Healthcare · head to head
Doctolib vs Figure 1
Doctolib
Healthcare
Patient booking and practice management for European healthcare professionals
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Figure 1
Healthcare
Medical photography and knowledge sharing platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Figure 1 has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Doctolib covers Patient booking marketplace, Figure 1 covers Case Sharing.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Doctolib and Figure 1 actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Doctolib
- Patient booking marketplace
- Practice agenda
- Teleconsultation
- Automated reminders
- Electronic patient record
- Carte Vitale and reimbursement
- e-Prescription
- Doctolib Team
Only in Figure 1
- Case Sharing
- Secure Messaging
- Image Upload
- Knowledge Discovery
- CME Access
- Collaboration
- HIPAA Compliant
- HIPAA
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Doctolib
- A French general practice that wants new patients to find and book it without a phone call, and needs Carte Vitale billing in the same toolnot Figure 1
- A German physiotherapy clinic replacing a paper diary and cutting no-shows through automated SMS remindersnot Figure 1
- A dental group with several sites that needs one shared agenda and per-site patient routingnot Figure 1
- A specialist starting a new practice in Paris or Berlin who has no existing patient list and needs the directory as a source of referralsnot Figure 1
Figure 1
- Patient Carenot Doctolib
- Medical Recordsnot Doctolib
- Practice Managementnot Doctolib
- Telehealthnot Doctolib
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Doctolib
- Availability is limited to France, Germany and Italy, so a clinic group operating outside those markets cannot use it at all and a multinational provider cannot standardise on one booking system.
- No pricing is published anywhere on the site; every plan routes to a sales form, so a practice cannot budget or compare against alternatives without giving up contact details and sitting through a call.
- Contracts run on a twelve month commitment per practitioner, so a practice that hires a locum or loses a partner mid-term keeps paying for the seat.
- The commercial value is the marketplace listing rather than the software, which means leaving Doctolib costs a practice its inbound patient discovery, not just a data export; that asymmetry weakens the practice in every renewal negotiation.
- Clinical depth is thinner than a dedicated electronic health record, so practices with complex documentation, coding or research requirements often run Doctolib for scheduling alongside a second clinical system and reconcile the two by hand.
Figure 1
Nothing recorded yet. See the Figure 1 review.
Pricing, plan by plan
Doctolib
On request- Doctolib Pro$undefined/month
- Marketplace listing and patient booking
- Practice agenda
- SMS and email reminders
Figure 1
Free- FreeFree
- Access to cases
- HIPAA-compliant
- Secure sharing
Which should you pick?
Choose Doctolib if
- You need patient booking marketplace.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want practice agenda.
Choose Figure 1 if
- You need case sharing.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want secure messaging.
Questions people ask
- Is Doctolib or Figure 1 better?
- Neither clearly leads. Doctolib starts at On request and Figure 1 at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Doctolib or Figure 1?
- Figure 1 has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Doctolib and Free for Figure 1.
- Does Doctolib or Figure 1 run on more platforms?
- Doctolib runs on Web, iOS, Android. Figure 1 runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Figure 1 for free?
- Yes. Figure 1 has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Doctolib starts at On request.
- What is Doctolib best used for?
- Doctolib is most often used for a french general practice that wants new patients to find and book it without a phone call, and needs carte vitale billing in the same tool, a german physiotherapy clinic replacing a paper diary and cutting no-shows through automated sms reminders, a dental group with several sites that needs one shared agenda and per-site patient routing, a specialist starting a new practice in paris or berlin who has no existing patient list and needs the directory as a source of referrals. Of those, a french general practice that wants new patients to find and book it without a phone call, and needs carte vitale billing in the same tool and a german physiotherapy clinic replacing a paper diary and cutting no-shows through automated sms reminders are not what Figure 1 is typically brought in for.
- What can Doctolib do that Figure 1 cannot?
- Doctolib covers Patient booking marketplace, Practice agenda, Teleconsultation, Automated reminders. Figure 1 covers Case Sharing, Secure Messaging, Image Upload, Knowledge Discovery.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Doctolib: Can I use Doctolib in the UK or the US?
No. Doctolib operates in France, Germany and Italy only. There is no English-market offering.
Doctolib: Does Doctolib publish its prices?
No. Every tier on the site routes to a contact form, and quotes are per practitioner per month with a twelve month commitment.
Doctolib: Is Doctolib a full electronic health record?
Not really. It covers consultation notes, documents and prescribing, but practices with heavy clinical documentation needs usually keep a separate EHR.
Doctolib: What happens to my patient bookings if I leave?
You keep your patient data on export, but you lose the public listing, which is where a large share of new bookings originate.
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