Looking for a Cliniko alternative?
Practitioner gives a therapist working for themselves their own website, online booking, payments, invoices, gift vouchers, a shop and a place in a UK-wide directory of therapists. One price in pounds: £9.99 a month, with no commission on your bookings.
- £9.99 a month
- Free for a week
- Your website included
The numbers
How Practitioner compares with Cliniko
From Cliniko's own website on 4 November 2026. Plans change, so check the details with them before you decide.
| Feature | Practitioner | Cliniko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £9.99 a month, everything included (£4.99 while training) | £29 a month for one practitioner; £59 for 2 to 5, rising by band to £259 for 26 to 200 |
| Free trial | Free for a week, no card needed to start | 30 days, no card needed |
| Your own website | Included: your own website in ten designs, on your own domain or a free address | Not included: a booking page to link to or embed in your own website |
| Online booking | Included: in person, video and phone, packages, group sessions and courses | Online bookings, with telehealth once a card is on file |
| Payments | Card and PayPal into your own account. No commission on your bookings | Stripe |
| Invoices | Included, in your practice's name, with a "Pay by card" button | Included |
| Gift vouchers | Included: sold from your site, never expire | Not mentioned on its features or pricing pages |
| Selling recordings and guides | Included: your own recordings and guides, plus our professionally voiced library | Not mentioned on its features or pricing pages |
| A directory that sends you clients | Included: your advert in the UK-wide Practitioner directory (more than 10,000 listings) | None found |
| UK | UK company, prices in pounds, client information held in the UK | Prices in pounds, and UK accounts keep their data in the UK |
Included in the £9.99
Your advert in the UK's directory of therapists
- 10,000+therapists listed
- 1,492towns and cities
- 49counties
- 8kinds of practice
Every member has an advert in the Practitioner directory, on the pages for their own town and for the things they help with, such as "help with sleep in Leeds". Clients find you there and book on your own website, so there is no commission on your bookings. Numbers are live from the directory today.
See the directory
The options
Cliniko alternatives for UK therapists, compared
The options do different jobs: clinic systems, booking tools and website builders. Here is what each one is and how it charges, from each company's own website on 4 November 2026. Terms change, so ask them for today's.
| Software | What it is | Price for one practitioner | Own website included |
|---|---|---|---|
| Practitioner | Website, booking, payments, shop and a directory place in one, for UK therapists | £9.99 a month, everything included | Yes, on your own domain |
| Cliniko | Clinic software built around treatment notes | £29 a month for one practitioner | No: a booking page for your own site |
| Jane | Clinic software with charting, gift cards and products | £29 a month (up to 20 appointments); £44 for Practice | Add-on: £59 a month per clinic |
| Zanda (Power Diary) | Practice management with notes, forms and telehealth | £15 a month for one practitioner | No: a client portal |
| Halaxy | Clinical software with records and its own directory | Pay as you go, in euros for UK users | No: a profile in its directory |
| WriteUpp | UK clinical notes and booking software | £27.95 a month for Solo | No: a booking link for your own site |
| Fresha | A booking app and marketplace for salons and spas | £14.95 a month plus VAT | Add-on: £12.95 a month |
| Acuity Scheduling | A booking tool to embed in your own website | £12 a month for one calendar, plus your website | No: it goes on your own website |
| Wix with Wix Bookings | A website builder with a booking app | Bookings need the Core plan or above | Yes: you design it yourself |
| Squarespace with Acuity | A website builder, with Acuity for booking | Website from £16 a month, plus booking from £12 | Yes: you design it yourself |
Why it matters
A booking page fills a diary. A website gets you found.
A "help with" page on a member's site, written the way people search.
Found by the people near you
Your site has a page for each thing you help with, written the way people search: "hypnotherapy for sleep in Derby". Your directory advert sits in your town's pages too.
Booked on your own site
Clients book from your website, day or night, inside your own hours. Confirmations, reminders and the questions form go out for you.
Paid in more than one way
Sessions, packages, group places, gift vouchers, recordings and guides, all paid into your own account, with no commission on your bookings.
Questions
Frequently asked
What is a good Cliniko alternative in the UK?
Practitioner gives a therapist working for themselves their own website, online booking, card and PayPal payments, invoices, gift vouchers, a shop for recordings and guides, and a place in the UK-wide Practitioner directory, for £9.99 a month in pounds, with no commission on your bookings.
How much does Cliniko cost?
£29 a month for one practitioner; £59 for 2 to 5, rising by band to £259 for 26 to 200, according to its own website on 4 November 2026. Plans change, so check with Cliniko for today's price.
Does Cliniko include a website?
Not included: a booking page to link to or embed in your own website, according to its own website on 4 November 2026. Practitioner includes your own website in the £9.99.
Can I move from Cliniko to Practitioner?
Yes. Start the free week, set up your sessions and prices, and point your website address and booking link at your new site when you are happy. You can keep both running until your existing bookings have finished.
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- Cliniko pricing
- Cliniko features
- Cliniko security
- Cliniko help: online payments
- Jane pricing
- Jane online booking
- Zanda UK pricing
- Zanda UK
- Halaxy pricing
- Halaxy EU pricing
- Halaxy UK
- WriteUpp pricing
- WriteUpp features
- Fresha pricing
- Acuity pricing
- Squarespace scheduling (UK prices)
- Wix plans
- Wix Bookings
- Squarespace pricing
- Squarespace scheduling
Try Practitioner free for a week
See your own website, booking page and directory advert with your name on them before you decide. Then £9.99 a month, with no contract and no commission on your bookings.
