Carepatron vs NutriAdmin (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Carepatron: it is second in our ranking of therapy and clinic software, and it grades higher too, 2.6 against 1.8.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Carepatron grades higher on the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Carepatron
Practice management with a free plan, AI scribe and telehealth
NutriAdmin
Client records and meal plans for nutrition practices
Which one is for you
Pick Carepatron if
- Fits if you're a solo practitioner who wants to start on a free plan with unlimited clients
- Works for mixed practices of therapists, allied health and wellness staff under one account
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: 100 appointments a month, 1 GB of storage, and no reminders or calendar sync
- Watch out: claims start at 25¢ each and insurance checks cost 15¢, and neither is on the free plan
- Pricey if you grow, as every practitioner is a paid seat and ePrescribing through DoseSpot is $39 a month per user
- Not for you if you need roles and permissions, white labeling or the API, which are only on Advanced at $39 a user
- Watch out: Plus includes 150 texts a month per user, and each one past that costs 5¢
Pick NutriAdmin if
- Fits if you are a solo dietitian or nutritionist who writes meal plans
- Works for coaches who need client forms and meal plans
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you take on many clients, since the plans cap new clients at 10, 20 or 40 a month
- Pricey if you want payments or auto-generated plans, as those start at the $41.66 Popular plan
- Watch out: telehealth is an add-on at $5 a month or $50 a year for 20 hours
- Not for you if you need insurance billing, because it is nutrition software, not a general therapy EHR
How we grade them
| 2.6GPACarepatronGood | 1.8GPANutriAdminWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CPlus is $31 a user a month on yearly billing, $39 monthly, between this category's cheaper quarter ($25) and its middle ($39). Every practitioner is a paid seat, and claims, extra texts and ePrescribing cost more on top. | C$29.16 a month billed yearly ($34.99 monthly) is just above the category's cheapest quarter at $27, and that is for one user and 10 new clients a month. Popular is $41.66 and Professional $62.49. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free plan keeps unlimited clients, telehealth, the client portal, online payments and the AI scribe, so one person could run a small practice on it. It stops at 100 appointments a month and 1 GB of storage, with no reminders or calendar sync. | DA 14-day trial on every plan, and cancelling costs nothing, but the page does not say a card is not needed. No free plan. |
| Features | BOnline booking, an AI scribe, note templates, treatment plans, telehealth, invoicing, claims with ERA posting, a client portal and custom workflows. Nothing in the listing is missing from the job; the limits are which plan you're on. | CRecords, portal, meal plans, nutrition analysis, scheduling and AI recipes. Payments, recipes and auto plans start at Popular, and telehealth is an add-on. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. Booking pages, intake forms, note templates and workflows all need setting up, and the onboarding manager is only on Advanced. | CNo store rating on record. You set up questionnaires, plans and a portal before it saves time. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with DoseSpot and Google Analytics, and an API on Advanced. No desktop app, and the integration list is short. | CWeb only on the listing, with no desktop or phone app named. |
| Best for | solo practitioners who want to start free | client records and meal plans for nutrition coaches |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Carepatron and NutriAdmin. How we grade
Price against what you get
Carepatron starts at $31 a month for each person and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. NutriAdmin starts at $29.16 a month and scores 2.0.
Carepatron scores higher, and starts $1.84 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other therapy and clinic software on the chart, none scores higher than Carepatron for less, and 10 score higher than NutriAdmin for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Carepatron also covers transcription and insurance billing.
At a glance
| Carepatron | NutriAdmin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | $31 per user / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly) | $29.16 per month, billed yearly ($34.99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Unlimited clients, telehealth, client portal, online payments and the AI scribe, with up to 100 appointments, 1 GB of storage and 100 emails a month per user. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the paid features, no credit card required | 14-day free trial on every plan; the vendor says you can cancel in one click without being charged. |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Carepatron Limited | Magosoft Ltd |
| Price read from | carepatron.com | nutriadmin.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Carepatron
- The free plan has no appointment reminders or calendar sync and stops at 100 appointments and 1 GB of storage.
- Paid plans are charged per user. Texts beyond the monthly allowance cost $0.05 each, and ePrescribing through DoseSpot is $39 a month per user.
- Electronic claims start at $0.25 each and manual insurance checks cost $0.15 each; neither is on the free plan.
- Roles and permissions, white labeling and API access are only on Advanced.
NutriAdmin
- Each plan caps new clients per month: 10, 20 or 40 on the three single-user plans.
- Stripe payments, the recipes database and auto-generated meal plans start at the Popular plan.
- Telehealth is an add-on: $5 per month or $50 per year for 20 hours of calls per month.
- This is nutrition practice software, not a general therapy or insurance-billing EHR.
Key features
Carepatron
- Online booking and reminders
- Clients book from an online page or an embed on your site. Paid plans add calendar sync, email and SMS reminders, group appointments and booking approval rules.
- AI scribe and clinical notes
- An AI medical scribe drafts notes from sessions, alongside a template library, customizable notes, signatures and locking, and treatment plans. Group notes need Plus.
- Telehealth video
- One-on-one video sessions on every plan, including the free one; group telehealth and in-call chat start on Plus.
- Invoicing and insurance
- Online card payments and automated invoicing on all plans. Paid plans add superbills, CMS-1500 forms, electronic claims from $0.25 each and ERA posting.
- Client portal and messaging
- Clients sign intake forms, message the practice securely and pay through a portal. Plus adds a HIPAA-encrypted email integration, bulk sending and a shared inbox.
- Workflows and API
- Custom workflows run 2,000 times a month per user on Plus and without limit on Advanced, which also opens the Carepatron API.
NutriAdmin
- Client records and portal
- Customizable client profiles and questionnaires sync into the record, and clients log in to a portal for forms, meal plans and reports.
- Meal plans and nutrition analysis
- Branded meal plans with macro and micronutrient analysis, built on seven food and recipe databases including USDA, plus a custom food creator.
- AI recipes and plan generator
- An auto-generated meal plan feature on Popular and above, and an AI recipe generator powered by ChatGPT sold as an add-on.
- Scheduling and reminders
- One-click appointment slots, Google Calendar sync, automatic client reminders and SMS reminders.
- Telehealth add-on
- HIPAA-compliant video calls inside the app, sold in 20-hour monthly packages and built on Amazon's AWS Chime.
- Payments and website tools
- Stripe payments are recorded automatically, and questionnaires, payments and booking can be embedded on your own website.
Plans
Carepatron
Free$0
Unlimited clients, telehealth, client portal, online payments and the AI scribe; 100 appointments, 1 GB of storage, no reminders or calendar sync.
Plus$31
per user / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly)
Unlimited appointments and storage, calendar sync, reminders, group telehealth and notes, shared inbox, custom branding and 150 texts a month per user.
Advanced$39
per user / month, billed yearly ($49 billed monthly)
Adds roles and permissions, white labeling, API access, Google Analytics, 90-day deleted-data retention, an onboarding manager and premium support.
NutriAdmin
Basic$29.16
per month, 10 new clients, billed yearly ($34.99 billed monthly)
One user, client records, portal, questionnaires, meal plans, nutrition analysis, reminders and appointment slots.
Popular$41.66
per month, 20 new clients, billed yearly ($49.99 billed monthly)
Everything in Basic plus Stripe payments, a recipes database, recipe import from URLs and auto-generated meal plans. One user.
Professional$62.49
per month, 40 new clients, billed yearly ($74.99 billed monthly)
Everything in Popular with room for 40 new clients a month. One user.
BusinessCustom
For multi-nutritionist practices: multiple team members and team document sharing. Priced with a calculator that depends on client volume.
Ways to pay less
Carepatron
- Annual discount
Save 20% with yearly billing
Carepatron's pricing page lists 20% off for paying yearly: Plus is $31 per user a month instead of $39, and Advanced $39 instead of $49.
- Other savings
50% off the first 6 months
A limited offer on the pricing page halves paid plans for the first 6 months, for example Plus at $15.50 per user a month on yearly billing; no end date is given.
- Other savings
October offer: $1 a month for 3 months
A banner offers $1 a month for the first 3 months, or 50% off the first year, ending 30 October 2026.
NutriAdmin
- Annual discount
Two months free on yearly billing
The pricing page shows yearly billing as 2 months free, for example $29.16 a month on Basic against $34.99 billed monthly.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Carepatron or NutriAdmin?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Carepatron starts at $31 per user / month, billed yearly ($39 billed monthly), and NutriAdmin starts at $29.16 per month, billed yearly ($34.99 billed monthly). One is priced for each person and the other is not, so which costs less depends on how many of you use it.
Which has a free plan, Carepatron or NutriAdmin?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Carepatron has a free plan. NutriAdmin does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Carepatron and NutriAdmin run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Carepatron lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.