Healthie vs Practice Better (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Healthie grades higher than Practice Better: 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
Practice Better
Practice software for nutrition, wellness and therapy, with programs
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 Practice Better if
- Fits if you're a nutritionist, dietitian or health coach who sells programs alongside sessions
- Works for functional medicine practitioners who build supplement protocols with Fullscript or WholeScripts
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than 10 clients, as Starter stops there and Professional at 300
- Watch out: text reminders aren't on Sprout or Starter, need add-on credits on Professional and stop at 750 a month on Plus
- Not for you if you have a second practitioner, since only Team allows one, at $155 plus $50 each beyond two
- Pricey if you want group sessions, evergreen programs, portal branding or admin seats, which start at $62 or $89
- Watch out: the pricing page's comparison table lists Team at $145 while its plan card says $155
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAHealthieFair | 2.2GPAPractice BetterFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 $25 a month on yearly billing, $35 monthly, but stops at 10 clients. 300 clients means Professional at $62 a month yearly or $69 monthly, above this category's dearer quarter ($59). A second practitioner needs Team at $155. |
| 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. | CSprout is free for 3 clients and 100 MB, with no telehealth, which suits a student more than a practice. Paid plans have a 14-day trial, or 30 days on Team. |
| 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. | BBooking, built-in telehealth, forms and notes, supplement protocols, food and lifestyle journals, Stripe payments, superbills, and online programs and courses. Claims go through Claim.MD rather than inside the app. |
| 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. Programs, protocols, forms and booking pages all take building before clients see any of them. |
| 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, iPhone and Android, with Fullscript, Rupa Health, Google Calendar, Zoom, Claim.MD, Oura and Zapier. No desktop app. |
| Best for | dietitians and coaches who run client programs | nutrition and wellness practices that sell programs |
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 Practice Better. 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. Practice Better starts at $25 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and Healthie starts $7 a month lower. Of the other therapy and clinic software on the chart, none scores higher than Healthie for less, and none scores higher than Practice Better 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.
- Practice Better also covers online courses.
At a glance
| Healthie | Practice Better | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $18 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly) | $25 per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Sprout plan: 3 clients, 100 MB of storage, online scheduling, payments, templates, session notes and the mobile apps. No telehealth. Aimed at students and new practitioners. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the Plus plan, no credit card required | 30-day free trial of Team, or 14 days on any other paid plan |
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| Made by | Healthie Inc. | Green Patch Inc. |
| Price read from | gethealthie.com | practicebetter.io |
| 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.
Practice Better
- Client caps apply below Plus: 3 on Sprout, 10 on Starter and 300 on Professional.
- Text reminders are not on Sprout or Starter, need add-on credits on Professional, and are capped at 750 a month on Plus.
- Only Team allows more than one practitioner, at $50 each beyond the first two; practices with 10+ practitioners are quoted a custom package.
- Group sessions start on Professional; evergreen and self-paced programs, portal branding and admin seats start on Plus.
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.
Practice Better
- Booking and telehealth
- A public booking page and widgets with real-time availability, session packages and Google Calendar sync, plus built-in HIPAA telehealth that needs no Zoom account.
- Programs and courses
- Fixed-date programs from Professional, and evergreen and self-paced programs from Plus, with an AI generator that drafts program content from a short description.
- Charting, protocols and journals
- Forms and note templates, protocols with supplements from Fullscript or WholeScripts, and food and lifestyle journals that can sync from Oura, Garmin, Fitbit and Apple Health.
- Payments and superbills
- Practice Better Payments, powered by Stripe, handles invoices and card payments; superbills are on every plan and claims can be managed through Claim.MD.
- AI session tools
- AI Session Prep summarizes a client's history and forms before a session, Session Insights pulls out themes and next steps, and a writing assistant drafts messages.
- Team tools
- The Team plan adds custom roles and permissions, a shared calendar, team chat, team reporting and managed billing for group practices.
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.
Practice Better
Sprout$0
3 clients and 100 MB of storage, with scheduling, payments, templates and session notes, but no telehealth.
Starter$25
per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly)
One practitioner, 10 clients and 1 GB: scheduling, telehealth, billing and payments, secure messaging, client portal, forms and note templates.
Professional$62
per month, billed annually ($69 billed monthly)
300 clients and 5 GB; adds group sessions and messaging, fixed-date programs, deposits and payment plans, PDF branding and Zapier.
Plus$89
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Unlimited clients and storage, 3 admin seats, evergreen and self-paced programs, portal branding, 750 texts a month and a dedicated fax number.
Team$155
per month for 2 practitioners, plus $50 per additional
Up to 200 practitioners, unlimited admins, roles, shared calendar, team chat and reporting, managed billing and 2,000 texts a month. The comparison table lists $145.
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.
Practice Better
- Annual discount
Save up to 10% with annual billing
Practice Better's pricing page lists annual billing savings of $120 a year on Starter and Plus and $84 a year on Professional.
- Other savings
Free migration on the Team plan
The Team plan includes free migration of existing records, which the pricing page values at $500.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Healthie or Practice Better?
As of Oct 24, 2026, Healthie is cheaper to start with: $18 a month, against $25 a month for Practice Better. Healthie starts at $18 per month, billed annually ($19.99 billed monthly), and Practice Better starts at $25 per month, billed annually ($35 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Healthie or Practice Better?
As of Oct 24, 2026, only Practice Better has a free plan. Healthie does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.