Practitioner vs Zanda (Power Diary)
Zanda, which used to be Power Diary, is practice management software with notes, forms and a client portal. Practitioner includes your own website, online booking, payments, gift vouchers, a shop and a directory place in one price. Side by side:
- Checked on Zanda (Power Diary)'s own website, 4 November 2026
Side by side
What you get for the money
From each provider's own website on 4 November 2026. Plans change, so check the details with Zanda (Power Diary) before you decide.
| Feature | Practitioner | Zanda (Power Diary) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £9.99 a month, everything included (£4.99 while training) | £15 a month for one practitioner (Starter, up to 1,000 appointments); Growth £25 plus £15 for each extra practitioner |
| Free trial | Free for a week, no card needed to start | Free trial, no card needed |
| Your own website | Included: your own website in ten designs, on your own domain or a free address | Not included: a client portal for booking, forms and payments |
| Online booking | Included: in person, video and phone, packages, group sessions and courses | Included, through the client portal |
| Payments | Card and PayPal into your own account. No commission on your bookings | Stripe, with a 50p connect fee plus card fees |
| Gift vouchers | Included: sold from your site, never expire | Not mentioned on its pricing page |
| Selling recordings and guides | Included: your own recordings and guides, plus our professionally voiced library | Not mentioned on its pricing page |
| 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 | UK pricing page in pounds; SMS at 9p each |
What Practitioner gives you, for £9.99 a month
- Therapists working for themselves who want a website included
- Gift vouchers, a shop and recordings alongside sessions
- A place in a UK-wide directory of therapists
- Pages and client forms written for your kind of practice
- £100 getting started credit for adverts and stock
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.
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Questions
Practitioner or Zanda (Power Diary)?
What is the difference between Practitioner and Zanda (Power Diary)?
Zanda (formerly Power Diary) is practice management software: bookings through a client portal, notes templates, forms, telehealth and billing. It does not include a website. Practitioner includes your own website, online booking, payments, invoices, gift vouchers, a shop and a place in the UK-wide Practitioner directory for one monthly price.
How much does Practitioner cost?
One plan with everything included: £9.99 a month, or £4.99 while you are training. It is free for a week with no card needed, no contract, and no commission on your bookings, plus £100 getting started credit for adverts and stock once you are set up.
Can I move from Zanda (Power Diary) 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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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.