Pabau review (2026): is it worth it?
Practice management software for clinics and aesthetic practices
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Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for clinic and aesthetics booking
Pabau is booking and records software for aesthetics and wellness clinics, with patient forms, payments and marketing. Its prices are not readable on the page, only the Solo plan has one, and messages and AI calls are billed as extra credits.
Who Pabau is for
- Fits if you run an aesthetics or wellness clinic and need patient records alongside booking
- Works for a solo practitioner, as the Solo plan is the only one with a price
Who Pabau is not for
- Skip it if you want to see prices up front, as only Solo has one and larger teams book a demo
- Watch out: plans are sized by users and priced per location, from Solo at 1 up to Enterprise at 16 or more
- Watch out: Engage Plus messages and AI call minutes run on pay-as-you-go credits
- Too light for an Android user, as the listing names an iPhone app only
Why Pabau gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPrices vary by region and user count and are not readable on the page, so nothing sits against the $49.90 middle of the category.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial on record, so you pay before you use it.
- CFeaturesCalendar, online booking, patient records and forms, payments and marketing. Engage Plus and AI call minutes are pay-as-you-go extras, which is a gap in the base job.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Clinics set up treatments, forms and users first.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus an iPhone app, Pabau GO. No Android app or integrations list is shown.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pabau's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/pabau#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/pabau.svg" alt="Pabau: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Pabau stands among salon, spa and studio booking apps
Pabau's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 7 of the 33 other salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 9 of 33) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 34 salon, spa and studio booking apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Pabau’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 4 of 33, level with 23
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 33, level with 16
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 33, level with 20
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 33, level with 28
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 9 of 33, level with 24
Keep Pabau, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Pabau you would be making insurance claims sent to payers through a clearinghouse. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 19 of the 33 other salon, spa and studio booking apps grade higher.
What you could make
- Appointment booking, clinical notes and forms: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Insurance claims sent to payers through a clearinghouse.
- Video sessions that meet health privacy rules.
- A real app for iOS. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Pabau’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Pabau?
Pabau is practice management software for medical, aesthetic and wellness clinics. It covers scheduling and online booking, patient records, forms and photos, payments and invoicing, memberships, marketing and reporting. Every plan has the same features and is sized by the number of users, from Solo to Enterprise, with optional add-ons on top.
Worth knowing
- Prices are not readable on the page as served: they vary by region and user count, so pricing is marked unverified.
- Plans are sized by users: Solo is 1, Team 2-3, Medium 4-5, Group 6-15 and Enterprise 16 or more, and pricing applies per location.
- Only the Solo plan has a published price according to the page's FAQ; larger teams book a demo.
- Engage Plus is priced per location, and its messages and AI call minutes use pay-as-you-go credits.
Key features
- Calendar and online booking
- A calendar for appointments, staff and rooms, self-service online booking, a client portal, group classes and a waitlist.
- Patient records and forms
- Electronic records, custom clinical forms, before-and-after photos, letters and prescriptions, with telehealth built in.
- Payments and billing
- Pabau Pay processing, invoices and point of sale, quotes, packages and memberships, and insurance claims.
- Marketing and leads
- Email and SMS campaigns, automations, lead management, loyalty, gift vouchers and Google review requests.
- Add-ons and AI
- Optional Marketing Plus, Care Plus, Insight Plus and Engage Plus; Engage adds WhatsApp, a phone system and AI agents.
- Pabau GO app
- A mobile app for running part of the clinic from an iPhone or iPad.
Pabau pricing
We could not confirm Pabau’s current pricing from its own site, so we are not listing plans here. See pabau.com for current prices.
Pabau alternatives
- Pabau vs Mindbody
From $79/mo
- Pabau vs Zenoti
Paid
- Pabau vs Boulevard
From $143/mo
- Pabau vs Mangomint
Free trial · from $120/mo
- Pabau vs Vagaro
Free trial · from $30/mo
Common questions
Does Pabau have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pabau is listed for Web and iOS.
Does Pabau have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pabau is listed for Web and iOS.
Is Pabau open source?
Pabau is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.