Fresha with marketplace fees + Square payments = $75/month. Every month. Forever.
Helix replaces the entire stack for $279 once.
The Tattoo Artist Stack combines Fresha with marketplace fees and Square payments for $75/month ($900/year). Over 3 years with 11.4% SaaS inflation, that's $3,020. Helix does everything these 2 tools do for $279 once. Break even in 4 months. Save $2,741 over 3 years. Booking and client management without marketplace commission.
The Tattoo Artist Stack combines Fresha with marketplace fees and Square payments into what seems like a reasonable setup — until you do the math. At $75/month, you are paying $900 in year one. With SaaS prices rising 11.4% annually (five times general inflation), year two costs $1,003 and year three costs $1,117. Over five years, this stack drains $5,650 from your business — and you never own any of it. Cancel any subscription and you lose access to your data, your client history, your templates. Everything.
The hidden cost is worse: 2 separate tools means 2 separate logins, 2 separate billing cycles, and zero integration between them. Client data lives in one app, invoicing in another, scheduling in a third. You are the integration layer — manually copying information between tools that should talk to each other. That is time you could spend on billable work.
Helix replaces this entire stack for $279, paid once. One app. One login. One data source. Invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting — all connected. You break even in 4 months. After that, every dollar your competitors spend on The Tattoo Artist Stack is money you keep. The 30-day money-back guarantee means zero risk.
Yes. Helix includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. It was designed specifically for solopreneurs who are tired of paying for 2 separate subscriptions that do not talk to each other. $279 once covers everything The Tattoo Artist Stack does — and more.
The Tattoo Artist Stack at $75/month costs $3,020 over 3 years and $5,650 over 5 years with SaaS inflation. Helix is $279 once — total. You save $2,741 over 3 years. The math is not close.
Export your data from each tool as CSV. Import into Helix in about 15 minutes. Run both in parallel for 1-2 weeks until you are confident. Most people switch in a weekend.
30-day money-back guarantee. Save $2,741 or full refund.
Pricing verified March 2026. SaaS inflation: 11.4% YoY.