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Pabau alternatives

Pabau alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses

Pabau: Quoted privately, priced per user and per location, with four add-ons billed on top.

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What people compare Pabau with

Pabau does not publish a price for any plan, quoting every tier per user and per location on a demo call, with four add-ons priced separately on top. Owners look for an alternative when a new injector or a second clinic pushes them into another price band, or when their own consent and medical records can only be pulled out one client at a time.

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Clinicminds

A sister name to Pabau, part of the same family of clinic management tools.

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Skin Clinic for Claude Code

The open-source aesthetic and skin clinic management system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Pabau data brought across.

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How to choose

How to choose a Pabau alternative

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    What the bill is tied to

    Pabau prices by user in bands, so a new injector or receptionist can push you into the next band. Plans also apply per location, so a second clinic is quoted again. Ask what triggers a price rise before you sign, not after you've grown into it.

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    Whether your records stay yours

    Client lists export as reports, but Pabau's medical and consent forms have no bulk export. They come out one client at a time from each client card. Before you choose, check whether you can take your full clinical record with you, not just a client list.

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    Whether it fits your clinic's own rules

    Cosmetic clinics work under specific rules on scripts, consent and cooling-off periods, and stock needs tracking by batch. A general booking tool stores the form but does not stop a booking that breaks a rule. Check whether the system enforces your rules or just records that you followed them.

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    What the switch actually involves

    Moving off any system means checking what comes across automatically, client details and appointment history usually do, and what has to be rebuilt by hand, such as consent forms that need a fresh signature. Ask any alternative what transfers and what your clinic has to redo at the first visit.

The option that fits

Own Your Clinic Records, Not a Login

Skin Clinic for Claude Code puts your client files, consents and treatment records into a database you own, run in plain language with Claude Code. Enterprise DNA builds your version around how your clinic actually works, brings your Pabau data across, and runs it for you, for one setup fee then a monthly retainer. There is also a free version you can run yourself, under an open licence.

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Questions

Pabau alternatives, answered

How is Pabau priced today? expand_more

Pabau does not publish a price for any plan. Every tier from Solo to Enterprise is quoted on a demo call, priced per user and per location, with four add-ons quoted separately on top. That means the number you get depends on how many people log in and how many clinics you run.

What happens to consent and medical forms if we leave Pabau? expand_more

Client lists export as reports, but Pabau has no bulk export for medical and consent forms. They download one client at a time from each client card, which is one reason many clinics stay and keep paying rather than move their records elsewhere.

Does our client history transfer if we switch away from Pabau? expand_more

Client lists and appointment history export from Pabau, so your rebook dates and treatment history can carry over. Consent and medical forms need re-signing at each client's first visit, since Pabau does not export them in bulk, but the old forms stay in your Pabau export as a retention copy.

Is there a free way to try an alternative before committing? expand_more

Yes. Skin Clinic for Claude Code has a free version you can run yourself, under an open licence, with no account needed. Enterprise DNA also builds and runs a version shaped around your own clinic, for one setup fee then a monthly retainer, if you'd rather have it done for you.

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