Healthcare & Medical · head to head
Phreesia vs Cliniko
Phreesia
Healthcare & Medical
Patient intake, registration and payments platform for medical practices
- 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: Phreesia intake products are advertised free only through December 31 2026, after which pricing becomes a custom quote based on organization size, as of August 2026; Cliniko priced in practitioner bands rather than per seat, so a clinic adding a sixth practitioner jumps from $95 to $145 a month
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Phreesia and Cliniko actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Healthcare & Medical).
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 Phreesia
Nothing recorded that Cliniko does not also cover.
Only in Cliniko
- Appointment Scheduling
- Online Booking
- Client Management
- Invoicing
- Patient Portal
- Telehealth
- Payment processors
- Online forms
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Phreesia
No use cases recorded yet. See the Phreesia review.
Cliniko
- Practice management for allied health clinicsnot Phreesia
- Appointment scheduling and online bookingsnot Phreesia
- Clinical notes and patient recordsnot Phreesia
- Telehealth consultationsnot Phreesia
- Invoicing and payment tracking for a multi-practitioner clinicnot Phreesia
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Phreesia
- Intake products are advertised free only through December 31 2026, after which pricing becomes a custom quote based on organization size, as of August 2026
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
Phreesia
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Phreesia review.
Cliniko
$59/month- Professional$59/month
- Scheduling
- Patient portal
- Invoicing
Which should you pick?
Choose Phreesia if
Nothing in the data separates Phreesia from Cliniko on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Cliniko if
- You need appointment scheduling.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want online booking.
Questions people ask
- Is Phreesia or Cliniko better?
- Neither clearly leads. Phreesia 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, Phreesia or Cliniko?
- Phreesia starts at On request and Cliniko at $59/month.
- Does Phreesia or Cliniko run on more platforms?
- Phreesia runs on Web. Cliniko runs on Web, Mobile.
- What can Phreesia do that Cliniko cannot?
- Cliniko covers Appointment Scheduling, Online Booking, Client Management, Invoicing.