Cliniko
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a small-to-mid allied-health clinic wanting simple scheduling, notes and billing.
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Cliniko vs SimplePractice
Cliniko and SimplePractice both land on Worth it.
SimplePractice
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a solo therapy or wellness practice and want HIPAA-compliant scheduling, notes, and billing in one tool.
| Compare | Cliniko | SimplePractice |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Worth it | Worth it |
| Best for | Physiotherapy and allied-health clinics | Solo therapists in private practice |
| Who it's not for | Large hospitals or multi-site enterprise groups | Hospitals and large health systems |
| Privacy | Public security page with 2FA/passkey guidance and Australian Privacy Principles compliance help; only finding is a self-disclosed 2014 Heartbleed notice.³ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.14 |
| Support quality | No clear user evidence in sources. | No support evidence found |
| Public sentiment | Users praise Cliniko's ease of use for non-technical staff, though some say rivals like Jane feel friendlier and more modern.⁴ | Clinician community posts say peers commonly prefer SimplePractice for private-practice EHR work. |
| Biggest gotcha | Listed around $45/month (Capterra); verify per-practitioner billing . costs grow as you hire.⁵ | Only a free trial is advertised; subscription cost appears nowhere in reviewed sources . verify before committing13 |
Pick Cliniko when
- Physiotherapy and allied-health clinics
- Solo practitioners
- Small multi-practitioner clinics
- Australian privacy compliance needs
When Cliniko is not a fit
- Large hospitals or multi-site enterprise groups
- Teams wanting AI-heavy automation and modern UX
- Non-healthcare businesses . it is clinic-specific
- Buyers needing deep EHR interoperability
Pick SimplePractice when
- Solo therapists in private practice
- Health & wellness practitioners
- Small mental-health practices
When SimplePractice is not a fit
- Hospitals and large health systems
- Non-clinical teams wanting a plain CRM
- Buyers who need upfront pricing before signup
- Large group practices with complex billing operations
Sources
- Cliniko homepagecliniko.comofficial
- Cliniko Securitycliniko.comsecurity
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- Cliniko Reviews . G2g2.comreview
- Cliniko . Capterra India (pricing)capterra.inreview
- Cliniko . SoftwareAdvice AUsoftwareadvice.com.aureview
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- Jane Vs Cliniko . Facebookfacebook.comreview
- Cliniko Customer Reviews . FeaturedCustomersfeaturedcustomers.comreview
- Cliniko . Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Cliniko . Crunchbasecrunchbase.comnews
- Investment? No thanks . Cliniko blogcliniko.comofficial
- SimplePractice homepagesimplepractice.comofficial
- SimplePractice security and compliance pagesimplepractice.comofficial
- Top 6 Mental Health EHRs of 2025 . hCare Konnecthcarekonnect.comreview
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