Summary
Every figure below was read from the vendor's own pricing page on 8 September 2026. Nothing here is taken from a review site, a directory or a competitor's comparison page, because those are where stale numbers live. Where a vendor publishes nothing, the entry says so rather than repeating a figure somebody else guessed.
One of the four products publishes no price at all. Semble requires a conversation before a buyer learns what it costs. One more, Cliniko, publishes only in United States dollars while selling into the United Kingdom.
Prices move. Treat this as a dated reading rather than a live feed, check the vendor's page before you rely on any line, and tell us if one is wrong.
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Request a demo| Product | Market | Published entry price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semble | United Kingdom | Not published | No pricing page on its own site |
| Cliniko | Global | $45 a month, 1 practitioner | Flat practitioner bands, US dollars |
| SimplePractice | United States | $49 a month | Add-ons from $35 to $59 each |
| Jane | United Kingdom, North America | £29 a month | Sterling for UK readers, Balance capped at 20 appointments |
Who publishes and who does not
Three of the four publish a figure a buyer can act on. Cliniko publishes flat practitioner bands, SimplePractice publishes its add-on prices beside the base plan, and Jane shows a UK reader sterling for every tier.
Semble publishes nothing. That is a legitimate way to sell and it is also a slower way to buy, because a clinic owner comparing on a Sunday evening cannot rule it in or out without starting a sales process.
Whether to publish is a commercial choice about who controls the conversation rather than a fact about the software. It says nothing about quality, and it does decide how quickly a clinic can build a shortlist.
The cap on an entry plan
One entry tier here is capped by volume rather than by feature. Jane's Balance at £29 is limited to 20 appointments a month, read on 13 September 2026, and the cap is easy to pass without noticing.
The practical rule is to price the tier you will be on in six months. A clinician seeing 5 patients a week clears that cap inside a month, and the step up is a different number entirely.
Currency, which the tables usually hide
Cliniko publishes only in United States dollars while selling to United Kingdom clinics, read on its own page on 8 September 2026. SimplePractice publishes in dollars for a North American market, which is straightforward. Jane localises and shows a UK reader sterling for every tier and add-on, which among this set only Jane and wai do.
For a British buyer this means one of the lower priced options on the list carries an exchange rate on the software line. It is a small amount of money at these figures and it is the kind of detail that makes a spreadsheet comparison wrong by a few percent.
What this table cannot tell you
Every product here is priced as software, which means the price is for a place to do the work rather than for the work. Two clinics on the same tier can have completely different costs once you count the people needed to operate it.
That is the reason a licence comparison usually settles nothing. The larger number in most private clinics is the reception and administrative wage, and no line in this table moves it. wai is priced above this market and published on one page, because it covers the enquiry, the booking, the note and the letter rather than providing somewhere to record them.
Read the individual comparisons for the argument in each case. Semble, Cliniko, SimplePractice and Jane.
Method
One reader, one day, each vendor's own pricing page. Where a page returned an error or carried no figure, the entry records that rather than substituting a third party number. Prices exclude tax unless the vendor stated otherwise, and where a vendor states a currency it is reproduced as published.
Other products were considered and left out because no published figure could be verified on the date. Athenahealth's pricing page returned an access error, and the remaining candidates showed a quote request, no pricing page or hosting quoted by each service provider rather than centrally.
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Request a demoFrequently asked questions
Which private practice EHR is cheapest?
On published entry price, Jane showed a UK reader £29 a month, Cliniko $45 a month for one practitioner and SimplePractice $49 a month. The lowest entry price is rarely the lowest cost in use, because add-ons, caps and payment fees move the real figure, so model the tier you will be on in six months.
Which practice management systems do not publish prices?
Of the four in this index, Semble published no figure on its own site when read on 8 September 2026. Athenahealth also published nothing verifiable on that date. The rest published at least an entry price, and SimplePractice published its add-on prices as well.
How much does UK private practice software cost?
Of the systems in this index, Jane showed a UK reader £29 a month on 13 September 2026, on a plan capped at 20 appointments, and Cliniko showed $45 a month for one practitioner in United States dollars. Semble published nothing. Add migration, training and transaction fees before comparing.
Why do some vendors hide their pricing?
Vendors hide their pricing usually because the price varies by user count, country and add-ons, and because a sales conversation converts better than a page. It is a legitimate commercial choice. It also slows the buyer down, which is the point, and it means every third party figure circulating for those products is an estimate rather than a published fact.
How often is this index updated?
Every figure carries the date it was read, and this index is refreshed with a substantive check rather than a re-stamped date. Prices in this category move several times a year, so treat any line older than a quarter as indicative and check the vendor's own page before you rely on it.
Where does wai sit on this table?
Above it. wai is priced per clinician and per location and published on one page, and it covers the enquiry, the booking, the note, the letter and the coding rather than providing a place for staff to record them. Comparing it to a seat licence compares two different purchases, which is why it is not a row here.
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