Practice Better vs Healthie: which fits your dietitian practice?

Both are good. Practice Better usually suits solo, cash-pay dietitians and nutritionists who sell programs and want a lower monthly price. Healthie usually suits practices that bill insurance, or that plan to grow into a group. The right one depends on how you're paid and how big you want to get.

Here's how they compare, based on each company's own pricing page, checked on 11 November 2026. Prices change, so check both before you sign up. We aren't paid by either company.

Prices side by side

Prices below are per month, billed monthly. Both are cheaper if you pay for a year.

Watch the client limits. Practice Better's Starter plan stops at 10 clients, so most working practices will need Professional or Plus. Healthie's Essentials plan covers 250 active clients, which is plenty for many solo practices.

What both do well

Either one will handle the everyday work of a practice:

• Online booking and calendar
• Video sessions (telehealth)
• Intake forms and charting notes
• Secure messaging with clients
• Invoices and card payments
• A client portal and mobile app
• AI charting help, as a paid add-on on both

Both say they meet HIPAA requirements and both offer a Business Associate Agreement (BAA). Practice Better lets you sign it in your account settings, and Healthie says you agree to it when you open your account. Read it either way: a BAA is an agreement you're entering, not a box someone else ticks for you.

Where Practice Better stands out

Programs and courses. Practice Better is popular with nutritionists who sell group programs. Fixed-date programs start on Professional, and evergreen or self-paced programs come with Plus.

A lower starting price. If you're new and have a handful of clients, the free Sprout plan or $35 Starter plan lets you begin small.

Branding on Plus. Plus adds portal branding and a personalized URL, plus 750 text reminders a month.

Add-ons if you need them. ePrescribe ($49 a month plus onboarding) and extra admin users ($10 a month) are available, which matters for practitioners who prescribe.

Where Healthie stands out

Insurance billing. Healthie lists superbills and CMS-1500 claim forms, and connects to ClaimMD for submitting claims (from $30 a month, with a setup fee). Dietitians who bill insurance often choose it for this reason.

More room on the first plan. Essentials covers up to 250 active clients, so you're less likely to be pushed into an upgrade early on.

Group practices. The Group plan adds a shared calendar, roles and permissions, and team chat, with a free support account for each provider.

Card fees are stated plainly. Healthie lists its payment fee as 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction. Whichever you choose, add card fees to your monthly cost.

How to choose in 15 minutes

1. How are you paid? Mostly insurance: start with Healthie's trial. Mostly cash-pay with programs: start with Practice Better's.
2. How many clients now, and in a year? Compare the plan you'll need in a year, not just the cheapest one today.
3. Will you hire? If a second clinician is likely, compare Team and Group now, so you don't have to move later.
4. Try the client side. Book a test session as a client on each trial. Your clients will use that screen far more than you'll use the settings.
5. Ask about leaving. Ask both how you'd export your client records if you ever switched. You can move platforms; it's just easier when you know how before you start.

Where your website fits

Neither platform replaces a website. Your practice platform takes care of people once they've decided to book. Your website is what helps them find you on Google, understand who you help, and trust you enough to book. It's also where a doctor looks before referring someone.

The good news is that they work well together. Your site explains you and sends people to your Practice Better or Healthie booking link. If you ever change platforms, you change one link on your website, and your address, pages and Google visibility stay the same. We wrote more about this in do you need a website if you use Practice Better or Healthie?

How Itersi fits in

We build custom websites for dietitians and nutritionists that connect to whichever platform you use, with your booking link or widget on every page where it helps. It's $497 once for up to 5 pages, and the site is yours. If you'd rather not set up the platform yourself, we can set up your Practice Better, Healthie or SimplePractice account for $197 once. When you're ready, tell us about your practice.