Calyx vs Consentz

Calyx is clinic management software for UK aesthetic and skin clinics, combining bookings, patient records, prescriptions, consent, and payments. A patient profile can bring together clinical notes, consent forms, treatment history, photos, and billing. The calendar checks practitioner, room, and equipment availability and supports deposits plus automated SMS and email reminders. A clinic-branded patient portal supports booking, treatment-history and balance views, aftercare guides, and messaging. Optional Calyx Refine tools restructure shorthand notes; the maker says clinicians approve summaries before saving and that the tool does not invent details. Available integrations include Stripe, Square, Xero, Klarna, and WhatsApp Business; several others are marked coming soon. The maker says it will migrate historical clinical notes, consent forms, patient databases, and future bookings for free. The Free forever plan costs nothing for up to two practitioners and 100 patients, with a 1% card transaction fee. Professional is $249 a month and includes a 30-day trial that requires a card. Clinic Pro is $499 a month. Calyx runs on Android, iOS, and web, and supports mobile access to schedules, patients, clinical tools, tasks, and finances.

Consentz is clinic management software for aesthetic practices, covering clinical records, appointments, billing, stock, marketing, and patient relationships. Records can include treatment details, consultation notes, consent forms, and patient photographs that can be captured, edited, and retrieved. Clinics can schedule practitioners, rooms, and equipment, and offer online booking through links on a clinic website or Instagram. Waitlist tools support appointment management.

Its marketing module includes Facebook and Google ads and an automated email campaign builder for aesthetics practices. Practitioners can bill from an iPad, while office staff can complete invoices on a desktop; the software also tracks clinician stock use for ordering. Reporting and analytics cover appointments, treatments, and billing, with users able to choose which information is displayed. The Control Centre is available in a browser for business management and clinic information, and the Consentz Medical App runs on Apple iPads for practitioner use alongside patients. Consentz says data is stored on Amazon Web Services and encrypted in transit using SSL and at rest using AES-256. The FAQ states that both Consentz and Amazon are ISO 27001:2013 accredited. The product has a free trial of unstated duration and no free plan; pricing starts at £49/mo. Consentz says it has powered aesthetics practices since 2012.