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NextGen Healthcare vs Nookal

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NextGen Healthcare

Healthcare

Integrated EHR and practice management solutions

From
$150/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Nookal logo

Nookal

Healthcare

Australian allied health practice management priced per practitioner with usage charges on top

From
49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: NextGen Healthcare no pricing published on website; Nookal the features most multi-practitioner clinics need, including advanced reporting, custom forms and automated recalls, are held back to the Professional tier, so the AUD 49 entry price is not a realistic budget for anything beyond a solo practice.
  • They diverge on capability: NextGen Healthcare covers Electronic Health Records, Nookal covers Per practitioner pricing.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which NextGen Healthcare and Nookal actually diverge.

Attributes where NextGen Healthcare and Nookal differ
AttributeNextGen HealthcareNookal
Starting price$150/month49/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer user per month
Founded1997Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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 NextGen Healthcare

  • Electronic Health Records
  • Practice Management
  • Revenue Cycle Management
  • Telehealth
  • Analytics
  • Labs
  • Pharmacies
  • Clearinghouses

Only in Nookal

  • Per practitioner pricing
  • Clinical notes
  • Online booking
  • Automated recalls
  • KPI dashboards
  • Claiming
  • Patient portal
  • AI and voice

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

NextGen Healthcare

  • Cloud-based EHR and practice management for ambulatory and specialty practicesnot Nookal
  • AI-assisted clinical documentation to reduce after-hours charting timenot Nookal

Nookal

  • A three to ten practitioner physiotherapy clinic in Australia that wants Medicare claiming and published pricing rather than a quote processnot NextGen Healthcare
  • A New Zealand practice that needs ACC claim submission integrated with its clinical notes and billingnot NextGen Healthcare
  • A chiropractic group opening a second location that wants shared patient records and one reporting view across sitesnot NextGen Healthcare
  • A UK or Irish allied health clinic that wants an Australian-style clinical workflow with GBP or EUR billingnot NextGen Healthcare

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

NextGen Healthcare

  • No pricing published on website

Nookal

  • The features most multi-practitioner clinics need, including advanced reporting, custom forms and automated recalls, are held back to the Professional tier, so the AUD 49 entry price is not a realistic budget for anything beyond a solo practice.
  • Add-ons stack quickly: AI and voice at about USD 25 per active licence, the patient portal from USD 10 per location and secure messaging from USD 1.50 per user can push a seat close to double its list price.
  • Pricing is not a simple currency conversion, with the USD Essentials tier at 65 and Professional at 89 against AUD 49 and 59, so overseas clinics pay a meaningful premium for the same software.
  • Messaging and claiming are metered per SMS and per claim, so a clinic that leans on reminders to control no-shows finds a variable line item that grows with appointment volume and is easy to underestimate at purchase.
  • Single sign-on is quoted rather than listed and sits with the Enterprise tier, which puts basic identity governance out of reach for mid-sized groups that would otherwise stay on Professional.

Pricing, plan by plan

NextGen Healthcare

$150/month

No published plan breakdown. See the NextGen Healthcare review.

Nookal

49/month
  • Essentials$49/month
    • Per practitioner per month
    • Appointments, patient records and invoicing
    • Online booking
  • Professional$59/month
    • Per practitioner per month
    • Advanced reporting and KPI dashboards
    • Custom forms
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Quoted pricing
    • Multi-account management
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose NextGen Healthcare if

  • You need electronic health records.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want practice management.
NextGen Healthcare review

Choose Nookal if

  • You need per practitioner pricing.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want clinical notes.
Nookal review

Questions people ask

Is NextGen Healthcare or Nookal better?
Neither clearly leads. NextGen Healthcare starts at $150/month and Nookal at 49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NextGen Healthcare or Nookal?
NextGen Healthcare starts at $150/month and Nookal at 49/month.
Does NextGen Healthcare or Nookal run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, iOS, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is NextGen Healthcare best used for?
NextGen Healthcare is most often used for cloud-based ehr and practice management for ambulatory and specialty practices, ai-assisted clinical documentation to reduce after-hours charting time. Of those, cloud-based ehr and practice management for ambulatory and specialty practices and ai-assisted clinical documentation to reduce after-hours charting time are not what Nookal is typically brought in for.
What can NextGen Healthcare do that Nookal cannot?
NextGen Healthcare covers Electronic Health Records, Practice Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Telehealth. Nookal covers Per practitioner pricing, Clinical notes, Online booking, Automated recalls.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

NextGen Healthcare: How much does NextGen Healthcare cost?

NextGen Healthcare does not publish pricing on its website. The company directs customers to schedule a meeting, request a demo, or chat with sales to receive custom pricing.

Source
Nookal: How much does Nookal cost per practitioner?

Essentials is AUD 49 per practitioner per month and Professional is AUD 59, with published equivalents of GBP 29 and 39, EUR 65 and 89, and USD 65 and 89. Enterprise is quoted.

Nookal: What is not included in the subscription?

SMS from about 7 cents per message, Medicare claims from about 10 cents, ACC claims at about 12 cents, the patient portal, secure messaging, AI and voice, and single sign-on are all charged separately.

Nookal: Is there a contract?

No lock-in contract, and the free trial does not require a credit card.

Nookal: Which countries does the claiming work in?

Medicare claiming is Australian and ACC claiming is New Zealand. Elsewhere the software works but you invoice and reconcile manually.

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