Healthcare & Medical · head to head
Ginger vs Cliniko
Ginger
Healthcare & Medical
Digital mental health platform with coaching and therapy
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Cliniko
Healthcare & Medical
Clinic management software for health practitioners
- From
- $59/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Ginger no longer sold as Ginger. It is part of Headspace, and ginger.com redirects to the Headspace organizations site; Cliniko priced in practitioner bands rather than per seat, so a clinic adding a sixth practitioner jumps from $95 to $145 a month
- They diverge on capability: Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Cliniko covers Appointment Scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Ginger and Cliniko actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Mobile), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare & Medical), founded (2012).
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 Ginger
- Mental Health Coaching
- Therapy
- Psychiatry
- Meditation
- Crisis Support
- Wellness Content
- Health Plans
- Employers
Only in Cliniko
- Appointment Scheduling
- Online Booking
- Client Management
- Invoicing
- Patient Portal
- Telehealth
- Payment processors
- Online forms
Both cover
- SOC2
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Mobile support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Ginger
- Employer-funded mental health coaching for staffnot Cliniko
- Therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefitnot Cliniko
- Self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical carenot Cliniko
- Workplace mental health workshopsnot Cliniko
Cliniko
- Practice management for allied health clinicsnot Ginger
- Appointment scheduling and online bookingsnot Ginger
- Clinical notes and patient recordsnot Ginger
- Telehealth consultationsnot Ginger
- Invoicing and payment tracking for a multi-practitioner clinicnot Ginger
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Ginger
- No longer sold as Ginger. It is part of Headspace, and ginger.com redirects to the Headspace organizations site
- Bought by employers, health plans and consultants rather than by individuals
- Pricing is not published
Cliniko
- Priced in practitioner bands rather than per seat, so a clinic adding a sixth practitioner jumps from $95 to $145 a month
- The top published band stops at 200 practitioners
- SMS is charged separately at 10 cents a message
- Telehealth requires entering card details before it unlocks, even during the trial
- There is no free tier, only a 30 day trial
Pricing, plan by plan
Ginger
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Ginger review.
Cliniko
$59/month- Professional$59/month
- Scheduling
- Patient portal
- Invoicing
Which should you pick?
Choose Ginger if
- You need mental health coaching.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want therapy.
Choose Cliniko if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want online booking.
Questions people ask
- Is Ginger or Cliniko better?
- Neither clearly leads. Ginger starts at On request and Cliniko at $59/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Ginger or Cliniko?
- Ginger starts at On request and Cliniko at $59/month.
- Does Ginger or Cliniko run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Ginger best used for?
- Ginger is most often used for employer-funded mental health coaching for staff, therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefit, self-guided meditation and sleep content alongside clinical care, workplace mental health workshops. Of those, employer-funded mental health coaching for staff and therapy and psychiatry access through an employee benefit are not what Cliniko is typically brought in for.
- What can Ginger do that Cliniko cannot?
- Ginger covers Mental Health Coaching, Therapy, Psychiatry, Meditation. Cliniko covers Appointment Scheduling, Online Booking, Client Management, Invoicing. Both handle SOC2, Cloud deployment, Web support, Mobile support.