Healthie vs PracticeQ (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Healthie grades higher than PracticeQ: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 24, 2026 · graded Oct 24, 2026 by ToolGPA
Healthie grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Healthie
EHR, telehealth and client programs for wellness and care practices
PracticeQ
Intake forms, booking, billing and charting for small practices
Which one is for you
Pick Healthie if
- Fits if you're a dietitian or health coach who runs programs and wants clients journaling between visits
- Works for a solo clinician starting out with 10 or fewer active clients, on Core at $18 a month
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 10 active clients, as Core stops there and Essentials stops at 250
- Pricey if you need unlimited clients or group telehealth, which start on Plus at $115 a month
- Watch out: claims need Claim.MD, listed at $25 to $30 a month plus a $50 to $100 setup fee, and cards cost 2.9% + 30¢
- Watch out: AI charting and the API cost extra, ePrescribing is $40 per clinician, and an inbound fax line is $10 below Plus
- Not for you if you have several clinicians and want a low price, as Group is $135 plus $50 per clinician
Pick PracticeQ if
- Fits if your biggest chore is collecting intake forms and consents before the first visit
- Works for mixed clinics such as behavioral health, chiropractic and med spas that share one system
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're on Starter: 25 appointments, 25 form submissions and 50 texts per practitioner a month
- Pricey if you need e-prescribing at $65 a month or the Engage messaging add-on from $99.90 a month
- Watch out: card rates for PracticeQ Payments aren't published, faxing is 10¢ a page, and Zapier isn't under the HIPAA agreement
- Not for you if you only want forms: IntakeQ Forms is a separate product at $54.90 a month plus $20 a practitioner
- Skip it if you want a phone app, since none is on record and it runs in the browser
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAHealthieFair | 2.2GPAPracticeQFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CCore is $18 a month on yearly billing, the lowest start in this category, but it holds 10 active clients. A normal caseload needs Essentials at $45 ($49.99 monthly), above the category's middle of $39, and unlimited clients means Plus at $115. | DStarter is $59.90 a month, where this category's dearest tenth begins, and holds 25 appointments per practitioner. Pro is $84.90 for 500, more than double the category's middle of $39. Extra practitioners are $25 or $30 each. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial of Plus with no card. There's no free plan, so after two weeks you're paying. | CA 2-week trial with no card, and no free plan. Half off the first 2 months exists, but you have to claim it on a call with sales. |
| Features | BScheduling with reminders, charting, care plans, a form builder, telehealth on Zoom, Stripe payments, claims through Claim.MD, and online programs with food and lifestyle journals. Nothing in the job is missing. | BBranded forms with conditional logic and e-signatures, online booking, reminders, SOAP notes, a client portal, telehealth on its own video, Zoom or Meet, invoicing and claims through Trizetto or Office Ally. AI notes come through Heidi. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. Forms, programs and a Claim.MD account all need setting up before you bill insurance or run a program. | CNo App Store rating on record. The forms are the heart of it and you build them, along with booking pages, note templates and a clearinghouse link. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Stripe, Zoom, Claim.MD, Fullscript, DoseSpot, Quest and Labcorp. API access costs extra, and there's no desktop app. | BWeb, with an open API and links to Heidi, Office Ally, Trizetto, Zoom, Google Meet, Fullscript, Rupa Health and Zapier. No mobile or desktop app on record. |
| Best for | dietitians and coaches who run client programs | practices whose main chore is intake forms |
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: Healthie and PracticeQ. How we grade
Price against what you get
Healthie starts at $18 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. PracticeQ starts at $59.90 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Healthie starts $41.90 a month lower. Of the other therapy and clinic software on the chart, none scores higher than Healthie for less, and 1 scores higher than PracticeQ 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
- Healthie also covers online fax.
- PracticeQ also covers forms.
At a glance
| Healthie | PracticeQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $18 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly) | $59.90 per month (Starter, 25 appointments per practitioner) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Plus plan, no credit card required | 2-week free trial, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Healthie Inc. | IntakeQ |
| Price read from | gethealthie.com | practiceq.com |
| Checked | Oct 24, 2026 | Oct 24, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Healthie
- Core stops at 10 active clients and Essentials at 250; unlimited clients start on Plus, and adding clinicians needs Group.
- Card payments cost 2.9% + $0.30. Claims go through a Claim.MD account, listed from $25 to $30 a month plus a $50 to $100 setup fee.
- AI charting and API access cost extra, ePrescribing through DoseSpot is $40 per clinician a month, and an inbound fax line is $10 a month below Plus.
PracticeQ
- Starter allows only 25 appointments and 25 form submissions per practitioner a month; busier practices need Pro.
- E-prescribing is $65 a month, the Engage patient-messaging add-on starts at $99.90 a month, and faxing is $0.10 a page.
- PracticeQ Payments rates are not published, and Zapier is not covered by the HIPAA business associate agreement.
- A forms-only product, IntakeQ Forms, is sold separately at $54.90 a month plus $20 per extra practitioner.
Key features
Healthie
- Scheduling and client portal
- Calendar and online scheduling with email and SMS reminders, a client portal, secure messaging and a client mobile app.
- Charting and care plans
- An EHR with smart-fill charting, a form builder, electronic forms and waivers, care plans, and goal and metric tracking.
- Telehealth through Zoom
- Individual video calls run on HIPAA-compliant Zoom at no extra cost on every plan; group telehealth and webinars start on Plus.
- Online programs and journaling
- Automated programs with fixed or rolling start dates, plus food and lifestyle journaling that clients fill in between visits.
- Payments and insurance
- Cards are charged and invoices sent through built-in Stripe. CMS-1500s start on Essentials, and Claim.MD handles claims and real-time eligibility checks.
- AI charting
- Healthie-built tools turn in-person, phone and Zoom sessions into structured chart notes and transcripts, for an added fee.
PracticeQ
- Custom intake forms
- Unlimited branded forms with conditional logic, e-signatures, attachments and form reminders, sent by text or email and filed to the client record.
- Booking and reminders
- An online booking site or widget, appointment reminders, recurring appointment packages, and automated patient intake and onboarding.
- Charting and client portal
- Built-in SOAP and EHR note templates, secure file sharing and a client portal. Notes and forms can be copied to Google Drive as they are saved.
- Billing and claims
- Invoices, recurring payments, superbills and electronic claims through the Trizetto or Office Ally clearinghouses; PracticeQ Payments handles cards and ACH in the US.
- Telehealth
- Sessions run on PracticeQ's own video, on Zoom or on Google Meet, on every plan.
- Integrations and API
- An open API plus included links to Heidi for AI scribe notes, Fullscript, Rupa Health labs, Google and Outlook calendars, SRFax and Zapier.
Plans
Healthie
Core$18
per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly)
Up to 10 active clients, with scheduling, payment processing, charting, telehealth, the client portal and the mobile app.
Essentials$45
per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly)
Up to 250 active clients; adds free outbound fax, custom forms, CMS-1500s, group and blast messaging, and the Claim.MD link (from $30 a month).
Plus$115
per month, billed annually ($129.99 billed monthly)
Unlimited clients; adds group telehealth and webinars, automated online programs, and a dedicated inbound and outbound fax line.
Group$135
per month billed annually, plus $50 per clinician added
For practices with several clinicians: shared color-coded calendar, roles and permissions, internal team chat. $149.99 a month billed monthly.
PracticeQ
Starter$59.90
per month for 25 appointments, plus $25 per extra practitioner
Each month per practitioner: 25 appointments, 50 text messages and 25 form submissions. Includes one practitioner or admin and up to 10 assistant accounts.
Pro$84.90
per month for 500 appointments, plus $30 per extra practitioner
Each month per practitioner: 500 appointments, 300 text messages and 500 form submissions, with the same core features as Starter.
Ways to pay less
Healthie
- Annual discount
Save 10% with yearly billing
Healthie's pricing page lists a 10% saving for yearly billing, for example Plus at $115 a month instead of $129.99.
PracticeQ
- Other savings
50% off the first 2 months through sales
The pricing page offers half off the subscription for the first 2 months to customers who claim it by speaking with a PracticeQ sales representative.
- Nonprofit
Discounts for nonprofits
PracticeQ's about page says it offers discounts for non-profit organizations and special low-volume rates; the amounts are not published.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Healthie or PracticeQ?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Healthie is cheaper to start with: $18 a month, against $59.90 a month for PracticeQ. Healthie starts at $18 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly), and PracticeQ starts at $59.90 per month (Starter, 25 appointments per practitioner).
Which has a free plan, Healthie or PracticeQ?
As of Oct 24, 2026, neither Healthie nor PracticeQ has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
Which platforms do Healthie and PracticeQ run on?
As of Oct 24, 2026, only Healthie 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.