Calyx vs Portrait Care

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.

Portrait Care combines clinic software, services, and supply purchasing for medical and wellness practices. Its web platform includes EHR, scheduling, payments, charting, inventory, a patient CRM, online booking, reminders, and automated email and SMS campaigns. Patients can use the portal to access information, schedule appointments, and communicate with clinic teams. Clinics can track stock, automate ordering, and buy products from suppliers through Portrait. The company also describes access to a nationwide medical director network, Good Faith Exam workflows, clinic templates, ongoing medical support, and marketing services such as custom websites, SEO, ads, social content, and campaign automation. Launch help covers licensing, formation, branding, and setup, with coaching for expanding locations. Portrait names medical spas, weight loss clinics, dermatology and plastic surgery practices, IV hydration lounges, and functional medicine clinics as customers. The maker says core EHR access is complimentary at Bronze status and above, patient data can be exported at no cost, and clinics can remain independent without revenue sharing or long-term contracts. Paid service is listed from $99/mo; New Practice Setup is $1,499, paid once, and Pre-load is $2,000, paid once.