from message one. ~NZ$0.20 each.
Timely
NZ$0/mo
Save NZ$0/yr
0 per year
Pay-per-SMS top-ups. ~NZ$0.20 each.
Kitomba
NZ$0/mo
Save NZ$0/yr
0 per year
Pay-per-SMS. ~NZ$0.18 each.
Setmore
NZ$0/mo
Save NZ$0/yr
0 per year
SMS via third-party integration. ~NZ$0.25 each.
Ready to switch?
Free 21-day trial. No card required. Import your clients, services and bookings from Fresha or Timely on day one.
Pricing based on a survey of public plan pages and recent client quotes as of May 2026. Competitor pricing converted to NZD at exchange rates current at survey time. Marketplace commissions (Fresha) and tier upgrades vary with actual booking volume, so your effective cost may be higher than the figure shown. Mahi Time pricing is the public published rate.