Nutrium vs Practice Better (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Nutrium if

• Fits if you are a dietitian who builds meal plans and tracks clients
• Works for a solo nutritionist who wants a client app

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you see more than 10 clients a month on the cheaper plan
• Watch out: the $25 and $39 prices apply to the first year only, and later prices are inferred from crossed-out figures
• Not for you if you bill insurance, as there is no insurance billing
• Watch out: the page shows euro and real prices in other regions, so figures can differ

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

Nutrium

• The listed prices apply to the first annual subscription or up to 12 consecutive monthly subscriptions; the later price is inferred from the crossed-out figures.
• The cheaper plan is capped at 10 customers a month; unlimited clients costs more.
• The page shows euro and Brazilian real prices in other regions, so a buyer outside the US may see different figures.
• Built for nutrition care, so it has no insurance billing or general mental health charting.

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.

Nutrium

Meal plans and nutrient analysis

Meal plans built from a food database with nutritional breakdowns and equivalents, plus automated macro and micronutrient analysis of a client's intake.

Scheduling and reminders

Calendar, online booking, automatic appointment reminders and follow-up messages aimed at reducing missed appointments.

Video appointments with AI summaries

Native video calls, with the option to use Zoom or Google Meet, and automatic AI-generated notes for each appointment.

Client app and progress tracking

Clients see meal plans, log food intake and message the dietitian in the Nutrium app, and measurements and habits are tracked over time.

Records, payments and invoicing

Client profiles with medical history and progress notes, which the vendor describes as HIPAA and GDPR compliant, plus invoicing and payments.

Templates, recipes and education

Pre-built meal plan templates, a recipe library, 100-plus customizable infographics and a personal page or blog for the practice.

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.

Nutrium

• 10 Customers / Month, monthly$49

  per month for up to 10 customers, billed monthly

  Full access for a maximum of 10 customers per month; $25 a month for the first 12 months.

• 10 Customers / Month, yearly$359

  per year for up to 10 customers

  Same limit billed yearly; the first annual subscription is $179. Renewal price inferred from the crossed-out figure.

• Unlimited clients, monthly$79

  per month, billed monthly

  Full access with unlimited clients, no commitment; $39 a month for the first 12 months.

• Unlimited clients, yearly$599

  per year, billed annually

  Unlimited clients billed yearly; the first annual subscription is $299 ($25 a month). Renewal price inferred from the crossed-out figure.

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.

Nutrium

• Other savings

  Introductory first-year prices

  Prices shown are valid for the first annual subscription or up to 12 consecutive monthly subscriptions, shown as discounted from a crossed-out figure.

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.