Healthie is a tiered EHR priced by active-client count with AI Scribe and CMS 1500 insurance billing built in from its Essentials tier, while Practice Better…
Best for Healthie: US-based practices needing CMS 1500 insurance claims (via ClaimMD integration from $30/month) and wearable data integration with Google Fit, Apple Health, and Fitbit through Healthie Harbor.
Best for Practice Better: Practitioners wanting to start completely free on the Sprout plan (3 clients, 100MB storage) or pay only for AI charting time used at $0.60/hour with 600 minutes free, especially health coaches, nutritionists, dietitians, and personal trainers.
At a Glance
Healthie
Practice Better
Primary category
Healthcare & Wellness
Healthcare & Wellness
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
Subscription (per-clinician tiers, plus API add-on)
Freemium
Starting price
$19/month (Core plan)
Free (Sprout plan); paid plans start at $25/month
Free plan
Not documented
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Yes
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Web
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Yes
Yes
Public API
Yes
Not documented
Key Differences
Free Plan Availability
Healthie: Healthie has no free plan, only a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
Practice Better: Practice Better offers a free Sprout plan (3 clients, 100MB storage, basic scheduling, telehealth, messaging, client portal).
A free tier lets small or just-starting practitioners use the software indefinitely at zero cost rather than a time-boxed trial.
AI Charting Pricing Model
Healthie: Healthie's AI Scribe is included as a named feature without a separate per-use price documented.
Practice Better: Practice Better's AI Charting Assistant is metered at $0.60/hour with 600 minutes included free.
Usage-based AI pricing can be cheaper for light users but adds unpredictable cost for high-volume documentation.
Entry-Tier Client Limits
Healthie: Healthie's Core plan ($19/month) allows 10 active clients.
Practice Better: Practice Better's free Sprout plan allows 3 clients; the paid Starter plan ($25/month billed annually) allows 10 clients with 1GB storage.
Client caps determine how quickly a growing practice must upgrade to a higher tier.
Team / Multi-Practitioner Scaling
Healthie: Healthie's Group plan ($149+/month) adds team members at $50/month per clinician with a shared calendar and internal team chat.
Practice Better: Practice Better's Team plan ($155/month, $145 billed annually) includes 2 practitioners with additional practitioners scaling up to 200 at $50 each.
Per-seat add-on pricing directly affects the cost of scaling a group practice.
Prescribing Capability
Healthie: Not documented for Healthie.
Practice Better: Practice Better offers ePrescribe as a paid add-on at $49/month plus an onboarding fee.
Electronic prescribing is required for practitioners who need to prescribe medication directly through the platform.
Feature-by-Feature
Pricing & Plans
Feature
Healthie
Practice Better
Free plan
Unavailable
Available
Free trial
Available
Available
Entry paid price
Available
Available
Cancel-anytime / no contracts
Not documented
Available
Clinical & AI Tools
Feature
Healthie
Practice Better
AI-assisted charting
Available
Available
Telehealth
Available
Available
Wearable integrations
Available
Not documented
ePrescribe
Not documented
Limited
Practice Growth Features
Feature
Healthie
Practice Better
Insurance billing (CMS 1500)
Available
Not documented
Client programs / courses
Not documented
Available
SMS reminders
Not documented
Available
Multi-practitioner team plan
Available
Available
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Healthie
Core — $19/month ($18/month billed annually) Monthly or annual
Essentials — $49/month ($45/month billed annually) Monthly or annual
Plus — $129/month ($115/month billed annually) Monthly or annual
Group — From $149/month ($135/month billed annually), plus $50/month per additional clinician Monthly or annual
Professional — $59/month billed annually ($69/month billed monthly) monthly or annual
Plus — $89/month billed annually ($99/month billed monthly) monthly or annual
Team — $145/month billed annually ($155/month billed monthly) monthly or annual
Pros & Cons
Healthie
Pros
API-first architecture lets digital health companies fully embed EHR infrastructure into their own branded product
Serves a wide range of specialties (nutrition, therapy, coaching, chronic care) under one platform
Affordable entry-level pricing compared to legacy enterprise EHR systems
ONC certification and built-in HIPAA/PCI compliance reduce vendor-evaluation friction
Free native mobile apps for both providers and clients
Cons
API access is largely gated to Group and higher-tier or Enterprise plans, adding cost for developer-first use cases
Per-client pricing on lower tiers can get expensive quickly as a practice grows past the Core plan's 10-client cap
Insurance billing add-ons like ClaimMD carry additional monthly fees
As a broad multi-specialty platform, some workflows may need more configuration than a niche single-specialty EHR
Team features like shared calendars and internal chat only unlock on the Group plan
Practice Better
Pros
Purpose-built for wellness practitioners rather than a generic medical EHR
Genuine free plan (Sprout) for practitioners just starting out
All-in-one scheduling, telehealth, billing, and client engagement reduces tool sprawl
Program and course-delivery tools go beyond basic scheduling software
Client portal and mobile app support ongoing engagement between appointments
Cons
Client caps on lower tiers (3 and 10 clients) are quickly outgrown by active practices
Team plan pricing adds up quickly as practitioner seats are added
Not designed for physicians or practices needing e-prescribing or clinical medical charting
Some advanced features (SMS volume, broadcast messaging limits) are gated by plan tier
Learning curve for practices migrating existing client and program data from another system
Use Cases
Choose Healthie: US-based practices needing CMS 1500 insurance claims (via ClaimMD integration from $30/month) and wearable data integration with Google Fit, Apple Health, and Fitbit through Healthie Harbor.
Choose Practice Better: Practitioners wanting to start completely free on the Sprout plan (3 clients, 100MB storage) or pay only for AI charting time used at $0.60/hour with 600 minutes free, especially health coaches, nutritionists, dietitians, and personal trainers.
Need both: Not realistic - both are all-in-one EHR/practice-management platforms covering scheduling, charting, billing, and client portals, so a practitioner would run one as their system of record rather than both simultaneously.
Healthie
Solo practitioner practice management — A dietitian or therapist in private practice uses Healthie's Core or Essentials plan to handle scheduling, telehealth, billing and client charting in one HIPAA-compliant app.
Embedded EHR for digital health startups — A virtual-first care startup builds its own branded patient app on top of Healthie's GraphQL API and React SDKs instead of building EHR infrastructure from scratch.
Multi-provider group practice operations — A group practice with multiple clinicians uses the Group plan for shared calendars, internal staff chat, roles and permissions, and centralized billing across providers.
Practice Better
Solo nutrition or coaching practice — A solo dietitian or health coach manages scheduling, intake forms, billing, and client messaging in one system.
Group program delivery — A wellness practitioner sells and delivers a multi-week evergreen or fixed-date program to many clients at once.
Multi-practitioner wellness clinic — A small clinic with several practitioners shares client records, team scheduling, and reporting under one account.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does either tool have a free plan?
Practice Better offers a free Sprout plan (3 clients, 100MB storage); Healthie has no free plan, only a 14-day free trial.
How is AI charting priced?
Practice Better bills its AI Charting Assistant at $0.60/hour with 600 minutes free. Healthie includes AI Scribe as a feature without a separately documented per-use price.
Which tool supports insurance claims?
Healthie supports CMS 1500 forms from its Essentials tier ($49/month); this is not documented for Practice Better.
Can I e-prescribe from either platform?
Practice Better offers ePrescribe as a $49/month add-on plus an onboarding fee; this is not documented for Healthie.
How do team / multi-practitioner costs compare?
Healthie's Group plan adds clinicians at $50/month each; Practice Better's Team plan starts with 2 practitioners and scales up to 200 at $50 each.
Which platform reports more users?
Practice Better reports over 50,000 practitioners with a 4.7-star G2 rating from 250+ reviews; Healthie reports being trusted by 35,000 providers.