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Most systems will have a pricing page on their website."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"f1dae29dc472","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"f1dae29dc4720","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"We don’t believe price should be your deciding factor, you don’t need to choose the cheapest, the system you choose will be very important to your business. It just needs to be affordable, to be considered, and hopefully offers you more value than it costs."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"4d0026a56de4","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"4d0026a56de40","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"You can find our "},{"_key":"4d0026a56de41","_type":"span","marks":["7f3844156601"],"text":"Cliniko pricing"},{"_key":"4d0026a56de42","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":" very easily."}],"markDefs":[{"_key":"7f3844156601","_type":"internalLink","url":"/pricing/"}],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"ba1918088efc","_type":"numberedSubHeading","heading":"Is it compliant for you to use?","number":2},{"_key":"ec1a5b2c03d5","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"ec1a5b2c03d50","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"If you’re considering Cliniko, you’re likely storing patient information. There are laws that govern the storage of sensitive information like this. It’s important to choose a system that’s \"built for purpose\" and meets the privacy requirements."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"88e5a1456072","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"88e5a14560720","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"There’s a good chance Cliniko will meet these requirements for you, but you’ll need to see our "},{"_key":"88e5a14560721","_type":"span","marks":["9008eb77ac14"],"text":"Security page"},{"_key":"88e5a14560722","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":" to confirm, based on your region and needs."}],"markDefs":[{"_key":"9008eb77ac14","_type":"internalLink","url":"/security/"}],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"9f381b108a13","_type":"numberedSubHeading","heading":"Does it have the features you need?","number":3},{"_key":"e9c2f248e0db","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"e9c2f248e0db0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"It wouldn’t be much good if the system was affordable and met regulations, but didn’t actually do what you need. So best to check that out too! Practice Management Systems are generally quite comprehensive when it comes to feature sets. Just make sure the things you know you need, are handled by the system you choose."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"4d1e51039a10","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"4d1e51039a100","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"You can see most of our features on our aptly named "},{"_key":"4d1e51039a101","_type":"span","marks":["75f92203d29b"],"text":"Features page"},{"_key":"4d1e51039a102","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"."}],"markDefs":[{"_key":"75f92203d29b","_type":"internalLink","url":"/features/"}],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"690db0a86114","_type":"numberedSubHeading","heading":"Does it work on the devices you use?","number":4},{"_key":"07431362d231","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"07431362d2310","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Are you on Mac or PC? Do you want to use it on your iPad, Galaxy Tab, iPhone, Android Phone, or Sandwich Toaster? You’ll want to make sure it works on all the devices you plan to use. One step better, make sure it’s great on those devices, not just that it works."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"813f0fa8fea5","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"813f0fa8fea50","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"As a note, Cliniko works on all of those devices above, except one... but we won’t tell you which."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"e2c6da089c47","_type":"numberedSubHeading","heading":"What is the support like?","number":5},{"_key":"fc7b3f0082ff","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"fc7b3f0082ff0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Let’s face it, no matter how good the system is, you’re going to be needing support at one time or another. It’s best to not wait until then to find out it’s rubbish."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"7d284fc83114","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"7d284fc831140","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"You can of course read about companies support on their website, but we’ve never spotted a website that says “Our support is terrible, 98% of people hated speaking with us... and that’s from the small portion that actually got through”. That said, there’s plenty of companies where that would be accurate."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"0bdb49da47b7","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"0bdb49da47b70","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Our tip, try it out. That’s when you’ll find out the truth. Want to try ours out? There’s a little chat bubble in the bottom-right corner. Go see who’s on the other end!"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"c68ec2bf4c99","_type":"numberedSubHeading","heading":"Do a free trial!","number":6},{"_key":"2ab1f407fec7","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"2ab1f407fec70","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Similar to above, you can’t believe everything you read on a companies website. Like those less than honest comparison reviews, websites have a tendency to highlight the good points, and skim over (omit) the bad. Any system that you consider should be offering you a completely free trial. Changing systems is a big deal, you shouldn’t be going into that blindly."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"d28440fd4977","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"d28440fd49770","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Start a free trial with all the systems you’re considering, and really kick the tyres, make sure you’re making an educated decision based on what you’ve seen, not just what you’ve been told."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"349a2952772a","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"349a2952772a0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Bonus tips"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h2"},{"_key":"ec3fd4ebba7f","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"ec3fd4ebba7f0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"The above tips are certainly our main recommendations, if you’re still looking for other ways to analyse them, we’ve got some bonus tips for you:"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"334920ff5ae8","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"334920ff5ae80","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Is the system regularly improved?"}],"level":1,"listItem":"bullet","markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"ef335a242d08","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"ef335a242d080","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"What is the up-time/availability like of the system?"}],"level":1,"listItem":"bullet","markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"7cc6a4f99ba5","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"7cc6a4f99ba50","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Does the company communicate well about changes or issues?"}],"level":1,"listItem":"bullet","markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"01bda51f322f","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"01bda51f322f0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"How fast is the system to use?"}],"level":1,"listItem":"bullet","markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"68422292d53d","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"68422292d53d0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"What is the usability like? Is it easy to use without training?"}],"level":1,"listItem":"bullet","markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"b7015f45fbcb","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"b7015f45fbcb0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"6eba67de4581","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"6eba67de45810","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Thanks for reading"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h2"},{"_key":"aa04b8af3d53","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"aa04b8af3d530","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"We know this isn’t what you came here for, so thanks for making it this far. If we thought we could do a fair comparison between Cliniko and the other practice management software apps, we’d have done so. Integrity is important to us and we didn’t want to put a misleading review out into the world."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"c63de11792d2","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"c63de11792d20","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"We obviously do know there’s other practice management software programs out there (otherwise we wouldn’t have created this page), and we think Cliniko is a pretty decent pick if you’re going to choose. The best thing to do from here is to find out for yourself. Our number one tip is to try the systems out, and you can "},{"_key":"c63de11792d21","_type":"span","marks":["bf378850b90c"],"text":"start a free 30-day trial "},{"_key":"c63de11792d22","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"with Cliniko in just 30 seconds. Enjoy!"}],"markDefs":[{"_key":"bf378850b90c","_type":"internalLink","url":"/free-trial/"}],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"f48e561d94df","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"f48e561d94df0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"}],"slug":{"current":"comparisons"},"subTitle":"Here’s the thing... we don’t know a lot about the other practice management software systems. We would rather spend our time improving and supporting Cliniko than playing with our competitor’s systems. We also actively like to not be influenced by what we’ve seen elsewhere, so we can design solutions truly for the problem at hand, not just copy others.","title":"Practice management software comparisons"}},"pageContext":{}},"staticQueryHashes":["1597897351","396852870"]}