Halaxy vs PracticeRunner

Halaxy is web-based practice management software for healthcare practices, combining scheduling, patient management, clinical invoicing and financial reporting. Its free core platform includes a calendar, online bookings, email reminders, patient records, clinical notes, invoicing and financial reports. The calendar accommodates recurring, group, telehealth and home-visit appointments, with automated SMS or email reminders. Built-in video and phone consultations can be used alongside connections to external services such as Zoom and Coviu. Halaxy says it is designed for more than 90 healthcare professions and practices of different sizes. Listed integrations include accounting, healthcare and communications tools, and an API lets developers connect software and send or retrieve practice data. Halaxy describes daily backups, encryption at rest and in transit, two-factor authentication, configurable access levels, action history and anonymisation. It says telehealth audio and video are encrypted in transit to AES 256-bit standards and are not recorded or routed through Halaxy servers. The core platform is free; optional add-ons use credits, and subscription features start at 25 credits per month.

PracticeRunner brings therapy practice scheduling, clinical records, intake, billing, payments, secure communication, supervision and coordination into one system. It supports individual, couple, family, therapy-group, consultation and workshop services. Documentation includes progress notes, a Session Workspace, source material, intake forms, assessments, diagnoses and document storage. Optional AI can prepare sessions, draft notes from transcripts or other source material, extract text with OCR and revise notes; clinicians review drafts before saving or signing. Billing covers invoices, AutoPay, automatic invoicing, card and bank payments, recorded external payments, superbills, statements and CMS-1500 claims. Google Calendar sync works one way: changes there do not update PracticeRunner appointments, and Google events are not imported as appointments. Compatible calendar apps can subscribe to private, read-only feeds. The client portal, payment processing and insurance claims are listed. The Professional plan is $39/month, and the site also lists a free Starter plan for 30 days, capped at 10 active clients and one clinician. Platforms are Android, iOS and web.